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3 Tips to Boost Your Car’s Brake Performance

3 Tips to Boost Your Car’s Brake Performance

Pretty common question we get here at Grimmer: “How can I make my car’s brakes feel better – and safer?” With all the roundabouts on Wairere Drive, potholes around Nawton, and those classic stop-start bumper-to-bumper mornings crawling along Te Rapa Road, your brakes...
10 Hamilton Tips for Rustproofing Your Car

10 Hamilton Tips for Rustproofing Your Car

If you’ve lived in Hamilton a while, you know how the weather flicks between proper Waikato fog, drizzle, and then suddenly blazing sun. That kind of mix isn’t great for our cars — especially when it comes to rust. Between winter roads up in Rototuna, stop-start...
7 Tips to Pass Your Warrant of Fitness (WOF)

7 Tips to Pass Your Warrant of Fitness (WOF)

Alright, so you’re gearing up for your Warrant of Fitness (WOF) — bit of a headache, right? But at the end of the day, keeping your car in good nick is about more than just ticking off a bit of paper. It’s making sure you’re not stranded on Peachgrove Road in the...
5 Signs Your Clutch Needs Immediate Attention

5 Signs Your Clutch Needs Immediate Attention

The clutch is a crucial part of your vehicle, bridging the gap between your engine’s power and your gearbox’s distribution of this power to the wheels. Like any other component, it can wear down over time, leading to a less responsive and efficient driving experience....
10 Essential Auto Electrical Safety Tips in Hamilton

10 Essential Auto Electrical Safety Tips in Hamilton

If you’ve driven around Hamilton for a while—Dee Street, Te Rapa, Horsham Downs, or out past Cambridge and Morrinsville—you’ll know our roads can be rough on cars. Bit of rain, few potholes, some fog in winter, and hot, dusty summers. It does a number on your vehicle,...
5 Rules for Safe Towing in Hamilton

5 Rules for Safe Towing in Hamilton

If you’re thinking about towing around Hamilton, or you’ve just rocked up at Grimmer Motors with questions about hauling the horse float to Ngāruawāhia or the family caravan down Morrinsville Road, this one’s for you. Towing’s not hard — but doing it safely? That...