Husband and wife team Sophie and Tony Cowan are both mechanics and enjoying running their own business - AZNU Automotive. 

The new mechanical business opened in November last year on Elliott Road in South Lismore and they fix anything mechanical that goes wrong with cars.

“We do mechanical repairs and services on all vehicle makes and models - from large jobs to clutches and gear boxes and supply and fit tyres,” Sophie said.

The workshop team now includes local mechanic Jake McDonald, while Sophie looks after her and husband’s new baby.

“Tony used work fitting parts in a dealership in town before he went through his apprenticeship as a mechanic,” Sophie said.

“I worked as a mechanic until September last year.

“We were both sick of working hard as mechanics for everyone else and not benefiting from it, so we took the opportunity to buy the equipment we needed at a good price start our own business.

“Now, we have a baby as well as our once in a lifetime business opportunity,” she said.

Sophie said she started her four year mechanic apprenticeship so she could fix her own car. 

“I wanted to learn to understand what’s happening in a car and how the engine works," she said.

“I grew up on a farm, handing my dad tools and helping out on tractors.”

Sophie said that “compared to most mechanics, our prices are drastically cheaper”.

“We offer high quality work and thorough inspections at an affordable price,” she said.

AZNU Automotive is located at 79 Elliott Street, South Lismore.

The business is open Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm and on Saturdays by appointment.

You can call the workshop on 6621 4326.