The owner of the Mercedes shop I have taken my car to for years has lung cancer and I have been looking for a another independent shop to take care of my stable. I was talking with an an attorney friend in College Station, Texas who has 2 older impeccable Mercedes and asked who takes care of his cars. He gave me the number to a guy in Navasota, Texas (about 50 miles North of Houston) who is married to the niece of Legendary Helmet Holder and who's father owned a Mercedes Shop in Bryan/College Station until medical reasons forced him into retirement 4 years ago. My heater was not working in my 85 300d and I took it to Mercedes North Houston and they wanted to charge me $2,800 to change my heater core out and this was too big a a project for me so I call my freind's tech up. He was very nice (probably because it was a big job) and had a truck come get my car. He called me the next day to give me an estimate of $185 for a new monovalve and labor to intall plus only $30 for the tow fee. The best part? When I went to pick my car up it was detailed. First Class all the way!