European vehicle specialists, also servicing and repairing all other makes and models
Serving Pukekohe and the wider Franklin area
European car specialist Pukekohe has trusted for over 40 years
Business Summary: European Car Specialists is a Pukekohe workshop specialising in European vehicle servicing, diagnostics and mechanical repairs for customers across Franklin and South Auckland. Contact us or call 09 280 2015 today!
Franklin’s dedicated European vehicle mechanics
European Car Specialists is a small, experienced Pukekohe workshop with a long history of looking after European vehicles and the people who drive them.
Some customers have trusted Jan with their cars for 20 or 30 years. That continuity matters. Instead of starting from scratch every time, we get to know the vehicle, its history and the way it has been maintained.
Today, Jan works alongside Robert in the workshop, with Deborah looking after customers at the front office. You deal directly with the people assessing, working on and managing your vehicle, whether it is a classic European model or something much newer.
For more about what we work on, see our European car servicing and repairs.
Some customers have trusted Jan with their cars for 20 or 30 years. That continuity matters. Instead of starting from scratch every time, we get to know the vehicle, its history and the way it has been maintained.
Today, Jan works alongside Robert in the workshop, with Deborah looking after customers at the front office. You deal directly with the people assessing, working on and managing your vehicle, whether it is a classic European model or something much newer.
For more about what we work on, see our European car servicing and repairs.
Jan has over 40 years of automotive experience, with European vehicles at the centre of his work for most of his career. His knowledge spans traditional mechanical repairs, older diagnostic systems and the increasingly electronic systems found in modern European vehicles.
Jan's journey: from Dutch Army training to four decades of European cars
My love for high-end European cars started back in Holland in my teens, valeting Porsches and Italian sports cars. Mechanics ran in the family—my uncles and a close friend passed down that passion, and I’ve been hooked on cars and motorbikes ever since.
At 20, I completed my compulsory army training and served another three years as a Technical Specialist, getting certified in diesel and petrol mechanics, rebuilding engines, gearboxes, and receiving a decorated award for service and management.
I immigrated to NZ in 1984, working for Lees Brothers in Papakura before taking on so much weekend work I had to branch out on my own. To stay ahead of the game, I returned to Holland in '92 for three years of specialist diagnostic training in European and American workshops.
In 1995, I set up Euro Car Service on Manukau Road in Pukekohe. Buying the right diagnostic scanners early on set us apart in repairing complex European cars. 40 years on, we still take a personal approach with our customers—working on classic and late-model European cars, vans, and campervans. Some clients have been with me right from the start, and I’m proud to keep serving the Franklin community today.
That combination of old-school mechanical knowledge and modern diagnostic capability remains one of the workshop’s greatest strengths today.
At 20, I completed my compulsory army training and served another three years as a Technical Specialist, getting certified in diesel and petrol mechanics, rebuilding engines, gearboxes, and receiving a decorated award for service and management.
I immigrated to NZ in 1984, working for Lees Brothers in Papakura before taking on so much weekend work I had to branch out on my own. To stay ahead of the game, I returned to Holland in '92 for three years of specialist diagnostic training in European and American workshops.
In 1995, I set up Euro Car Service on Manukau Road in Pukekohe. Buying the right diagnostic scanners early on set us apart in repairing complex European cars. 40 years on, we still take a personal approach with our customers—working on classic and late-model European cars, vans, and campervans. Some clients have been with me right from the start, and I’m proud to keep serving the Franklin community today.
That combination of old-school mechanical knowledge and modern diagnostic capability remains one of the workshop’s greatest strengths today.
Personal service backed by long-term experience
European Car Specialists has remained deliberately small. That means customers are not passed between departments or dealing with someone who has never seen the vehicle.
For difficult or intermittent faults, Jan or Robert will often want to hear directly from you about what the vehicle has been doing. Those details can be just as important as what appears on a diagnostic scan.
The same long-term approach applies behind the scenes. Jan has built relationships with parts suppliers and automotive specialists in New Zealand and overseas over decades, giving the workshop access to additional technical expertise when a job calls for it.
Parts and labour warranties apply to the work completed, and if something is not right, the team would rather discuss it, investigate it properly and put right a valid issue.
Four decades of European experience
Jan’s experience spans classic, older and late-model European vehicles, combining traditional mechanical knowledge with modern diagnostics.
Older and newer vehicles understood
Legacy diagnostic equipment sits alongside current scanning technology, helping us work across generations of European vehicles.
You deal with the workshop team
Jan, Robert and Deborah are a three-person team, so communication stays close to the people actually looking after your vehicle.