SEATTLE folks, help a brother out? Shop suggestions?

How on earth can they get the price to almost $10,000 (5 figures) on a front end rebuild?

Good luck on your search for a qualified mechanic at a reasonable price. If you find someone to do the labor you might want to check out Rock Auto for the parts. www.rockauto.com

Well, our coffee costs around 6 bucks a cup here, so I guess we're pretty accustomed to getting reamed on a regular basis. :violent1: