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Hello skyline owners of Perth,

Had my 33 for going on a year now, and been taking it for services up north in wangara thus far, however it's about 30 minutes of driving and no longer having the gf to ferry me back and forth (and friends working days and pretty unwilling to take me there :down: ), I'm looking for somewhere that'll be a little closer in hopes of using the pub transport to get back. I was hoping for something in osbourne park but from searching the various forums here, the closest 'reputible' place is Oconnor, which is a bit closer but much of the same. I'd love to learn to do the minor 3-6 month stuff myself (oil, filter changes), but trying to keep that AWN warranty valid so I have to get a qualified mechanic to do it [bah! :P]. Are there any recommendations or do you have to go around that far out to get to the decent places regardless?

I suppose there's always the family members I could ask :D

Any help or advice appreciated.

Mr. Auto on Donovan Street in Osborne Park is a fantastic mechanic. He doesn't specialise in any types of cars, however if it just a general service etc you are after i personally recomend Mr. Auto.

He has been in the business for almost 20years, reputable, always does a a good job and makes sure it is done properly, and charges reasonable prices. I would suggest you call him - (08) 9444 1120

Much appreciated syfon & gazza. Oh well turns out I have a little more time, because upon inspection I was supposed to post the past service receipts to these guys at AWN and well... haven't done that so basically it's voided regardless. Meh, got it free with the car so no big loss I guess...

I'm going to give the Mr. Auto place a call, although now that it's not necessary that I get the work done by a mechanic, I should probably learn how to change the oil etc myself :down: [not looking forward to that 100k service coming up soon *sigh*]

Mr. Auto on Donovan Street in Osborne Park is a fantastic mechanic. He doesn't specialise in any types of cars, however if it just a general service etc you are after i personally recomend Mr. Auto.

He has been in the business for almost 20years, reputable, always does a a good job and makes sure it is done properly, and charges reasonable prices. I would suggest you call him - (08) 9444 1120

+100

I use Joe for all my car servicing and repairs, and so do most of my friends and family.

Reason for this, he has never ever done the wrong thing, and he has never spun me bullshit!

How did you end up meeting Joe?

My brothers have known him for about 7-8 years (i've known him for probably 2years), and i'm always at his workshop around 5pm most weeknights enjoying a drink or two :banana:

You might see my white 33 parked out the front sometimes :P

I have always used him and his workshop for any repairs/changes/mods i do to my 33, and he is a great guy, always willing to help and there is always Corona's in the fridge :thumbsup: LOL

Thanks guys! Looks like Joe @ Mr. Auto will be the first place to check out. Hopefully he is gentle to me on my student budget + not getting any shifts at work :)

Ah... the expensive joys of the 13 year old import (that I occasionally hug... don't look at me, you've done it before too...)

Syfon, he buys a few parts of me from time to time. I got him to do a job for me a few years ago and was extremely happy with the way he went about it.

I have seen your car there before.

I had the red Madza that was there for about 4 months not long ago haha

Try Imports 101 in East Vic Park. They are very close to a train station. More importantly, they really know Skylines (and other Jap turbo cars) and do great work. Very thorough and pay attention to detail - which you can see if you want to look in my engine bay!

Cheers. :O

  • 2 weeks later...

Well to round this all up -

Brought it back from Joe today and I'm pleased with the results. Everything was appropriately priced including labour (perhaps a tiny bit on the high side but he's an independent business so I'm happy to pay the premium). It works out to be ~30% more expensive than the place in wangara however the convenience of a 12 minute drive versus a 35 minute drive, I'm willing to pay the extra money. He also helped me out big time after the service was done at no cost and as such, I'll be using him in the future (although I may have to shop around for my 100k service). Happy customer (although poorer student... I need a real job) :)

Again, thanks for the other suggestions by everyone, when I look up my next service or need to have other work done I'll definitely check them out.

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