After spending a few years in the automotive panel industry, our team was introduced to the highly skilled profession of paintless dent removal and car restoration in 2004. Being taken under the wing of one of the most fastidious PDR technicians in New Zealand. Many productive years later, with experience under our belt and a desire to be our own boss - We took the plunge into self-employment under the banner of The Mobile Car Specialists. Thousands of satisfied customers later, The Mobile Car Specialists had developed a name synonymous with quality and good ol' Kiwiana friendly service.
Many, many meetings to discuss business ideas and dreams over regular monthly coffees. Lots of debates. We weren't fully aware at the time that those many caffeine infused conversations and countless scraps of paper filled with numbers, sketches and doodles were the beginnings of something quite special...


Martin Dalgarno - An absolute car fanatic. With amazing attention to detail, an insatiable thirst for growth and development combined with an obsession around all things to do with the appearance of vehicles. Martin is a true asset to our company with a habit of over delivering, always ensuring that our clients are thrilled with the results he produces.
Phil Bristow - A real lover of anything mechanical, an eye for detail, and a positive attitude - Phil enjoys rolling up his sleeves as a Detailing Technician & ceramic coating specialist. Seeing the elation on customer's faces after a job well done is what genuinely satisfies him. Also a coffee fanatic!
It was decided that a fresh approach in line with a new direction was needed, and the bar needed to be raised even higher on service, services provided, and the quality of work done. With that in mind, May 2016 The Mobile Car Specialists Ltd was incorporated, superseding existing services with a name and identity that better reflects the mission of the newly formed company and those involved... "To be one of the most trusted, professional, and reliable mobile car service providers in New Zealand".

A wise person once said something along these lines... "you don't focus on building the biggest, greatest wall. Rather, you focus on laying each brick as best as you possibly can, then sooner or later you will have built the wall you had envisaged." We believe in quality. Our philosophy is not new, or unique. Matter of fact it is shared by many successful people, and companies. We don't believe we need to re-invent the wheel, rather we need to continuously look at fine-tuning the best wheel for the job. We believe in providing a service and end-product to our customers in a manner that leaves them with a positive lasting impression. We believe we can create a business that operates top-down with integrity, honesty, good old fashioned values, and a helping spirit... all with a healthy sense of humour... and so that's what we're doing!
- Phil Bristow - The Mobile Car Specialists Ltd
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