mycar Tyre & Auto - Salamander Bay Reviews 

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.8

Shell Coles Express Service Station, 163 Salamander Way Cnr Town Centre Circuit, 2317 Salamander Bay, NSW, AU


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fabulous service today at Mycar in Salamander Bay. I had a puncture and it was quickly fixed at a moments notice. Highly recommend them. Will definitely be back.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tom on the front desk at Salamander Bay is brillant, always helpful even though he maybe flat out, he is backed up by a great team, been here 3 times in last 12 months for 3 different cars, alawys gre... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

All staff members are very friendly, the only issue we had this time was we were told car would be ready after lunch,so we went away came back just after lunch & car hadn't even been looked at,that'... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I dropped in to book in for a battery check and Nathan checked my car then and there. So helpful and kind, he explained what he was testing on my car without making me feel like an idiot! He was quite... See more


Company details

  1. Tire Shop
  2. Auto Electrical Service
  3. Car Battery Store
  4. Car Repair and Maintenance
  5. Mechanic
  6. Oil Change Service

About mycar Tyre & Auto - Salamander Bay

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mycar Tyre & Auto is one of Australia’s largest tyre, service and repair businesses, with a team of auto experts famous for customer care.

Whether you are in need of car servicing, new tyres or puncture repairs, car batteries or roadworthy inspections, our expert technicians have got you covered.

With over 270 stores Australia-wide, mycar Tyre & Auto is a one stop shop for everything auto.


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Peace of Mind is Guaranteed - Australia Wide

At mycar, we guarantee our products and services to be free from defects in materials and workmanship.

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Quality Workmanship

We offer a Lifetime guarantee on all work performed at mycar.

New Parts

We offer a 24,000kms or 24 month guarantee (whichever occurs first) on all new parts supplied and installed by our qualified technicians.

Lifetime Tread

At mycar we offer a lifetime tread guarantee against manufacturing faults and limited to pro-rata replacement, calculated on the remaining tread depth.

Batteries

Warranties on batteries range from 12 to 40 months, depending on the type of battery purchased.


Contact info

  • Shell Coles Express Service Station, 163 Salamander Way Cnr Town Centre Circuit, 2317, Salamander Bay, NSW, Australia

  • (02) 9212 8958

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Happy Customer

Nathan took the time to check Tyre Ratings to make sure that we were buying tyres suited to my vehicle.

Also he was able to book us in and do a service at the same time, service and new tyres in 2 hours whilst we shopped.

Text message received to let us know that the car was ready.

March 16, 2023
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Friendly and helpful staff

Staff were friendly and helpful. Appreciated them accommodating me at no notice after ruining a tyre on my way to work. Big thanks !

January 31, 2023
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Refreshing approach. Nathan from salamander bay has such a…

Nathan from salamander bay has such a professional approach. He solved our previous issues that had been outstanding for months. He explained our complex situation step by step, even referring us to a European specialist for our remaining specific Audi issue.
Very impressed. We will be back.

December 28, 2022
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor customer service after they damaged my car

My car was damaged by the mechanics at Salamander Bay while on holiday. All contact apart from the original from the mechanic was made by me for the first 30 hours.

Despite promises on the day of the damage by customer service (when I called them), nobody did anything to fix my car or help arrange a rental. I had to resort to sitting in the mechanic's office to get somebody to talk to me after trying customer care both on the phone (pressed 1 after waiting and they never called me back) and in the online chat (waited 15 mins to be told immediately that they can only sell me tyres).

The customer care person I spoke to on the phone in the mechanic's office (after hours by this stage) offered to call me back in the morning. When I asked why I couldn't pick up a car rental that evening when all airport rental car companies were still open, she said I was being unreasonable. I pointed out that I was only talking to her after more than 24 hours because I was doing all of the legwork. I also explained again that I was on holidays with my family of 4 with no car. She replied, 'MyCar will cover all of your transport costs until a hire car is arranged tomorrow.' When I suggested that I would go to the airport this evening and pick up a rental car because they were still open, she then said I was putting words into her mouth and that they would only cover Uber costs this evening. According to the mechanic, this was the head of the customer care team that he had contacted on her mobile phone.

This all happened over 2 weeks ago. I am currently driving a hire car paid for by MyCar ( but not the excess reduction. I've been told I'll be reimbursed, but I'm currently over $600 out of pocket for that cost) but I still don't know where my car is. The last time I saw it was a week ago, still sitting outside the Salamander Bay workshop with a taped rear windscreen, as we left for home. I haven't heard anything since 5 days ago when the appointed smash repairer near home called me and said, 'Apparently you have a car coming to us?' They knew nothing else and that was the day that Innovation (the company that solves these problems for MyCar) said it would arrive via a car transporter.

To top it off, the mechanic from MyCar insisted I pay the balance for the work they did when they damaged my car, $650, which I paid in good faith before all of this happened.

Accidents happen, but customer service like this is inexcusable. If you listen to the audio while waiting on the phone for customer service, MyCar claims over and over that they put people first.

Add to this that I was also offered a larger car to get all of our holiday gear home from Eurocar in Parramatta (2.5 hours each way from our holiday location. This is despite the fact that the car we had to return was from Newcastle Airport (which they organised!) Later, when they rang me back, they said the pickup location was Fremantle (WA). This was Innovation, but they are acting on behalf of MyCar, so I don't see the difference at this point.

I just want my car back, in the same condition it was when MyCar damaged it, and to also get updates without having to make all the phone calls.

Is that too much to ask of a company that operates in all states and territories of Australia?

I'm sure most, if not all of the phonecalls were recorded. Please listen back and make changes.

Get it together MyCar!

December 27, 2022
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Extremely friendly staff

Extremely friendly staff, had a slight issue with the wheel alignment and they were more than happy to help fix the problem.
10/10 service

December 28, 2022

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