Well, I had the opportunity to travel to Portland, Oregon and took the car to MBI Motors as they were very well recommended. Before replacing the condenser I asked them to verify that the condenser was leaking. This was a good decision as MBI put the A/C system on a pressure test and the system did not leak at all even overnight. Therefore, all they did was top up the refrigerant and verified the operation of the system. I now have a working A/C system for $144US which was significantly less than the $6-800 I was expecting. They were cautious of the condition of the system as the car is now 15 years old but stated that it was best to leave things well enough alone and recommended to not do any other work until necessary. I'm comfortable with their recommendation as the car is in pretty good shape and I don't anticipate any problems soon.

Regards,
Paul