i would have had the dealer do the work if the price was anywhere near reasonable (in the $400.00 range). my only reason for taking it to the dealer in the first place was for their diagnosis of the problem. they charged me an $82.00 diagnostic fee, (basically 1 hour of labor) which i thought was reasonable enough. had i taken it to my normal independent garage, i'm thinking that it would have taken more time for a diagnosis, so even though his labor rate is only $60.00/hr. it may very well have cost me more there. so the whole job cost me around $350.00 in parts and diagnostic charges and the three hours or so of labor. it's almost inconceivable the dealer would quote that kind of number....maybe the didn't want to screw around with it and high-balled the quote........