skid123 wrote:
how much would you guys pay to have a blown head gasket replaced on a 93 Escort. The first shop I took it to told me more than $1000 not more than $1500. Seemed high to me, but I had no clue how much a head gasket replacement cost. I'm going to get a second opinion tomorrow and see what they say. Is $1000-1500 too much???

He did tell me that I had an option of buying a "rebuilt" head gasket and that would cut the cost significantly.
  Sounds suspicious to me.  I don't think a head gasket itself should cost nearly as much as $100.  Nearly all the cost of having it replaced should be labor.  I've never heard of ?rebuilt? gaskets, but in any event, if such is available, the difference in cost between a rebuilt head gasket and a brand new one would be nothing compared to the $1000+ price that was quoted you.

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Moonlight Blue 1996 Mercury Mystique GS , Zetec engine, ATX.  No mods. (Well, OK, one mod.  Before I got rid of my previous car, a 1994 Tempo, I swapped radios.  I liked the Tempo's radio better.  That counts as a mod, doesn't it?  I also kept one of my Tempo's wheels to use as a spare.  I hate those stupid ?compact? spares that come with modern cars.  Does this count as a mod?  If so, I guess I have two mods.  Replaced burned/melted blower switch and connector on 19 February 2002 with a 1P3T toggle switch from Marvac and a Molex connector from Rat Shack; I guess this now makes three mods.)