Good bay area Mercedes mechanics?
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Good bay area Mercedes mechanics?
Hi All,
I was wondering if you knew any good san francisco bay area mercedes Mechanics? I recently purchased a 2001 CLK 430 that now has 110K miles on it, and need to get:
-B service
-New Spark Plugs (since it has 100K+ miles on it now)
-New Oxygen Sensors (since it has 100K+ miles on it now)
-Break lining wear light is on (so I assume it probably needs pads/rotors/etc)
I called up M Service in walnut creek, and they quoted me (including labor) $540 for the B service, $785 for the tune up (spark plugs), and $1180 for the 2 oxygen sensors, and said they couldn't quote for the brakes, since they would need to be inspected, which was fine. I went there previously, and they charged me an arm and a leg ($500) to inspect an engine noise, which turns out was normal anyways (it's my first mercedes).
I guess my question is....what's the best mechanic in the bay area to take your mercedes to, and what's a good price for the services I need performed? I'm pretty new to all of this, so any help would be appreciated...
Thanks!
--Ben
I was wondering if you knew any good san francisco bay area mercedes Mechanics? I recently purchased a 2001 CLK 430 that now has 110K miles on it, and need to get:
-B service
-New Spark Plugs (since it has 100K+ miles on it now)
-New Oxygen Sensors (since it has 100K+ miles on it now)
-Break lining wear light is on (so I assume it probably needs pads/rotors/etc)
I called up M Service in walnut creek, and they quoted me (including labor) $540 for the B service, $785 for the tune up (spark plugs), and $1180 for the 2 oxygen sensors, and said they couldn't quote for the brakes, since they would need to be inspected, which was fine. I went there previously, and they charged me an arm and a leg ($500) to inspect an engine noise, which turns out was normal anyways (it's my first mercedes).
I guess my question is....what's the best mechanic in the bay area to take your mercedes to, and what's a good price for the services I need performed? I'm pretty new to all of this, so any help would be appreciated...
Thanks!
--Ben
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Tom Certo at Auto Source Motoring in Los Gatos/Campbell. Not only is he great, he is reasonably priced. He did a B service, replaced rear brakes, battery and alignment for under $500. Dealer wants almost $600 for the service alone.
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Check out DreamSpeed Motorsports in San Carlos. The owner is Brian. The top mechanic there is Steve. He has worked on Mercedes for a long time, is certified as a master mechanic and used to work for the dealership.
These guys started out doing some fabrication and performance tuning for fun, in fact they all still have other jobs. However, they are open to the public now and have a Dyno in their shop that can do 0 to 60 and 1/4 mile runs.
These guys started out doing some fabrication and performance tuning for fun, in fact they all still have other jobs. However, they are open to the public now and have a Dyno in their shop that can do 0 to 60 and 1/4 mile runs.
