Hi
I have a 95 ES300 with about 120k miles. I need to put about $3000 into putting the car back in top shape. The engine and trans seems to be in good shape, but I need rear struts and a couple of bolts are broken on my front struts. The drivers seat foam needs to be redone along with a few other things. I'd buy a new car, but I cant seem to fall in love with anything in my price range (under $30K).
My questions:
Since factory struts would run me over $1100 and factory rears struts about $500, are there any non factory struts that would give me close to the same ride as factory?
I dont yet need struts for the front, can I just replace the broken front bolts or does it cost almost the same to just replace the front struts?
At any rate, I dont plan on keeping the car if I can find something new I want to buy, but I'll probably wait till next year.
Any suggestions and ideas are appreciated, Thanx