[W126 Coupe] need a new repair shop

[Jim Ham]

Paul's Mercedes Werkstat
939 Terra Bella Ave
Mountain View, CA 94043
650-694-4926

My car is an '85 500SEC. Paul has done all the service on it for two of the 
three owners during it's life. So far so good - He's not inexpensive, but 
as far as I know he has never made a wrong diagnosis nor repaired something 
that didn't need attention. Up until a few years ago he had a partner and 
called the shop Automotor and Sport on San Antonio Rd, Palo Alto. (or was 
it Automotor ut Spor?). He's a Swiss-German and I believe that his early 
training was in Switzerland. He took car of my 230T before I got the 500SEC.

Down side: don't expect a rigorous schedule.

Regards,

Jim Ham


  At 07:29 PM 6/24/2009, you wrote:

>Hi Everybody

>After 3 years on the California Central Coast, I am back in the Bay Area. 

>I now need a new mechanic for my '90SEC and 190E. I've been seriously 

>disappointed in everybody who has worked on the car in LA and the local MB 

>shop in the town where I lived. For example, after multiple shops and many 

>hundreds of dollars (in addition to the headwork and new valve guide 

>seals), the 560 still idles more roughly than it should. The last place 

>charged me hundreds of dollars to replace the EGR valve, and make a few 

>adjustments. They then proclaimed that the check engine light that came on 

>at low speeds was handled, idle was better, although it was a bit rough at 

>startup and might be a little rough because maybe the motor mounts might 

>be a source of the idle being a bit rough. Well the check light is coming 

>on again and the idle is like it was before they worked on it. They 

>charged hundreds to work on the 190E and it still occasionally blows hot 

>air when the A/C is on. I am fed up and disgusted with these "mechanics" 

>who supposedly understand these cars, but don't. Does anybody know of a MB 

>repair shop in Silicon Valley (San Jose or Milpitas; alternatively 

>Mountain View) where they know what the heck they are doing besides being 

>able to do standard work that any mechanic could do on the most basic of 

>cars? I think I need to find somebody who actually worked for MB when 

>these cars were made, or was trained by somebody who really understood 

>them. Thanks.

>

>Tom Oelsner

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