Lube Mobile ACT

There website said they specialised in Alfa Romeos so we booked a oil change and a brake repair. Mechanics came out and told me that I didn't have a brake boost in the car so the brakes would never be perfect....hmmm. Then they came up with a couple of minor leaks that was going to cost over $1000. Quoted $320.00 for the service and the total of the bill was $560 plus. Brakes no better. Spoke to Alfa specialist and was told exactly where the brake booster was....never again. My husband will be disputing this bill. Also charged half hour labour to rotate tires which were already off the car for the break inspection.

I had Lubemobile come out and try to fix my car after $370.00 of which only $33 was for parts the mechanic told me the problem was fixed. I DON'T THINK SO!!! after they had several mechanics come out the total I had paid Lubemobile came up to $1000 and the car is still the same as when I started. Should have just gotten it towed to a real mechanic would have saved me a lot of money. Trying to get a refund as per the instructions on the warranty and having no luck the area manager is disputing this and now I have to take it to consumer protection... DON'T USE LUBEMOBILE!!!

I've used them twice, and I can't believe I went back for seconds. I had my 1997 Mitsubishi Magna service at my home in Caroline Springs- for the usual reason, I had a small toddler and rubbish public transport in the area, so convenience was a big factor. The car was worth around $8,000 at the time, and had around 250,000kms on the clock. The first service they found a variety of things wrong, and the job cost nearly $2,000! I chalked it up to an incomplete service history and reluctantly found the money. The second time I used them, the cost was almost $2500!! I certainly didn't have the money, and was told I'd be taking a big risk by not having the work done. I should have said no and gotten a second opinion- but in the end agreed to pay, and they gave us a payment plan/finance option. You know things are pretty bad when you have to take out a payment plan to pay for your car service!! On my dad's advice, I made them keep the parts they had claimed needed replacing so we could check them out. My dad, a 30-year qualified mechanic (who unfortunately lives 300kms away) confirmed the parts were still a way off needing to be replaced- so the costly repairs were not as urgent as the mechanic had claimed, especially given that I was due to sell the car! Be warned- they might come to you, but at the end of the day, what does it matter if you are "conveniently" ripped off?

After some dodgy experiences in the past, and now having a baby so not being able to get around as easily to drop the car off, we called Lubemobile. The guy who came out was friendly, reliable, thorough and went out of his way to help us. Admittedly they are not the cheapest mechanic, BUT they do come to you so what do you expect... plus as I have found through experience, you get what you pay for. Highly recommended, especially for someone like me who is not able to run here, there and everywhere.