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you forgot the sarcasm font.
 
So..........for fixing BMW I'm looking at

$2000 in shop labor plus $1000 ish in parts

or I could do it myself....still have the same $1000ish in parts plus I require at least $400 worth of special bmw tools which I do not currently have........tools/costs could get higher as I get into it.

all told it's looking like a 25-30 hour job.

do I DIY or do I just tow it to a shop and have them do it?
 
You have a DD Outback... If your in no real hurry to get back to auto-x'n then save the possible 1-1.5k and do that ish yourself..

If your lazy and want it running stat then take it to a shop
 
So..........for fixing BMW I'm looking at

$2000 in shop labor plus $1000 ish in parts

or I could do it myself....still have the same $1000ish in parts plus I require at least $400 worth of special bmw tools which I do not currently have........tools/costs could get higher as I get into it.

all told it's looking like a 25-30 hour job.

do I DIY or do I just tow it to a shop and have them do it?
take to shop, then take a driving class that shows how to shift correctly.....

[joke] love joo! i kid , i kid

but depends if you have the know how and can do it in a timely manner if your wanting to get it back on road
 
You have a DD Outback... If your in no real hurry to get back to auto-x'n then save the possible 1-1.5k and do that ish yourself..

If your lazy and want it running stat then take it to a shop
Good point.
also at lunch am going to tack down complete parts list and just make sure the parts quote is in line with G.A.S. quoted me for parts.

the timing system on this motor is extremely complex and I'm a little worried that if I dont get it right I'll ruin the motor and then wind up paying G.A.S. to re-do it for me again.

thread for re-timing alone:
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=904350


I'd need pretty much all these threads to do the job:
https://www.google.com/search?q=pro...AA&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=15f4f2ff325d4b5a&biw=1020&bih=542
 
i have bof.

shoot me an offer.

my drivers fender is red... i think the passenger one is primer black.
 
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