Good MB shops in GTA/Vaughan?
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Good MB shops in GTA/Vaughan?
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!!
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!!
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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).
Anyone go to Autowerks in vaughan on Langstaff? They always have a ton of performance cars there (MB, Pcars, Ferarris).
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.
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lol....to the above post
people have said Zoros in sauga have done good work
http://www.zoromuffler.com/
people have said Zoros in sauga have done good work
http://www.zoromuffler.com/
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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While I have no comment on the first statement about Eurocharged, the second is not true. We don't have an equivant of the MagnusonMoss 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.
Do you have experience with this or is that just your opinion?
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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.
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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..
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..
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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.
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