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What if you never had to step foot in a greasy workshop again? For most drivers, a typical **car service christchurch** involves a stressful 8:00 AM…

Last Tuesday, Sarah in Christchurch spent 45 minutes fighting morning traffic just to drop her SUV at a workshop, followed by a NZ$38 Uber ride to…

Last Tuesday, a Christchurch driver named Mark watched his afternoon disappear when a strange grinding sound turned into a $945 repair bill he hadn’t…

Last Tuesday, Sarah was driving, perhaps navigating a steep descent or a busy road, when her steering wheel started vibrating under her grip. It’s a…

Last Tuesday, Sarah sat in a testing station only to be handed a “fail” sheet because of a single NZ$8 license plate bulb she hadn’t noticed. It’s a…

Last Tuesday, a Christchurch buyer thought they’d scored a bargain on a 2019 hatchback, only to face a NZ$3,850 engine repair bill just twelve days…

Picture this: it’s a humid Tuesday afternoon on the Southern Motorway, and steam starts pouring from your bonnet. Most Kiwi drivers face this exact…

What if you never had to set a 6:00 AM alarm just to drop your vehicle at a workshop again? We’ve all been there; you drop the keys, cross your…

Last Tuesday, an Auckland commuter spent 156 minutes and NZ$64 on ride-shares just to move their car between a traditional workshop and home. You’ve…

Why should you spend 45 minutes battling Terrace traffic just to leave your car in a cold workshop all day? Most Wellingtonians dread the logistical…

Last December, a survey of 1,200 motorists revealed that 42% of Kiwi drivers avoid opening their car’s hood because they’re anxious about “hidden”…

Last Tuesday, Sarah discovered that the “mint condition” 2019 Mazda CX-5 she found on TradeMe for NZ$22,000 actually hid NZ$4,150 in urgent…

It always starts so innocently.  A sweet, perhaps little sheepish, call from another area of the house, echoing its way into my innocent ears, “Baaabe, do you know where the car keys are?” So, truth be told.  I often do know where they are (on my desk, or on the bench), and that’s why my […]

Whoever came up with the term “fur baby” knew exactly what they were on about. Okay, maybe not that guy up there – but he’s someone’s angel! As a pet owner, I know the guilty feeling that occurs when you need to leave your pet at home.  In our case, it’s our French Bulldog, Sydney, […]

Can you really have too much of a good thing? Yes, of course you can. Your car likes oil, in fact, it needs it to operate. But the amount of oil that is required to lubricate your engine’s moving parts is a set quantity. Why is overfilling the engine oil bad? Well, that’s for a […]

The older a car gets, the more likely it is to leak a bit of oil. This is because gaskets and seals age and slowly allow oil to escape. Fluid leaking is not a massive deal, unless it’s a massive amount. Oil dripping is pretty common, it can come from the head gasket, drain plug […]