2005 Chevy Aveo Is this price reasonable?

2005 CHEVROLET AVEO
71,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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SHYSIREN
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I have a 2005 Chevy Aveo with 71,000 miles. Recently my car stopped running out of the blue. I took it to a local mechanic friend and am told that it was due to the fact that my timing belt broke, and my valves are shot. They are estimating the overall cost being a couple thousand dollars. Does this price seem reasonable?
Apr 28, 2010 at 4:08 PM
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BLUELIGHTNIN6
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It will easily be $1,000 just in repairing the valves and thats if the pistons were not damaged as well. most likely they were, so 2,000 ish is reasonable for this major repair.
Apr 28, 2010 at 5:14 PM
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