My Mercedes will very soon be due for what Mercedes calls "A Maintenance". So far I've always taken it to the Mercedes dealer for maintenances, but as usual bills are huge....

 

Does anybody know an English speaking garage in Bangkok, which preferably has some experience with Mercedes cars to take it for the maintenance. "A Maintenance" is pretty much about changing engine oil, filters and not much more... 

 

Thanks for help!

Do you want to get the maintenance done correctly? Do you want that they use good oil, the right amount of oil, etc.?

And do you want a stamp in your service-book?

Then better go to Mercedes.

 

Unfortunately too many Thai people don't know or understand the concept of detailed and accurate maintenance work - or any maintenance work at all.

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Do you want to get the maintenance done correctly? Do you want that they use good oil, the right amount of oil, etc.?

And do you want a stamp in your service-book?

Then better go to Mercedes.

 

Unfortunately too many Thai people don't know or understand the concept of detailed and accurate maintenance work - or any maintenance work at all.

It is funny, because back in my home country,... it was a small city and we all pretty much knew each other well. Trust me, literally the dumbest, laziest, and most scumbags of the mechanics courses that they taught in my city ended up working at the local Mercedes, BMW, Audi dealers... And I know for a fact that the local BMW dealer there used to take cars which they couldn't fix themselves to a so called "BMW specialist" 100km away. 

 

Changing the engine oil, oil filter, and air filter is not rocked science... If only I had access to a car lift or a big space in which I could peacefully work underneath the car, damn sure I'd do it myself... 

 

Anyway, I still hope to find one such "Mercedes Specialists", main problem being I am not proficient in Thai.

23 minutes ago, ctxa said:

It is funny, because back in my home country,... it was a small city and we all pretty much knew each other well. Trust me, literally the dumbest, laziest, and most scumbags of the mechanics courses that they taught in my city ended up working at the local Mercedes, BMW, Audi dealers... And I know for a fact that the local BMW dealer there used to take cars which they couldn't fix themselves to a so called "BMW specialist" 100km away. 

 

Changing the engine oil, oil filter, and air filter is not rocked science... If only I had access to a car lift or a big space in which I could peacefully work underneath the car, damn sure I'd do it myself... 

 

Anyway, I still hope to find one such "Mercedes Specialists", main problem being I am not proficient in Thai.

I understand your point.

But what I saw in Thailand, with any kind of repair/maintenance people, is so bad that it's definitely a good idea to go to a trusted company.

I am sure wherever you come from they would use at least the correct oil and the correct amount of oil. In Thailand that would be a unwarranted assumption.

Thomson Garage in Bang Na.. they have an ex Mercedes guy there... they use genuine merc parts and yes cheaper than a merc dealer.

 

They also have very expensive wheel alignment gear ... Hofmann

 

I can personally recommend that place.

 

They also do bmw, Audi etc

 

Their english is ok.   I’ll PM you tomorrow....

On 12/20/2020 at 10:07 PM, JAS21 said:

Thomson Garage in Bang Na.. they have an ex Mercedes guy there... they use genuine merc parts and yes cheaper than a merc dealer.

 

They also have very expensive wheel alignment gear ... Hofmann

 

I can personally recommend that place.

 

They also do bmw, Audi etc

 

Their english is ok.   I’ll PM you tomorrow....

 

As suggested, last Thursday I took the car to Thomson Garage in Bang Na. 

 

* Reasonable price (way cheaper than Merc dealer).

* They start working right away on the car and won't stop til they finish.

* Appropriate and right replacement parts. 

* Ex-Mercedes dealer mechanic working there. 

* The garage is filled with Mercedes and similar cars which are there for repairing / maintenance.  

 

English speaking. 

 

Overall, couldn't be happier. Took the car this weekend on a trip to Pattaya, to try it ????.... All working ok. After they cleaned the injection system and added some additive to the fuel for cleaning the engine, fuel consumption improved slightly. 

