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CONTENTS JUNE 2021
6 Taking on more staff
When is the right time to take on a new employee?
9 The mutual difference
The many benefits of Capricorn Mutual
10 6 Reasons
Owners are confident about their workshop’s future
11 Purple Day is
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Get even more value from your points this June
12 Bathurst success 14 Future Ride Three generations of racing
Silver arrow sets Mercedes fans’ hearts aquiver
16 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe
DriveLife review the brand new Santa Fe “Near on perfect!”
21 #CoopsDay 2021 Co-ops promise to rebuild better together after COVID
22 Member Ride 24 Upskilling your
Honda NSX, the pride of Rob’s collection
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From mandatory training to annual staff reviews
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CEO’s message
Where to from here? That’s the big question facing every business, and every industry, as the world slowly begins to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic.
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It’s a question organisations like Capricorn, with thousands of Members across Australia and New Zealand, must play a proactive role in answering. It’s our duty to recognise that going back to “business as usual” is not enough to meet the challenges we face – particularly in the automotive industry. We have a chance to shape the future. And, as we look ahead to the International Day of Cooperatives on 3 July, I can’t help but think: who better than a member-based organisation to lead our industry towards that future? There are numerous challenges we face as we emerge from the pandemic. While Australia and New Zealand has been riding out the pandemic more successfully in human terms than most other countries, the true scale of the economic damage caused by COVID-19, and by the measures we’ve had to take in response to it, is not yet known. A strong and unified response from governments, businesses and the community has prepared us for a robust recovery. But there are other challenges, too. Challenges we’ve known have been coming for some time. The march towards the electrification of vehicles and the resulting technological changes. Climate change. Skills shortages. Falling margins. Changing customer demands. These challenges aren’t just going to go away. Indeed, the pandemic may have expedited them and, therefore, our need to respond to them. These challenges affect everyone – and certainly affect every business across the automotive aftermarket. Workshops and automotive business owners cannot tackle them alone. But, just as our national response to the coronavirus showed, there is power in unified action. If we work together, we can rise to meet the challenges ahead. That’s why cooperatives are ideally placed to play a central role in leading our respective industries into that future. Cooperatives put their members’ best interests at the centre of every decision they take. That shifts the conversation – the dynamic – in the market. It puts the human, and the humanity, back into decisionmaking.
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For members, it means they know someone has their back, and that they can leverage the power of the collective. For the cooperative, it means there’s a driving imperative not just to support, but to lead and to innovate in the interests of the group. At Capricorn, we’re proud of what we’ve been able to do for our Members for over 45 years. Over this time, we’ve continually asked you, our Members, how we could be useful. This has meant we’ve been able to pivot as required, and deliver on your needs. NZ Rewards Banner Ignition March.indd 1
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Especially during COVID-19 it has meant implementing a range of support options to help you, our Members survive and thrive over the last 18 months.
For me, and for the entire Capricorn team, “where to from here” means rising rapidly to meet the challenges ahead – because “business as usual” will never be enough. Yours in cooperation,
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5 key signs it’s time to take on more staff
How do you know when it’s the right time to take on a new employee? Hiring an extra member of staff is a big financial and resourcing commitment; but bringing in the right person at the right time can help you grow, secure and futureproof your business. So, it’s a decision every workshop owner wants to get right.
Could you be using your existing workforce more effectively? We asked some of the mechanical industry’s top experts for their best advice on how to judge when it’s time to bring in more labour. Here are nine questions they suggested every business owner needs to ask themselves when weighing their options. Start by looking closely at how well you’re using your existing resources, says Jeff Smit, technical editor at The Automotive Technician (TatBiz). “Say you’re employing two technicians: how much of their day is spent doing mundane things that maybe a non-skilled person or a workshop assistant could do?” he said. “You think you need more ‘hands on deck’, but what sort of hands do you need? Do you need to put someone in the office to free up the manager, who’s a fully qualified tech? Why is he organizing job cards for tomorrow or why is he answering the phone? “You don’t want to be paying a fully-fledged technician on high hourly rates to do those kinds of tasks.”
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How productive is your current team? TatBiz general manager Geoff Mutton said you’ve got to be achieving decent productivity out of your existing staff before you consider hiring more. “If you’ve got poor productivity from two staff and you bring in a third one, nothing’s going to change,” he said. “It’s just going to get harder for you to manage. You’re not going to make more money — you’re just going to go backwards.” Rachael Evans, who as the Workshop Whisperer spends her working life helping workshop owners achieve their business goals, says a workshop that is edging 80%insights? Looking for towards news and productivity is a key indicator that it could be time to take on a new technician. That’s a decision she recommends making with your accountant. “It’s got to be costed and it’s got to be budgeted,” she said. “You need to know what type of return on investment you’re looking for from this person.” You need to be able to: • Project what additional revenue you’re going to generate • Be sure the new employee is going to pay for themselves • Track how well they’re performing against your goals.
Is it time to increase your labour rate instead? If you are booked more than a week in advance, Jeff suggests an alternative to hiring an extra pair of hands could be to charge a higher labour rate. “If you put a businessman’s hat on, if you’re booked out two weeks in advance, you’re not charging enough,” he said. “You need to up the ante on what you’re charging. Yes, you’ll lose a few customers, but you’ve got too many on your books now. So, lift your labour rate by 10% and lose maybe 10% of your customers.” The advantages of this option, according to Jeff, are: • You’ll make more money • You’ll have to work less • You can pay your staff more.
Are you and/or your team rushing jobs?
