On the road again
The good news: the part for my Eclipse came in and I got it back from the garage today.
The bad news: $988.95
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Been there… Once you pay off that new ride you end up paying for other things to take away that “extra” money you have! =)
Yikes! Did they end up rebuilding the whole front suspension?
I bet it was $250 in parts and $750 in labor! 🙂
Believe it or not, it was much closer to $750 parts and $250 labor. I think they really cut me a break because I know they spent a lot of time on it.
And no… they only rebuilt half the front suspension. 😉