i wouldn't have bought my X if i planned on bringing it to the dealer for service. I've done all repairs myself, except AC Recharge. Find a good indy shop and make friends with them for stuff like control arms and whatnot. As far as repairs yourself, you may find that you need a couple of odd tools, sizes and flatness. i may do ball joints by bringing the arms in to a local shop and have a worker take two mins to press em out and in. prob do the bushings at that point too.

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