Are your team constantly rushing jobs to get them finished on time? If so, it could be time to take on more staff. Jeff Smit said it was important that staff had adequate time to do the jobs they’d been allocated. “The quality of the job done can actually improve, because the guys aren’t having to rush to get on to the next vehicle.” 55% of Members told State of the Nation that doing high-quality work was a key indicator of success. PRO TIP: Hire new staff two months before you will need them, Rachael says. “You don't want to be so flat out and so time-poor that you can’t actually invest the right amount of time in training them,” she said. “New staff have got to come before you actually need them.”
Do your staff risk burning out if nothing changes? Do you risk losing the staff you already have, if nothing changes?
If your team are feeling overworked, rushed or burned out, it can quickly have detrimental effect on staff morale and retention, Jeff said.
considered loyal staff a key success indicator.
Are you creating an unnecessary bottleneck in the business? Before you hire someone new, Geoff recommends taking a moment to reflect on your own role in the business. “Sometimes owners can become a bottleneck in the business,” he said. “They might be taking the bookings out the front, then working out the back — they’ve got a finger in everything that’s going on. “They need to delegate and relinquish some control to free up the bottleneck they’re causing — and that’s probably the hardest thing for them to do.” PRO TIP: Look closely at the structure of your business and who is responsible for what tasks and areas. Delegate where you can, Jeff said. “If you don’t, then putting on an extra tech is just going to exacerbate the issue and nothing is going to change,” he said. For even more tips on signs that it's time to take on more staff, head over to our news & insights section of the Capricorn website.
“If staff are hard to find, then you’ve got to have a very strong retention policy that says, ‘I’ve got good staff; I’m going to do everything in my power to make sure I hang onto them’ — not the opposite,” he said. 32% of Capricorn Members told State of the Nation they
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Many benefits make up the mutual difference for over 40% of Capricorn's membership.
Every year, thousands of complaints are received about insurance companies across Australia and New Zealand. Data from the Australian Financial Complaints Authority for the financial year 2019/20 shows 24% of complaints received were about general insurance. In New Zealand, the figure is worse, with general insurance responsible for 64% of all complaints to the Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman. That’s a lot of unhappy people. Traditional insurance companies are focused on making profits. That creates a great incentive to deny claims and reduce payout amounts, and it’s likely to lead to a lot of complaints from customers about how claims have been handled and the quality of service they’ve received. With a mutual, the profit incentive is removed. That’s because there are no third-party shareholders: the only people who can protect their assets in a mutual are the mutual members themselves. Or, to put it another way, the members own the mutual. That’s why so many automotive business owners have made the switch from traditional insurance to mutual protection with Capricorn Mutual. It’s available exclusively to Capricorn Members through Capricorn Risk Services and was created precisely to ensure a better alternative for Members.
Capricorn Mutual has paid out more than $200 million in claims since it was established and, unlike traditional insurers, regularly exercises its discretion in favour of paying out claims that are technically outside the scope of the protection a Member has taken out. Capricorn Risk Services and Capricorn Mutual are regulated by the Australian Investments and Securities Commission. By law any assets and profits of the mutual can only be used to support and benefit members, so any profits are reinvested to benefit mutual Members. There are other advantages, too. Firstly, Capricorn Mutual offers specialist protection tailored precisely to the needs of the automotive industry. Secondly, in Australia stamp duty and the fire services levy are not charged on mutual protections. Thirdly, Capricorn Mutual doesn’t have to pay income tax on Member contributions, which further lowers costs. And lastly, Members can earn rewards points on protections and can pay instalments at no extra cost. Ultimately, the more Members the mutual has, the stronger it gets and the more benefits there will be to share. If you’d like to see why you’re better off with Capricorn Risk Services, talk to your Risk Account Manager today.
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6 REASONS
OWNERS ARE CONFIDENT ABOUT THEIR WORKSHOP’S FUTURE
One of the many very heartening findings of Capricorn’s landmark State of the Nation 2020 Report was that most workshop owners are feeling confident about the future of their businesses. Whilst COVID-19 has hit since we conducted the 2020 research, here is why Capricorn Members would feel confident about their business.
Here's what we found: Table 1: How confident are you in your businesses’ future?
5. Good operations and investments
But we didn’t stop there. We also asked Members why they felt confident. The answers were revealing. Here’s what we discovered.
One Member explained what that looked like in practice: “Careful research, quality time expenditure and investment, and the confidence to step into new areas — not always follow the well-trod pathways.
1. A loyal customer base
It was “the ability to not fear failure but rather to be courageous in new ventures and to assess and gauge the steps forward”.
The top reason (19%) Members gave for their confidence in their own workshop’s future was that they maintained a loyal and returning customer base. As one Member told us: “My customer base keeps growing due to word of mouth and I no longer do any advertising”.
2. Longevity
For 13% of Members, it was their longevity in business that provided comfort that their business would continue to do well. One member told us: “We have been operating for 40 years and have a large customer base. Now the grandchildren of our original clients are coming in”.
3. The team
The next most popular reason given for business confidence amongst workshop owners was the team they have managed to build.
4. A passion for what they do
Next on the list with Members was their passion for what they do, including their confidence in their offer to their customers. As one Member told us: “We pride ourselves on the work we do and, especially in a small town, that earns trust and a good name with customers”.
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Sound management practices and sensible and strategic investments, and confidence in those investments and the way they operate their business, were another big reason Members were confident about the future.
6. Good word of mouth
We know from a separate question we asked in State of the Nation that 75% of Members rely on word-of-mouth recommendations as a major promotional tool for their business. So, it’s easy to see how having good word of mouth is a big reason for Members to feel confident about the future of their business (and why it has already been mentioned by respondents above a couple of times). “We operate a very honest business,” one Member said in their survey response. “I never advertise or market my business. Customers are referred by word of mouth. The recommendations are very satisfying!”
