Mech Central for diesel and 4wd specialists · Gold Coast
4wd workshop software for Gold Coast diesel and 4wd specialists
Big jobs, big parts bills, and customers who want every dollar explained. Mech Central quotes by section, prices parts against the engine on the hoist, gets extra work approved mid-job from the customer's phone, and keeps the build history on the vehicle for the next owner to ask about.
1 month free · no credit card · $49.99/month flat after, cancel any time
Diesel and 4WD specialists in Gold Coast
Gold Coast workshops — the Burleigh Heads industrial estate, Molendinar, Nerang, Arundel — deal with a transient population and a lot of first-time customers. A public booking page that shows your services and prices, and a first invoice that looks professional with the before-and-after photos on it, turns a walk-in into a return visit.
Built for workshops in Burleigh Heads, Molendinar, Nerang, Southport, Arundel, Currumbin, Helensvale and across Gold Coast.
Sound familiar?
A $6,000 quote that reads as one number, so the customer argues with all of it
Finding something else on the hoist and having to stop until you can get hold of the owner
Parts you keep for a ZD30 that never come up when a ZD30 is in the bay
How Mech Central fixes it
Quotes and invoices by section
Labour, Parts, Tyres and Workshop charges as separate blocks with their own subtotals. The customer sees the injectors, the labour and the consumables as the three things they are.
Extra-work approvals mid-job
Found a cracked manifold while the intake was off? Send the recommendation from the job; the owner approves it from a secure link on their phone and the work goes on the invoice.
Parts keyed to the engine family
Vehicles carry an engine code — ZD30, 1HZ, 4D56 — and saved parts fit a family, not a serial number. The right glow plugs come up first when that engine is on the hoist.
Photos at every stage
Before, during and after shots attach to the job and the ones you tick print on the invoice. The worn part next to the new one ends the 'was that really needed' conversation before it starts.
The moment it pays for itself
The intake is off and the manifold is cracked. You photograph it, send the extra-work approval, and the owner taps yes from a site office two hours away. The job never stops.
Questions diesel and 4wd specialists ask
Is Mech Central the same as TradeCentral?
Same Australian platform, same company, same price. Mech Central is the workshop-only front door: every account created here is a mechanic account, with vehicles, rego search, service reminders and inspections switched on from the start. One login works on both sites.
Do I need a credit card to start?
No. The first month is free with the whole app included. After that it is $49.99 a month for the whole workshop, paid by bank transfer, and you can stop any time.
Does it send SMS reminders?
Yes. Reminders go by email by default and by SMS once you switch texting on in Settings. Every text ends with 'Reply STOP to opt out', and a STOP reply is honoured across every record holding that number.
Can my staff log in?
Yes — unlimited logins at no extra cost. You choose which accounts can see prices, profit and revenue.
Mech Central for other workshops
Free for a month
Put one diesel and 4wd specialist job through it.
Set-up takes about two minutes. Book a car, quote it, photograph it, invoice it and let the reminder bring it back. The first month is free, so it costs nothing to find out.
1 month free · No credit card · $49.99/month after · Cancel any time
What's in the box
- Bookings and today's board
- Vehicles, rego search and history
- Service reminders by SMS and email
- Quotes approved online, invoices with photos
- Inspection reports
- Unlimited team logins