What kind of damage could i be facing with my 2000 vw bug?

Question

I was in a parking lot and the timing belt broke @ 200,000 miles. needless to say i didn't drive it any farther. i had it towed to the local shop and now i'm wondering what kind of damage i could be looking at.

Answer 1

depends on how much damage was done, you might need a new engine.

And of course she got 200k, euro cars are by and far the best out there.

Answer 2

It depends how much damage was done really.

Could be anywhere from a few hundred to thousands of dollars.

Answer 3

Wow, I'm more amazed that you got 200K out of that thing. Those things are so terrible!

Answer 4

if you didn't drive it hopefully just the timing belt will need to be replaced.

With 200,000 miles on it i would get a new vehicle.  its going to be expensive to fix the timing belt on a bug.  i had a friend who did that on a isuzu rodeo and the mechanic told him he would be better off rebuilding the engine.

Answer 5

bent valves, so , its gunna need top end rebuild,

needless to say it would have been cheaper to replace the belt when it was due...

Maybe around $2000 to $3000

Answer 6

$700 (Abt.)

Congrats on 200,00 Miles by the way. VERY NICE.