Looking for info on good NW Washington Dealer Repair or independent mechanic

[Simon]

I'm coming down from Alaska to Bellingham, WA with a sick 2004 Passenger Sprinter, and am wondering if anyone has repair shop/dealer recommendations?

[motobueno]

The place to go is Upscale in Oregon.Do a search in the forum for feedback!
They are the best in my book!
Tom

[Simon]

The place to go is Upscale in Oregon.

Yes I agree!
It's long tow haul from the Alaska Ferry dock in Bellingham to Tualitin Oregon!
I just might do that!

any suggestions on towing are appreciated!

[jdcaples]

I'm not sure I'd gamble with anyone other than John at Upscale. Dick (autostaretx) has written about having had positive service experiences with Lynnwood Dodge (http://www.lynnwooddodge.com/), a dozen or so miles north of Seattle, near the border of Lynnwood and Everett; but lildevildee posted some pretty tragic service experiences there, too.

I haven't read about consistently positive experiences in the Pacific Northwest outside of Upscale Auto. Lynnwood Dodge would be my second choice. I've not read anything anywhere indicating any experiences of Sprinter service - positive or negative - north of Lynnwood.

-Jon

[icarus]

Wilson Motors in Bellingham is a MB dealer, and they sell and service new sprinters. Don't have any idea if they are any good, nor if they have any experience with older sprinters. The Dodge dealer in B'ham sold a bunch of them over the years, and it has done service work.


Additionally there are a couple of folks in Suburban Vancouver BC that deal with sprinters, including a new dealer that has poster here somewhere.

Good luck,

Icarus

PS, Harmony Motorworks in Bellingham, 5 minutes from the ferry is beginning to work on Sprinters. They are very good, very honest european shop. They don't advertise that they do Sprinter work as they are moving into it gradually, but they do work on them. At worst, call Mark at Harmony and perhaps he can send you in the right direction. When you describe it as sick, what are you describing?

[autostaretx]

Dick (autostaretx) has written about having had positive service experiences with Lynnwood Dodge, a dozen or so miles north of Seattle,
The bad news is that Jack Carrol's Lynnwood Dodge no longer exists under that name (due to the Dodge dealer shrinkage).
Service was delegated to Town and Country Chrysler/Jeep/(dodge) near 140th on Aurora in North Seattle.
I have not sought service since the Dodge meltdown, so i can't speak from personal experience
(well, i tried to buy some of the "power distribution block" fuses from T&C's parts department.. They had one of the 3 sizes i sought)

But... directly across the street from the old Lynnwood Dodge is this area's MB Sprinter Dealer!
Mercedes-Benz of Lynnwood
20515 Highway 99
Lynnwood, WA 98046
Phone:1-888-867-8704
FAX:1-425-673-5959
Phone:(425) 673-0505

Up in Mt. Vernon is "Valley Freightliner" .. which used to be a Spinter dealer until mid-2005.
Their parts-running vans are Sprinters, and i've just never had a loose minute to drop in to find out where -they- get them serviced...

--dick

[icarus]

The bad news is that Jack Carrol's Lynnwood Dodge no longer exists under that name (due to the Dodge dealer shrinkage).
Service was delegated to Town and Country Chrysler/Jeep/(dodge) near 140th on Aurora in North Seattle.
I have not sought service since the Dodge meltdown, so i can't speak from personal experience
(well, i tried to buy some of the "power distribution block" fuses from T&C's parts department.. They had one of the 3 sizes i sought)

But... directly across the street from the old Lynnwood Dodge is this area's MB Sprinter Dealer!
Mercedes-Benz of Lynnwood
20515 Highway 99
Lynnwood, WA 98046
Phone:1-888-867-8704
FAX:1-425-673-5959
Phone:(425) 673-0505

Up in Mt. Vernon is "Valley Freightliner" .. which used to be a Spinter dealer until mid-2005.
Their parts-running vans are Sprinters, and i've just never had a loose minute to drop in to find out where -they- get them serviced...

--dick


Even though Valley Freightliner runs all over WA in Sprinter service and parts vans, they don't sell Sprinters and I don't believe they service them either. A call to Freightliner today on another matter referred me to McCoy Freightliner in Portland. (A write up elsewhere in this forum does not speak too highly about McCoy however).