ok more car stuff

[greencactus3]

well i took my truck to the local SPEEDY today to get a quick oil change and they find lots more wrong. from the quote they gave me.

Lower ball joints R&L - $41(each) - labor $78 (each)
upper ball joints R&L - $42 (each) - labor $65 (each)
idler arm - $52 - labor $19.
left tie rod - $117 - labor $19

are these the right prices for them? a tie rod costs $117?

with just those suspension repairs the quote was $662.

then they tell me all my shocks should be replaced. yes i know they are quite bad. i completely agree on replacing them. but they say they'll charge me $84 each for the fronts with $23 labor, $88 each for the rears with $23 labor. which they totaled to $661.79

i asked them what brand and they told me monroe. it seems to be a lot more than the belltech ones ive been looking at on summit racing.... should i keep these stock shocks till i buy the belltech ones on my own? (SPEEDY will not install parts i bring in for them)

and then comes the fun part. brakes.
they tell me my front brake pads need to be replaced. and rotor machined.. well thats fine.
$74 for pads, $65 to install them, (is $74 for pads right? thats so much!)
$21 for the hardware,
$18 for machining the rotors,

and then the rears. the shoes are falling off. soooo they will fix it for
$75 shoes, $65 labor,
$21 hardware,
$35 cylinder assembly, $23 labor
$82 each for drums
which totals to $563

then they will flush the brake fluid which is OLD. for $50 fluid, $40 labor.


am i getting overcharged anywhere? this is a 98 s10 with 187k miles on it. i just bought it beginning of summer.... so yea.. well. what should i do? should i get it done somewhere else? is there some way to argue that the labor fees are insane? or is that how they should be around?

whats your opinion on what to do?