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Ford Makes Money!
Ford Motor Company recently announced a 6.6 billion dollar profit for the 2010 year. That is a lot of dough for a company that was struggling to stay alive in 2006. President and CEO Alan Mullaly was recruited from Boeing to turn … Continue reading
Drive One 4 UR School
Ron DuPratt Ford has recently signed up to participate in the Drive One 4 UR School program. Ford Motor Company has recognized that schools all across the country are struggling with budget issues. In order to help the schools, Ford … Continue reading
Check Engine Light?
We recently had the “check engine” light pop on our 2002 F150. Actually the light in our vehicle says”service engine soon” . That light often strikes fear and panic into the hearts of our clients. There is no need to panic….the system is … Continue reading
First 2011 Explorer has arrived!
We just got our first drive in the new Explorer. Wow! What a nice vehicle….smooth, quiet, powerful, great fuel economy. The interior is packed with great features like the flip fold third seats in the back. We particularly liked the … Continue reading
Batteries
We recently had our old pickup fail to start in a driving snowstorm after a day of skiing. We were able to get it jumped in order to get home. Upon inspection, we discovered that the cables were dirty and … Continue reading
300 Horsepower and 31 MPG?
That is right! The new 2011 Mustang with the V6 engine gets 31 MPG while pumping out 300 horsepower. To put those numbers in perspective, the 2006 through 2010 Mustang GT with the high performance V8 engine put out 300 … Continue reading
2011 Explorer
We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of our first 2011 Explorer. Ford has totally reinvented this trend setting and best selling SUV. After discovering that the majority of owners did not utilize the previous model’s capability, the Ford engineer went back … Continue reading
Winter Driving
With all of the wild weather we have been experiencing, we thought it would be a good idea to review some winter driving tips. First, make sure that your wiper blades are fresh and new. They should be changed at … Continue reading