Painful price quotes

[frank j. bauer]

At 06:53 AM 5/11/01 -0700, agaidos at got.net wrote:
> 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

i've gotten bearings for less than half that (unless the 20v uses a much
more expensive bearing than the earlier 44q's)
$200 each for installation is also about 100% more than it should be...

>Replace rear shocks with Bilstiens - $189 ea. for the struts, total with 
>labor $700

$160 each to install?
what's that for?  3 bolts on top and one on the bottom for each side and
r&r the spring?

i would find a place that will let you buy your own parts and you pay them
by the hour.

frank