We consider ourselves extremely lucky to have bumped in to Neil and had some vital work done on our new van at his shop in Mt Mangenui. Finding a mechanic who is honest and does quality work is not always easy, and to find one where the owner is a genuine bona FIda , card carrying, wonderful “character”
and nice guy is probably a lot harder. We found it worth our while to drive back down south a couple of hundred kilometers to Neil’s garage to get service work, brake work, hang glider rack work and a lot of other small things that we kept adding on. Neil and his mechanics instilled confidence in us with the work they did on our van. Never having seen a Toyota Hiace before, let alone owning one,(the engine is in the front) it was great to feel confident and learn about the van. Neil lent us a car while the van was being worked on and we went on several shopping sprees buying items to make our van more comfortable for our travels.