Hello,

I am moving to from the East to the West Coast <therefore the URGENT at top> and am getting a complete turn-up on my Mercedes SLK. I got a quote from my Mercedes dealership that it would be $340 to replace the battery and $866 to replace the tires (Michelin).

Now, my friend (who knows much more about cars than I do) advises that do not have these 2 things done by the dealership and instead - go buy (Yokohama instead of Michelin) tires and battery elsewhere and have it installed at half the price.

Please tell me - is it a big NO-NO to have work done anywhere else other than a Mercedes dealership? Or does it not matter?

Any & all information is greatly appreciated. Thank you

 

This is the breakdown they claim needs to happen:

$180 battery
$30 hold down belt
$92 test
$34 service
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$340 total


$174 per front tire
$179 per rear tire
$40 for mounts
$120 to balance tires
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$866 total