Reputable BMW shops
 

I know CG and Nixon are bmw certified and do good work but Im just wondering from other bmw owners if there are other reputable shops who has lots of experience or mainly work with bmw besides the 2 mentioned? Looking for a shop to install bmw performance exhaust and short shift kit for E92. Thanks for the help
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autohaus is good but they charge almost as much as a dealer for labour. i've heard really good things about speed syndicate, and know of a few people who have taken their m5/m6s there for some work.

Try German Auto Sports in Surrey. They just moved to a bigger shop about a couple months ago. Quite knowledgeable and friendly people there. Labour rates are good.

Thx guys ill give em a call
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+1 for German Auto Sports (GAS)

our door rate is $99/hr. our labour rate is same and equivalent to other shops. By no means does this mean you have to take it to us. TSS does great work as well. Nixon and CG also have been in the business for a long time and have a good reputation.

SCAN automotive in North Vancouver (Near Park & Tilford) or MB Euro in False Creek (by the Cambie Police Station) are great, they are more Porsche orientet but they work on BMWs too and they are real racers and they know their shit.

Blitzkreig, CG, and Nixon are are all great, same as Scan and MB Euro.

PG Performance gets my vote. They specialize in Audi/VW and I've been taken my Audi's to them for about 8 years...We also take our BMW to them now that our BMW warranty has expired. Never a problem.

And $99/hr is certainly high for labor. As mentioned before, that is a stealership rate. $70-$80 is the average price for a reputable shop not affiliated with a dealership...

I thought dealership rate was $140/hr. :confused:

call dealerships to find out what the labour rate is before making claims. euro dealerships are far into the $100/hr range. MCL i believe is around 200 now. rumour has it, the price is gonna go up to compensate for all the extra schooling needed for technology in cars + hybrids coming out. with new technology comes new shop tools needed to work on those newer cars + diag tools to figure out why that pesky check engine light keeps coming on! =)same goes for wheels and tires, as manufactuers come out with lower and lower profile tires, new equipment is needed to mount those super low pro's.

$70-80 WAS the average... maybe a few years ago for the independant shop.

I took my car to The Euroshop.
not bad, decent rate

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Oh right. I forgot the Euro Shop. They're great.