To find out more about the challenges and opportunities Members see ahead of them, both for themselves and the industry as a whole, download your free copy of State of the Nation.
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THREE GENERATIONS OF BATHURST SUCCESS
by Paul Marinelli
Bathurst has been a very special place for the Bargwanna family. They’ve enjoyed success at the hallowed 6.2 kilometre racing circuit in various motorsport events and categories across three family generations. The 2021 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst Six Hour Production Car Enduro took place over Easter weekend (April 2-4), marking the debut of a third Bargwanna generation driving duo competing at Australia’s majestic mountain of motorsport. The Bargwanna family Bathurst story starts with family patriarchs Harry and Alf, the fathers of Jason and his cousin Scott. who first competed at Mount Panorama in the late 60s. The second family generation cousins, Jason and Scott, both 20-year-olds, teamed up in a small family-run team to join the elite group of Bathurst winners by taking the Class C victory at the 1992 Bathurst 1000. This was the same epic race that ended prematurely due to a major accident at the top of Conrod straight in abysmal weather conditions. The red flag that marked the end of that race handed the overall victory to Mark Skaife and Jim Richards (Nissan GTR) and the Bargwanna cousins in their family prepared Class C Toyota Corolla. Both Jason and Scott Bargwanna progressed to enjoy successful racing careers, following in the footsteps of their fathers, Harry and Alf, who still race to this day. Jason Bargwanna won the Bathurst 1000 with Garry Rogers Motorsport in 2000, and Scott Bargwanna won the Class A2 trophy in the 2017 Bathurst Six Hour. Fast-forward to 2021 and history has repeated itself, with the small family team entering the 2021 Bathurst Six Hour Production Car classic with another Bargwanna family driver pairing. The third Bargwanna generation to take on the mountain are teenage cousins, Ben Bargwanna (19) and Jude Bargwanna (just 16 years old). Ben, who is starring in his debut season of TCR Australia racing this year, and his young cousin Jude, who is currently third in the National Formula Ford Championship, competed in this year’s Bathurst Six Hour with a VW Golf GTI in the highly competitive Class D category. Their team was overseen by first-generation Bargwanna racers, Harry and Alf, along with second-generation Bargwanna Bathurst champions Jason and his cousin Scott, making this a major family effort to repeat history and gain the Class D silverware with this third generation of the Bargwanna family motorsport dynasty.
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With this highly experienced guidance, young Ben and Jude raced to an impressive second in the Class D category, after having comfortably led the category battle for most of the gruelling six-hour race. An urgent fuel stop under green flag conditions during the closing stages saw the third-generation Bargwanna duo lose track position that they could not regain in time before the end of the race. “It’s just one of those things,“ Ben Bargwanna stated. “The lap after our final fuel stop there was a Safety Car period and that helped our competitors. With all the other Safety Car periods until the end of the race, we couldn’t make up the lost ground. “Jude drove a great race for his debut Bathurst at just 16 and the family did a great job in preparing our Golf, which didn’t miss a beat all day,” he added. “Having Harry, Alf and all of the family involved in this year’s race was very special, too. We overcame a lot of obstacles including a busted steering rack in the lead-up. As usual, the family got to work, miraculously found the
"WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD GREAT SUCCESS HERE AT THIS SPECIAL PLACE"
parts over Easter weekend and solved the issues to allow us to gain a top result,” Ben Bargwanna recalled. According to Jason Bargwanna, “This was something very special, for Scott and I to have shared a podium result so many years ago and to be able to come back to Bathurst as a family and do the same with our sons was pretty cool.” Scott stated, “We have always had great success here at this special place, but I was more excited and very nervous watching Jude roll out of the Bathurst pit lane for the first time at only 16.” The newest Bargwanna duo also used race number 71 for this epic Bathurst race, just as Jason and Scott Bargwanna did in 1992.
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Silver Arrow sets Mercedes fans’ hearts aquiver For many motoring fans, just the mention of the name Silver Arrow is enough to send a quiver of excitement through the body. The Mercedes-Benz make is a legend of motorsport. It all began in 1934, at a racetrack in Germany. Famously, Mercedes’ engineers scraped the paint from the W 25 race car to get it under the 750-kilogram weight limit, thus revealing the gleaming aluminium beneath. It was the birth of an enduring aesthetic. Mercedes’ Silver Arrow race team would completely dominate the sport in the immediate pre- and post-war years, and the likes of Stirling Moss and Juan Manuel Fangio would go on to drive Silver Arrows to many Grand Prix victories. Flash-forward to the present and the Silver Arrow is still making waves, both on and off the racetrack. And these days, the vehicle is electric. In 2019 Mercedes announced the Silver Arrow would take part in the allelectric Formula E championships. The vehicle went on to win the final race of the 2019-20 season in Berlin, securing runner-up in the Driver’s Championship and third place in the Teams Championship. Away from the track, and the Silver Arrow is still winning hearts. In late 2018 Mercedes-Benz released the Vision EQ Silver Arrow concept car at Monterey Car Week in California. It was, and still is, one of the most sleek and stunning designs for an electric vehicle ever to be released. The Vision EQ Silver Arrow pays homage to the legendary 12-cylinder 1937 Silver Arrow — a vehicle that set a public speed record in 1938 that stood, we kid you not, until 2017. (For the record, it was 432.7 km/h, which is fast enough to give your average traffic cop a heart attack. Don’t try this at home.) Painted in silver, naturally, the single-seat Vision EQ Silver Arrow is all fluid lines and seamless surfaces. Somehow — with its strip lighting and partiallycovered spoke wheels — the car is both retro and futuristic. The same has been achieved inside. It has a saddle brown leather seat and solid walnut trim, alongside the kind of cockpit technology normally reserved for sci-fi Hollywood movies. It has a curved panoramic screen which displays a projected 3D image of your surroundings, and a touchscreen on the steering wheel. It also has that weird compensatory feature car manufacturers occasionally feel electric vehicles need — a soundscaping option, so you can hear (and presumably pretend you’re driving) a Mercedes-AMG V8 engine or a Formula 1 Silver Arrow instead of listening to the (presumably whisperquiet) 550 kW electric motor of the Vision EQ. The Vision EQ Silver Arrow has a 5.3-metre-long body, an 80 kWh rechargeable battery, and a calculated range of around 400 kilometres. Mercedes has said this Silver Arrow is a vision of the future of brand. If that’s the case, then the 2030s promise to be every bit as exciting for fans of Mercedes as the 1930s were.
