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5 Solutions for Windscreen Chips and Cracks

5 Solutions for Windscreen Chips and Cracks

Windscreen chips and cracks — pain in the backside, eh? But honestly, they’re more than just ugly marks while you’re stuck on Victoria Street at the lights. They can get bigger with every pothole (looking at you, Avalon Drive), bumpy trip out to Cambridge or winter...
7 Top Reasons to Install Parking Sensors

7 Top Reasons to Install Parking Sensors

Let’s be honest — parking isn’t most people’s favourite bit of driving, especially around Hamilton. Doesn’t matter if you’ve got a little Suzuki Swift, a big old Mitsubishi Outlander or something fancy like a Volvo XC60, finding a park on Grey Street or squeezing into...
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...
5 Top Toyota Hybrid Models for Hamilton Drivers

5 Top Toyota Hybrid Models for Hamilton Drivers

We get heaps of questions here in the workshop about what Toyota hybrids actually suit Hamilton drivers best. With the traffic on Te Rapa Road or those awkward stop-starts on Victoria Street, hybrids have really picked up popularity lately – helps cut down on gas...
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...