I just want to know if the price I got quoted is fair. The guy said it's RM500 all in to change the timing belt and water pump for the perodua viva, I can probably save costs by buying the parts myself but then he quoted me RM300 for water pump + timing belt labor or RM200 for just the timing belt labor. I asked how long it'd take for just the timing belt and he said 3-4 hours. So essentially he's charging roughly RM50/hour. From looking up a diagram it looks like the water pump is in the same area as the timing belt, meaning you need to take both off anyway. I watched Scotty Kilmer do it for another car where they're both also integrated so I'm not sure why he's charging the extra hundred for something he needs to remove anyway. It sounds quite pricey to me but I haven't had a chance to survey around the other mechanics nearby since it's pretty late. I can probably delay it until next week but I'm hoping to get the repairs done by tomorrow so I can balik CNY in relative safety since it's been making thumping noises (thought it was a flat tire, sounds like rubber slapping) for months now only when I'm driving home from work at night and screeching noises recently. Only managed to pinpoint the issue to the timing belt in the past week. I don't want to state the race (same as my own) but let me just say I have pretty negative experiences so far with them in multiple incidents so I tend to be cautious when it comes to them. Only mechanic I actually trust to not tab on extra costs on unnecessary parts and repairs is in Melaka and I'm not sure the car would survive the trip there. He's a bit pricey but I trust that Indian mechanic to get the diagnosis correct (100% so far, even on shit I didn't realize were causing the issues I was facing) so I don't have a problem with going to him but alas he's pretty far from where I live now