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Thanks for the local advice Ben--yeah I noticed a severe lack of subarus in this area (I came here from Montana via Minnesota). I did go to Ramsey--and they even charged me for the estimate. That really turned me off. Thanks for the sound advice. Someone recommended L&S to me today, so I will see what they think. I am not so mechanically inclined, sadly. thanks again

Thank you for the good advice GD! Re: the age--- I just figured everyone thought 98 was old these days. Not me!

Hi all of y'all who are more saavy than I about subaru repair! I have a 98 Subaru Outback Wagon LTD. I got an estimate from the dealer of $550 parts/labor to replace my squeaky front wheel bearing. The mechanic said that the last time he did one of these on a car of this age he found upon taking it apart that he also had to replace the hub and axel (which would cost $500 more, and take 5-7 days to get the parts unless we had them overnighted at high cost). I could use some feedback on the average cost for such a repair. Does this seem high? Would it be the sort of repair a small local shop could do properly? Thanks for any thoughts you might have, Kris