My 1997 BMW 740iL was making a low humming noise, so I took it to my mechanic.
He said one of the bearings on the rear wheels was bad and needs replace. Fine, I left my car, he called me said its the left rear, bearing cost $90 and 2 hours labor.
Then he calls and tells me the control arm has alot of play and should be replaced too. Being the car has 140,000 miles now and I pretty much trust my mechanic, I told him to replace that also, and when he recommended to change the right one also, I said okay.
He charged $80 for the bearing, $170 each for the arms, and only 3 hours labor. Total cost $700 for the parts and replacing the two arms and the bearing.
Is this reasonable? I always take my car to this guy for minor stuff like brakes, oil change, etc. He showed me the old parts he removed and put one of the arms in a vice and showed me the "play"
Is $700 too much to pay?
He said one of the bearings on the rear wheels was bad and needs replace. Fine, I left my car, he called me said its the left rear, bearing cost $90 and 2 hours labor.
Then he calls and tells me the control arm has alot of play and should be replaced too. Being the car has 140,000 miles now and I pretty much trust my mechanic, I told him to replace that also, and when he recommended to change the right one also, I said okay.
He charged $80 for the bearing, $170 each for the arms, and only 3 hours labor. Total cost $700 for the parts and replacing the two arms and the bearing.
Is this reasonable? I always take my car to this guy for minor stuff like brakes, oil change, etc. He showed me the old parts he removed and put one of the arms in a vice and showed me the "play"
Is $700 too much to pay?
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