Need help with potential purchase of 2000 9-5.
Owner indicates, speedometer and odometer haven't worked since 71K miles.'His "honest" "reasonable" estimate, indicates approx 100-110K miles.
Bad news, estimate to fix this problem - $2,500 - Is this possible?? Seems terribly high!
ALso, he indicates, driver side heat does not work. Hey, I live in MN, "A Necessity!)
Estimate for this - $1500 - Is this possible??

Car is great.
But I am leary, not knowing actual mileage and these extreme estimates to fix!
The guy's got no reason to "inflate" the cost of repairs - he's trying to sell the thing.
Anybody got any experience with these two issues?
Or have had to pay for similar repairs?
I love the car - V-6 turbo, great shape, its priced at $4,200, but I am compelled to leave much lower offer with the problems and mileage uncertainty.

Thank you much!

 

if you decide to do DIY the repairs than the seat heater wouldn't possibly more than a coupe of hundred. Those are deler estimates, quite accurate too. I wouldn't buy this car if I were you. You can find GOOD 9-5's with known milage and no problems for 5K anywhere...and the V6 isn't that good of an engine...the 2.3L turbo that comes in 9-5s is much better.