Reliable, affordable independent service shop in Dublin for Mercedes W124?

benzboat

Hello folks,

I'm looking for a reliable and affordable repair shop for my sweet new Mercedes W124 CE 220 coupe.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated, cheers!

w124man

Jackson in Shankill, there's a lad off Pearce Street and a lad in Fairview.

Anan1

w124man wrote: »

Jackson in Shankill,

OP said affordable!

w124man

Yeah I know ...... :rolleyes:

benzboat

Anan1 wrote: »

OP said affordable!

Yeah, I've heard this about Jacksons before. They price their Service A just €14.00 under the official Mercedes price, 'nuff said.

Would any of these other two be more reasonable? It's a W124, so I don't need a fancy workshop full of electronics, just someone with some manly tools and proper experience with these cars .

w124man

benzboat wrote: »

Yeah, I've heard this about Jacksons before. They price their Service A just €14.00 under the official Mercedes price, 'nuff said.

Would any of these other two be more reasonable? It's a W124, so I don't need a fancy workshop full of electronics, just someone with some manly tools and proper experience with these cars .

What part of Dublin are you in

benzboat

w124man wrote: »

What part of Dublin are you in

D6

captainchaos

Terry Ryan in Deansgrange specialise in older Mercs!!!

gfern

Greenmount Motors in Harolds Cross, Sean Murphy is the man to talk to.

kdevitt

Have been using Coolmine Motors in D15 for my E30 - very reasonable rates, and very good at what they do. They're mainly eastern european lads I think - always a stream of older German cars in and out.

W124Con

I looked in Boards and other sites to find recommendations for a Merc specialist to look at my recently purchased 95 W124 E220 Coupe. A name that popped up in a number of places was Benjamin Lichtenberg (Lichtenberg Classics) just outside Bray. He gave good immediate advice on my first call with him - put the car through its NCT (1 year overdue) and use that to identify the basic faults that need fixing and then lets talk. It sailed through the NCT. I then brought the car to him and he identified some immediate issues (engine wiring loom, faulty oil pressure switch & temperature gauge) and dealt with these. He also gave it a full service replacing all fluids/filters and gave me some ideas of what I could do to improve the car at its next service and the cost. On the affordability front, Benjamin gave a precise quote and there were no surprises. An honest and decent guy.

bbsrs

W124Con wrote: »

I looked in Boards and other sites to find recommendations for a Merc specialist to look at my recently purchased 95 W124 E220 Coupe. A name that popped up in a number of places was Benjamin Lichtenberg (Lichtenberg Classics) just outside Bray. He gave good immediate advice on my first call with him - put the car through its NCT (1 year overdue) and use that to identify the basic faults that need fixing and then lets talk. It sailed through the NCT. I then brought the car to him and he identified some immediate issues (engine wiring loom, faulty oil pressure switch & temperature gauge) and dealt with these. He also gave it a full service replacing all fluids/filters and gave me some ideas of what I could do to improve the car at its next service and the cost. On the affordability front, Benjamin gave a precise quote and there were no surprises. An honest and decent guy.

Is that you Benjamin ?

brucky

I have used Ben to sort out a number of problems on various mercs, stuff other mechanics couldn't fix he is spot on and takes pride in his work. Can't recommended him enough.

w124man

Lichtenberg Classics affordable ??

When talking about w124's there is really only one guy and he is in Delgany. :cool:

quenching

brucky wrote: »

I have used Ben to sort out a number of problems on various mercs, stuff other mechanics couldn't fix he is spot on and takes pride in his work. Can't recommended him enough.

Agreed, he's looked after several Mercedes for me over the last 5 years, you won't find better or more honest.

unkel

bbsrs wrote: »

Is that you Benjamin ?

Nah. Ben Lichtenberg has been recommended on here several times by several people in the past. If I had a classic Mercedes, I would go to him.

tc20

w124man wrote: »

Lichtenberg Classics affordable ??

When talking about w124's there is really only one guy and he is in Delgany. :cool:

Hi W124man - i'm curious, who might this be? I'm native to the area and didn't know of a Merc specialist in the immediate locale (Mini's yes) and Ben has looked after my Mercs for the best part of 6 or 7 years. Straight up and very knowledgeable guy.
PM if you wish

MercMad

@W124Con: What did he do with the wiring loom ?? Repair/replace ?

W124Con

I replaced the harness.

MercMan Ben

bbsrs wrote: »

Is that you Benjamin ?

This is me ...

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