Posted on 10/29/2018
We at CK Auto Exclusive have been experts at Mercedes service and Mercedes maintenance since 1977. Our independent Mercedes Benz service center offers a few things that the dealerships cannot. Because Mercedes Benz vehicles offer such luxury and performance, it's fair for Benz owners to only seek the best for their vehicles. In this article we discuss the advantages to trusting your Benz to an indie shop versus a dealership service center. WHY GO INDEPENDENT WITH MERCEDES SERVICE? One of the biggest advantages to taking your Benz into an independent service center is that you get access to the knowledge and expertise of our master tech, Paul Duckworth. In addition to Paul's hundreds of service hours, advanced diagnostic strategies and disassembly instruction, he and his team can also troubleshoot the complex computer systems in your vehicle. Like many large organizations, Mercedes Benz dealerships cannot of ... read more
Posted on 10/8/2018
We at CK Auto Exclusive have worked on Santa Rosa Mercedes Benz models of all types, both old and new. Many of our clients ask us how their maintenance schedules should differ between maintaining old cars and new. It's not uncommon for Benz fanatics to keep a classic Mercedes in the garage and the latest model in the driveway. In this article we'll discuss how to best maintain your classic car and how that differs from how to maintain your brand-new speed machine. DIFFERENT MALADIES REQUIRE DIFFERENT TREATMENTS One common misconception about vehicle maintenance is that you treat all old cars the same and you treat all news cars the same. Using the same logic, you treat all semi-old cars the same. We at CK Auto Exclusive prefer to use a different philosophy to care for these Mercedes Benz California beauties. We advise maintenance schedules based on how often the car in question gets driven. An antique Mercedes that gets driven daily will require a different maintenance schedule than a ... read more