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Taff's Auto Repairs

Taff's Auto Repairs

4.4(40 reviews)See reviews ↓·Adelaide

About the company

Taff's Auto Repairs is a small family owned workshop in the Northern Suburbs of Adelaide. It specialises in Ford, British and European vehicles. Taff is a qualified Welder/Fabricator and Automotive Mechanical Engineer. The workshop is fully equipped and has the latest up to date diagnostic equipment.

It has experience and knowledge to diagnose faults in most vehicles from around the world. Services include restorations, rally/race car preparations, mechanical engineering, welding/fabrication, diagnostics, servicing, road worthy checks, tyres, exhausts, shock absorbers, and timing belts. Taff's Auto Repairs provides personal service and offers no obligation quotes on parts and services.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Taff's Auto Repairs has built a following on mechanical depth and the readiness to take on work others shy away from, with reviewers naming performance and rally projects, engine swaps and rebuilds, and tricky diagnostics such as a rare cooling system leak or a persistent knocking sound traced to a loose rear coilover. Taff himself is repeatedly credited for clear communication before and during each job, explaining options and checking in when unexpected issues surface, while budgets were respected and quotes described as competitive.

Workmanship is called thorough, with logbook checks carried out item by item and custom solutions found when parts proved hard to source for vehicles including a BMW E30 and a BA Falcon. Something that features in review after review is the care shown to older and modified cars, whether a VW Beach Buggy or a Ford ST, and the sense that each vehicle is treated as a project rather than a routine task. Customers in several reviews describe fast turnarounds on smaller fixes, useful advice on servicing and brake work, and welding capability alongside standard mechanical repairs, all delivered from a spacious, easily accessed workshop in Adelaide's northern suburbs.

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Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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Sam Styles6 November 2024

Absolute Rip off & doesn't care for customers cars Booked in for accelerator cable replacement & small fuel leak. (car ran perfectly prior to drop off) Was called & advised car was repaired. upon collection I was told the idol was adjusted but not the carburetor mixture settings (a strange statement I thought at the time) "attempted" to drive the car home. Car was surging/ popping/ backfiring & generally running very rough. I returned the car to hopefully rectify the running issue. At this time I was told he hadn't test driven the car & was likely "like that when brought in" received a call two days later stating he wasn't able to fix the issue & wanted to take my car to a carburetor specialist. At this point I advised Taff id be collecting the car that afternoon & take it elsewhere myself My car was absolutely filthy/ covered in dirt & it appears to have had Brake fluid leak on the roof damaging my paint work (cars parked under other cars on hoists) Running issue was incorrect float level/ faulty linkage & poorly adjusted idol/ fuel mixture settings

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Kerry Halloran28 December 2023

Made a phone call about annoying knocking sound in car,Taff said bring it down,pulled rear coilover out & tightened loose nut,put back in, job done. He is the best & highly qualified with high standards. If your fussy with your vehicle & want the job done properly & thoroughly see Taff. Regards Steve.

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Stu13 November 2023

I met Taff on a tour of Litchfield National Park while he was on holidays in Darwin. We found Taff very easy to talk to and found out he was very knowledgeable about all things automotive. As we were driving down to Adelaide and have put a lot of kilometres on our vehicle, I looked him up and subsequently got Taff to do a full service and brake pads on our vehicle to ensure we get home safely. We are very happy with his service and quality of parts used. Cheers Taff!

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J ps7 September 2023

Taff could not have been more helpful if he tried! Had a wealth of knowledge when it comes to small fords. I was chasing parts for a 2L pinto engine which he had. Used messenger to communicate and he was quick to reply.

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Simon Smith6 January 2023

Had a difficult, rare Cooling System leak. Taff provided excellent advise in conjunction with Liqui Moli State representative, Simon. Better chance of success now. Best customer service for years! Will send some work your way soon. Highly recommended for trouble shooting and advise. Thanks u two... much appreciated. Went to Taff again yesterday (5Jan 2023) to match some bolts. Spent 4 hours elswhere with nil result. Taff supplied bolts in 5min. Great work ...like it used to be!

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Ian18 June 2022

I've taken three vehicles to Taff's from a 1966 small ford to a 2014 Mitsubishi and each time he has been honest from the start, performed outstanding work and kept me informed throughout the process. Definitely recommend his services. Top bloke. Five stars no question. I will never go anywhere else again.

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Andrew Pearce30 August 2021

Taffs are a fantastic, professional business that stands by their products. They are always there to help and that makes it so much easier to complete those tricky jobs.

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Contact
Working hours
Monday08:00–17:45
Tuesday08:00–17:45
Wednesday08:00–17:45
Thursday08:00–17:45
Friday08:00–15:30
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed