No you didn't wave as we were in the cafe!
I go to Auto Garage 78 Porana Rd for my WoF's (booked in) and then across to Cezwe for a coffee or brunch whilst they are doing it. Tony owned a Super tourer up until recently.
VTNZ use a pit rather than a hoist which is why they coped, but there can often be a queue and they are slow. I used to use them as there were a couple of older guys there who were very realistic when dealing with something a bit different. But they also had one or two who were just plainly bonkers.