Bartech

That place is fantastic! Chris is meticulous, clean, thorough and as honest and trustworthy and anyone could hope for. It’s easy to see the pride he takes in his business by taking one look at his shop. Thanks Chris.

Very honest and thorough. I’ll go here anytime it’s possible with my location– much better care than the dealership. The owner is extremely knowledgable and genuinely a nice guy. He doesn’t treat women differently or take advantage. The place is also immaculately clean. I’d recommend to others.

Chris has always been fair and straightforward. He treats your car like he has to drive it himself. I always leave feeling better than when I first showed up.

Shop is as clean as an operating room.
Chris is extremely meticulous.
Second to none in automotive repair and maintenance.
Fair pricing.
I have owned two Mercedes.
After they were out of warranty Chris has done all my maintenance.

What a wonderful shop. The owner is very knowledgeable, the price was fair, and I’m confident that the job was done well. The garage is spotless. I’d certainly recommend Bartech to friends and family. If you’ve got a German import that’s out of warranty, this is the place to take it.

Chris has been my mechanic for 20 years. No one touches my car but Chris!

Great!

Bartech is awesome! I have never had a better experience with an auto shop. Chris really knows his craft and exceeds my expectations every time I bring my car in. He gets to know your vehicle and greets you by name when you walk in. He knows Mercedes like the back of his hand.
Chris’ customized service is a rarity. If you own a German car and live in Sacramento, you are wasting time and money taking it anywhere else.

Terrible place. Contacted them on 4 separate occasions including once in person. It would have been big business for them, but each time they said we’ll look into and get back to you. Of course, never got a call back. It’s unfortunate there’s no AMG shops in Sacramento. It’s obvious the 2 reviews are probably from the shop itself.

I recently purchased a passat from someone who has only had their car worked on here and they also have an Audi and only come here so I thought for 2 reasons to come here at least once.
1. They obviously trust him, and he isn’t their family.
2. He is the only one to ever touch the car.
I came into get my water pump and timing belt done as per the mfg suggesting timing. He quoted me what was comparable to others, about 1100 and he said «that’s what the computer tells me but I will bust it down a few more bucks.»
He did the work timely, and charged me a hair over 1K.
If you have German vehicles, come here, ask for Chris. You wont regret it.

The Best Mercedes service in Northern CA. I only wish I had found them sooner. It is so nice being able to trust your michanic, such a load off my mind. There shop is so nice and clean I would almost be willing to eat off the floor. Give them a try I think you will see why it is I completely trust them.

I totally concur with the last reviewer. I would trust these guys without an estimate. They have never done me wrong. Not only do they advise what needs to be done, they tell you what doesn’t need to be done and what can be put off to a later time. In the auto repair biz, what more can you ask for. I guess that their prices are reasosnable and they are. They beat the dealer by a long shot, and do better work.
Oh, and last but not least, you can eat off the floor of their shop. A true sign of a class mechanic.
I am a public Defender, my counter part DA goes there and I just referred our Judge for his car. That has to say something too. We actually all agree on Bartech!

I was fed up with the piss poor service and outrageous prices at my Audi dealership, so I started looking around for a new shop. I didn’t know before my research began, but there are several shops in the area that specialize in German automobiles and a few that specialize in Audi’s (my car). I called around to several of them, but found Bartech to be the most personable and responsive of them all. That was very important to me since the dealership treated me like I was constantly wasting their time and always gave the impression of faking their interest in the customer. I really wanted to find a shop that I felt good about the mechanics, felt as though I was important, and felt that my car was in good hands. JK immediately, gave me all of those impressions. On top of that, the estimate that Bartech provided me (via e-mail…in writing!!) for the work I needed performed was in line with what I was really looking to pay. The dealership wanted twice as much.
JK (one of the owners) was very responsive over the phone and via e-​mail. On the day of my appointment, during the write up, he asked if I wanted to have my water pump replaced as well. Doing it with the other service I was having performed on this day would ultimately save me several hundreds of dollars if I ever had to come back to have it done on its own. I declined at the time of the write up. Later in the day, I received a phone call and an e-​mail from JK explaining that the water pump was indeed leaking; the seal had started to break. He went so far as to take pictures of it and e-​mail them to me so that I could see for myself. I was blown away by this extra effort.
The service went an additional day due to this add-​on, but that wasn’t an issue for me since I was fully expecting this service to be a 2-​day job. After it was completed, JK came and picked me up, drove me back to the shop, and showed me all of the parts that they had pulled out of my vehicle to be replaced. The end price was reasonable, as far as I could tell… when compared to other shops.
The final thing that happened was the best. He told me that he and his partner had made a cosmetic enhancement to my car and they wanted me to check it out. They had put on a new license plate frame (promoting Bartech, of course). He said, they chose chrome because they thought that it really looked great on my car and they thought that this was a great enhancement to the look of the car. Then he asked me for my opinion. I was stoked. I didn’t really need a new license plate frame, but it was the way he presented it to me. Like this was something that I had to have and how it would make my car look THAT much better. I got a kick out of it.
I remember when the Audi dealership did the same thing, but instead of presenting it in a friendly manner that made me feel as though I needed it, they told me that they put their license plate frame on my car so that I could advertise for them. That kind of cheapened the whole experience. Needless to say, I am proud to be sporting my Bartech license plate frame and replacing that dealership frame.
If you are an Audi owner whose warranty is up and you don’t want to continue being treated poorly or ripped off by the dealership, I highly recommend that you give Bartech a call. I’ll be taking my car there from now on.

Bartech is a small, two man specialty shop focussing on Mercedes, BMW and Porsche, I believe. I think if it’s German, you’re in the right place. They do amazing work, are extremely mellow, and the key for me, totally trustworthy.
While I don’t own any of the aformentioned autos, they also will do work on other cars, but if you own one of the above and are tired of being raped by the «stealership», give them a try.