Our Team

Meet Our Team

Military Discount | 1-Year/12,000-Mile Warranty | Same-Day Services

Military Discount
1-Year/12,000-Mile Warranty
Same-Day Services

Meet the staff at Benchmark Motors in Columbia, MD, featuring technicians who are dedicated to providing top-quality service and guaranteeing your satisfaction. Our staff is passionate about its work and committed to serving you. Call Benchmark Motors at (410) 730-0990 to make an appointment.

Danny Grant

Owner

He has a passion for machines that started at a very young age with his first go-kart and mini dirt bike at 10 years old. Later on, Danny started working at a Mustang restoration shop where he tuned his mechanical skills.

When work slowed, he decided maybe a career change was in order, so he thought computers and electronics were the way of the future. He started to study electronics and computer science.

While Danny was in school, he worked as a computer repair technician. One of Danny’s side duties, while he was working for the computer company, was to maintain the company's cars, which included two Mercedes-Benz vehicles. If Danny needed parts or special tools for these cars, he found Benchmark Motors to be an invaluable resource.

After making a few trips to Benchmark Motors in its infancy, he realized that newer cars have everything he has ever wanted in a life-long career: computers, electronics, and mechanical parts. This was the perfect combination.

At that time, Benchmark Motors only serviced BMW and Mercedes-Benz. In 1993, Danny gained employment at Benchmark Motors, and from there, eventually went on to purchase the business from the previous owner.

Since then, Benchmark Motors has expanded multiple times, adding more shop space and a new waiting room. Benchmark Motors also opened its doors to most other foreign and domestic automobiles and became an authorized Bosch service center.

Benchmark Motors is the only independent repair facility in the area that has factory-level repair and scan tools for Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Volkswagen, Porsche and Volvo.

Mike

Detail Technician

Mike is a skilled detail technician. His attention to detail is sure to bring your car back to the best finish possible. He also has a passion for old-school hip-hop and BMX bikes.

Stuart

Senior Technician

Stuart, the senior technician, has a great deal of knowledge regarding older Mercedes-Benz automobiles, along with an impressive number of years of experience with BMW automobiles.

Yanni

BMW Specialist

Yanni is the resident BMW specialist at Benchmark Motors. He has spent many years at the dealer level, repairing and maintaining everything from the classic E30 3-Series, all the way up to the most current F01/02 7-Series. Yanni knows his BMW’s and we’re happy to have him aboard to serve you.

John

Mechanic

John has 10 years of experience with a myriad of different vehicles, along with specialized factory training on all models of Honda and Acura automobiles.