Caulfield Jag Service

A Brief History 

Paul Zazryn began his apprenticeship in 1973 at one of Melbourne’s leading Jaguar dealerships. He became State Apprentice of the Year (each year) throughout his training and then continued to attain higher and more diverse certification through various course studies.

"Twenty-three years ago I decided there was a better way of looking after prestige cars. For ten years I had seen many unethical ways people were being treated in the motor trade and decided that was a place for a business with the correct morals and ethics in this trade. So, after a company I was working for went broke, I had o job, no holiday or severance pay, an 8 year old daughter and 6 month old baby, my wife Gay and I founded Caulfield Jag Service (formally Paul Zazryn Automotive Services) with a $500 Bankcard."

A lot of years have passed since CJS started , and it has become clear to me why people resort to making the quick buck – because some people don’t care about anything by price and the job being completed yesterday. I soon learned that running a successful small business had not very much at all to do with being a good mechanic and knowing how to fix cars. Instead, it had a lot to do with being on call 24 hours a day, performing miracles while customers wait and predicting the future as accurately as possible.

Since the early days, we have built a large regular clientele and have been able to keep to our original concepts of honesty and integrity in every aspect of our business. People are very sceptical of the motor trade, and in some instances quite legitimately so, so it is satisfying when you can form a long and trusting relationship with a customer.

After 20 years Paul and Gay have decided to explore other avenues and interests with ownership of the business now passing to Graeme Haymes and John Gardner. Paul still assists as technical advisor and the boys are expanding to cover Triumphs, MGs, Rovers and other Classic marques of interest.

Now after twelve months we are well established in the business and the service department has expanded as we hoped to include the above marques, so give us a try no matter what your car for your next service.