Brilliant blue-skies and Alpine air so fresh as to take your breath away, while gentle rolling hills  urge upon you to leave your worldly worries behind. Snow-white mountains towering above gin-clear lakes and sunny meadows keep you captivating for a few glorious moments. An empty road winding and twisting far ahead  into the horizon to soothe your body and mind is an added attraction for bikers. These heavenly moments, however, will all be yours when you get yourself enlisted with ‘Te Waipounamu’- home of South Pacific Motorcycle Tours.

A contemporary all-wheel auto-controlled climate creating SUV equipped with dedicated GPS navigation device could be the last word that a car aficionado could ever think of. Barring running hot and cold water, it offers all the creature comforts one could imagine an automobile could ever offer. And that’s precisely what is currently happening in the automotive world today.

Despite the realty that New Zealand does not manufacture cars, while the industry that once thrived in assembling cars from SKD (Semi knocked down) components  imported from overseas countries had also collapsed as the price of used imported Japanese vehicles proved cheaper than assembled cars, New Zealanders are quite  fond of their four wheel friends. What’s more, their love and care for cars seem to be very much in their veins as may be witnessed by looking at some of the immaculately maintained old beauties that include a 1929 Hupmobile Club Coupe, Model A-6, belonging to a member of the Vintage Car club of New Zealand.

It is estimated that there are more than 250000 Toyota Corrola vehicles in New Zealand alone. Just last year, all over the world, approximately 40 million of these cars were bought. Toyota Corrola was first introduced in 1966. In a matter of just 8 years, it became one of the most popular vehicles in the world. By 1997, it has overtaken even the Volkswagen Beetle, the German goliath of the vehicle manufacturing industry.

Fernando Rodriguez, an upcoming fashion designer in Auckland, while on a casual conversation with a friend went on the subject of car maintenance. According to Fernando, car maintenance was difficult to be done single handedly. Besides, giving the car over to professional cleaners may cost more, but at least there’s no damage.

“Behind every successful man”, so goes the saying, “stands one woman; while with most unsuccessful ones, there are many.” The maxim, nevertheless, proves true for the simple reason that with the former, the man gets unstinted love, affection as also the right motivation to go ahead towards gaining prosperity and success. On the other hand, the person having too many women in his life spends half his lifetime settling the rivalry of his spouses, instead of pursuing his career. The result, as may be expected is doom![...]

Established in 1990, Auto Shine Car Care Products Ltd today is a benchmark of highest quality car care products in the Kiwi Country with nationwide dealers. Marketing our products that range from a variety of cleaners to restorers, that can put life back into your 25 horse power old horse which has been giving you relentless service for all these years!

When buying a new car, the owner oftentimes asks the dealership guy if the car needs detailing from the next day as part of the maintenance procedure. “No fears” quick comes the reply. “It’s a brand new car, Sir”, he adds with a reassuring grin; “not till you drive around for a month or so”. But don’t you ever think of paying heed to such flawed submissions. A new car needs attention right from the day one to protect it from the vagaries of nature.

Automobiles now provide every conceivable type of amenity one may look for but at the same time cost enormously. While a Model T Ford could be had at US$ 259 (1925), a Cadillac sedan would cost you around US$33,000 today (2015). However, you may call this an investment which must be protected like your property or plant and machinery, so that you may have the highest return at the time of resale.

“Congrats for buying your first hybrid car’ greeted a colleague as Gerald Sullivan, the promising New Zealand Financial Analyst entered his Shortland Street  office above Commercial Bay, Auckland after parking his Mercedes S300 Blue TEC Hybrid auto down below. “You call that a car?” hollered Gerald from his cubicle. “It’s a torpedo that has dented such a big hole in my pocket that it will take at least a couple of years to heal up” quipped the investment guru while taking his first sip of coffee.