Found a good repair shop in Roseville, Mi. International Motor Works 27521 Gratiot at I-696. Had my car repaired there and found the owner Carlo Secchi to be very helpful. Checked the car and advised what had to be done now and what could wait a while. Very low pressure sales. Price seemed to be very reasonable also. He worked for a Mercedes dealer which was sold and wnet on his own about ten years ago. Also works on BMW, Jaguar, Ferrari, etc.

I just bought a 1993 190E and I'm looking for a good reliable service shop in the Plymouth, Michigan area. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. I'm willing to travel a little for good service.
Thanks

I'm just up the road from you (north) and I just started using these guys... because of the convenient location:

Advanced Auto Sport
38410 Grand River Ave
Farmington, MI 48335
(248) 471-2886

They are on Grand River about 1/2 mile EAST of Haggerty Rd. Sam (Owner) knows his cars. I test him, as I know just lots about 94 E420.

Also, this following place has ALWAYS done me well. Rick is the owner. Just a bit further of a drive:

Euro-Tech Motors Inc.
30178 Woodward Ave
Royal Oak, MI 48073
(248) 554-0088

Both places have lots of Mercedes experience. Sam seems to work on mostly Mercedes and BMWs, while I've only seen Mercedes at Euro-Tech. Both charge about $75/hr for labor and use alldata for labor time reference.

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Willy

'94 E420 White

Mods
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Berg Werks Keyless Entry
Buzzer replaced with Chime
Dash Light Upgrade
Burlwood/Leather shift knob
Alpine CDA-9815 Head Unit
2002/2003 16" C Class 7-Spoke Wheels
Updated "Chip" to fix Code 19 problem

In the top ten south east Michigan MB shops.
Not cheap, but top quality.

Motorwerks is conveniently located in Commerce Township at 3200 Walnut Lake Road near the intersection of Haggerty and Pontiac Trail (1/3 mile east of the new M5 highway).

Motorwerks Group, LLC
3200 Walnut Lake Road
Commerce Twp, MI 48390
Phone: 248-668-6793
Fax: 248-960-6340
http://www.motorwerksgroup.com/

I was recomended:


John & Holger Service Center, Inc.
16521 E. 9 Mile Road
Eastpointe, MI 48021
Phone: (586) 773-5820
Fax: (586) 773-6329
Email: master_mechanic@netzero.net



By a fellow Mercedes Driver. I was quoted $800 (parts/labor) for a timing chain for my 380SEL. All I gotta do is save that up (which may takes weeks) I will leave feedback after it's done, if I remember.

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-1983 VW Rabbit LS Diesel (5speed, VNT/Giles build)

I would highly advise you to stay away from John & Holger. When John & Holger owned it (about 5 years ago), they were much better.

This post is from my experience with them before i moved down to FL
sometimes you think you have it good!

Bob at John & Holger (Holger's nephew) is the one that told me that "90% of the cars that come in here have the belt tensioner shock cocked liked that. I wouldn't worry about it."

Tensioner bad?

Do yourself a favor and stay away from them. Go to Karl Heinz in Troy or Euro Autoworks on Woodward in Royal Oak.

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Frank
84 500SEL EURO 101K ( JUST LIKE MY 1ST WIFE. GLAD TO GET RID OF HER! )
85 300D 310K (sold)
90 350SDL 184K sold
83 300D 118K (sold)
88 300E 153k (sold)
93 400E 105K (sold)

Thankyou, I'll look into those two shops.

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-1983 VW Rabbit LS Diesel (5speed, VNT/Giles build)

I've gone to Eric at European Car in Ironwood for both parts and advice. Primarily A VW shop (his father worked at the VW plant in Wolfsburg I believe)
but good on anything German. 906 932 5720. has a couple 123 parts cars and a 126 around I think. surrounded by a sea of VWs. tough to find someone knowlegable about those cars in a remote area. I live in ashland, 35 mi west.

karl

ATTN: Southern MI folks - Don't Deal with Orrin B Hayes!

See above post....

You should not just bring your Benz to anyone you have not tested or are not familiar with. Get to know them. Ask questions. test their knowledge, willingness to share info, ...etc, etc.......my 2 cents.

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the sooner you start... the sooner you'll get done If it ain't broke, don't fix it.. Its always simpler to tell the truth...
2007 Honda Accord EX
2007 Honda Accord SE V6
96 C220
97 Explorer - Found Another Home
2000 Honda Accord V6 - Found Another Home
85 300D - Found Another Home
84 300D - Found Another Home
80 300TD - Found Another Home
Previous cars:
96 Caravan
87 Camry
84 Cressida
82 Vanagon
80 Fiesta
78 Nova
Ford Cortina
Opel Kadet
68 Kombi
Contessa

anyone been to German Motor Werks in Waterford? heard they do great work and the cheapest too..

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Current cars:
2001 MB E55 AMG
2003 Honda S2000
2000 Honda CRV

Gone but not forgotten:
2004 BMW 325i 5sp sport
1999 BMW 540i sport
1997 MB E420
1995 BMW M3 coupe

I'm inviting you to try us out: Motorwerks in Commerce Township. Here are a couple of facts about us:

1. We are the largest independent Mercedes-Benz center in the state
2. We are the only center with a COMPLETE STAR diagnosis system will ALL the factory speciality tools
3. We are the only center with a Hunter GSP Road Force balancer, TC3500 tire changer in house
4. We are the only center with a Hunter DSP811 Pro digital series aligner
5. We are the only center with a full collision center, Devilbiss Concept Cure downdraft paint booth, frame rack, etc., etc.
6. We are the only Brabus, Kleemann, Renntech, CEC, Lorinser AUTHORIZED dealers in the state.

Try us out....

http://www.motorwerksgroup.com
(248) 668-6793

They're now on "Easy Street". *laugh*

25154 Easy Street -- take Groesbeck south from 696 and Easy Street is about a mile down on the left.

I went in today to have them check the rear hydraulic system on my '83 300td. Great service so far and I'll be back again soon for a follow-up visit!