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      08-12-2009, 11:13 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by jimk View Post
LOL, I guess you have not owned a business before. Someone needs to pay for the overhead for running a business and make a profit so they can stay afloat. An indy will most likely be somewhat cheaper but don't expect much lower rates as they'll still need to be purchasing expensive tools, hire competent people to maintain BMWs and other high end cars, pay for all kinds of insurance and taxes, etc.,etc.
Based on what you said, they've correctly diagnosed the issue that you went in asking their help for. I doubt it if you or most of us would have figured out it was a bad battery without hooking the car into a very expensive diagnostic tool. Good luck diagnosing yourself the next issue. If you don't want to get charged at the dealer for silly, easy to do things, learn how to do these yourself and take the time to do it. Your wallet will thank you. If you want to be more adventurous, buy a BT tool and learn how to properly use it to clear maintenance service codes and do other simple tasks. But leave the more complex stuff to a specialist and when they properly fix your car and you are happy, be ready to pay for their service.
wow thanks for the lecture buddy. So, since you run your own business, you can feel free to get hosed by the stealer.

Competence? do a search and you can find all kinds of stories about that here.

OP youre better off finding a good independent BMW or Euro shop closeby and frequent them; you will typically find better prices, better service and more capability than the dealer
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