Santa Rosa Mercedes-Benz Auto Repair

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

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

Mercedes Benz produces excellent luxury and performance vehicles. That's why we at CK Auto Exclusive only work on these precision driving machines. With scheduledMercedes maintenance, Santa Rosa Benz owners are unlikely to see many problems pop up with their vehicles. As effective as a Mercedes master tech can be, such as our own Paul Duckworth, some car issues are just plain unavoidable. In this article we'll discuss the urgency of your check engine light Mercedes issue. HOW IS YOUR CAR BEHAVING? We know it can be disconcerting and even scary when your check engine light comes on. Multiply this anxiety by a million if you are driving through an unfamiliar location or you need to be somewhere on a fixed timeline. Don't panic! CK Auto Exclusive is here to help you assess the urgency of your car problem. When that dreaded light com ... read more

In previous eras, it was customary for craftsmen to adopt a narrow industry and then learn every nuance of that industry. The more a craftsman learned about and industry, the better he or she was able to perfect the skill of turning service into art. CK Auto Exclusive only works on Mercedes-Benz vehicles, because we aim to deliver Mercedes mechanic craftsmanship that can only be achieved through decades of continuous learning. Paul Duckworth and his team of Mercedes magicians have been studying Mercedes Benz repair since 1977. In fact, Paul is a Mercedes master tech, no easy feat. In this article we'll discuss the pros and cons of taking your vehicle to a ‘mechanic near me' versus taking it to a shop that exclusively works on your make of vehicle. GENERALIST VERSUS SPECIALIST: WHO TO TRUST WITH YOUR BENZ SERVICE Each of us only has so much time on this planet ... read more

Since 1977, Paul Duckworth has been operating CK Auto Exclusive, the Mercedes bay area mecca for independent service and repair. Residents of Sonoma county have trusted CK Auto with their difficult repair issues for decades. Benz owners of Petaluma, Napa, Vallejo, and even Fairfield come to CK Auto because sometimes a Mercedes mechanic needs master technician knowledge to fix the problem in question. BENZ DEALERSHIP VERSUS INDEPENDENT MERCEDES REPAIR AND SERVICE Benz dealerships across the country have access to OEM parts and they are in tune with the latest Mercedes technology, but can they tackle the most difficult repair problems? Further, are you and your Benz just a number on a service ticket, or do the mechanics know you by name? The Santa Rosa Mercedes mechanics at CK Auto aren't just experts at all things Mercedes-Benz, they also take the time to learn about their customers and their vehicles. Besides unparalleled customer service, our t ... read more