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Old 01-22-2016, 05:24 PM   #13
dghii
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It's none of our business but you didn't mention the price of the car or weather you do your own work.
Although you may not want to attempt everything on the list, some of the items are not hard DYI and could be accomplished for a fraction of your estimates.

The estimate also didn't mention that in 3K miles you would be looking at a 60K mile service, which, again isn't a big deal but would add spark plug replacement.

There is no mention of the condition of your brake components, suspension items (ball joints, tie rods, drop links.

Items to do yourself: plugs tubes and o-rings (less than $100)
Water pump/thermostat: Depending on the water pump you select figure $3-$400 in parts
CV boots: Lots of time to do these buggers but if you DYI, you're looking at under $50.
O2 sensor: Very easy DYI, $50-$75 for bosch replacement

RMS leak: This is an in for dime, in for a dollar deal. There's no way you're spending $675 to replace a $20 seal. Figure on adding a $ for your choice of IMS bearing, $4-500 for clutch and $$ if the dual mass flywheel needs to be replaced at the same time.

Otherwise, ignore the RMS job until you can confirm that its really leaking.

Best of luck!
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