People say a $500 BMW is a trap, but this is the secret. I needed a new lower forward control arm. An independent shop quoted me $2k for both fronts parts and labor. I bought the new OE part from FCP EURO with leftover warranty credit I had from my brake job, and had a local mechanic install for $75! Huge savings. That’s the way it costs me less than a Camry to maintain. #bimmerhack
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You could have bought yourself the spanners and done it for free and kept the spanners. This is how you end up at 40 y.o with a shed full of tools and a mental library of skills.