Hi Jason, we are an advance mechanical shop and charge to diagnose problems on a vehicle. If you feel there was any misscommuncation we apologize. Standard practice with repair facilities that employ senior technicians is to charge a diagnostic fee. We peformed a supension diagnostic and are unable to control the broken components on your vehicle equaled greater then $1000. We understand that everyone is has a budget in mind, however we take safty and correct repair very seriously. We only provided an estimate for what we were asked to diagnose. We hope you find a facility that meets your repair requirements.