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"Mercedes has said this Silver Arrow is a vision of the future of brand."
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2021 HYUNDAI SANTA FE Near on perfect! Written by DriveLife online
The Santa Fe is undoubtedly an icon car for Hyundai. It has a hugely loyal following, and has driving dynamics that are a match for other Japanese or Korean brands, and dare we say it – some euros as well. It’s a good-looking SUV too, so it’s hitting all the markers to sell in reasonable numbers. We last reviewed this car in 2019 with me behind the wheel, and I very much enjoyed the car. The chassis was superb and the overall refinement was a highlight. For 2021 and its fourth generation, Hyundai have freshened the look a little, and improved drivetrains that deliver what Hyundai says is the most powerful Santa Fe yet. Hybrid and plug-in hybrid models will arrive sometime this year. There’s also an increase in the diesel model’s tow rating (2,500Kg) as the car now sits on Hyundai’s latest SUV platform. It is also easier than ever to park the new Santa Fe as it comes available with a Surround View Monitor (SVM), Reverse Parking Collision-Avoidance Assist (PCA) and Remote Smart Parking Assist (RSPA) for selected models. We got sent a top-spec diesel Limited model for a week to see what we thought of it. Will it continue to do well for Hyundai, when this top-spec model retails near-on $90,000?
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THE RANGE There’s three models in the Santa Fe range, two of them have diesel and petrol options. This means you can get the Entry, Elite and Limited models with either a 2.5-litre, 4-cylinder engine or with a 2.2-litre, 4-cylinder turbo-diesel. You can still buy a 3.5-litre, V6-powered Santa Fe but only in Limited trim. The V6 Santa Fe is front-wheel drive only, while the other models are all-wheel drive as standard. Starting at $62,990 for the base petrol Entry model, features are still reasonable with dual-zone AC, keyless entry and start, an 8” central touchscreen display, front and rear parking sensors, LED headlights (low-beam only), a reversing camera, 18” alloy wheels, hill start assist, blind spot monitoring, driver attention warning, Forward Collision Avoidance Assist, automatic high beams, lane keep assist,
lane following assist, rear cross traffic alert, adaptive cruise control with Stop and Go function, dual-zone AC, keyless entry and start, an electric park brake, an 8” central touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, LED DRLs, and heated and electric folding mirrors. Moving up to the Elite, you will then get added a heated leather interior (including second row), push-button gear selector, a 10.24” central touchscreen display, Harmon Kardon sound system, electric front seats, 20” alloys, Bi-LED headlights and taillights, paddle shifters, wireless phone charging, a heated steering wheel, deluxe interior trim, auto wipers, and privacy glass. Naturally the Limited model goes all out with a panoramic sunroof, an electric tailgate, Surround View Monitor (360-degree camera system), Remote
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Smart Park Assist, Reverse Parking Collision Avoidance, a heads-up display (HUD), blindspot view monitor, 14-way electric driver’s seat with memory, ventilated front seats, LED interior mood lighting, Continental tyres, and a 10.25” TFT driver’s display.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS In Lava Orange, on the whole our test car looked excellent. It was the front that was the galvanising decision for people; that grille was considered just too big. I didn’t mind it as much, but certainly hope they don’t go overboard on the next model and make it even bigger (cough! BMW cough!). In saying that the grille may be on the toolarge side of things, but the light treatment looks excellent. The combination of narrow main beams and then larger DRLs, fog and high beams give the car a distinct look while also giving it a nice bit of unique styling. It’s certainly hard to miss on the road. Hyundai says that, “Each side section of the new Santa Fe is characterised by a seamless line that connects the DRL to the taillights, giving the car a sensuously sporty look.” I’ve got to say, side-on it’s all very Santa Fe-ish; long, tall and nicely proportioned. There’s those wheels too, which look superb. The plastic wheel arches on the Santa Fe don’t look like they’re there for looks only; it may not have a ladder chassis, but the plastic wheel arches allude to the fact that it still has some base capability in the rough stuff. Rough stuff meaning the ski fields or boat ramp, of course. The rear of the car doesn’t look too far different from the previous model, until you get them side by side, then it’s pretty obvious. The previous gen suddenly looks old fashioned and out of date, and the exhaust tips are now hidden. So overall, Hyundai have done well with the design of the 2021 Santa Fe Limited. Clean lines but with enough individuality, and yet still looks like it’s an expensive car.
