I've used Hafkemeyer Motors in KC for many years. Very trustworthy.

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62 220sb
67 250S
72 280SE 4.5
74 280C
77 300D
82 240D
85 190E 2.3
86 300E RIP 12/28/09
85 300SD
92 300D 2.5
00 E320 Current
Over 1,000,000 miles in Benzes, Since66

....and a whole passel of BMW 2002 and Tii

Thanks for the tip,Morrie and his crew are the best,highly recommended.My oil leak problem (MB dealer in Lincoln diag.-head gasket+crazy price),after I saw this references I went to Morrie's shop in KC.In few minutes he was sure,not a head gasket,crank seal.They took my car in immediately,not only fixed my leak problem but replaced flex disc(orig part totally down),in few hours job done.They worked extra hour(shop is open9-5.30) to finish they job.You can watch everything,they will let you in,they will show you,what part is broken,they will talk to you,they are just great.This shop is what we are looking for,folks.They deserve to be here!Thank You,Morrie!

David Sivy(97'E320)

Was Wondering If Any One Has Been To Jay Wolfe Mercedes-benz In Kc,mo ? What Did U Think ?

Well i sell benzie diesels on ebay, and had a customer fly in from washington and they pick the service department to take a look at it and they picked jay,,,,so the service guy tells my cuistomer you have to watch these guyes selling cars, and then tells him the car looks great! And then he says well if he hasnt told you yet this is the privelages of owning a benz like road side! Made a emotional experience for a buyer even worst. Not excited about ever going there again.

So what i saw was a no jay.

I have currently stopped my bar hopping and womanizing ways and have sold my 55 off, and driving my 3 diesel benzies now that i am going to be married. So i got a house in the country and need to find a good mb mechanic for my 86 sdl with 378,000 miles and my 99 e 300td 225,000 miles and my wifies! 97 e 300 d,,,please note she isnt allowed to drive the turbo's hahaha. Any suggestion for this old school player turned into husband mold.

Im Sorry To Hear That , I Am A Tech There And I Know Which Car U R Talking About , And I Am Happy To Say The Tech That Ur Customer Talked To Is No Longer There . So Would Like To Invite U Back , And Hope We Can Make A Better Impression .

heres my scoop on both....

started going to arisocrat back when i was 16... 10 years ago... at the time we had a 79 300d always serviced their.... as well as our 1994 e320..... i remember the days when we were getting ford astrovans... escorts... areostarts... and chev geos.... everyonce and awhile we would get an old 190e... spend 50K on a car and you get a loaner thats worth 1/4th of yours... its a good thing they hooked up with enterprise... but the bad thing with that is your car has to be still under warranty to recieve a free loaner... and when i used to go their... i believe you also had to have purchased the car from them.... (2nd part may have changed...)

for the most part... during id say.. 94 to 2000ish.. their service department was outstanding.. top notch.. paid full attention to detail.... but then i started to notice things that i had taken the car in for... had not been taken care of..... or fixed properly for example... i dont exatly remember what my car was taken in service for... but they forgot to fasten tightly the throatal linkage... so i went to the store later on that day after picking up the car.... and all of a sudden i had lost reverse... could only drive forward....

(this is going to be long)... ive got several things that come back to mind.... i took the 94 in one time because the engine was rattling noise.... (think it ended up being the motor mounts).... but they lost my tow cover.... one excuse my SA said is it must have been lost when i got the car towed up their... which was bull ****... because i drove it up their.... and i would have noticed that it was missing... i notice everything on my cars.... they said they would replace it... and that it would come in the following week... one week became 2... 2 became 3.... and i just ended up buying a new one myself... the thing that bothered me the most was i had probably spent close to 2 grand that month in parts and service for my cars... and they could not replace a 30-40 dollar tow cover that they misplaced...

another incident this time with my 02 w203... noticed my outside temperature gauge was not working properly... reading 110- 120 outside temp... the SA looks down at the therm in the front bumper and notice that it was not their... said that "looks like a rock or something hit it.... (which was also another excuss he used for my lost tow cover on the w124)... said that the job my not be covered under warranty... only way to find out is take the car apart and see how and why the therm is not in its proper place.... (ended up taking the car to jw.. they fixed it under warranty, no questions asked....)

another prob i had with the service department is... i locked my keys in my w203 with the keys in the ignition... and the car on... i called tele aid around 630 for help in getting the car unlocked... thought they could use the gps sat to unlock my car.... ended up that you can not because the key is in the ignition and the car is running.... mb tele aid called the local mb road side service guy.... and "tried" too dispatch him to help me unlock my car.... 700 rolls around... didnt hear from him... 730... then 800.. finally call mb tele aid again and finally the aristocrat Roadside guy calls me.... he states that he can not open the car... and suggests that i go get my other key... so i end up gettting a ride..... and arrive back at my running locked car around 930-10..... (bad snow storm in kc.. had to drive slow) get my metal key out and attempt to use it to unlock my car...... it didnt work!!!! it worked on my trunk.. but not my driver door.... about 10:30 i call tele aid back again..... told them the story.... they try to dispatch the aristocrat RSA guy to help me out... took him approx 30 to call me back.... and he suggested that i just break my window.... i actually attempted too.. but i couldnt do it.... to make a long story short..... the same guy who suggested that i go home and get my other key... same guy who suggested that i break my window... same guy who said he could not open my car... arrive to my location at approx 1:30-2am...... from the time he arrived... to the time he left... was probably 5 minutes tops... he went to my car... pulled on the top left corner.. slid some plastic peice in my car and unlocked it..... i didnt get home until probably 3 am that morning...

