Cambelt Question

[junglie]

After 15 years of chain driven cams I may be stepping into the world of cambelts.

Does anybody know a rough price for a change of belt, pulleys and, I assume, waterpump for a 2005 Vectra V6 CDTI?

It seems like a good car to do the motorway thrash (less than £4000 with 56k miles) or is it a better bet to get a 2001 Mondeo Estate 2.5 Ghia X with the same miles but older? It has a chain driven engine and is up for £2400.

Always living in fear the belt will let go for no apparent reason!

Thanks

[RobCrezz]

I would get the v6 petrol mondeo, spend what you save in petrol. Much better car.

[junglie]

Looking at an ST220 also at some stage but need an interim car.

[parapaul]

For a motorway hack the V6 CDTi Vectra would be ideal. 40ish mpg, and while it's far from what BMW's 3 litre diesel would offer, for that price it sounds like you don't really stand to lose.

IMO the Vectra is a far better car than the equivalent Mondeo - build quality, drive, engine, everything.