THE INTERIOR There’s lashings of fake carbon fibre in the cabin, on the doors, dash and centre console. Better than boring black plastic, I guess. To lift not only the lightness in the interior but also the perceived quality, the headlining is a knitted one, and man it looks good. Feels good too, and your passengers will want to touch it. Down low, the centre console is quite, shall we say eye catching. It’s big, in your face, and loaded with buttons. You almost feel like a bit of a fighter pilot in the Santa Fe. Some extra buttons here that you wouldn’t normally see are for the transmission. There’s no lever, just buttons to change gear, very much like the Kona EV. The console itself is pretty high too, and that does mean a huge amount of storage space underneath it, very much like what Honda is doing. Underneath there’s also a single 12-volt socket and a single USB port. At the rear of the centre console is a deep cubby where you could comfortably fit a couple of SLR cameras. Still on the centre console, there’s a Qi wireless phone charging slot. It’s vertical, which feels strange initially but after a while it’s second nature to just slide your phone down into it. It has a hinged cover halfway down, so if you aren’t using the Qi charging slot or don’t have a phone that’s capable, you can still use this as another place to store a few odd things. Once your phone is in the slot, there’s a wireless charging light just in front of it to let you know it is actually charging, and there’s also an indicator on the central display telling you the same. Just in front of the Qi light on the centre console is another standard USB port. Above the glovebox is a long shelf, perfect for a cellphone or probably three of them. The glovebox itself is large too. As you can tell, storage space is not an issue in the Santa Fe.
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The interior overall is pretty light, not just from the beige knitted headlining but also – in the Limited model at least – there’s a massive panoramic sunroof going from the front of the car to past the second row of seats. It’s an electric tilt/side unit, and there’s also an electric blind. It all adds to the feeling of space, and that’s not just a feeling, either; the Santa Fe is a big car and there’s plenty of room inside for all. Second row passengers are well looked after with plenty of headroom, rear window blinds, two USB ports, and heated seats. Those in the 3rd row have one 12-volt socket, one USB port, a fan control for the air con and two air vents. There’s not masses of space for third row passengers, but the rear seats do slide forward to give them some extra room at least. It’s still not the place for two 6”2 teenagers to sit on a trip to Auckland, though. Space-wise, the boot is relatively spacious at 571 litres with the third row up, although as usual with the third row up, storage space is limited.
THE DRIVE It’s been a while since I’ve been in a diesel, so on picking up our test car it was nice to see the distance to empty showing at 829Km. I recall the launch of the last gen Santa Fe and simply how smooth it was. The new model is not massively better, but it would be hard to see how it could be. The 2021 Santa Fe exudes refinement; the engine is a gem – so smooth, so quiet and still plenty of power for overtaking. There’s so much torque at hand too, that I drove the car in Eco mode for almost the whole week, and didn’t notice it. Generally, switching a car into Eco mode can be a frustrating drive due to a lack of performance, but not for the Santa Fe, it laps it up. Leaving it in Eco mode was
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the Santa Fe Limited, but it’s almost the only thing I could fault the car on. A bit of context; a few weeks ago, I had the 2021 Audi Q5 TFSI (turbo-petrol) on test, and during my week with the Santa Fe, all I could do was compare it to the Q5. Cards on the table, I loved the Q5 and the Santa Fe was so close to the Q5 in overall driving dynamics, it was hard to not compare them. The one downside of the Q5 was the dual-clutch automatic; great on the move, but often jerky at low speeds, as a DCT can be. And the Santa Fe is the same; dual-clutch automatic which is awesome when you are already on the move, but at low speeds or from a start, could be a little jerky, and sometimes indecisive of what gear to select. made easier by the drive mode selector; it’s a physical rotary dial and not buttons, so you can select a drive mode and it will stay there, even when you exit the car and then get back in. Too often this doesn’t happen with other cars. Drive modes are carried over from the previous gen; Select from Confort, Eco, Sport, or Smart.
So this was a mirror image of my Q5 experience. The Santa Fe had the other occasional blip where, when selecting a gear using the buttons, it would take a few seconds for the car to actually get into gear. Not the end of the world, but exactly like the Q5, it detracted from what was almost the perfect car. Dual-clutch transmission rant over.
That’s the drive modes, then there is the new Terrain button just below Drive modes, and this allows you to select Snow, Mud, or Sand. Something for everyone, it seems. I want to get back to that engine, since it’s so good. 100Km/h will see 1,500rpm on the rev counter, and motorway travel is almost silent. Not just the engine either – there’s very little wind, road or tyre noise inside the car. Up hills the engine can become noisier, but it’s never bad. This diesel Limited version of the Santa Fe can get to 100km/h well under ten seconds, and it’s all drama-free. The permanent all-wheel drive helps here, but you do get a few chirps out of the tyres on fullthrottle acceleration with the car in Sport mode. It does run out of puff at the top end, but then most diesels do. Honestly, this engine is a great example of just how good a diesel engine can be. The 2021 Santa Fe is fitted with the latest version of HTRAC, Hyundai’s electronic all-wheel drive system that automatically detects vehicle’s speed and road conditions to control braking between the left and right wheels and apply active torque control between the front and rear axles, in order to ensure stability while driving and cornering on slippery roads. You can actually select an HTRAC view on the dashboard and see the system working, sending drive to whatever wheel needs it. There is a bit of a negative here in driving 1 8 CAPRICORN IGNITION JUNE 2021
