Needs struts

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Great news. Be sure to remember this mechanic who is being fair with you. He deserves your current and future business, and referrals if he wants them.

And also remember this dealer for giving you a $2600 quote for unnecessary work. They deserve nothing but negative publicity and exposure.

If only the general public realized how common this type of scenario occurs...
 
Geezer story time: When I was 19 I used to drive a 1959 Chevy (I'm always amazed when I recall that I considered that Chevy ancient at the time but it was just 10 years old). I worked 30 miles away at the Wixom plant building Lincoln Continentals and T-Birds. One day as I was leaving for home the Bel Air started making a terrible noise so I turned it off before I did any major damage and had it towed 30 miles to my local Chevy dealer. It was a Chevy, so a Chevy dealer could fix it, right? I was 19 and had no car-savvy friends. The dealer said it needed a new straight-6 engine. I couldn't afford a new engine so I sold the car to a guy at the Lincoln plant for $25. The guy replaced one rocker arm and drove the car for years. If only I'd known @StickWare's mechanic in 1969!
 
Update:

so last week they ordered the mount. It came in yesterday. I dropped it off. He thought he’d fix it today. Today he called to
Tell me that where the bolt mounts on the strut, is not usable. He tried. He said I’ll need a strut. He will order it. About another week. He said it’s like $260. I’m looking around $660 now for everything
 
That makes sense if the clunking was not addressed early enough and allowed to go on too long. If the top of the strut has been rattling around within the mount for some time, it buggers up all the threads on the end of the strut, so the nut can't come off or be put back on. Basically the threaded end of the strut shaft is damaged beyond repair, and therefore the old strut can't be re-used.

Sorry this happened, but just consider it a cost of education. If a strange noise starts, be sure to ID it early and fix it right away, before things get worse and prices go up...
 
StickWare, glad things are being sorted out and your mechanic seems like an honest guy. Keep us posted on your repair. Also, please share with this Clarity community any other maintenance items you've done (preventative or required) to get to 100,000 thousand miles. Even if you let us know there were no maintenance needed other than oil changes, tires and brakes. It will be very helpful to hear how durable the Clairty is. Thanks
 
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