How We BEgan...

Just imagine: you’ve bought the car of your dreams, and then the unthinkable happens: you’re involved in an accident. Your car is almost totaled. 

What do you do now? How do you find the best place to take your car for repairs? Who can you trust with your wheels? Choose the shop with the best reputation, a shop that takes pride in its work. You found it at Ricky’s Collision Car Care Center on Shallowford Road in Marietta. 

Ricky's family, Ricky Rodriguez Sr. And his wife Alicia, came to America from Uruguay in 1974, with nothing more than hopes and dreams of a better life for their family.

On his arrival in the U.S., Rodriguez trained under Hans Vorphal, a factory-trained Mercedes-Benz technician from Stuttgart, Germany. The training Rodriguez Received gave him a jump on starting his own place, Ricky’s Mercedes Service Center in 1994, specializing in Mercedes, but working on other cars as well. With only $2,000 to start his business, he was one of the first Americans trained by a Mercedes technician and he learned the ins and outs of his trade.

Today, Ricky’s two sons and daughter are loyal to the family empire. With three businesses thriving, it’s a perfect fit for the Rodriguez family. Ricky Jr. runs Ricky’s Collision Car Care Center, focusing on all kinds of body shop repairs on all makes, from Acura to Volkswagen. He is also specially trained to work on Mercedes with the Celette Sevenne, a dedicated fixture system similar to the ones used to build aircraft, that scientifically calculates where each part of the car should fit together, ensuring that the car will be stable and positioned correctly during the repair process. Ricky Sr.’s other son, Danny, works in the Mercedes Service Center, exclusively on Mercedes, giving customers the products an services needed for all makes and models of Mercedes at more competitive rates than most. Ricky Sr.’s daughter Joanna works at Ricky’s Auto Sales, helping customers find the perfect pre-owned Mercedes for them.

When asked what he enjoyed most about his work, Ricky Jr. noted it was “The ability to take something that has been destroyed and put it back together. “It’s about making the customer happy.”

Why we do what we do: “We enjoy seeing the transformation of a wrecked automobile or truck, and seeing it put back together, like new. The ability to take something that has been destroyed and put it back together makes it a pleasure to come to work every day. We are able to take a wrecked vehicle and bring it back to life! When we see your car or truck put back together and looking like new, we are just as happy as you are! At Ricky’s Collision Care Center, we take pride in our work. It’s all about making the customer happy! ” Said the owner of Ricky’s Collision Care Center.

Call us at 770-591-0585