Ok guys – I do go to an independant shop and I have a good mechanic that takes care of my car. I was looking for opinions on why it cost so much to do the work since the owners manual shows how simple a job it is. Of course they don’t show s picture of the back plugs, which might be difficult to get at. I’ve also heard that this car doesn’t have wires it has ignition coils which shouldn’t have to be replaced unless you pull the coil or break the connector while removing the connector to the plug.
I usually get a verbal estimate from the dealer so I have an idea of what to expect my mechanic to charge. I haven’t put off getting new plugs because the car has been running just fine except I sensed a very slight ‘missing’ a week ago and thought it was time to get new plugs. My mechanic will check it out.
Thanks for all the imput.