thanks for the response

the total came to about 545 with sales tax..oil change was more like 50

i'm happy it is fixed, but very bittersweet about it, broke college students shouldn't buy old 2nd cars (my regular car is a 04' toyota matrix)

hopefully nothing will go wrong w/ it for awhile

he said the rear axle is pretty new, and tires, belts, hoses are all in good shape, just needs new brake pads soon (100ish dollars)

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