Although I'm not a proponent of cheap shocks from Pep Boys on a 123 car, $550 is a ripoff price. I would be very leary of doing any business with someone who quotes a price like that.

He is either ripping you off, thus you should not go back to him, or he has no clue about what he's talking about.

SW gave you the best advice. Get a set of Bilsteins and put them on yourself. You will have to pull the back seat to get to the top of the rear shocks and turn the wheels back and forth on the front to get to the bottom bolts for the front shocks. You will also need a 12 point box end wrench for the front bottom bolts.

Good luck,

PS, If I could get all the 123 shock jobs I could do for the price of $550, I would be retired in six months. LB