Timing belt SNAPPED! haha! Options

[creamed_corn]

Thank god for non-interference engines.

I assume it was either an

A. defective belt

or

B. not installed properly,

as it only had 25,000 miles on it.

You guys think I should take it back to the mechanic that did it and demand he fix it for free? That would present a towing issue, granted, as he's an hour away; whereas there's another shop at the bottom of my block that I could literally push the car to.

At least I know why my car is not starting now.

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

I would take it to the shop you had do it. They just might on their reputation fix it for you.

My dad and uncle hate when people pull this trick. I don't hear people do it much with my dad, but they should. He's lazy sometimes and doesn't do as good a job, he owns a body shop. But my uncle, who has a machanics shop, he does great work. People will drive their cars for a year or more, and then something breaks and they go around telling everyone it was something he did. So then he's forced to fix it just to shut them up. Even though he didn't do anything. And truste me, I believe in real quality service and honesty, my uncle hardly ever messes up. When he does, he admits it. He's only had major problems with one family though.