Dave has proven himself to be a heck of a classic Benz expert. I purchased a 1987 Mercedes Benz from a gent in Washington Crossing, PA and it had been serviced by Dave. The records showed he did a TON of work and believe me, the car was tight. Everything was tip top. Unfortunately I had to sell the car when I moved overseas. However, last year I came back to the states and picked up a 1985 500SEC, grey market import. It had some bouncing issues and Dave quickly identified what was wrong and took care of it on very short notice for me. It's now 11 months later and everything is A-okay. I also know he did a great deal of work sorting a 300SE owned by a friend that was neglected by the prior owner. A lot has been done and the car now drives properly and has cold AC. It was expensive, but genuine Mercedes parts are not cheap so you can't blame anyone other than those pesky Germans. Dave gets a big thumbs up from me. His wife, Kathy, takes calls and sets up appointments. She was lovely to speak with. read more

Let me preface my review by saying that I think Dave is a very nice guy, and even though we must have had a miscommunication, I still think he's a great guy and would give his shop another try. Here's my story. I have an older diesel Mercedes, and one of the metal fuel lines rusted through and was dripping diesel. It was a pressing problem. I came to Dave, and he put my car up on the lift right away to have a look. Upon discovering the problem, Dave talked with another mechanic that works for him and said he can save me a lot of money by replacing that fuel line with an all-copper fuel line custom-bent to the shape of the original fuel line, so it will never rust again. Since copper is pliable, he wouldn't have to remove the rear subframe (which is the costliest part of the repair) to install the new line on the fuel talk. I agreed to the plan of action and scheduled an earliest available appointment with Dave (a week from the day I visited). When I brought the car in for the appointment, Dave's assistant told me I'm not in the book, and he totally forgot about the fuel line job we discussed. So we negotiated that I'll just leave the car with him, and he'll get to it in a couple days, as soon as he has time, and he agreed. While the car was at Dave's, I went on an overseas trip for a week. Upon my return, I called Dave J's to see if the repair was done, and his assistant told me the repair has NOT been done yet, apologized and said he'll get right on it. After that phone call, they had the car done next day. HOWEVER, he didn't replace the entire fuel line with the copper line like he told me he would -- he simply cut the portion of my original fuel line out that was rusted and put on some rubber tubing to connect the gap in the old lines. I paid $160 for that -- which is something I could have done myself for less than $10. I wanted a professional repair -- to have the fuel line replaced -- and that didn't happen here. In the end, I'm not sure what happened. I felt like I was not an important customer and that I was forgotten, and that's not a good feeling when you pay money for the service. I give this shop 3/5 stars at this time (meaning A-OK). They fixed the problem, but it was a temporary fix, not what was promised, and they forgot about me. If/when I return to Dave's in the future, and have a better experience, I will be happy to update my review and change the rating. But as things stand now, this is how I feel based on factual evidence of what happened. read more

Dave J is always friendly, reasonable, professional, quality and the list goes on. Father has been going here for years. You lose nothing compared to dealer. read more

Dave J's German Car Service is run by Dave J (lead mechanic and owner) and his wife Kathy (who runs the front desk) and several other mechanics who work under Dave. First of all, the name is a bit of a misnomer (which I suspect is simply about licensing, etc.). Dave J's is a MERCEDES shop. (I've never seen any other German cars there.) But, it is an awesome Mercedes shop. Why? Because Dave J is both a skilled mechanic and honest/fair. So many mechanics either are incompetent or crooks, that we felt like we won the lottery when we found Dave J. We took our classic Mercedes to him for 7 years (2000 to 2007) and he kept the old girl running. The shop is a little out of the way and it is nothing to look at (not much of a waiting area, etc.), but if you are looking for a skilled, honest, fair, affordable mechanic to work on a Mercedes then he is your man! Honestly, I can't sing his praises enough and I've never been as happy with any car service as I have been with Dave's work. read more

Dave is a nice guy and great mechanic, and his work is solid. His wife runs the front desk and the phones. She lacks people skills , is unprofessional, and is very rude. I had dave complete a job that ran me $1400. After the job was complete I noticed that I had a tail light that was blown. I asked her to have Dave replace the bulb for me, she said sure and then tried to chg me $25 to put in a bulb. I said see u serious. I just gave u $1400 and u can't put in a light bulb for me? She said no and made a big scene about it. I mentioned it to Dave and the expression on his face was that he was embarrassed that she tried to chg me for that. I'm thinking about going to the dealer next time, at least they show me some respect when I go there. read more

I would not use this place again. Kathy was very friendly. However, I was billed for parts that I didn't receive, $420 for $240 in parts. My bill indicated that I had was billed $360 for front shocks and brake lines that I didn't receive. They worked on my car and complained how difficult every was to do. Never had a mechanic complain so much about doing their job. They spent an exuberant amount of time trying to repair something that they ultimately wasn't able to do and charged me. A knowledgeable mechanic should know if something can be repaired and not spend hours working then tell you they couldn't fix it. At the end of the day, I walked out with a new lower control arm only and paid almost $900.00. In addition, the work that they did cause my steering to be out of alignment and never mentioned that this happened or can possibly happen or checked that it happened. As I walked out of the door, not even a thank you for you business! read more

I couln't disagree with Dennis's comments more. If you are looking for a white lab-coat, spic & span, shop go to any of a number of Mercedes Benz locations or even high-end Mercedes Shops and Dennis you will find the atmosphere that it seems like you are seeking. Judging from your review and some details it sounds like you have a older diesel Benz and I don't care what you say - Dave J's is the best place to take it too. If you want the white coats and costs involved with a Benz dealer, by all means go! I have been a customer of Dave's for quite awhile and I won't be looking for any other shop or team of mechanics to take my E class to. Their work is top-notch and their prices and work quality are the best around. Dave is willing to spend time with each and every customer so that they fully understand what needs to be done and why, and he takes the time to make honest recommendations on how to keep your Benz, BMW, Audi, etc. running its best and safest. All of this (most of the time) comes with no charge. Where else are you going to find a Master Tech willing to spend 30 minutes or so of his time, explaining and makeing you feel more comfortable about your Benz? Dennis, no matter what you think about the ambience of the shop or organizational facets of Dave J's, you can't argue with the results. read more