Hi all, sorry for the spam. My brother has an 89 Corolla with about 80K miles (but semi-abused) that he wants to get patched up before he moves to CA. He lives in Cambridge and the dealer gave him the following quote for repairs:

V/C Gasket & Distributer O-Ring $180
T-Belt with Drive Belts $375
4 Tires $460
Alignment $70

Does anyone know a reliable place to get the tires/alignment done? He basically just needs the car in good enough shape to sell to some poor college kid or HS kid who just needs a car. So I told him to get 4 el-cheapo tires that would probably cost < $150.

What's a V/C Gasket?

What's a T-Belt? Transmission Belt?

I'm also assuming that the dealer prices have fairly inflated labor prices since Belts are pretty cheap. Any particular good places for Toyota or Japanese repairs (in general)?

Thanks to all and I greatly appreciate it.