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Originally Posted by renaissanceman
The list says a few things about suspension, but none of it in the 2k range -- what exactly is so expensive to replace? I have rebuilt the entire suspension on my Saturn sedan (current daily driver, and great car, BTW). I always repair my vehicles myself. Is it the labor that is the killer on that one?
Also, how are these cars on fuel cruising on the highway at 65-75? I read the 4-speed is a non-lockup automatic, which I'm not too crazy about. Lockup saves a lot of fuel.
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It's probably not quite that bad if you do all the work yourself with good quality parts (there is much information on this site and others about good brands) but it is a lot of work, especially if there is corrosion or rust. The cost is higher than that of a Saturn because the multilink set up of the rear suspension has many more parts than the set up of the Saturn, in fact, multilink suspension is not found in many if not most mainstream cars being produced now because of the cost.
I spent over $2k so far on the suspension on my 190D to refresh it but the majority of that came from when I had my mechanic do some of the work so I had to pay labor for him to remove bits that were original with over 300K miles on them, plus corrosion and rust. I am almost done with the suspension work and the car rides better than most modern automobiles I have been in (usually economy cars anyway).
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