First services on a new car
You don't have to go back to the dealer. A qualified independent mechanic can do the logbook service, and as long as it's done to the maker's schedule and specifications, it doesn't by itself void the new car warranty. The regulators' own guide says an independent repairer can service a vehicle without affecting the consumer guarantees.
What matters is the record: the logbook stamped, the invoice itemised with the parts and fluids used, and the work matching the schedule for that kilometre reading or date.
RACV names one exception to know about. Mitsubishi's extended warranty for years six to 10 depends on servicing at a franchised dealer, so read your own warranty's conditions before you choose. Logbook service covers the rest.
Pimpama's roads and rail
Split by the M1
The motorway runs straight through Pimpama, and exit 49 (Pimpama-Jacobs Well Road) is its own. For a mobile mechanic, say in the note which side of the motorway the car is on.
A brand new station
Pimpama station opened on 20 October 2025, decades after the old South Coast line station closed in 1964. A car that used to drive to Brisbane and now only does the station run has swapped long trips for short ones, and RACV says trips under 20 minutes don't give the battery time to recharge.
Farms and estates side by side
Pimpama is described as the last rural town on the motorway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, with farming roots in sugar, cotton and arrowroot. The estates keep spreading over that land, and Pimpama City Shopping Centre opened in September 2018.
If we'd just moved in
We'd find the service book and check when the first service falls due, by date as well as by kilometres. A new car that mostly does local trips can reach its first service date with very few kilometres on the clock, and the date still counts.