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7 Warnings Your Hybrid Battery Is Failing

7 Warnings Your Hybrid Battery Is Failing

Hybrid cars have become a lot more common around Hamilton and the wider Waikato, from the Toyota Prius and Honda Jazz to the euro stuff like BMW i3s or the odd Peugeot 3008. Folks love them for the low running costs and cutting down on emissions. But let’s be real —...
4 Winter Care Essentials for Hybrid Cars

4 Winter Care Essentials for Hybrid Cars

Winter in Hamilton brings a pretty mixed bag — damp mornings, heaps of fog on River Road, and frosty starts if you’re driving out past Ngaruawahia or out east toward Morrinsville. If you’re running a hybrid, like a Honda Insight or maybe something a bit less common...
4 Key Safety Features of Hybrids Explained

4 Key Safety Features of Hybrids Explained

If you’re driving a hybrid around Hamilton – maybe you’re on Te Rapa Road at 5pm, heading out to Rototuna, or you’re doing the daily shuffle down Peachgrove Rd – you want to know your car’s got your back when it comes to safety. Hybrids are packed with a few key...
5 Strategies to Boost Your Hybrid’s Value

5 Strategies to Boost Your Hybrid’s Value

If you’ve got a hybrid — whether it’s a Toyota Aqua buzzing around Claudelands, a Honda Insight up and down River Road, or even a Lexus RX sitting in your Frankton driveway — you’re sitting on a bit of a sweet spot between petrol and electric. But, keeping hybrids...
3 Key Insights on Hybrid Servicing Needs

3 Key Insights on Hybrid Servicing Needs

We get heaps of questions these days from folks all over Hamilton, Cambridge, and Morrinsville about hybrid cars and what goes into keeping them ticking along nicely. Hybrids are a bit different to your standard petrol or diesel rides — think Toyota Prius, Honda...
4 Big Reasons to Choose a Hybrid in 2024

4 Big Reasons to Choose a Hybrid in 2024

Thinking about switching to a hybrid car this year? You’re not the only one! We’ve seen more folks from places like Cambridge and Morrinsville coming into the Grimmer Motors workshop asking if hybrids are a good idea for the daily travel into Hamilton, out to...