My husband talked me into taking my BMW to "Shop X" that was highly recommended on yelp. "Shop X" gave me a lower estimate on the phone for a brake job- but after they inspected the car they called with a raised estimate of twice as much. I declined the work, paid them 125$ for their time and brought my car to European Auto Works where they did the work for less than their estimate and over 200$ less than "Shop X".
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