orange_j

Need to find a good MB shop in the GTA. For the usual service, oil, brakes etc. I came from the BMW scene and had a great mechanic/performance shop before.
Anyone go to Autowerks in vaughan on Langstaff? They always have a ton of performance cars there (MB, Pcars, Ferarris).

Suggestions on rotors and pads? Specifically performance low dust pads?

Also plan to do a x-pipe and quad tip conversion on my c350 LCI. Anyone know a good muffler shop?

Not going to stealership for a $900 A0 service.

let me know thanks!!

Diabolis

EU Autowerks is a great Porsche shop (owned by Courtney Walsh - an ex-racer and Master Porsche Mechanic that used to work on my P-cars while he was at DFC), but if you have heard the "Jack of all trades, master of none" expression before, it certianly applies here. I would recommend them for your P-car, but cars are getting so complex these days that you really need an MB specialist for anything more than basic service. Basic service items on the other hand (like oil & filter and brake pads for example) can be done by pretty much anyone, so I suspect Autowerks is as good a choice as any - although seeing as their primary market is Porsches, their labour rates would likely be up there with the "stealership" as you like to call it, and they likely won't have the tools and training to properly service a more complex issue on a newer-generation MB.

That's an oxymoron. When it comes to brake pads, "performance" and "low dust" are mutually exclusive. See previous paragraph re "Jack of all trades... ". Do you want suggestions for performace pads or low-dust pads? Something for moderate to heavy repeated fade-free use in the summer months only, or somethign that will keep your rims looking clean at the expense of stopping distance? Do you need pads that will bite at -30 C in the snow in Toronto in the middle of February? I am afraid that neither "performance" nor "low dust" would satisfy that last requirement.

Yes, I do know of a very good custom muffler shop - but seeing as you're already a member of the "not paying the stealership" club, I am afraid you'll find their services prohibitively expensive. Quality (and especially custom work) comes with a hefty price tag. You're probably much better off buying a bolt-on aftermerket exhaust. Or, trade in your C350 for a C63 that already comes with quad pipes and a couple of other goodies to boot.

I don't know if you are just a poser on a limited budget or are after actual performance, but spending $3K+ on an exhaust that will maybe net you a 5 hp gain (and I am being generous here) is not exactly the greatest bang for your buck. Besides, you now bought a Merc - a beautiful, classy and mature premium car, not a juvenile Mitsubishi, Subaru or for that matter BMW (and with several "modded" M3s in my past I've been down that road myself). Why would you rice it out? I'm thinking you're driving the wrong car if you feel the urge to put quad tips on a Benz that didn't already come with them from the factory. Sell the car instead of molesting it and buy a mod-friendly ricer or 3-series instead. No point in runing an excellent car that's not what you should have bought in the first place if that is what you want to do to it. Stealership... performance low dust pads... custom quad-tip conversion (on a C350)... yeah, we know you had a BMW. We also know you're cheap and probably much better getting into somethign else instead of a Benz.

oppotaco

lol....to the above post

people have said Zoros in sauga have done good work

http://www.zoromuffler.com/

Diabolis

You can call Paul at GT Custom Exhaust but he is in Pickering. Does great work though. You can see a quad-tip C350 "AMG" that he did on his web site (apparently you're not the only one that wants the fake AMG look).

If you want actual performance - as in someone that can calculate intake and exhaust port lengths to maximize flow and scavenging and that kind of stuff - you can call Tom or Marco at SEM Motorsports (they're at Keele and Finch), but they specialize in performance intake and exhaust work for Porsche, Audi and some VW cars. Not sure if they'd look at a Merc.

venom_55

For basic MB service without dealer prices you can try Eurocharged Canada shop in North York.

You have the option of just buying the parts from the dealer and going elsewhere for basic maintenance / installation. I also agree that paying $900 for scheduled service is ridiculous.

Diabolis

While I have no comment on the first statement about Eurocharged, the second is not true. We don't have an equivant of the Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act here in Canada (and even less so in Ontario). If you ever have a serious issue with your car that would cost MB a fair bit of money to fix, you're SOL if you can't prove that the car was serviced BY MERCEDES-BENZ AT THE PRESCRIBED SERVICE INTERVALS. Sticking to the service intervals alone but doing the work yourself or farming it out to a third party unfortunately opens the door very wide for them to claim that the work was not done properly or up to their standars, and they can void your warranty. If your car is out of the warranty period, then by all means go to an indie shop - but not before the waranty runs out. Yeah, it's going to cost you an extra couple of grand over the four years while you have to service it at the dealership. It's part of the cost of the car. If you wanted a cheap car, you should have bought a Kia. And, I can assure you and the A0 service alone doesn't cost anywhere near $900. I paid ~$350 at the "stealership" including taxes and a free loaner for the day . If they're quoting you $900 theere are likely other things that need to be done.

venom_55

Dealer was the one that recommended this option - buy our parts, keep receipt, and get service performed where you wish, keep receipt for service interval.

Do you have experience with this or is that just your opinion?

Diabolis

While I certianly have nothing bad to say about Mercedes - in fact, my own experience with MB has been nothing but stellar - it did happen to me with my previous non-MB vehicle, and I have read a number of posts where it has also happened to others. If a manufacturer is looking at costly repairs (like an engine replacement for example), they can definitely look for a reason to find blame elsewhere instead of ponying up the $25K+ to rebuild or replace the engine. As far as Canadian law is concerned, unless all maintenance work is done by an authorized service center, i.e. dealership, they can successfully claim that the work may not have been done properly and is thus the cause of the failure and as such not covered under the warranty. Again, I am not suggesting that Mercedes would do anything of the sort, but other premium European car companies / brands certainly have.

TJ.AMG

Lets talk shops.
I have few things that i want to get done on my E63 its been dealer treated since new but is now off warranty.
I need someone who understands and knows newer generation mercs. a real AMG type dudes who know whats up.
Summer is just around the corner..

dchl21

Mississauga shevys is cheap and honest

ritalin

If you are close to brooklin, a good friend of mine and former mb tech takes care of all my cars. He is putting headers on my c63. He has a shop at home.