 

On 12/20/2020 at 10:07 PM, JAS21 said:

Thomson Garage in Bang Na.. they have an ex Mercedes guy there... they use genuine merc parts and yes cheaper than a merc dealer.

 

They also have very expensive wheel alignment gear ... Hofmann

 

I can personally recommend that place.

 

They also do bmw, Audi etc

 

Their english is ok.   I’ll PM you tomorrow....

Do they do Chevrolets or  will i be doing it myself

10 minutes ago, bodga said:

Do they do Chevrolets or  will i be doing it myself

Google Thomson Garage Bang Na for the phone number... but I don’t see why they wouldn’t work on a Chevrolet... the second part, what do you want to do by yourself....

On 12/20/2020 at 9:19 PM, OneMoreFarang said:

Do you want to get the maintenance done correctly? Do you want that they use good oil, the right amount of oil, etc.?

And do you want a stamp in your service-book?

Then better go to Mercedes.

 

Unfortunately too many Thai people don't know or understand the concept of detailed and accurate maintenance work - or any maintenance work at all.

Do you have personal experience of servicing  a MB in a non dealer in BKK.....or are you just criticising Thais without real experience and knowledge as on other occasions? 

 

If the former share it rather than general comments; if latter save your words for elsewhere.

56 minutes ago, rimmae2 said:

Do you have personal experience of servicing  a MB in a non dealer in BKK.....or are you just criticising Thais without real experience and knowledge as on other occasions? 

 

If the former share it rather than general comments; if latter save your words for elsewhere.

If you know Thailand as good as you pretend you know it then you should know that it would be a bad idea to name and shame Thai people or companies on the internet. Or do I have to explain that to you?

Or to quote you: "save your words for elsewhere".

On 12/20/2020 at 9:19 PM, OneMoreFarang said:

Do you want to get the maintenance done correctly? Do you want that they use good oil, the right amount of oil, etc.?

And do you want a stamp in your service-book?

Then better go to Mercedes.

 

Unfortunately too many Thai people don't know or understand the concept of detailed and accurate maintenance work - or any maintenance work at all.

What is the nationality of the staff at the Mercedes workshop?

3 minutes ago, Nout said:

What is the nationality of the staff at the Mercedes workshop?

German of course ????

 

12 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

If you know Thailand as good as you pretend you know it then you should know that it would be a bad idea to name and shame Thai people or companies on the internet. Or do I have to explain that to you?

Or to quote you: "save your words for elsewhere".

Providing an unsubstantiated, negative response to the OP's question is of no use to him or anyone. My comment had nothing to do with naming and shaming, but to give recommendations if you know of any.

 

Off topic but previously I have recommended 2 garages to service/repair BMWs in BKK. The owners are dedicated, experienced people who take pride in their work. Such people do exist in Thailand, but perhaps you are One More Farang who does not know how to find them or even when they have found them looks for the bad things.

Never met a talking garage, let alone an English Speaking one....Im used to the Tesco express automated Hello!

????

Our local garage is great. He has 2 lifts. Always busy, songthaews, gravel trucks, cars, pickups, tractors, WHY

Wife had a problem with car when I was away - he came to our house, fixed it, left.

Bill - what bill ! Pays to shop local.

5 hours ago, canthai55 said:

Our local garage is great. He has 2 lifts. Always busy, songthaews, gravel trucks, cars, pickups, tractors, WHY

Wife had a problem with car when I was away - he came to our house, fixed it, left.

Bill - what bill ! Pays to shop local.

You are saying that your local mechanic came to fix your car while you were away and your wife was alone at home, and he didn't charge anything because you "shop local"? ????

 

Hmmmmm........

41 minutes ago, ctxa said:

You are saying that your local mechanic came to fix your car while you were away and your wife was alone at home, and he didn't charge anything because you "shop local"? ????

 

Hmmmmm........

 

I'm reminded of the old punch-line, "...jeeeze lady, don't you have anything smaller?"