Chicagoland - Mechanic

[markrenz]

Looking for a good chicagoland mechanic to do some rountine maint. on our 2002 X5 3.0 (White/black) - brakes, flushes, etc. Just had the 60K inspection II (oil change) at Perillo and the prices seem way too high.

The inspection resulted in replacement of cracked front right CV boot and repair of a rear brake light assembly covered under our certified pre-owned warranty and nonwarranty replacement of belts. The inspection noted avneed for new brakes pads, which they wanted around $900 for all four (2mm and 3mm, respectively). This amount just did not seem reasonable to me. Any thoughts?

Cheers!

Mark - lakeview

[4.4sport]

Go to VFC Engineering in Ravenswood. A friend of mine who is the VP of Windy City BMW recommended them to me a few months ago and I will no longer go back to the dealer for routine maintenance. After Perillo wanted $300 for an oil service, I decided to give VFC a shot. I took my '05 X5 4.4sport to them and they did did an oil change and essentially inspected everything for $90. I will need a brake job soon and I plan to go back to them.

I will PM you with more information.