Whats it worth?

[tampa]

94 1.9L automatic 190000 miles. Car is still reliable and 35 miles to the gallon overall. Starting to shimmy. Needs tires and the mechanic (one I trust) says it needs a cv joint and both tie rods. $700 for 4 tires, tie rods, one cv joint, alignment and labor. Any thoughts?

[denisond3]

That price sounds about right. I do that kind of work on my own car, and its a fair amount of effort to replace a CV joint. Very tiring to my old back, since I dont have a hoist to raise the car. I think you actually replace the axle shaft with a rebuilt one, not just the CV joint. At 190,000 miles its not surprising it would need those items.

[tampa]

Thanks d. My mechanic said almost the same thing about the labor involved with the cv joint and the tie rods. Guess I'll have it done because it's a good little car.

[denisond3]

Now I am envious. Our '92 only gets 30.5 mpg, even when I am driving just slower than the 18 wheelers, on flat terrain. I wonder what the difference is?