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It's learning to do your own maintenance that will save you money in cases like the original post. That's true of almost any car. One of the rear calipers on my F-250 was locking up right before Xmas last year and I had to get it fixed so we could pull our trailer to the in-laws. Ended up being $1400 for new rotors, calipers and pads on both sides of the rear end. Got the same caliper lock up on the front a few months later (apparently a common issue with Super Duties around 2008) and fixed it myself for $450 in parts.
A lot of people don't take "wear item" costs into account when buying a user car like a BMW or Porsche. You just think, "yeah, extended warranty; I'm set." You certainly need that as well to cover high cost repairs, but there's plenty of stuff beyond that, that you have to cover out of pocket.
I'm sure the original poster realizes this now. I'm just making a broad statement to the general public.~
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