(((( OHLOSTME)))))) I am so sorry I get so fed up with heat and know you must be scared. I asked my husband what he thought of the price he said get a second opinion but if a compressor is needed and so on and the type of car you have it could be a fair price. Can you take it somewhere else and see if they can just hit it with coolant like freon? I have a leak in my home AC but get almost a summer of air from a fill of just freon. Someday I need to geta new unit. I would be in a panic if I were in your place. I have heat phobia