Hello
I am a bit of a noobie here, did a search & was unsuccessful. My wife's 2007
Spyder was in for service this morning. It is a low-mileage garage queen with 25,000 km. (15,500 mi.). I took it in to have the timing belt changed to satisfy the remaining powertrain warranty. The dealer wanted to tack on another $250-$300 + taxes to a bill already north of $700 to replace the timing belt tensioner. He said it was in good shape but they have a history of failure. In light of the fact this car rarely gets driven should I have allowed him to replace the tensioner (which I understand is hydraulically actuated)? Any advice will be appreciated.

Thanks & Cheers
JB

 

No. Relax. Chances are if you said yes you'd be paying $300 for the ink on your bill as I doubt they'd change it anyway. My wife has a low mileage 2008, I have a 2006 GT, got the same "warning" along with some other crap I knew enough about. Is there another dealer nearby you, or another service you trust?

 

Thanks for the input. It looks as though we have much the same thoughts on the issue.
Cheers
JB