Mercedes Specialist in East Midlands?

[Stray]

Hello All,

I’ve just bought a Mercedes B180 CDI (diesel) and was hoping someone could point me to a good Mercedes specialist in the East Midlands.

It really dies have to be a Merc specialist because this car is WEIRD!

You have to lower the engine on its hinge to access things like alternators etc. Really odd setup. Engine looks more like a water pump or coffee machine - never seen anything like it.

All advice warmly welcomed - thanks in advance.

Stray

[MrC986]

I’ve used MB Nottingham previously for maintenance (& my car was serviced by the previous owner with them as well). There is also Mercland at Nuneaton who seem to have a good reputation.

[Stray]

Thanks MrC986!

What's your experience with MB Nottingham? Would you advise me to go there, or Mercland in Nuneaton?

Thanks again,

Stray

[t.boydy]

Benz service centre

Mansfield

Awesome service, talk to Matthew Rigby

Wouldn’t take my E350 anywhere else

Tom

[MrC986]

Stray said:

Thanks MrC986!

What's your experience with MB Nottingham? Would you advise me to go there, or Mercland in Nuneaton?

Thanks again,

Stray

I can't comment on Mercland as I've not used them as yet although their online presence is impressive & people appear happy to travel some distance to them.

Certainly MB Nottingham run a professional setup with a level of service that mirrors a main dealer without the prices. They seem to service a wide range/age of cars (there was a SL63 AMG parked in the customer parking when I last went).

I've a CLS 350CDI and whilst it's not the newest of Mercedes cars the ability to maintain a decent service history gives me peace of mind given I do up to 25k miles a year. Not all independent garages have the relevant service diagnostic equipment for a Merc so it's important to bear that in mind and MB Notts also update the online service book that my car has.

[Stray]

t.boydy said:

Benz service centre

Mansfield

Awesome service, talk to Matthew Rigby

Wouldn’t take my E350 anywhere else

Tom

Thanks for the recommendation, Tom.

[Stray]

MrC986, thanks again for this really detailed and thorough response. I’m very close to MB so will drop in for a chat on Friday.

My B180 isn’t the most glamorous car but she does 25k a year and needs to be reliable.

Non-MB mechanics wouldn’t know where to start with it. Engine has to be lowered on a hinge to change alternator and other ancillaries. And it looks nothing like a normal car engine - if you’d told me it was a hydraulic pump I’d believe you. What an odd thing it is!

Then you add the Star system and it becomes clear only MB mechanics need apply…

Thanks for your contributions!