Wantirna's roads and landmarks
EastLink, twice
The tollway runs through Wantirna with interchanges at Boronia Road and the Burwood Highway. It opened on 29 June 2008 and runs 39 km from Nunawading to the Frankston Freeway. Steady freeway kilometres are easy on brakes but show up worn tyres and poor wheel alignment.
Knox on the doorstep
Westfield Knox and Knox Private Hospital are both in Wantirna. If the car won't start in either car park, 3152 is the postcode to give us.
Along the Dandenong Creek
Wantirna was first settled on the creek's banks, and Koomba Park's native bushland now sits between the creek and EastLink. Mountain Highway and Wantirna Road carry the local traffic across the suburb.
Selling a car from Wantirna
Time the roadworthy
In Victoria a seller's roadworthy certificate has to be less than 30 days old, so get it close to the sale, not months ahead.
Go to a licensed vehicle tester
Only a licensed vehicle tester can issue the certificate, and not every workshop is one. Pick the roadworthy job in the card and it goes to a business that tests.
Expect a list if something fails
The tester will say what has to be fixed before a certificate can be issued. Ask how the recheck works before work starts, and get any repair estimate in writing.
Do the service at the same visit
If a service is nearly due, having it done then gives the buyer a freshly stamped logbook and saves you a trip.
Where we'd start
With the car going on the market, we'd have a mechanic look it over a week or two before the roadworthy and fix the easy things first: tyres, globes, wipers, a cracked mirror. Then we'd get it tested, with fewer surprises on the list.