Autobahn Svce Center

Great place and they give you the real story. Stephan is awesome and highly recommend. Mercedes repair shop was recommending repairs costing unto $ 2000 and he was able to resolve in $ 5900. Has been two years hence and still h=going strong.

This is a place that’s difficult to rate.
On the one hand their customer service is fantastic, they’re family owned and Willy is a very very knowledgeable guy which is imperative when talking about vintage cars. That said, last few times i’ve brought it in for simple things the work has been real sloppy and i don’t think i’m willing to put up with one more blunder.
Things like forgetting to tighten the oil cap so that my engine bay is a giant sticky mess (and not cleaning it up so that it smokes when the oil residue gets burned up) or improperly tightening the new fuel filter before a 2k mile trip so i lose all this fuel (how the hell do you forget the new gasket??) or installing a new sealed beam and not aligning it right are amateur mechanic mistakes that i would forgive of myself if i was doing the work but not of someone who charges $ 100 an hour.
Every time i’ve brought my old benz in for something simple they accidentally knock something out of alignment or leave a mess. All that mishandling has really soured my experience of taking my car here. While i appreciate that they don’t try to rip me off or sell me a new transmission when all i need is a to change top the fluid off: what I was looking for was a better quality of care for my vintage car, but guess i gotta keep looking.

Just brought my Mercedez in from California, needed a quick inspection for DMV clearance. These guys saw me 30 minutes before they were about to close and completed my inspection in about 15 minutes. Granted, there was nothing out of order with my car to delay them, but I was in-​out-​gone super fast. They charged $ 37 which was the going rate at 5 other places I called. Plus they were helpful letting me know how often I need to take care of NY car stuff that’s different from Cali.
I’ll be back for any future work.
Nice guys, helpful attitude, fair price.

I have an old BMW convertible that unfortunately doesn’t get much use. Lately some dreadful white smoke had started coming out of the engine compartment within minutes of turning it on. I managed to get it over to Autobahn Service Center. Wouldn’t you know it, the smoke had stopped. Anyhow, Stefan listened to the symptoms and took a look. apparently oil seeps out of the gaskets and collects when the car is not driven, but burns off when the engine is running. no problem, nothing to do. brakes were also making noise, so he took a look and said there was just some rust from not driving. solution: drive more.
«Thanks. How much do I owe you?»
«Nothing.»
Being that I’m none too familiar with various white smokes coming out of the engine and scraping brake noises, he could have totally taken me for a ride. But he didn’t, and didn’t even charge for his time. the most HONEST mechanic I’ve ever encountered, and definitely recommended for your german car. They’ve certainly won my business!

Bavarian mechanics who service all models of cars.