Originally Posted by bgsquad

Just replaced a cracked CV boot. Parts (German, but not BMW) plus labor, it costs only 90 USD at a local shop... that's really cheap!! when i read people quoted 400-500 USD, i almost fainted.. but the labor here turned out to be really cheap: an average salary for a technician for example is 1000USD per month, so after working for 2.5 hours, getting a 50 USD labor was a good pay for my mechanic! plus around 40USD for the parts...

I'm so delighted!