Repairing My Car

treija01
Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:23:37 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

I drive a 1996 Volvo 850 wagon with approximately 130,000 miles. The car has a decent amount of wear and tear, but aside from this major repair it runs well. I have a leak in my brake booster and the shop I brought it to near my school said it would cost 1000 dollars. They said the part was $686 and with labor it comes to 1000. I found the part for 250 dollars, but they won’t let me use the part I found because they said they have to order it since that is there policy. If I can find another shop that would repair it with the part, I can order it and it would be a lot cheaper. The other issue is that the rear O2 sensor is broken and I would need to repair that before my next inspection. I feel like I could do that myself. I have a Haynes manual and it does not seem too extensive. Sorry to be so long winded, but my question is would it be worth investing all of this money into the car? I want to keep the car until I get through school which would be another two and a half years.

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