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The price is not outrageous, but you also deserve to receive with it ALL the service records for every one of those 104,000 miles.
The normal interval for a routine timing belt replacement is 50k miles -- so 104k is just the right time for "preventive maintenance." Perhaps it was replaced just 4k miles ago -- look under the hood for a sticker (or use this as a reason to ask for the records).
Considering that a windshield will cost several hundred dollars and that it needs very minor body work, you might offer $3800 and perhaps agree on $4100 or $4200, more in your budget range.
Keep in mind that you'll be facing tires, exhaust, brakes, shocks, front end parts, and possibly rear main $$$eal within the next 50-60k miles. It's unlikely that the PO renewed any of these items, except tires, in the last 10 years (though the service records would tell you that).
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Don Foster (near Cape Cod, MA)
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