Painful price quotes

[Mike Arman]

>From: agaidos at got.net
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Painful price quotes
>Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 06:53:33 -0700 (PDT)
>
> Got some price quotes from a local shop. I like the shop a lot and they are 
>very knowledgable but these quotes seem astronomical. As I have done
nearly all 
>my own vehicle repairs for the last 20 years this was tough to swallow.
These 
>quotes are for my '91 200q 20vt:
>Front wheel bearings - $110 for the bearings, total with labor $625
>Replace rear shocks with Bilstiens - $189 ea. for the struts, total with 
>labor$700 labor
> I'm still waiting on the estimate to replace the parking brake components
and 
>the corroded left rear upper suspension piece.
>Anton
>


Anton - to quote Brave Sir Launcelot's advice to Great King Arthur when
they were besieging the French castle:

   "RUN AWAY!!!"

$515 labor to change front wheel bearings, plus $300 labor to change rear
shocks (a bolt on each end, no less), that means he either has a yacht
payment due tomorrow, or he plans on getting even with Bill Gates. I don't
quite see why you have to make this possible for him, all by yourself.


Best Regards,

Mike Arman