We are very pleased to announce that Driveology is now an official SuperGold Card Business Partner. As such, we now have a special offer for New Zealand seniors, to help with the costs of their vehicle maintenance. If you are a SuperGold cardholder (as most seniors in New Zealand are), simply present your card to…
Customer Brenda states: “I shopped around some of the local garages for a price to service my car, and I am confused by the answers I received. Some are quoting $149, where as others quoted me $475. That is a massive difference. Why is there such a massive difference in price? Surely a service is…
Workshops advertise with lines like “Free servicing,” “Free oil change,” “Free diagnostic scan,” or “Free WOF with your service!“ As a customer, that sounds great — you get something for nothing. Right? Not really. “Free” often means low or no value. In other words, it may not be worth anything. And why should we care about things that aren’t worth anything? Let…
A Note To Parents. When your kids start to drive, don’t forget to teach them that cars need maintenance. It’s easy to forget, or to take it for granted that they will learn this by osmosis. They might hear you mention dropping the car off at the workshop; they might overhear a conversation with your…
Wednesday Word: diagnostic Diagnostic time is time “used for discovering the characteristics or cause of a problem in a system or machine” (Cambridge Dictionary). In layman’s terms it is time spent finding the cause of a problem/symptoms in your vehicle. Diagnostic work is arguably the most complex and difficult work that an automotive technician faces….
