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INCORPORATING best motorbuys Dealer Spotlight: Metro Cars One of the few family business vehicle dealers still operating, Metro Cars has had a long association with vehicle sales in Christchurch. Originally through Colin Nichols, and now through his sons and brothers, Chris and Phillip Nichols, Metro Cars has been selling cars to Cantabrians since 1972. With a few location shifts throughout that time they have been at their current site on Blenheim Road since 2000. They have been well-known for providing a carefree, easygoing atmosphere that has seen them sell great cars to Canterbury families for almost 50 years. Colin Nichols came out to New Zealand in 1959 and came from a vehicle sales background in the UK. Along with his brother, (who also ran a vehicle dealership – Metro Car Sales), they have been immersed in the Canterbury used car scene since the 1960s. Originally, there were dealerships on the famous four corners of Durham Street North and Moorhouse Avenue, which used to have vehicle dealerships on most of the corners, such as Orange Auto and Robert Bruce Motors. Nowadays, it has New World Supermarket and the recently opened Spotlight located there. Colin’s sons Chris and Phillip came aboard the family business in the 1990s, Chris after a 3 year stint working in Japan and Phillip after completing University. Chris and Phillip have spent most of their time based at the Blenheim Road location. The Blenheim Road site itself is a piece of history. Originally a Shell service station, it was the first Shell-owned station to close. Due to the opening of Shell Curletts Road, Shell felt it had a better location on the Curletts Road/Main South Road corner and shut the Blenheim Road station. There was another Shell service station across the road from them which has also closed down and is now a WOF centre. Metro cars purchased the current site from Shell as it was decommissioned. They bought the site as is, with the only addition being a workshop on top of the old car wash site, which was a concrete pad when they bought it. If you look at the layout you can still picture where the pumps were and the wide open spaces of where the drinks fridge and counter were positioned on the site. Nowadays they are known for having a great range of electric vehicles. Out of the 50 vehicles, half of their available stock is electric or hybrid. Electric and Hybrid vehicles are now a common and popular vehicle type in the market place compared to when they sold their first electric car in 2012, which was a Gen 1 Nissan Leaf, imported as a used vehicle from Japan. This first sale which was a bit of a gamble, (it was amongst one of the first to be imported to NZ), helping to pave the way for what would be a more common occurrence later on in the decade. They have always been about providing the best vehicles to buy for local Cantabrians in a friendly and no-pressure environment. All of their vehicles are AA appraised and have all costs built in. Pop down and see them about buying your next vehicle today! 331 Blenheim Road, Christchurch | 03 348 5855 | www.metrochch.co.nz Page 30
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