My 325i wagon is now out of the warranty period and the dealer prices on maintenance are killing me. I'm looking for a reputable alternative to the dealer in the North Dallas/Plano area. Any help?

Eurosport Automotive (Coit Rd & Hwy 190, in front of Sam's)

Also...if you do a search, you'll find an endless list of shops to avoid and those that receive praise.

how close are you to Euless? Weaksauce Automotive LLP does pretty good work.

I don't normally recommend shops, but in the last week i was let down by Eurosport. I went in to talk to them about getting my EWS aligned on my E36 M3. The "master tech" told me that I was basiclly screwed and I would have to either get the EWS module and column key and cylinder from the car I got the DME from, or do an extinsive rewire on the car to eliminate/trick the DME-EWS system.
I gave up and drove home. Then I realized Autoscope was right down the street. I dropped in to autoscope this morning and the re-aligned the DME and EWS module (which is what I asked Eurosport to do) in about 45 minutes. They raped me on the price ($175.00) but they did what Eurosport said was impossible to do. So now I add Eurosport to my list of local shops that I do not feel comfortable recommending.

As for your maintenance items, hit me up if you need something looked at.