On 9/28/09 I went into Harmon Tire for an oil change and a safety inspection sticker.
They failed the car on the reson that the rear tires and front shock &/or strut assembley was needed.
The wear bars on the rear tires are well below the tread. The car passes the bonce test. This car has
no struts.
Their quote for the front is $438.86 for parts and $146.80 for labor. Another shop looked up the price for the
front shocks to be $53 each and estimated 1.5 hours to replace. High end KYB gas shocks are $82.58 each.
http://www.drivewire.com/vehicle/mercury-grand-marquis/shocks/#2003
The other shop could not find any thing wrong with the suspension after doing a very complete check. They passed the car for inspection.
A copy of their estimate is attached. It includes the vehicle make and vin number.
Specifications:
http://www.cars.com/go/crp/research.jsp?section=features&crpPage=features.jsp&makeid=32&modelid=296&year=2003&myid=&acode=&mode=&defaultSelection=true
