Victoria Point and its roads
Cleveland-Redland Bay Road
The road runs north to south through the suburb, past the shopping centres and the high school, on a 15.2 km route from Cleveland to Redland Bay. It has only short stretches of four-lane dual carriageway, so most local driving is suburban, with plenty of stopping and starting.
Two boat ramps
The headland has two boat ramps into Moreton Bay. Backing a trailer into salt water is hard on the trailer's wheel bearings and brakes, and the back of the tow car cops the spray. Rinse both with fresh water after every launch.
The Coochiemudlo jetty
Coochiemudlo Island has no road access; it's a 2.0 km ferry ride from the Victoria Point jetty. A car left at the jetty while you're over there can sit for days, and RACT's fix for a battery that sits is a 30-minute drive once or twice a week.
Redland City's patch
Victoria Point is in Redland City, not the City of Brisbane. Before a mobile mechanic comes out, ask what space they need. A flat driveway off the road is the safe answer almost everywhere.
Jobs that come up in Victoria Point
Towing is the big one. RACV puts towing on its list of reasons to service a car more often, around every six months. Mention the boat in the note, with roughly what the rig weighs, so the mechanic knows to look at the brakes, the cooling system and the towbar wiring.
Victoria Point already had six retirement villages back in 2007, and a retiree's car often does short, gentle trips. Low kilometres still don't mean no servicing: NRMA says most books set a time limit as well as a distance, whichever comes first. Mobile mechanics in Brisbane covers what can be done at home.
If it were our car
We'd hose the trailer and the back of the car with fresh water after each launch, and ask for the wheel bearings and brakes on both to be checked at every service. For a car that mostly sits, we'd take it for a decent drive each week rather than wait for a slow start to tell us.