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In Reply to: God, these cars are expensive! posted by Erik on November 25, 2000 at 20:36:05:
I ended up paying over $2200 for shocks and springs plus almost $1000 for front brakes (I needed pads and calipers, but the dealer wouldn't do the job without new calipers since my car had over 100,000 miles on it and I couldn';t prove the calipers had been previously replaced).
I only paid $4500 for the whole car, and now I have almost $9000 (including tax and license) in it and they told me that I need new front end parts ($2500 or so)to make the car "right."
Add to that the fact that I failed CA emmissions and they want $1700 plus an additional $300 to install a new catalytic converter. The local muffler shop won't touch the car since their cats are not CARB certified for BMWs unless they get a cat from the dealer, so it's the same price either way.
Yikes! This is just another reminder to always, always, ALWAYS get a second opinion! You were taken to the cleaners, big time. Congratulations on buying the service manager's new boat.
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