Being the top-spec model, the Limited is loaded with features. There’s self steering which works beautifully, cleaning guiding the car in its lane. We’ve seen some bad examples of this, but the Santa Fe nailed it. Another very handy features is on the dashboard; when indicating a lane change, the speedo (left side of the dash) changes to a blind spot camera so you can make sure there’s nothing in the lane you want to change into, or say at a roundabout – you can check there are no bikes creeping up your inside. The right indicator changes the rev counter (right side of dash) to a blind spot camera on
" IT’S A BRILLIANT DRIVER, SPACIOUS AND PRACTICAL." that side of the car. The only drawback I see of this system is the most New Zealand drivers never indicate. Then the glass half full side of me hopes that by having this system in the Santa Fe, maybe they will start indicating. I live in hope. But then we come to issue #2 for the Santa Fe; it doesn’t have traffic sign recognition (TSR). This means that the speed shown can often be out, especially when going through road works and the car doesn’t pick up the change of speed. Not only that, but our test car often had the wrong limit showing. For example, Ngaraunga Gorge had the car showing a 100km/h speed limit, yet it’s been 80km/h for many years. This issue with wrong speed limits was reflected on other roads too. Hyundai have taken the opportunity to add some bling to the Limited model, so you can also choose from a range of sounds in the car instead of listening to music using the Sounds Of Nature option. There’s a small selection here; Ocean Waves, Rainy Day, Fireplace, Lively Forest Snowy Village, or Noisy Cafe. Fireplace has crackling noises of wood burning, rainy day is rain falling, Forest Snowy Village means you will hear someone’s footsteps crunching through the snow. I’m not sure it would hold people’s attention for too long, but it may be enjoyable for kids on a long journey. A shame that, for example, when you have the fireplace going the display doesn’t show a fire burning, it’s just a static image of a fireplace. Another feature of the Limited, and one I haven’t seen for a while, is the Remote Smart Park Assist option. This means that if you come back to your car in a car park and some ‘person’ has parked so close you can’t even open your door, you can use the car’s remote to move the car forwards or backwards out of that car park. There’s a bit of a process to this; press the lock button on the remote, then hold down the engine start button on the
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remote, then use the arrow keys on the remote to move the car. I could see this being quite handy when you really need it, and haven’t seen this option since a BMW 5 Series a few years ago. That option on the BMW was $2,500, so nice to see this included in the Santa Fe Limited. SatNav is standard of course and generally it works well, and the instructions in the HUD are clear and easy to follow. I did have issues with the SatNav a few times, where it told me to stay right on the motorway, and yet the only thing coming up was an offramp. Weird. SatNav directions are shown on the central display, the dash and HUD so you can’t really miss your turn at least. While using SatNav or just looking at the map, you have the ability to use pinch and zoom. This seems straightforward but there’s still a lot of SatNav systems out there that don’t let you pinch and zoom. From the driver’s seat, the steering wheel controls are very Hyundai and just about perfect. They have an excellent tactile feel to them, are perfectly positioned and you rarely need to look down at what button you are pressing. This is a sign of steering wheel controls done right. Thank you, Hyundai, and please don’t change them. Audio quality though is excellent and there’s also a Quiet Mode, much like Tesla’s Joe Mode.
out of the front speakers. I can see quite a few parents of toddlers and babies loving this. As expected, adaptive cruise control is fitted, and it’s great to see it’s a onetouch affair. So simple. It brings the car to a stop too, and this is always welcome on Wellington’s crazy motorways that have traffic lights on them. It’s a nice smooth system too, with all the controls right there on the steering wheel. Thankfully, Hyundai has not gone and moved to a cruise control stalk. One of the excellent features of the previous model of Santa Fe was the driving dynamics. The car sat beautifully on the corners and yet rode like a dream. Chucking it around some twisty roads did not upset the car at all, and you could tell engineers had been hard at work making this car handle corners well, and yet ride well too. Is it any better or worse, in this new model? I’m happy to say, it’s exactly the same, and the grip from those Continental PremiumContact 6 tyres seems even better than before.
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THE VERDICT Once again, I loved the Santa Fe and I can see why loyal buyers keep upgrading. It’s a brilliant driver, spacious and practical. Even in the base spec it’s well equipped, and naturally in the top-spec Limited we tested, you aren’t left wanting for much. In saying that, I still struggle with the price of this top-spec Santa Fe, as much as I struggled with the cost of the previous gen. But you’ve got to take into account the equipment levels, build quality and sheer driveability before saying it’s too expensive. It nails almost everything it does perfectly, and I’d love to have one as a Daily Driver. It really is a great all-rounder. I had this same comment for the Audi Q5, and I don’t hesitate to say it for the Santa Fe. It’s a fantastic vehicle and will suit many existing Santa Fe owners and if Hyundai can draw some buyers away from other brands, it will suit them as well.
With a big, heavy, all-wheel drive SUV, you would think the Santa Fe would be a bit of a diesel guzzler. It’s not. After 600Km of driving, I used 7.1L/100Km in a good mix of driving conditions. Hyundai suggests a combined rating of 6.1, so I wasn’t far off that.
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CO-OPS PROMISE TO REBUILD BETTER TOGETHER AFTER COVID our Members, how we could be useful. This has meant we’ve been able to pivot as required, and deliver on your needs. We waived late payment charges and merchant fees for credit card payments. We helped Members with trade account payment plans, so they could continue to operate. We deferred loan repayments for Members experiencing financial hardship and created a new loan product to allow Members to convert their trade account balance into a short-term loan. We created a huge range of COVID-related resources, which Members accessed 28,000 times. We continued to pay Preferred Suppliers in full and on time. And Capricorn Mutual introduced a range of initiatives to help make managing finances easier.
