5 Winter Car Care Tips for Hamilton Drivers

5 Winter Car Care Tips for Hamilton Drivers

When winter hits Hamilton, it’s not just the frosts you need to watch out for — your car cops a fair bit of grief too. The mix of cold mornings, damp fog rolling off the Waikato River, and all the stop-start traffic out on Te Rapa Road or in Rototuna can really take a...
5 Diagnostics Tips for Better Car Health

5 Diagnostics Tips for Better Car Health

If you want to keep your car running sweet around Hamilton and not get caught out waiting for a tow on Avalon Drive or sweating it out on the Waikato Expressway, a bit of DIY car diagnostics goes a long way. Whether you’re hauling the kids to netball in Cambridge,...
5 Secrets to Prolong Your Car’s Transmission Life

5 Secrets to Prolong Your Car’s Transmission Life

If you’ve ever been stuck in bumper-to-bumper on Te Rapa Straight, crawling through those Matangi backroads, or navigating the roundabouts between Hamilton and Ngaruawahia, you’ll know your car’s transmission cops a fair hiding here in the Waikato. Between the hills...
5 Diesel Car Services Essentials in Hamilton

5 Diesel Car Services Essentials in Hamilton

Diesel vehicles are a big part of life here in Hamilton – whether you’re running a Toyota Hilux out in Te Kowhai, hauling the boat from Cambridge, or zipping the kids to footy practice in a VW Touareg along Ulster Street. They go the distance, but only if you look...
4 Tips to Extend Hybrid Battery Life

4 Tips to Extend Hybrid Battery Life

If you’ve owned a hybrid around Hamilton for a while, you’ll know the battery’s a biggie. Whether you’re running a Honda Insight, a Toyota Aqua, or something a bit left-field — say, a Lexus RX400h or a European Audi A3 e-tron — you want it lasting as long as possible,...
5 Diesel Performance Boosting Strategies

5 Diesel Performance Boosting Strategies

Diesel engines are awesome for grunt and reliability – but like anything, they need a bit of love to keep ’em running sweet. Whether you’re cruising up and down Te Rapa Road, crawling through peak-hour on Kahikatea Drive, or bouncing over potholes out Ruakura way,...