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ouch, $350? Uhh..yeah, ask him if you have to supply the vaseline or if it comes with that price. Our engine bays are very crowded but the alternator itself is only about $80ish at most (just guessing since upgraded alternators can be low $100's for stereo freaks so easily could be off). But still, even if the alternator cost $150 that's $200 in labor, lol. Anyway, if you're mechanically adept enough, just buy the part and install it yourself...just make sure you disconnect the battery first unless you want a new permanent hairdo :P
How early they fail depends on a number of things though, if you overdrive your electrical system with a huge stereo, tons of lights and things like that, it could wear it down a little faster but the only car I've ever had a alternator fail on under 100k miles was an old Escort I had in highschool...but that was a Ford so it's understandable, hehe.
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