SA Automotive Repairs 51 Oaklands Road, Somerton Park, South Australia 5044

"I have used this place multiple times for small things and was ok, till I decided ok let's do a clutch and see how it goes. So after 7 days I get my car back drives ok but notice they have not pit on my engine lower splash tray ,called them said come Saturday i pitch up the guy tells me sorry i dont know where it is please come back, i live 45min away why tell me come on Saturday in the 1st place then 1 night on the highway my gaurd liner pops off under and starts rubbing against my tyre whilst driving. To my surprise they put in 1 clip and immediately informed them and requested my splash tray aswell they said don't i will sort it out. A few more days goes by and the car is driving absolutely terrible pull it into a workshop on a hoist and guess what gearbox mounting point broken according to them it was cracked but they acknowledged that it broke further, a cover on the gearbox missing, loose bolts , bellhousing bolts loose , like wherever they worked nothing was tightened, I called them sent photos and emailed. I was told we will pick up your car and sort this out. So almost 2 months later I'm still waiting after spending $1000 for a clutch and spark plugs I have received a broken gearbox, missing covers , and had to pay another mechanic to atleast get the car mobile again unfortunately I will not recommend this place"

"Very professional, friendly and very reasonable pricing. I would recommend to anybody who needs a servicing and repair."

"These guys are legends, steering pulley had broken, something had gone wrong with it. They not just put it on, the lads also ended up staying behind after closing which is 5pm just for me, knowing that I had to go Melbourne next day. This won’t be forgotten, thanks heaps guys I’ll be recommending to my family and friends!"

"SA Automotive had our 4Runner for 6-7 weeks just for a head gasket and 4WD servicing. Normally not a long job however it took 3 weeks for a part to arrive which turned out to be the wrong part so had to wait even longer. We didn’t know this happened because communication was so poor we were constantly ringing for updates which they couldn’t give us any timeframes or what was really happening with the car. Sometimes we would call 10x in a row before they answered the phone. Regularly said they would call us back but wouldn’t. Finally they got the right part then claimed our fuel injectors needing replacing. Another 3 weeks and still claimed they couldn’t find the right fuel injectors for the car and again another wrong part had arrived. They claimed our car was too old to work on and ended up refusing to finish the job so we had to hire a car trailer and drive 3 hours (one way) in the middle of a work week to bring to a more local mechanic. Our local mechanic has found it was not the fuel injectors at all, SA automotive had actually snapped the near-new timing belt, bent a valve in the head and caused a myriad of other problems. No wonder why they wouldn’t tell us what was going on! All I’m saying is I am glad that SA Automative didn’t end up charging for their services because it was so poor. Honestly would not recommend and definitely won’t be coming back. If you can, stay away."

"Simone was great. I had an accident in the morning and was pretty shaken up. I was able to bring my car in immediately, they were honest and so helpful in explaining the damage and my options, really eased my stress. Will use them for normal service. Thanks again! Highly recommend :)"