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Labor is expensive. I have a lexus tech friend who did 3 years of training to get above changing oil, and they have to go through certification programs to be able to work on different part of the cars. Might explain partially why lexus labor is 160 or so an hour... not that the tech gets paid...

Quote: <-- That one It's a lexus, go figure. It's really just a toyota, but one lot down the same labor is 160 an hr vs 70. I got the local shop to do it for about 1k less. Labor is intense on it and had the water pump changed at the same time... and some nice new iridium spark plugs since...

I can imagine that... A timing belt costs 30 bucks... timing belt change = $2200 at dealer. Still like my car :p Go to a private shop, and forget extended warranties, they cover big things that won't fail anyways... usually.