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The first step I would try is to get the used car dealer to make the repairs or get them to come down on their price to cover the repair costs.
As far as your list goes, see my comments under your comments.
1) Idler pulley + serp belt due to cracking in the belt = $96 in parts + 1.5 hours
--Reasonable, if it's both the idler and tensioner pulleys and if the pulleys haven't already been replaced once. Labor seems a little long.
2) Center muffler has a small hole in it = $245 + 1 hour
--Part is available for <$150 and labor is closer to 30 mins. If you have ANY mechanical skill at all you should be able to handle it yourself.
3) Clutch cable is "sticky" = $56 + 1 hour
-- Cables are fragile and should be adjusted per previous posts or replaced if you have problems with them. Farther down you mention replacing the clutch itself, but here you only listed the cable. A sticky cable by itself does not imply a bad clutch. The milage is very low for a worn clutch. If it is bad, I would suspect that the previous owner abused it.
4) Input shaft seal ("possibly") = $57 + 8 hours YIKES!!
--Only replace when replacing clutch unless there is a catastrophic failure. The labor is for seperating the engine from the transmission and putting it back together again. The labor seems about 3 hours too long from what I saw in other posts. If you have this done, replace all accessible seals, including rear engine seal, and ALL clutch related parts.
5) Strut bushings = $157 per side + 3 hours
--These are known to go bad, but most people don't replace them until they replace the front struts. If the car is safe and drives good, then they can probably wait until later.
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