Ever pulled up at the lights on Te Rapa Straight or got stuck in Rototuna traffic, and wondered what’s actually powering all your gadgets—and your car’s starter—for all those stop-start bits around Hamilton? Or maybe you’ve popped the bonnet after a cold foggy morning...
Why do car batteries go flat when the car’s just sitting? Right, so picture this: you’ve left your car parked up at home in Flagstaff, or maybe it’s sitting at mum’s in Ngaruawahia while you scoot around in the work ute. Come back to it a week later, go to start her...
Why are the battery cables important? Your car’s battery cables have an important job. Their role is to transfer electricity from the battery to the starter motor and alternator. This allows your car to start and stay running while keeping the battery constantly...
About the car battery: Your car’s battery provides the necessary power required to start your car and operate accessories such as the stereo, speakers and lighting. Car batteries are rechargeable and use energy produced by the alternator to charge the car...
What is a parasitic drain? A flat car battery can lead to a lot of inconveniences when need to use your car. A flat battery is not always caused by lights being left on. In fact, there are a lot of things that can cause the battery to drain when the car is not in use....
About battery terminals: Every car battery will have a negative and positive terminal. Battery terminals are usually made of lead, which offers high conductivity and low electrical resistance. These terminals are the first point of contact between the battery and...
Booked the ol' Fuga in for a service this week. I dropped it off early to take advantage of the free clean and asked if I could have it ready at 3 pm. The service went well and they...
pointed out things that would need attention in the future. I like the introduction of the vehicle service and repair log book. Which has all my previous services and fix ups recorded in it. And the Fuga was freshly
cleaned and ready at 3pm, like they said. Thanks Team
Cinn Thornton
The team at Grimmer Motors are very friendly and have awesome customer service. My car needed scan as flashing light on dash. The problem was identified , easy to ...understand explanation given and quote for fix provided. Thanks team.
Pip Six
Awesome service. They communicated really well with me about what was going on and then fixed a few extras on the same day I took my van in. A great place.
Lincoln Fernandes
Fast easy reliable and much cheaper compared to dealerships
Hamish O'neill
Great customer service, good communication and works done on time. Thanks Grimmers
Sarah Bowers
Love leaving our car(s) in the friendly and capable hands at Grimmer Motors. Everything from drop off, reception, communication and the work done is of a high standard... and much apprecaited. Another happy customer - thanks Grimmers.
