New Skyline Workshop In Melbourne

[FAkbari]

Hi Guys,

I've recently took my Stagea to J-TUNED after experiencing major issues and delays with another workshop (which I wont mention who).

A friend of mine referred me to Jay and I must say that he quickly turned my misery around; from a car that left the other workshop on a tow truck; to now being on its way to making some serious reliable power.

I can't thank Jay enough, even though I was originally very sceptical going to him given my previous experience but glad I did. These days it is very hard to find a decent workshop that has the right work ethics and customer service. I'm confident that anyone from here that pays a visit to Jay will see both qualities in his work, not to mention his honesty.

I wont plug the workshop anymore than I need to, as you get the picture but I hope that he'll definitely be around for a very long time.

Cheers.

[Birds]

Call now and we'll send you this Swedish made set of oxygen sensors

[R31Nismoid]

First year for new business can be exempt of GST. This is a new business.

There have been a few SAU members who have come to the shop so far since this post has gone up and they have been extremely happy.

Not quite correct, unfortunately. It'll be far less than the first year before registration occurs, likely 3-4 months you'd think.

https://www.ato.gov.au/Business/GST/Registering-for-GST/Do-you-need-to-register-/

All you need to do is have $300 in the door, per day to be over 75k in a year. So 3 oil changes a day, 5 days a week - not much

Too many 'skyline/import specialist' workshops have opened over the past 10 years only to be gone 12-18 months later leaving people with unfinished work, debts owed and cars unfinished or their parts being sold on them with the owner having done a runner etc etc.

It's not easy out there, car workshops are a tough gig. So people are rightly quite wary if things don't sound right straight away.

[GTRPSI]

Too many 'skyline/import specialist' workshops have opened over the past 10 years only to be gone 12-18 months later leaving people with unfinished work, debts owed and cars unfinished or their parts being sold on them with the owner having done a runner etc etc.

It's not easy out there, car workshops are a tough gig. So people are rightly quite wary if things don't sound right straight away.

I totally agree with that, up here in the northern Suburbs we have a new workshop opening every 3-4 months specializing in Skylines and Supras and as many closing.

Most are opened up by people who worked for another workshop or fixed cars at home and thought they knew it all till they started in their own.

Some of the things i see when dropping off parts to them is a joke, because somebody can bolt on a brand name manifold in their garage does not mean they know how to put a Euro car into service mode before making a repair.

Just last week i saw 1 do this, a simple repair ended up costing a pretty penny because of the person behind the tools being a so called pro.

The day before that one workshop purchased a "good" second hand gearbox as a replacement for a blown one, after they put it in they realized they had bought another blown one, they didnt even test it by putting it into each gear and rotating the input shaft.

You would think they would know what to look for and test before parting with cash, i guess the guy who sold it is laughing now.

Today we had mechanic call us for us for brake pads, mechanic couldnt fathom that the model of van had 3 caliper versions, one with no pad wear sensors, one with a cut out for 1 sensor, and another with a cut out for 2 sensors, and asked us to send the one with no sensors because it was cheaper, when asked how he would get a sensor working on it if it had sensors, he replied he would disconnect them and throw them away, he was too lazy to pull off a wheel and look.

Go figure, and this guys working on brakes!

At least my days are entertaining with these idiots (sorry proffesionals), never a dull moment, myself, the Mrs and son are constantly on the floor laughing at the lastest stories.

Eventually they realize its not a easy game, there is a lot of competition, and others who have more experiance.

Edited March 18, 2015 by GTRPSI

[Birds]

Second hand gearboxes are a giant pain in the ass. They should have done that simple test but even if that checks out fine you can end up with all manner of whines and rumbles and rattles after putting it in. Lots and lots of people selling dodgy gearboxes because even pulling them apart and inspecting won't reveal everything. Always safer to recondition it, but even then you can get noises that just won't go away. Used to buy a lot of second hand gearboxes from wreckers and they just had to suck it up when we would come across a shit one and say replace it with a good one.

After selling oil to workshops for years and supplying them with gearboxes, I too have seen how stupid/lazy/costcutting so many of them can be. Put it this way, I wouldn't take my car to 80-90% of the workshops I supplied to. Not that it's always their fault, the market is so flooded and competitive that if you don't cost cut or and don't have a niche or loyal customer base built up over years, you're a gonner. But yeah there are some dumb mechanics out there and rightly so...plenty of stupids with an interest in cars who wanna make a living out of it and what's stopping them.

[King of kings]

I hear what you guys are saying. It's true, there are a lot of shitty mechanic shops out there but people have to start somewhere. What starts of as a small business can grow into a successful business. It takes time and dedication. But how else is anyone to succeed if they don't try. Every mecahnic shop that we know to this day started small. The ones that succeeded are the ones who put the hard yards in, who have the right work ethic and passion for cars as we all do. It just takes time.

Edited March 19, 2015 by King of kings

[blah_blah]

First year for new business can be exempt of GST. This is a new business.

There have been a few SAU members who have come to the shop so far since this post has gone up and they have been extremely happy.

FYI there is no GST exemption for first year business.

What you may be implying is that you are not over the threshold yet, and therefore not required to register

My 2cents of free tax advice

Best to register when you do surpass the threshold otherwise there are late lodgment penalties and general interest charges and potential fines for negligence

[King of kings]

I had my information all muddled up sorry.

Your correct

[vrkt33]

Jay from Gt-Hyper?

[King of kings]

yes