Originally Posted by DubMutant

Forum Members-

After a day of contemplation, I have come to my senses.

I owe a great number of good people an apology.

I seem to have lost my perspective due to my misconception that running an independent automotive business is anything but easy. Owning a business in of it-self is a difficult proposition and requires an astounding ability to be motivated and self-reliant. I would hate to deal with myself as a customer.
I have neither owned an automotive business and I acknowledge the fact that I have little right to say what a fair price for labor is, nor is it fair to generalize the professional mechanic in such a negative way. When confronted with such an insurmountable cost, my reaction was quite overkill. I apologize for my harsh words and retract my broad and stereotypical rant.

Insofar as to say that I am so in love with my Mercedes, I cannot bear to drive her in her current state. Unfortunately, I have no choice.

So, again, I am sorry for pissing off the very community that has helped me thus far.