Comparing your costs to those in the US is pretty meaningless. Ysin keeps telling us how people work for nothing in Singapore.

I deal with technicians from all over the world on a number of sites. I know a number from down under and their costs are as high or higher than in the states. If your getting a great deal I only have to feel for the poor technician. It's highly unlikely that you would get MB parts cheaper than in the US. Maybe used or Taiwan parts.

And BTW, do you get paid in US$ or something else?

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Steve Brotherton
Continental Imports
Gainesville FL
Bosch Master, ASE Master, L1
33 years MB technician