About car door / boot creaking lubrication services: Lubricating your car’s doors and boot allows for the hinges to operate smoothly. This prevents the hinges from squeaking, creaking or becoming stuck when in use. The lubrication process consists of a mechanic...
What’s a distributor? (And why should you care?) Alright, so if you’ve got an older Mazda Demio, Suzuki Swift, or maybe your reliable old Toyota Estima, you might’ve heard us nattering about the “distributor.” Basically, it’s a key bit in your ignition system – it...
What’s the throttle position sensor (TPS) on your car? Alright, let’s talk about the throttle position sensor, or TPS for short. You might not spot it straight away under the bonnet, but it’s a small bit that makes a massive difference to how your car runs. Basically,...
What’s an Idle Air Control (IAC) Valve, Anyway? If you’ve ever sat at the lights on Te Rapa Road and noticed your car idling rough, or even stalled at a roundabout in Rototuna, you probably know how annoying it can be. One of the most common culprits? The Idle Air...
What does the car differential (diff) do? In rear wheel drive cars the differential (diff) system forms a connection between the cars transmission and the horizontal axis of your car. This allows for energy to travel from your car’s engine to the wheels. When...
Alright, this one’s for anyone who’s tried to look us up and went, “Hang on, is it Grimmer, Grimar, or something else?” Happens all the time, especially if you’re trying to Google us while sitting in the car at a red light on Ohaupo Road or waiting for the kids after...
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.
