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With the abundance of road works happening my area at the moment, I’ve noticed a few daring drivers take to the bus lanes to escape what seems to be an ever-increasing traffic problem in Auckland City. Most urban regions have built bus lanes so buses can travel free of general traffic, even during peak hour […]

Wouldn’t it be great if, on that (rare) occasion that something went wrong with your car, you could somehow use a sixth sense to diagnose exactly what was wrong with it? Like Spiderman’s spidey senses, but for cars. Well, if you ask a seasoned mechanic, you’d pretty quickly find out that such super powers do […]

You’ve seen these before, although potentially didn’t know the technical term for those starry bars adorning lots of four wheel drives and other vehicles these days: LED lightbars. There are a variety of automotive LED light bars on the market that are being installed in vehicles. These are basically long lights with an array of […]

Have you heard of run flat tyres before? I’ll be honest, I hadn’t, so in this article we’ll be learning together. In short, a run flat tyre offers drivers improved levels of safety and assurance in case there’s ever a sudden or slow depressurisation of a tyre. In the very worst situations, a sudden flat […]

As a parent, knowing your children are safe behind the wheel shouldn’t just stop at thinking about the sorts of driving situations they might find themselves in. In fact, it’s almost impossible to pre-empt any situation these days. With plenty of wild driving tactics being portrayed (by professional stunt people, mind you!) in action movies, […]

It’s no secret, New Zealand is a fantastic place to live if you’re a driver.  From the North Island to the South Island, there’s no shortage of magical twists and turns to enjoy, whether you’re rolling solo, or with friends and family. With the classic Kiwi summer upon us, we at MyAutoShop wanted to share […]

With the global shift towards more sustainable futures, and the added pressure on many large companies to take the lead in making environmentally-friendly choices, we thought it would be interesting to take a dive into how the movement is impacting car manufacturers. While we all still have a long way to go, and it’s been […]

Whether your car tyres are clean or not, they’re always going to have an affect on your vehicle’s fuel economy. Tyres can now have a 20% impact on fuel efficiency, and so our goal is to have that rubber sliding down the road with as little ‘rolling resistance’ as possible; greater work for the engine […]

If you’re anything like me, you spend a fair bit of time cleaning surfaces and decluttering your personal spaces in the name of mental health and a general sense of having life under control. But, you know, life just has a different idea sometimes. And such is the case when you’re cruising along, interior looking […]

If you have a basic understanding of motoro vehicles, and even if you don’t, you’ll know that it’s basically a pre-requisite that a functioning engine can generate and withstand extremely high temperatures. No matter what you drive, or where you’re driving, there are going to be mini-explosions that occur in your engine – aka, the […]