1998 Elantra engine mounts

Took my Elantra to a local independent AAA-approved shop for an oil change
and he told me everything was ok except I need the engine mounts replaced.
Car has 75,000 mi. He quoted me $833. This shop is in Phoenix, AZ. He claims
most front-wheel drives need new mounts after 3 years or so. True? Does the
price seem reasonable?

 

Sounds like the guy who wanted to sell my son a $1500 brake job. As
Click and Clack would say "He has big boat payments".

 

Nope, not true. Most front-drive cars *do not* need new motor mounts afte
three years or so. Of course, on a ten year old car, the rubber could b
cracked or broken. If there's no specific problem with a mount, don'
replace it. There's no sense in performing unnecessary preventive repair
on a ten-year-old Elantra. If a problem develops with a mount, you ca
replace the one with the problem at that time.

As for the price, it's hard to say. Your car has four engine/tran
mounts. If the price is for all four, that's probably a reasonable price