5 Tips to Prevent Car Engine Overheating

5 Tips to Prevent Car Engine Overheating

1. Keep an Eye on Your Coolant Levels First thing I always tell people — make it a habit to check your coolant, especially if you’re doing the morning St Andrews school run or stuck in bumper-to-bumper on Ruakura Road. Hamilton’s mix of hot, dry summers and loads of...
3 Quick Fixes for a Squeaky Car Drive Belt

3 Quick Fixes for a Squeaky Car Drive Belt

So, you’re cruising down Te Rapa Road or heading out past Gordonton and suddenly you hear an annoying squeak every time you start the car or pull away at the lights. Or maybe you’re crawling through Dinsdale traffic or bouncing over a pothole in Nawton, and that drive...
3 Essential Toyota Hybrid Maintenance Tips

3 Essential Toyota Hybrid Maintenance Tips

So you’ve got a Toyota hybrid — maybe a Prius you run to work in Te Rapa, or a Camry Hybrid running the school drop-off between Rototuna and St Andrews. Those hybrids are clever bits of kit, but like anything, they need a bit of TLC, especially with all the Hamilton...
10 Signs Your Toyota Hybrid Needs Service in Hamilton

10 Signs Your Toyota Hybrid Needs Service in Hamilton

So, you’re cruising down Ulster Street or maybe heading back into Te Awamutu from Hamilton East, and something feels off with your Toyota Hybrid. Living and driving round Hamilton, you get to know your car — especially with all the potholes, speed bumps on Peachgrove...
4 Cost-Efficiency Tips for Toyota Hybrid Owners

4 Cost-Efficiency Tips for Toyota Hybrid Owners

Got a Toyota Hybrid? You’re in good company — we see them every day here at Grimmer Motors, right alongside Camrys, Suzuki Swifts, and even the odd Isuzu MU-X or Audi e-tron. Hybrids are great around Hamilton, especially if you’re driving Thames St, through Dinsdale,...
10 Hybrid Driving Tips for Maximum Efficiency

10 Hybrid Driving Tips for Maximum Efficiency

Thinking about getting the most out of your hybrid in and around Hamilton? Whether you’re dodging those potholes on the way out to Rototuna, crawling through traffic on Te Rapa Road, or just doing the school run between Hamilton East and Hillcrest, there are a few...