well thats my story about aristocrat... essentially the jerry maguire story... i think they are getting to big.. and not caring about the little things anymore.... but who knows... things may have changed... they are under new ownership now.... the 3rd in the last 10 years or so...

as far as jay wolfe..... i actually have 2 of my cars going in their later this week.... i like the fact that they give free loaner cars for any car you bring up their for service... thats a plus... regardless if you purchased it their or not.... i like the fact that the SA's are curtious and friendly..... but, ive noticed that JW charges for just about everything... arisocrat would always change my snow tire on my cars for me for free if the car was up their for some other service..... got charged something along the lines of $200s by jw... the oil change prices are also noticably higher... aristocrat charges 59 for synthetic were as the last time i was in jw charged 89 or so....

i have been overall impressed and pleased with service at jw so far....

only flaws thus far are.... the last time my w203 was in for service.... got my car back with no working gear shifting lights.... and damage to my leather base around the gear shifter.... along with the oil change... the other two things are supposed to be taken care of.... well see how that all goes on wednesday....

also later on this week... my w124 is coming up for an oil change and im having them look at some funny nosies my car has been making since i had my head gaskets and radiator replaced by them in march.... my 300d mechanic stated that it sounds like the "cam timing adjuster" was not timmed properly.... whatever the noise is... i know it was not their before jw replaced the head gaskets... and it popped up after replacement..... i know im not going to be a very happy camper if they try to charge me to fix this!!!

so... in closing.... ill probably never go back to aristocrat....... and depending on how this week goes...... i may or may not be going back to jw...... if things arent taken care of to my pleasings..... i just may end up taking all of our cars the our 300d mechanic.....

Morrie's Auto Sales & Repair LLC
935 Kansas Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66105
Office 913-281-5300 Fax 913-281

a little mom and pops shop that specializes in MB that has been open for some 20 years......

anyways..
ive got the 02 white c240 badged as a c24 and the two tone green 94 e320. hope i have answered your questions... if you have an specific questions about service at either places... let me know... ill be more than happy to give you my honest oppinion..

-charles carino

id love to get my hands on a 55..... i graduate from school in 2 years and would love to purchase an new slk55.... or even a used sl55..... anyways... id suggest

Morrie's Auto Sales & Repair LLC
935 Kansas Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66105
Office 913-281-5300 Fax 913-281

i am actually getting my 1979 300d fixed up by morrie... they are rebuilding my motor for me.... its a small mom and pops shop... dont be expecting aristocrat or jay wolfe...

been having a cooling problem... with my w124..... it had been running very warm 115-120ish in stop and go traffic...

turns out the mechanic that changed my head gaskets and changed my radiator installed my aux fans wrong!! air is blowing out... and not in!!!! IMO things like this should not happen at a DEALER!!!

-carino

I will see Morrie tomorrow for an oil change and to have my 560 SEC checked out for an event the local MB club is having at the NASCAR track here in Kansas City on September 10th. I understand last year some cars went as high as 140 on the straight away. It has always been a good experience with Morrie. He is a Mechanical Engineer and just knows the cars inside out and enjoys making them right. In his native land his family still has a Mercedes Dealership, he literally grew up in the business. Charles I think you and I met one day at Morrie's, you are the young Doctor are you not?

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John
'02 Isuzu Axiom Canal Blue Mica "Wonder Car"
'02 Isuzu Axiom Garden Green Mica from Alaska "Sara"
'97 Ford Taurus Wagon 225,000 miles Intense Black "Batmobile"
'91 560 SEC Ice Blue Metallic "Big Benz"
'84 380 SL Astral Silver "Pretty Girl"
MBCA member
Chance favors the prepared mind.

Yup... thats me..... (doctor to be.. class of 2007) I should be by his shop sometime soon... hes rebuilding a motor for me...
Take care!
-charles

I discovered Morrie's earlier this year and he saved me big $$. He's a good guy, knows the mark and will not try to sell you unnecessary work.

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62 220sb
67 250S
72 280SE 4.5
74 280C
77 300D
82 240D
85 190E 2.3
86 300E RIP 12/28/09
85 300SD
92 300D 2.5
00 E320 Current
Over 1,000,000 miles in Benzes, Since66

....and a whole passel of BMW 2002 and Tii

I just called European Motor Sport to do a front and possibly rear seal job on my 1984 300SD. The engine is out of the car and I wanted to take it to them. I figured it would be easier that way rather than putting the engine in the car and then dealing with it. They absolutely did not want to help me at all. I even asked if I put the engine in the car and brought it to them if that would matter. The guy said, "We don't want to do anything with this, I don't know how much clearer I can be than that". So needless to say, they are not to high up on the list as far as helping people out. They did refer me to Star Motors though, the guy at Star was very helpful.

Big news in KC , MO . Jay wolfe mercedes benz was sold to Soave enterprizes , aka Aristocrat . Will now be know as Mercedes Benz of Kansas City . Any thoughts or comments ? Lets hear it .

w

Question for me is whether Jay Wolfe bailed out of trying to make a go of it ( they certainly have the deep pockets to weather a slow startup) or are they going to relocate further out south? Maybe it just wasn't their "thing".

At least when Horst and Manfred were still around over at Aristocrat, the service was unrivaled.

Now.....not so much.

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62 220sb
67 250S
72 280SE 4.5
74 280C
77 300D
82 240D
85 190E 2.3
86 300E RIP 12/28/09
85 300SD
92 300D 2.5
00 E320 Current
Over 1,000,000 miles in Benzes, Since66

....and a whole passel of BMW 2002 and Tii