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St Michaels Garage - Independent Car Dealership Established family business with a low staff turnoverFull time with flexible working hours/daysOvertime available An established, family run business in Sittingbourne has a vacancy for a motivated and reliable Car Valeter to join our small preparation team. We require a competent and experienced Valeter with an excellent eye for detail to prepare our cars to an outstanding level.Our “nearly new” stock of cars range from small to luxu...

The Fiat 500 is one of those cars that command cult status. An icon of the automotive world, the Fiat 500 won the hearts of the people when it first rolled off of the Italian firm's production lines back in the ‘50s. In a history that involves several incarnations of the model, the Fiat 500, albeit in a new guise, is still as popular as ever. Designed to be a practical and inexpensive car that was versatile, it was rear engined, had four seats and two doors. Visually very small, it’...

It's cold outside!   So how do you keep you and your car safe on the roads? You could consider a 4-wheel drive for extra grip - and you don't just have to have a big SUV, you can get smaller cars with 4-wheel drive as well! Here are some more tips to keep safe on the roads in the cold: Check your car’s Antifreeze! Without it, the water in your engine could freeze and potentially cause cracking! Pack a winter safety kit, which should include: a blanket, shovel, ice scraper, ...

2019 sees a celebration of an automotive icon, the Mini. First seeing the light of day back in 1969, the Mini has been on quite the journey and over the last 60 years has helped to shape today's motor cars. Designed and built against the backdrop of the swinging ’60s the Mini was very much the car of the times. With a design team led by the now-legendary car designer Sir Alec Issigonis, the Mini was the product of the 1956 Suez Crisis and falling car sales. The Suez Crisis had dramatic i...

REDUCE WEIGHT & DRAG Don’t drive with roof racks and boxes when you don’t need to, and remove any unnecessary weight from your car to save on fuel consumption. USE HIGHER GEARS Where possible, drive using higher gears, so your engine doesn’t have to work as hard. DRIVE SMOOTHLY Avoid jolty driving by using gentle acceleration, analysing the road well ahead of you and slowing early ahead of traffic lights to potentially save you from stopping. CHECK YOUR TYRE PRESSURES Un...

Congratulations Phil! Many of you will recognise Phil’s smiley face as one of the lovely salesmen at our St Michaels Road site. The years seem to have flown by, and Phil is in a bit of disbelief that he has been with us for a quarter of a century. Working alongside our founder David and his colleague Graeme who has now been with us for 33 years, Phil joked “I’m still considered the trainee!” But that’s not really the case. When he joined us as a trainee, Phil imm...

Save money Save MoneyIt’s a given that second-hand cars are cheaper, so you could squeeze something a little fancier out of your budget or use the money you saved for something else. (Trip to the Maldives, anyone?) Slower depreciation Cars can lose up to 50% of their value within their first three years! Second-hand cars have a lower rate of depreciation, so your car wouldn’t decrease in value nearly as quickly as a brand-new car. Good quality Second-hand doesn’t mean bad...