Beverly Laurel Automotive

Just sold my mercedes 560SL that Shant and his son Kevin have taken care of for years. I sold it with confidence because I knew these men did everything right to my car. if you need convincing go to their shop. it is like a hollywood hidden secret. You will walk into a modest mechanics garage off the beaten path only to enter and see vintage mercedes from 1920 to present day. Shant has ground up restorations done on any Mercedes you can bring. this is the experience this man has. on any typical day there will be a rare 100−200k benz sitting right next to your car.
I can not praise them enough. They go above and beyond to please their customers and in this day and age we all know how rare that is…

Check it out, I go there with some weird error my car kept showing, they hook the computer but apparently the computer has a virus so Shant the owner tells one of the workers to check some random pipe manually and he decides that’s the problem.
We change it, I pay for it around $ 100 I go home error comes back again.
Next day come again change something different which costs $ 250, again go home error comes back.
I had a leak on my radiator and again he replaced something random charged $ 200, turned out to be totally something different cuz the leak didn’t stop.
Don’t even think about going there, specialist my ass.
First time he’ll please you. But then he’ll have his knife sharpen ready for you pockets.

Shant is super amazing. His customer service is exceptional. And he is an incredibly nice person. I am so happy with him and his team. He deserves 100 stars!

The best. They’ve been working on my cherry 560SL for years. The cost is always reasonable, the service impeccable, and their attitude impressive. These guys GREAT !

Thorough and knowledgable, specializing in inly Mercedes Benz, all years, makes, models… getting mine reset with electrical relay switch…

I feel so lucky to have found Shant and his guys at Beverly Laurel. Owning a Mercedes is tough because the repairs can be really expensive if you go to the dealer. On the other hand, taking the car to shady mechanics can cause more problems than it’s worth. Shant is honest, reliable, fast and knowledgable. He is my go to guy for everything on my mercedes — and he does it all!

Been going for here for 10+ years. Simply put Shant is the best. Honest and been very generous with some rarer parts he has sold me for my car. Me earlier review seems to have disappeared cause I didn’t have a photo on my profile. In any case Shant makes driving Mercedes more enjoyable for if anything is to go wrong you will be well taken care of. Thanks!

I have known Shant for over 15 years and have bought several cars from him, had him service all of them. He is the most skilled and honest Mercedes mechanic and he is well known to the Mercedes dealers in town, too. You can trust him with everything. Simply the best
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I had four things done on my 240d at Beverly Laurel Automotive.
Of the four, two of them I had to return to be adjusted, fixed or replaced again.
The last thing I had them work on was the glow plugs.
I had to return my car three times… with a tow truck.
Nice guys. But if you have an old Mercedes as your daily driver, better learn how to fix it yourself.

I brought my car in for a «B» service and Transmission service after speaking to a gentleman named Shant over the phone. I have an 08 C350 which I normally take to Mercedes Benz of Beverly Hills but I just couldn’t stand to pay their high prices anymore. Shant was up front and helpful when it came to any questions I had and was prompt with the entire service. Before taking my car in I still called the dealership and a few other shops but Shant was the most courteous over the phone; working in retail, you tend to appreciate that sort of thing. My car’s running smoother than ever and i’m happy it got worked on by these guys. A big thanks to Shant and his crew for a job well done. I’ll make sure to come again and recommend you guys to everyone!

These guys do great work — they are Mercedes wizards but don’t charge Mercedes prices. I have been in 3 times.
Shant and his team will get my business as long as I own my Mercedes.
Thanks guys for the outstanding service you provide.

I originally found Beverly Laurel via a Google search in 2011 and have been taking my car here ever since. They work mostly on Mercedes vehicles and charge far less than a dealer would. Shant has always been honest and fair with his pricing when I’ve taken it in for service or repairs, and I totally trust him and his son, Kevin, who works there too. During one of my last visits, Shant noticed I had a rear lamp out and popped in a new one for me!
If you have a Mercedes, whether old or new, I strongly recommend taking it to Beverly Laurel!

I thought I should update this review since Shant’s back in Hollywood, still great & still taking care of my ’95 wagon. I was there a few weeks ago & one of his customers drove in for his service — from San Diego. He’s that good.

