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Dear Signora Stella,
Not everybody on this board is a mechanic. Certainly not me. But I love my '84 Volvo GL every bit as much as you love your Volvo and I would be sorry to see your love affair come to an end.
It would seem to me that you really need to find a new mechanic. Most of us who are only good at writing checks here have learned (the hard way) that a so-called "Independent Volvo mechanic" is the only way to go.
To be perfectly honest, your "list" is really not that big. Furthermore, considering the age of your car, you should consider yourself lucky that you don't have to 1) replace the heater motor 2) replace the rack and 3) replace the clutch. Not to mention the air conditioning.
$3K seems a bit steep and my guess would be that you brought you car to a dealership and they "saw you coming" (as they say in Chicago). Sounds to me like they are going to take you to the cleaners.
So my advise is thank them for the useful information and find another mechanic.
Cordially,
Amtrak
(visit my web page at www.freewebs.com/chucksville and sign my guestbook!)
p.s. Be sure to thank the Volvo Angels for being so kind to you. On the whole, you're Volvo woes don't really amount to much.
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