front shocks blown or leaking? soft doesnt cut it man, tell him to give u a proper report of it, if he cant, walk away, might be shit kickin you around.

but other wise, the cost should be closer to 1.2k, to be reasonable. Its the labor that kills it. Replacing bushes take time, as u need to pretty much strip the thing out than press it out. Keep asking around, you might be able to find a better price.