garages

Having followed Grober's example, I changed the charcoal filter yesterday in the 300CE. Whilst not a demanding job technically (else I could'nt do it :o ) I now can see why garages charge so much. The simple answer is pain. Your not paying for the expertise of the grease monkey with his shiny...

Mercs only have basically conned me on several occasions and i'm not sure what to do now, i tried going to them for a refund on Brake fluid change, Spark plug change, Air filter change and they rejected even after i showed them the report i recieved from the mercedes dealer themselves. The...

Hi all, I am considering buying a CLK 320 but want to know more about the servicing costs. All I hear is that it's ridiculously high at the main dealers. Does anyone know of good independent garages in the Staffordshire area? What about the price for a basic and full service? Can anyone give...

Hi all, Just had my SLK 230 serviced and I have been told that the "drag link is badly worn at the inner track rods" The MB dealer in Romford has said that to fix this will cost £530 (includes labour). I thought this was expensive? Can anybody recommend a garage that could order the...

Wife had a problem with her Renault Megane last week. Its a repeat of a problem we had 5000 miles ago in that 2 of the coils failed(they told me they replaced them all when it last went wrong but they only did 2 so the other 2 failed last week) Anyway, They called me and said the Spark plugs...

Hi there, I've just bought my first Mercedes (1999 C240 Sport). Can anyone recomend a decent garage in West London where i can get it serviced for a reasonable price? I used to own a Porsche 968 and had a couple of good independents to choose from, so i'm hoping there are similar operators...