That Car Place

25/10/2023

We regret to let our loyal customers know that we will increasing the cost of our warrant of fitness inspections. This is due to the increased costs from LTSA for compliance paperwork. We apologise for the inconvenience.

21/04/2023

Congratulations to our apprentice Brynn who has successfully completed his trade certificate in Light Automotive Engineering Level 4. Not an apprentice anymore. We're proud of you Brynn!

01/12/2022

Not quite Mad Max territory but still pretty extreme!

https://lucire.com/insider/20221130/off-roading-lamborghini-style-in-a-huracan/

01/12/2022

Testing the new Opel Corsa, the first one on the roads in the Wellington region. Anyone recognize the background?

The Opel Corsa has been one of our most anticipated B-segment hatchbacks, in theory a cut above the likes of the Toyota Yaris. Jack Yan samples one of the first ones in the country and sees if his expectations are met.

17/11/2022

Opel is back—and this weekend, you can test-drive the new Corsa and Mokka at Armstrong's in Lower Hutt. We’re liking them so far.

https://lucire.com/insider/20221117/your-turn-to-test-drive-the-new-opels/

24/03/2022

Opel is back in the New Zealand market. Will it find favour with Kiwis? The line-up looks pretty decent.

After an official absence of nearly three decades, the Opel marque returns to New Zealand new car retail, writes Jack Yan

08/03/2021

There’s definitely a greater push toward electrified cars by some manufacturers, and MG has been pricing them competitively for the spec (as far as new cars are concerned). The latest is the HS plug-in hybrid and on paper it looks impressive: 280 bhp and 166 mpg (209 kW and 1·7 ℓ/100 km). We can debate whether it’s a real MG or not but considering we’ve seen Magnettes and Montegos, maybe they have to go where a lot of buyers are. We’ll know soon if they’re any decent after they appear in NZ next month.

http://lucire.com/insider/20210303/for-saics-goodness-mg-launches-hs-plug-in-hybrid-suv/

12/12/2020

New cars in New Zealand, at the opposite ends of the market: a small Slovak-built French car, and what could be the biggest ute on the market.
http://lucire.com/insider/20201111/two-ends-of-the-spectrum-citroens-facelifted-c3-gmsv-releases-chevrolet-silverado-in-rhd/

13/11/2020

We’ve seen unusual cars in our workshop before but none of these!

1956 Heinkel bubble car. Very rare, 1 of only 6000 built and probably not many left. Car has been sitting in my shed for too long and its about time someone got...