N_Jay

jrcart

Gus's Imports in the west burbs (Naperville). Probably too far for you depending on how far north you are. Most of my friends use him when their cars go out of warranty, rates are a fraction of stealership rates. He has been around for years, knowledgable, he's an enthusiest and most of all he is honest. He pretty much specializes in German cars but recently got some Ferrari training. A friend had thought he blew his transmission in his BMW a couple years back, had it towed to Gus's expecting the worst. Gus called him back a couple days later once he had a chance to look at the car and it turns out it was a plug to some sensor in the transmission that had worked it's way loose, he plugged it in and gave the car back to my friend free of charge. He could have hammered my buddy on charges if he wanted to but was honest and ethical, hard to find that these days.

http://www.gusautoimports.com/mercedes_repair.html

N_Jay

Thanks for the info, but an 1 and 1/2 hours is a bit far.

BUMP!

Come on, some one must have some ideas?

N_Jay

Bumping again????

kamilclk430

Speedriven in Palatine IL they do all work on Benzes

N_Jay

They look good from there reviews, but probably not a cost saver.

kamilclk430

Huge cost saver, they are the only guys that touch my CL and now tht I got the S550 as well they will be working on that too. Call Marcin at Speedriven or visit the shop its right off Euclid on 290/53

N_Jay

He is close enough to check out for the next round of routine maintenance.
Probably will be a trans fluid and oil change on each car sometime this year.
Has to be better priced than the dealer.
I am planning (hoping) to do the rest myself.

Dimitri

You could try MBS Auto, they are in Northbrook. http://www.mbsauto.net/
I was there a few times, good prices.

burdimotors

Check out Burdi Motorworks. They work on every year and model of Mercedes new and classic.They're located just outside Chicago near O’Hare Airport.

9415 Seymour Avenue
Schiller Park, Il 60176

(847) 678-4801

www.burdimotors.com

N_Jay

Anyone use these guys?
There reviews are stellar, but mostly on BMWs.
They are advertising MB service, and wondering if anyone here has any experience with them.

johnsortoni

I bring all three of my Mercedes to Burdi Motorworks. I have a SL, S, ML Class. They have been working on my cars for over 30 years. I wouldn't bring them any where else. Carmine Sr. and Carmine Jr. are Chicago's best Mercedes Repair team. They always give us a ride to the airport when my family goes on vacation out of O'hare airport. Check them out at 9415 Seymour Ave. Schiller Park, IL 60176.


(847)678-4801
www.burdimotors.com

keitha1

I am also looking for a good reference for out of warranty Mercedes service in the far north suburbs. Wauconda or Fox Lake area would be great, but I'll venture to Lake Zurich (south) or over to Grayslake (east). I'm also going to need a brake job soon.

keitha1

Hey ... has anyone on here used Autobahn MotorWorks on 83 in Mundelein? If so, what did you think of their service and their prices? I am trying to wean myself off the dealer since I'm out of the factory warranty and we moved even further away this summer. I want someone that really knows MB diesels.

N_Jay

I just had some routine maintenance done at Werk Shop in Libertyville.
All seemed good, prices seemed fair (not what I would call inexpensive) and they were very nice.
Given it was normal maintenance with no issues, it is hard to tell the actual quality of the work, the Bimmer guys love the place.
I figured I would start there since I had a coupon they mailed out.

Spazdoc

A friend of mine that tracks his CLK500 recommended Axel Knauz at Axel's Automotive up in Lake Bluff - http://www.axelsautomotive.com/ . AFAIK, he is related to the Knauz family in that area, and is reliable.

Does anyone have experience with him? I am in Winnetka and he is the closest to take a look at my car and get an oil change.

N_Jay

More follow-up:


Had an alternator fail (and stupid me figured it was just a low battery), so I got stuck with needing a repair while at O'Hare airport.
Knowing Burdi Motors was close, I gave them a call from out of town.
I am quite pleased with the service, picking up a dead car at the airport lot.
From the vehicles going in and out and the attitude of the customers waiting, it seems they do good work.

Prior Design North America

Check us out! We would be happy to assist you!

We do lots of work with Mercedes!

http://exclusiveautosport.com/

Contact information:
Ray - 866.997.2336

silvers2k

I was originally planning on taking my car to AMS but didn't have a pleasant experience with them over e-mail. So I ended up taking my car to Axel and my experience was positive. Axel was nice enough to drop me off and pick me up from the metra station. I'm planning on going back for an alignment and hopefully a tune in the near future.

japper

I have a dealer Star diagnostics, 20 years experience in auto repair.
I'm a lead tech at this shop www.aacautocare.com, after work and on my days off I tune cars.
You can give us a try!