Cooperatives work well in times of human crisis, like the coronavirus pandemic, because people are at the centre of the business model. This past 18 months, all over the world, cooperatives have been going the extra mile to ensure their members have had whatever they’ve needed to keep operating, survive lockdowns, stay safe, and have as good a chance as possible of coming out the other side of COVID-19 with an operational, sustainable and profitable business. In a few weeks, on 3 July 2021, those cooperatives — including Capricorn — will celebrate the International Day of Cooperatives (#CoopsDay). It’s an opportunity for cooperatives everywhere to share the stories and strategies that have helped their members over the past year or so. The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), which coordinates the day, says #CoopsDay will help spread the word about how a human-centred business model, sustained by the cooperative values of self-help and solidarity and the ethical values of social responsibility and concern for community, can reduce inequality, create shared prosperity and respond to the immediate impacts of crises like COVID. But #CoopsDay is also an opportunity to focus on what we are able to do to help our members build stronger and more resilient businesses on the other side of this crisis. After all, “what happens next” is every bit as important as “what’s happened so far”. That’s why the theme of this year’s #CoopsDay is “rebuild better together”. As ICA Director General Bruno Roelants said: “In the last year we have witnessed how the cooperative model has been working towards the well-being of people and respect for the planet, underscoring what the cooperative movement stands for.
“We will indeed rebuild better together, and I’m confident that we will see many stories of how the cooperative movement can help communities become stronger in the post-pandemic world.” At Capricorn, we’re proud of what we’ve been able to do for Members during the pandemic. We’ve continually asked you,
All this was possible because we kept our channels of communication with Members as open as possible. Our Field Team kept in touch — not just by asking you what you needed but also by keeping you up to date with what we were doing to make life easier during the pandemic. We produced flyers, guides and booklets. We kept in touch through Ignition magazine, CapChat and CapHub. We visited as often as we could. We did it because as a cooperative, we put you at the heart of everything we do. Listening to you is the most important way we can understand where we need to be and how we can make things easier for you. That’s the difference the human-centred cooperative business model makes.
But #CoopsDay 2021 is not just an opportunity for Capricorn to share the ways in which we supported our Members with other cooperatives all over the world. It’s also an opportunity for us to learn what kinds of initiatives other cooperatives have introduced — initiatives which might have the potential to work here. As the “rebuild better together” theme for #CoopsDay indicates, our work is not yet over. As your cooperative, we have a role to play in ensuring a brighter, more successful, sustainable future for you and your business. As we come out of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s Capricorn’s job to embed your ongoing insights and feedback into our processes and development, so we can once again pivot to meet whatever needs arise during this next important phase. We’re deeply invested in the success of our Members and the broader automotive repair industry. If your workshop thrives, so will our Preferred Supplier network. We will continue to focus on building mutually beneficial relationships so we can secure long-term benefits for our Members. We’ll also be keeping an eye on future technologies, market trends and economic data so we can provide timely and valuable services that will benefit you.
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THE PRIDE OF ROB’S COLLECTION. Remember when you were a kid and your mum said she would only buy you one new Matchbox car, so you’d spend ages poring over the display rack trying to decide which one you wanted most? Talking to Rob Cunningham about his car collection creates a similar feeling. Rob is managing director of Premier Automotive Repairs in the Australian Capital Territory. Here’s what happened when we called him about featuring in Ignition’s “Member Ride”. “What would you like to write about?” he said. “I’ve got a VL Walkinshaw Commodore. I’ve got a Honda NSX. I’ve got a GTR Skyline. What else have we got? There’s a ’55 Chev. A 911 turbo Porsche. Oh, and a Ferrari Testarossa we’re restoring.” How do you choose? Faced with such a supercharged version of the old Matchbox car dilemma, we let Rob decide. He picked his black 1991 model Honda NSX. “It’s immaculate, original, untouched – with only about 50,000 kilometres on it,” he said. “It still looks brand new.” Rob said he’d wanted an NSX for a long time but had been actively looking for about five years when he found this one, in Sydney, six years ago. “It’s just one of those cars I’ve always wanted to own, since I was really young,” he said. “The fullaluminum body, the rear-mount engine – it’s perfectly balanced and handles and performs just the way it should.” With Rob’s Matchbox car picked, it was Ignition’s turn to choose. We took the ’55 Chevrolet. It could not be a more different car to the NSX. “It’s heavily modified,” Rob said. “It’s got a late model LS, six-litre engine in it. It’s tubbed. Everything’s been chucked — everything from a different drive train all the way through to power windows and custom leather interior.
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The Chevy was originally rebuilt in the late ’80s and early ’90s by another Canberra car enthusiast. Rob bought it about 12 years ago .
he’s always on the lookout for a few rare finds to add to his collection.
“When I saw the car and found out what it was, I wanted to buy it,” he said. “Since then, I’ve totally modified it and changed it. It’s a totally different car now.”
“I’d like to get another SS Hatchback Torana, but haven’t been able to find the right one,” he said. “I wouldn’t mind an A9X hatchback Torana or a GTS HQ two-door Monaro, but trying to find one of those these days is pretty hard.”
Well-engineered and fully roadworthy, it’s a real head turner of a car.
Those are hard to come by even in the Matchbox version (we checked).
“And you can take it down the drag strip and still get 12 seconds down the track,” Rob said.
While Rob’s collection might not yet be complete, it is certainly impressive — and surely a dream come true for any car-mad kid.
