Do you do your own car maintenance? Who does the work?

I wish us rich really soon. Aren't men funny even if they can do it they don't want to. I won't let my husband do construction around the house. The last time he did we had the cleanest birds in the neighborhood from a busted pipe. LOL

The BMW parts must be expensive. I don't envy you any. LOL We had a BMW and the first part we had to buy for it I told my husband that car had to go. He works on them but I swear the part was more than twice an "american" car.

Actually, my parts have not been at all expensive. I bought the car used from a thrift store and I hesitated to do so because I was afraid of the mainenance but I have made out better than most people I know who have had to get dealer parts and pay astronomical labor costs. I took the car in to a shop to have the power steering hoses and clamps changed. They told me I needed to replace an entire system among other work that would cost over $1,200. My guy replaced the hose and clamps and voila, no more leak for over a year now. I don't think the job could have cost much more than the man's time. The only issue for me is having someone who knows what they are doing who can help me maintain the car. When I go someplace with that car I get one of two reactions: dollar signs in the eyes or deep fear and intimidation. Neither of which work for me. If you had seen how easy it was to replace my radiator the other day you would want to harm someone in those over priced repair shops.