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No offense, but I recommend you try to do things affordably not the
cheapest. Whenever I've gone cheap I got what I paid for, either crap
for parts or service and sometimes both. First of all there is nothing
more affordable than your own time. Do you have tools to do some work
on your car? If not, maybe you have a good friend that does and can help you. Its very important to use quality parts if you want things to last.
1. Muffler:either buying a kit from volvo or IPD,RPR or another mail
order place is the best way to get a quality exhaust that bolts up to
your car. Another method is to buy your own muffler or at a muffler
shop select one and have them install it.
2. Shocks and struts: if you just want to replace stock you should be able
to get them for around $50-$60 each. Labor, I have no idea, in my area (NJ)
shops charge too much, the labor cost was more than me buying my own tools
to do the job myself.
3. A tune up for What? with what plugs? A real tune up has more parts
replaced than just spark plugs on 240 volvos. A very basic tune up to
me on a volvo is:air filter,plugs, dist cap and rotor. You can replace
all of these parts for not much more than that place is charging for
plugs and to "check your timing".
4. You should definitely disconnect your battery to clean and maybe replace your fuses.A wagon may have a break in the wiring harness for the tailgate,
just open the tailgate and look at the hinge you'll see the broken wires
in the pivot point inside of the hinge.
5. Body supply shops and Eastwood carry glass polish. I think the rule
of thumb is "if you can't catch your finger on the scratch then you may be able to polish the scratch out.
You are working with a 17 year old car. Buy a Haynes manual for the car and even better get the Bentley and read the repair manual. The more you know and understand you'll be miles ahead even if its a repair you aren't doing. These are very straight forward cars to understand and repair. There are
also lots of tips and info in the archives here. A wealth of info to help
you hit that 300k mi and keep going. Happy rolling!
Dave 82 242ti
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