Wow, I almost feel embarrassed ranting about my small bill when you guys have forked out so much cash on car repairs!
It's nice to have somewhere to take your car that you trust and you must really love your car Harrision to use a local Peugeot dealer. Sounds like a nice bunch of people though, which is always nice, and of course you have better piece of mind.
My Honda VTI had full service history by official dealers up to 90,000 miles, then I started seeking out local garages as beyond that they start to get expensive! The thing is, I'm not a cheap-skate in general day to day living, certainly don't count every penny.
My blood boils only when it comes to paying garages, solicitors and certain trade men who come to your house and charge by the hour. Then I become Mr Cynical, the markup and profit margins are completely disgusting at times.