5 Signs Your Clutch Needs Immediate Attention

5 Signs Your Clutch Needs Immediate Attention

The clutch is a crucial part of your vehicle, bridging the gap between your engine’s power and your gearbox’s distribution of this power to the wheels. Like any other component, it can wear down over time, leading to a less responsive and efficient driving experience....
10 Essential Auto Electrical Safety Tips in Hamilton

10 Essential Auto Electrical Safety Tips in Hamilton

If you’ve driven around Hamilton for a while—Dee Street, Te Rapa, Horsham Downs, or out past Cambridge and Morrinsville—you’ll know our roads can be rough on cars. Bit of rain, few potholes, some fog in winter, and hot, dusty summers. It does a number on your vehicle,...
5 Rules for Safe Towing in Hamilton

5 Rules for Safe Towing in Hamilton

If you’re thinking about towing around Hamilton, or you’ve just rocked up at Grimmer Motors with questions about hauling the horse float to Ngāruawāhia or the family caravan down Morrinsville Road, this one’s for you. Towing’s not hard — but doing it safely? That...
7 Essential Electric Vehicle Owner Tips

7 Essential Electric Vehicle Owner Tips

Thinking about getting the most out of your electric vehicle? You’re not alone — we see all sorts roll through the workshop here in Hamilton. Some are BYDs that mum’s running between school pickups in Rototuna, others are Kias or even a sneaky Renault Zoe from...
5 Symptoms of a Faulty Brake Master Cylinder

5 Symptoms of a Faulty Brake Master Cylinder

Keeping your brakes in good nick is right up there with the most important things you can do for your car — especially with all the stop-go traffic on Ulster Street or when you’re crawling through Cambridge during school pickup time. Your brake master cylinder is the...