Like many who work in the automotive industry, Rob’s fascination with cars started young. He began his apprenticeship at 17 and opened his own workshop at 22. That business now employs 14 people and is one of the larger privately owned workshops in Canberra. He also owns a used car dealership. His businesses give him plenty of opportunity to indulge in his lifelong passion for cars and Rob confessed CAPRICORN IGNITION JUNE 2021 2 3
Upskilling your technicians - by Geoff Mutton One of the common gripes of workshop owners is that many of their staff don’t have the skills required to handle more complex jobs. Owners or managers typically solve this by doing the more advanced jobs themselves, which means others are left with the routine or simpler tasks. This can only be regarded as a band-aid solution, and as technology continues to advance apace, it is inevitable that this trend cannot continue. The boss can’t be expected to handle complex jobs and the workload must be shared if the business is to remain successful into the future. The answer seems obvious – staff skill levels have to improve. But how to begin? Invest in your staff In the past, investing in staff improvement has been treated suspiciously because better-trained staff will often move on, or be poached by the workshop down the road. Yes, this is often the case, but it is a fact of life in every business. It puts a greater onus on the management to devise means of retaining staff loyalty. Research does show that staff retention is higher in those businesses that encourage skill advancement than in those that don't. So the first step towards lifting staff skill levels is to embrace the investment strategy. Perform an annual staff review Annual staff reviews are normal practice in most industries, but not so much in the small-business world. However staff reviews are carried out, the aim is to come away with a list of improvement ideas covering each staff member. 24 CAPRICORN IGNITION JUNE 2021
"A simple way to involve all staff is to casually discuss current diagnostic jobs during toolbox meetings or morning tea breaks." Make training mandatory
Encourage staff to tackle more challenging work
This would be a big step for the retail auto repair sector, but the idea is gaining ground. For example, the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence in America has instituted a national certification program that requires the passing of tests and on-the-job training, but to remain certified, participants must be retested — currently every five years — to ensure they are keeping up with ever-advancing technology. This approach not only improves skills, but can morph into a great marketing tool.
Everyone agrees that the best way to learn is through hands-on experience while tackling more complex jobs. But there is an unfortunate downside – the time spent on the job can blow out and there is also a higher chance of a mistake being made.
In many professions, such as law, accountancy and medicine, staff must continue to train to maintain their licenses. Why should the automotive sector be any different?
Not only will this help grow the skill level in the workshop, but it will greatly improve job satisfaction and staff retention.
The staff review will help determine the degree of internal or external training for each team member. There are workshops in Australia that put the onus on the staff members – successful completion of regular training is a condition for receiving an annual bonus. The big lesson learnt by business as a result of the COVID pandemic is that online training and webinars have largely taken the place of face-toface training, meaning less time away from work. A host of new training programs for all manner of jobs are being rolled out regularly. Give staff access to adequate technical information and equipment Upskilling is not just confined to staff members. The onus is on the business to back up skills improvement by ensuring staff have access to appropriate information, technical data, and the best possible diagnostic and repair equipment. There is little point investing in training courses if the business is not playing its part in investing in vehicle information and data, all of which are readily available from professional data providers.
When the workshop is super busy it’s logical to allocate work to the most appropriate person. It is during quiet periods that the opportunity should be seized to allocate staff to different and more challenging work.
Discuss diagnostics as a team It is common practice for the most challenging jobs to be allocated to the most skilled technician. This is great for maximising productivity in the short term, but it does nothing towards lifting the skill level of the rest of the team. A simple way to involve all staff is to casually discuss current diagnostic jobs during toolbox meetings or morning tea breaks. The technicians working on the job can share their approach and then ask for everyone’s opinion on what the next steps should be. Not only will everyone learn from the job but sometimes it’s the left-field idea that can lead to a solution. Once a diagnostic job is solved, ensure that the solution is discussed with the team. The advances in vehicle technology must be matched by advances in technician skills. Those workshops that fail to raise skill levels will find the future tough while those that continually strive to upskill themselves and their team can look forward to a very rewarding and profitable future.
There is no one-stop shop out there for vehicle information and data, so the business must do its research and adopt those providers that are the best fit with the type of diagnostic or repair work performed in the workshop. While this is a cost on the business, it can be recouped in the form of data fees applied to every invoice where data or extra information was needed to complete the job.
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CAPRICORN CLASSIFIEDS Classifieds Advertising Guidelines Do you have a business for sale, have equipment that you need to get rid of, or are you just looking for a part that you haven’t been able to find? If the answer is yes, then you should advertise in the Capricorn Classifieds; it’s FREE to do so. See below for details. • The Capricorn Classifieds are for Capricorn Members only to • Classifieds are on a first come, first served basis. Depending on advertise. Payment is to be organised between advertiser and the number received, your classified may not appear immediately. purchaser. • No positions vacant. • Parts or equipment that relate to your business only may be • No pictures to be submitted. advertised. • By submitting the Online Capricorn Classifieds Ad Form, you • Businesses for sale may be advertised. acknowledge that the price of any goods or services shown is • Cars for sale cannot be advertised. inclusive of GST. Not a NSW opal mine, but an absolute gold mine! Well established cash business in Lightning Ridge, includes all stock and equipment, WIWO $280,000 Phone Brad 0474 767 826 Automotive Workshop for sale, Quickdrive Automotive Repairs Pty Ltd, Eastern Suburbs Melbourne Established business of 35+ years. Mechanical servicing and repairs. Prominent location close to major shopping centre. 4 Hoists & equipment. Expression of interest Call Russell 0417339617 Workshop for sale, Drivers Mobile Automotives, Woodford QLD Contact Dawn Driver Ph: 0754963122 D. and S. Moore, MJ Mechanical, Hobart TAS Fantastic Mechanical Workshop, an opportunity too good to miss! Ph: Rob Davies – 0411 958 121 Mechanical workshop Newcastle NSW including Mainline AWD Premium Dyno, 2 hoists. Established business. E Safety inspection station. Owner retiring WIWO $110,000 email qik01@hotmail.com Mechanical Workshop, Woodford QLD Fully equip family business servicing the community since 1995. Well established customer base, large 4 bay shed (long lease available) 3 hoists, office, amenities and wash bay. Enquiries 0408767366 or dawnevandriver@hotmail.com
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