Threads like this always make me chuckle. Either learn how to work on your own car and save money or pay someone to do the work because you can't/don't want to.
I mean who would have guessed a 20 year old foreign high performance sports car might be a little bit expensive to maintain?
Picking apart a quote because of shop supplies? Guess what operating a shop costs a TON of money.
You inherited an old piece of expensive machinery, either learn how to fix it yourself or pay people properly to fix it for you. Nothing in that quote is outrageous at all.
Get yourself a used ABS control module on eBay for $25-50 and save the $1500 plus they're charging you for that...install instructions can be found on youtube.
Last edited by Gene V; 08-19-2017 at 01:16 AM.
Estoril/Modena '97 M3...sold for the second time.
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You only live once, and I'm running out of time...
You better have deep pockets, or be pretty skilled, when you own an old German sports coupe...
No matter where you go, there you are...
go to ECStuning and get this all in one for your power steering. i got this, came 3 days ago, very easy to install no special tools needed, and very reasonably priced
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-assemble...32411141953kt/
98 Estoril ///M3 4/6
S54 swap CSL
This quote is ridiculous. Sounds like they don't want to do the work so they're pricing it in the clouds
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99 M3
If you can't diy, sell the car and put the proceeds plus the $8k you would have spent on repairs towards a newer car.
My first car in 1975 was a 20 year old 1955 Chevy. It did not come with an engine/transmission and needed everything!!A DIY mechanic driver is pretty accustomed to listening to the car and staying on top of issues as they arise or at least tolerating them if they aren't critical and can wait. A non-mechanically inclined driver, expecting 100% reliability from a 20+ year old car can be tough to satisfy. If you enjoy owning and driving older cars, you need to learn to love working on them or paying dearly.
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The mounts are definitely broken. I also checked with the shop, this estimate did NOT include the brackets, so its actually a bit more expensive.
On another update, I've decided to take some matters into my own hands. Baby steps at first. A nice oil change, replaced the belts (AC still out, sadly). My power steering reservoir was empty, so I simply filled it and now I have power steering again! I assume its a leak, since the pump is working OK (No squealing).
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