Stewart Automotive, at 20 Wordsworth Street in Sydenham, Christchurch, is a family-run workshop that has been in business since 1977. The website says it is a father-and-son business and a Kiwi-owned workshop serving drivers across Christchurch and the surrounding area. Services include logbook servicing using OEM parts, diagnostics with the latest scanning tools, brakes, pre-trip inspections, used car inspections, roadworthy certificates and WOF reports. The workshop is open Monday to Friday, 8am to 5.30pm. The website says it has the latest factory-recommended tools and that it aims to keep logbook servicing well below dealership prices. Bookings are made by calling the workshop.
Customers describe the mechanics as honest, reliable and affordable. One says the business has looked after their fleet of cars for years, with no complaints about the workmanship. Another calls it one of the best garages in Christchurch, and says the team knows what they are doing and gives good service. Honesty comes up most often in the reviews. The nearest other workshop with a similar rating is Clinch Automotive, 0.2 km away. Our pick in Sydenham for a logbook service or a used car inspection from a long-established workshop.