Ashfield's roads and homes
Two old main roads
Parramatta Road runs from the city to Parramatta, and Liverpool Road leaves it at Ashfield on its way to Liverpool. Frederick and Milton Streets link through to the City West Link.
A strip of car businesses
Ashfield's second commercial strip, along Parramatta Road, is mostly automotive retail and light industry. Cars have been part of that strip for a century: the Australian Six motor car factory opened there, near Frederick Street, in 1920.
Mostly flats
Of 9,266 homes counted, 69.9% were flats, mostly post-war low-rise blocks, and 22.1% were detached houses, many of them Federation era. Plenty of Ashfield cars live in a shared car park or on the street.
On the first railway
Ashfield station opened in 1855 on the original Sydney to Parramatta railway, with express and all-stations trains to the City Circle. Getting home after dropping the car off is easy.
A mobile mechanic and a block of flats
Servicing, a battery or a car that won't start can often be dealt with where the car is parked. In a shared car park, check the strata rules first, then give the mechanic the access details in the note: which gate, which level, how much headroom, and whether there's a power point.
On the street it depends on the spot. A mechanic needs flat ground and room to work away from passing traffic, and if there isn't any, the car is better off going to a workshop. Jobs that need the car up on a hoist always do. Mobile car servicing in Sydney covers the rest.
What we'd do
We'd sort out access before the mechanic comes: building permission, a parking spot with room to open the bonnet and the doors, and the car's keys to hand. Ten minutes of planning saves a wasted call-out.