Had a rear hub and bearing assembly that needed to...

Had a rear hub and bearing assembly that needed to be replaced. I tried to fix it myself, but couldn't get enough leverage from the angle I had to work from in order to break the 4 nuts that hold it on. So I took it in. Of course you feel hosed - I could have bought the part for $130 and the repair costed about $550 with a coupon. But they could get it fixed that day, and I know that if you know how to fix cars (or anything else), you're going to be taken aback at what someone wants to charge. They also looked it over and saw an axle seal that needed replacing, and I hadn't seen that. That requires a bit more work, and I probably wouldn't have taken the half shafts off, etc. myself, but here was another $580 (the part would probably be like $10-$15). So I left with a $1,130 repair bill, but those two things fixed. I guess it's okay.