http://southbend.craigslist.org/cto/4329600416.html

Needs a timing belt, but i got him down to $1500

Pull the trigger?

"needs a timing belt"

Usually means it needs a new head for the motor too. When timing belts snap, it usually bends valves.

Can you afford to replace the head on a CTS?

This post was edited by CarsAndKush on Feb 14 2014 09:57am

How much would a repair like that cost?

I know a few professional mechanics that said they could do it out of their garage, but i still don't know what it would cost.

You should read that ad again if you think all it needs is a timing belt.

Thats why im asking, i have no idea, and im not going to know untill i pull it into his garage.

Basically trying to see roughly what it could cost me.

No idea really, I dont really touch Caddy's. 500-1500ish is what I've been finding on Google. But you also have to figure in shipping, and labor.

You'd also probably need a headgasket kit as well as some other odds and ends.

This post was edited by CarsAndKush on Feb 14 2014 10:08am

Yeah, i've gotten the same thing, i just dont want to get into it, and realize that i fixed one thing, but 3 other things are broken also.

It's a gamble, it's super nice, and if everything worked out, it would be a great buy, but its a big gamble.

Bottom line is you shouldn't even be looking at it if you don't know that much.



It's going to be a hell of a lot more then that with afew broken valves lol.

There's some heads on google for $600 + shipping that are fully assembled.

i personally would have already bought it up, but thats because i can fix it and then would donk it out just for fun