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These guys are awesome - They replaced my wheel bearings (on time) for about half the price of what 2 other mechanics quoted!
Good price for pre purchase inspection, helpful and friendly staff
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I can't thank the team at Tim Buys enough for their generosity to me this morning! So, The Nightmare happens: the in-laws have lent us their car to drive from Napier to Palmy while we're here from Oz for Christmas, and just as we arrive in a wet and windy Manawatu, the car suddenly starts sounding pretty clunky and shuddery through the lower gears 😭 Pulled into the motel after hours and decided to deal with it in the morning (as you do). At 7.45am, I google 'mechanics near me' and Tim Buys comes up, 1 minute's drive - which is great because the car does not want to go a single second further! I call and explain the sitch and, despite being absolutely chockers, they ask me to bring the car in for a quick look. Luckily for us (and our bank account), turns out it's just a missing bolt -a bolt in the engine mount, so 'quite important' 😅 which they replace, literally while I waited and had a lovely chat with the team's administrator. Absolute legends! And free of charge! (Well, it cost me a few gourmet sausie rolls and mini mince pies for the boys' morning smoko, very happily delivered!) Great service, and a very nice team. Highly recommended! Merry Christmas, folks, and a prosperous 2026! Pleasure doing business with you! 🎄👌✨🥳
Everyone should go to Tim Buys. They are honest, helpful and well priced. The lady in the office is so friendly and goes above and beyond to help. We’ve been looking for a decent mechanic and we’ll be sticking with these guys!
Been using Tim Buys for 20 years because I trust them and they are very reliable. To prove this they recently informed me that my car popped up on a reminder that it needed a service so I booked it in and dropped it off. They then called me to say my car hasn’t done enough kms so didn’t need a service after all. I have a work car which I use so it makes sense but I was none the wiser so really appreciated their honesty. Their communication is always really good when it comes to doing work, they call with the issue and approximate cost before going ahead.