What is increasingly hard to find in any car service shop these days is honesty.
You can’t buy honesty and integrity at most car service shops — but you can rely on this from Shant at Beverly Laurel Automotive.
A friend’s E420 had been diagnosed as «terminal» at her usual shop. The guy gave her a diagnosis that estimated the work as costly [ in excess of $ 2000] and prohibitive to fix. She was ready to sell the car.
I thought something was amiss. I did some reading on Benz posts on the internet and realized that there was a possible misdiagnosis.
I took the car to Shant, early Saturday morning. He said: «Let me read the codes and then let me call you and then we can decide what we want to do».
He followed through on a code read on his Mercedes diagnostic equipment. Simple coil issue was detected. The #5 coil was defective on one of the 8 cylinders. Cost of coil $ 70. Honesty. There is no price on honesty.
He also did an extensive check on the car and outlined other work, that he felt needed to be addressed in the future.
The car was running as smooth as silk and ready to drive when he called back.
There is no doubt in my mind that this is a stand up guy and that his knowledge of Mercedes is professional and honest. I highly recommend them.

I bring my Mercedes here for service and anything else Mercedes related. Sean is amazing and really HONEST. He provides fantastic service and is a stand up guy. I will always bring my car here and I can’t recommend this place enough to anyone else. So happy I discovered this place!

Read the 12/​24/​2010 review, by Clark M’s., he took the words right out of my mouth.

I own 2004 C320 with 60k miles in need of a B Service. Beverly Laurel serviced my C-​class exceptionally well and for far less than a dealer would charge. While I had a factory warranty I went to the Mercedes dealer for service. Now I will never go back. Thank you Shant and all the staff at Beverly Laurel Automotive.

I have a 2001 Mercedes that is my pride and joy. I used the same mechanic for over 20 years, however, he just retired. I was referred to Shant at Beverly Laurel and after speaking to him on the phone I decided to use his services. I am ecstatic! Shant and his son Kevin are polite, helpful, kind, and really know their business. Shant worked on my car inside and out and it is now in perfect condition. I will use Beverly Laurel and recommend them to all who want an honest and ethical place to have your Mercedes serviced! Thanks Shant!

If only we could all be so fortunate to have someone as trustworthy and professional as Shant perform all the services we use on a regular basis. He is fair and honest, always reliable, and never once have i seen him stumped in a diagnosis with his encyclopedic knowledge of the idiosyncrasies of the wide array of years and models of Mercedes.
Expertly he walks you through what is required in layman’s terms, provides repair options with accurate estimates, advises you as to priority what needs immediate attention for the health of the car and the safety of the passengers, and those impending repairs can be postponed until the next service. As a 15 year customer through several Mercedes I even purchased one based solely on the fact that he knew the car’s repair history but more importantly because Beverly Laurel had exclusively performed the car’s maintenance.
If you carefully parse the one negative review from the lady you will notice that he dropped what he was doing to attend to her, diagnosed and solved the problem, spared her the need of the replacement motor she cold probably return for a refund and charged her less that the standard minimum labor charge at other shops. In what world can that possibly be viewed as a swindle?
This is my first and likely last Unilocal review, but spreading the good word about Shant is a pleasure.

This my first Unilocal review. It’s unusual to find a business that is so exceptional that I feel compelled to share it with the world. I am a car guy that does a lot of my own work and I’m very particular, there are very few shops that meet my standards, Beverly Laurel Mercedes is one of them.
The owner, Shant, is good man as well as an absolute Mercedes Benz genius. I feel a little offended about the woman who wrote the review above, saying that he «swindled» her for charging ½ hour labor after spending 20 minutes on her car. (With no appointment, just a wild guess). It’s safe to say that many shops would have just put the new part in and never told her that it was just an unplugged cable. I guess you can’t please everyone…
All of my experiences with this shop, and Shant, have proven him to be as honest as the day is long. I know for a fact that he will not take the short-​cut even when it would be more profitable. I’m an unusual customer in that I know the cars quite well and know exactly whether someone id BS’ing me or not. I recently brought him one of my cars to look over, just get his opinion on it. He’s dropped what he’s doing and looked over my cars many times, only charging me when he actually fixes something and then always a fair price. I’ve also bought parts from them, fair prices as well.
Some of the regular clientele of this business have dropped-​out since they moved to the valley, it would be a huge loss to the world of Mercedes repair if Shant ever retired or moved elsewhere. That is why I’m vouching for them here. They are exceptional.