99 V70 GLT Ball Joint Boots

I recently bought a 99 V70 GLT. I was at the dealer with it while my
wife was having her V70 serviced. I decided to let them look it over.
The came back and said my ball joint boots were dry-rotted and could
be replaced for $608.

Seems to me I could replace the entire ball joint for that kind of
money.

My question is can I wait until I have to replace the entire ball
joint or do these boots do something incredibly special that warrants
a 608 dollar repair?

thanks

 

Ball Joints or CV Boots ??

 

That seems very spendy for ball joint boots, I didn't know they were even
separately available? Personally I would wait until the ball joints get
loose and replace the entire parts. They might last another decade with
rotted boots.

 

The dealer said ball joint boots. They are not separately available.
The damn dealer who shall remain nameless but is the only Volvo dealer
in Greensboro, NC, was trying to get me to pay for brand new ball
joints just because the boots are bad. This isn't the first time
they've tried to pull a fast one. I can only imagine how many
unnecessary repairs Volvo owners are paying to have fixed.

It's a shame because their service department tactics have lost them
any future sales from me and I'm not really sure the other 2 Volvo
dealers in the Triad area are any better.