Parts and Services

5 Key Checks for Peak Car Performance

5 Key Checks for Peak Car Performance

Alright, let’s cut straight to it — plenty of people rock up here at Grimmer Motors asking what’s *really* important to keep their car humming, especially with all the stop-start tripping around Hamilton. Doesn’t matter if it’s a Mazda Demio crawling round Peachgrove...
10 WOF Preparation Steps for Hamilton Cars

10 WOF Preparation Steps for Hamilton Cars

Getting your car ready for a WOF in Hamilton? It can be a bit of a mission, right? Between River Road potholes and those stop-start drives along Te Rapa Straight, it’s easy for even the best-kept Mazda, Peugeot, or Honda to end up with a few gremlins under the bonnet....
Electric Tailgate – Inspection & Replacement Hamilton 

Electric Tailgate – Inspection & Replacement Hamilton 

What’s an Electric Tailgate, and Why Are They So Common in Hamilton? If you drive around Hamilton these days — whether it’s cruising down Te Rapa Straight after a shop at The Base, or bumping along those potholes out in Rototuna — you’re bound to spot heaps of cars...
Can’t Open Car Bonnet Hamilton

Can’t Open Car Bonnet Hamilton

Having a hard time getting your car bonnet open here in Hamilton? You’re definitely not the only one. We get heaps of folks—uni students from Hillcrest, families from Rototuna, tradies crawling between Hamilton East and Te Rapa—popping in with the same story. You pull...
Different Types of Car Reversing Camera Hamilton

Different Types of Car Reversing Camera Hamilton

Alright, so you’ve been driving around Hamilton for a while, maybe in a trusty Honda Fit or a Nissan X-Trail, weaving through all the road works on Kahikatea Drive or creeping past the roundabouts near Chartwell. One thing you start noticing, especially on those grey,...
Front and rear parking sensor options Hamilton NZ

Front and rear parking sensor options Hamilton NZ

Parking Sensors: Are They Worth It for Hamilton Drivers? If you’re the kind of person who finds parallel parking in downtown Hamilton a bit nerve-wracking, you’re definitely not alone. Between the tricky parks on Grey Street or squeezing into a tight space by The...