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Hmmmm. Well, consider your self lucky for one, being able to have a nice 6 figure income. Dont take this the wrong way, but coming from a 6 figure salary, you should be able to fix your civic up good. What you should do, is screw the $tealer. They are not that great price wise. You could for instance, find a local tuning shop. Not the kind that does normal everyday mechanic work, because they tend to charge like a $stealer would. Find a speed shop, one that caters towards motor swaps. Get there background. Talk to previous customers, etc., etc. You can get a low mileage motor for fairly cheap. I purchased a SOHC Vtec motor, with 30k on it, for $450. That was complete from top, to bottom. Get the swap done. It would probably cost you $700-$800 for a very good, well tuned up, motor swap. That kills a few birds with one stone right there. Timing belt should be good, compression is great. What concerns me is, why do they need to replace the whole steering assembly just for a leak? That seams kind of outragous. Also, what part of the speedo needs to be fixed? A new speedo cable should be like $50, then an hour at the most swapping them out. If its the whole cluster, swap it out with one off eBay, cost you maybe $100. All in all. Give up your loyalty to the $stealer, they are crooks. Your car isnt under warranty anymore, so dont get work done there. Well, I guess for 6 figures, the $tealer could be affordable. Also, doing the swap yourself isnt all that hard. Go down and buy a chilton manual, spend the week, and bond with your car. Thats how I did my first swap. Everything ran just fine.
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