Car Mechanic 5

Diagnosis first

Every fault named before a spanner turns

We scan, lift and inspect, then write the finding, the parts and the labour on one sheet. You approve it; only then does the work start.

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One price

One quote, one price, nothing added at the counter

If we find something else on the lift, we call you first with a photograph and a figure. Nothing is added without your yes.

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Hands on the metal

Eighteen years under the same lamps

Five technicians, one bay each, and the same hands from the first inspection to the final torque check.

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Finished properly

Paint matched in daylight and signed off before you collect

Panels are colour-matched, baked and checked under daylight lamps. You collect the car with the paperwork and photographs of the work.

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Priced work

What each job costs, written before it starts

Every price below is a starting figure for a standard car. Anything beyond it is quoted on a sheet you sign, and the figure on the sheet is the figure on the invoice.

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Brake pads, discs and fluid

Pads, discs and fluid replaced to the maker's limits, then road-tested before the car leaves the bay.

From $189 per axle

Pad and disc measurement Fluid moisture test Road test and torque check
Full service and oil change

Oil, filters and a 40-point inspection, with the findings written on one sheet and handed back with the keys.

From $149

Oil and filter 40-point inspection Fluid top-up
Tyres, wheels and alignment

Tyres fitted, balanced and aligned on the workshop machine, with tread depth recorded for each wheel.

From $79 per set fitted

Fitting and balancing Tread depth record Alignment printout
Fault code diagnostics

A scan, a physical inspection and a written finding. The fee is credited against the repair if you go ahead.

$95, credited to the repair

Full code scan Physical inspection Written finding
Bodywork and paint repair

Dents, rust and scratches cut out and refinished, with the paint colour-matched under daylight lamps.

Written quote within 48 hours

Colour match Panel refinish Photographs of the finished panel

The workshop

Eighteen years of the same simple habit

We started with one bay and one rule: tell the owner what is wrong before touching anything. That rule is still on the wall beside the quote pad.

Every car is lifted, photographed and written up first. You see the finding, the parts and the labour as separate lines, and you decide. Parts and labour carry a 24-month warranty, and the warranty terms are printed on the invoice, not buried in a leaflet.

If the job turns out smaller than quoted, the invoice is smaller. That has happened more often than the other way round, and we keep the records to show it.

A hand signing a document with a pen on a wooden desk

Marcus Hale Workshop foreman

18+

years under one roof
12000+

vehicles serviced and signed off
24 months

warranty on parts and labour
≤48 hours

longest wait for a written bodywork quote

The technicians

The people whose names are on the work

Five people, each with a bay and a specialism. The technician who writes up your car is the one who repairs it.

Marcus Hale

Workshop foreman

Licensed technician, 22 years

Marcus signs off every job before it leaves the bay and keeps the quote pad honest. He took the first bay in the workshop.
Priya Nair

Diagnostics lead

Hybrid and electric systems certified

Priya reads the fault codes and then proves them with a physical test. If the scanner and the car disagree, she believes the car.
Daniel Okafor

Brakes and suspension

Licensed technician, 14 years

Daniel measures before he replaces. Customers get the old discs back with the wear marked on them.
Sam Whitaker

Paint and bodywork

Master painter, 20 years

Sam matches colour under daylight lamps and photographs each panel before and after the refinish.
Alex Moreau

Service advisor

Writes every quote, 9 years

Alex answers the phone, books the bay and writes the quote in plain figures, so the person who calls is the person who explains.

Recent work

The bay, the bench and the finished car

Frames from the floor this season, taken as the work was done and not staged afterwards.

Engine bay, finished

Belts, hoses and fluids replaced, bay cleaned before closing the bonnet.
The tool wall

Every spanner has its outline. Nothing leaves the wall without being logged.
A restoration in the back bay

A classic body kept in the workshop for slow, careful work.
Alignment on the machine

Wheel angles checked and printed so you can see the before and after.
Tread depth, wheel by wheel

Each tyre measured and recorded on the job sheet.
Interior and controls

Cabin cleaned and every switch tested before the keys go back.

Before and after

Drag the line and see what the repair changed

Three jobs from the paint shop and the engine bay, shown as they arrived and as they were collected.

Door panel, rust cut out and refinished

The rusted section was cut out, a new panel welded in, and the door sprayed to match the colour of the rest of the car.
Engine bay, degreased and detailed

Years of grease and road film removed so leaks show early and the next inspection is quicker.
Bumper and headlight, repaired and polished

A cracked lamp housing replaced and the bumper refinished and polished to match.

Customer reviews

What owners wrote after collecting the car

Taken from the feedback cards and follow-up emails we send after every job.

4.9

See the work behind the 4.9 rating

The quote was one page, in plain figures, and the invoice matched it to the dollar. I have not had that from a garage before.

Gregory Ward

Brake and fluid service

5 Feedback card
They rang me with a photograph of the worn part before touching it. I said yes, and the car was ready that afternoon.

Amira Haddad

Full service and oil change

5 Follow-up email
My bumper came back matched so well that I had to ask which panel was repaired. They showed me the before photographs.

Jordan Mills

Bumper and paint repair

4 Feedback card
The diagnostic fee was taken off the repair, as promised on the phone. Nothing on the invoice surprised me.

Margaret Lowe

Fault code diagnostics

5 Follow-up email