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Exciting things coming our way from Jeep!

Valu Ford & Chrysler — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:04:54 +0000

When the full line of 2011 Jeep vehicles hits our lot we expect to be busy–busy showing off the new features, interior upgrades, and performance of these vehicles. We are hearing great things about all the vehicles, and here’s another example. Read for yourself just how far Jeep went to improve one of their vehicles–and how worthwhile their efforts turned out to be: “…no longer the little Jeep that couldn’t.”

Tiger Homecoming Parade

Valu Ford & Chrysler — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 03:40:52 +0000

Cindy, Kris, Laura, Joleen and Tom waiting for the parade to start

Just a few pictures of the homecoming parade last week. For over two miles we walked (well, I got to drive!) and handed out candy to spread some school spirit all over town. And had a few laughs trying to fit all of us in Joleen’s jeep to get back to the school!

tying balloons on the jeep - easier said than done in the Morris wind!

Joleen and Laura waiting for the line to move

Valu Ford & Chrysler is On the Road for Education

Valu Ford & Chrysler — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 03:25:59 +0000

Our first ever On the Road for Education fundraiser was so much fun! We had great weather, a great group helping and coordinating from the high school and such wonderful supporters for the local school, we could not have asked for more.

On the evening of September 29th, 11 staff members from Valu Ford & Chrysler made their way to the north end of the school’s parking lot. We brought with us 12 vehicles for test drives and display. The turn out was great! Ms. Rink definitely did her job and spread the word far and wide for everyone to come support the choir, robotics club, Washington DC trip, and a few other student organizations. She took the reigns and put together a fantastic event and we were so happy to be part of it! We look forward to future events and a great new partnership with the school.

setup - Joleen and Laura hanging a banner

Kris by our “official” event banner.

Supporters registering for their test drives. The table was busy for most of the event time.

Todd, Tom, Joleen and Peg Rinkenberger taking a brief break from drives

Julie and Laura pose for a quick pic while Kris gets another supporter registered for a drive

2010 RAM Event was a success!

Valu Ford & Chrysler — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:52:16 +0000

Thank you so much to everyone who attended the 2010 RAM Event in September. We received many positive comments about the food, music, and vehicles! Despite the rainy, cold weather our trucks stayed on the road providing many test drives throughout the evening. Door prizes have now all been delivered and hopefully we have some happy customers eager to attend our next event. Enjoy the pictures, we enjoyed seeing everyone and look forward to next time!

Great music set the mood for a fun night

For more information on the wonderful band that played for our RAM Event, click here: http://poyzer.tripod.com/finestra/

tables awaiting hungry guests

a few of the vehicles on display

Julie waiting at the registration table

The All-New 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee has arrived!

Valu Ford & Chrysler — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:13:24 +0000

2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo X 4x4

Is your visit to Valu Ford & Chrysler a few days away yet? Learn all about the design and production of the all-new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee through detailed videos – very cool! – at Jeep Videos You’ll see just how attentive and innovative Jeep was in creating the 2011 Grand Cherokee from the structure, to the leather interior, no part of the vehicle was exempt from examination or improvement.

Everyone is buzzing about the arrival of the newly redesigned Jeep Grand Cherokee and searching for reviews, photos, or opinions will get you hundreds of thousands of results – with good reason. Here is an excerpt from a Jeep press release:

“The design of the all-new Jeep Grand Cherokee boasts an all-new sculpted body and athletic profile that define a sleek exterior and aerodynamic finesse. CommandView® – a new dual-pane panoramic sun roof – extends from the windshield to the rear of the vehicle. A world-class interior design is highlighted by premium soft-touch interior materials for all models. The interior provides consumers with more than four inches of increased rear-seat knee and leg room, and 17 percent more cargo volume.

Chrysler Group’s all-new 290-horsepower 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine boasts an 11 percent improvement in fuel economy for the Jeep Grand Cherokee, delivering up to 23 mpg and over 500 miles on one tank of gas. The all-new flexible-fuel engine is standard on the Grand Cherokee, and features Variable-valve Timing (VVT), double overhead camshafts and a high-pressure die-cast aluminum cylinder block in a 60-degree configuration.

More than 45 safety and security features are available in the all-new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, including standard Active Head Restraints, full-length side-curtain and seat-mounted side thorax air bags, Electronic Stability Control, Electronic Roll Mitigation, Hill-start Assist, and Trailer-sway Control. A Blind-spot/Rear Cross-path detection system and Adaptive Cruise Control with Forward Collision Warning are available.

Numerous advanced technology features are offered, including live mobile TV (FLO TV), SIRIUS Backseat TV and UConnect™ Web, which transforms the vehicle into a “hot spot” to deliver the Internet directly to the vehicle.” You can read the entire article here

The photo at the top of this post is the first Grand Cherokee to arrive at Valu Ford & Chrysler. It is a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo X 4×4 in Brilliant Black with Medium Graystone Leather Interior. I wish I could capture the drive and feeling of this vehicle in the pictures, but it is simply something you must experience for yourself. Click here for more pictures and the current price. We can’t wait to see your expression when you experience the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee for yourself so stop by soon – before this gem gets scooped up by someone else! Be the first of your friends to own a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee and watch them all turn green with envy.

Great excuse for a sale

Valu Ford & Chrysler — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:01:04 +0000

Windy? Here, yes, it usually is. But a few weeks back it got extreme. It blew the roof off our detail building which sits just next door to our dealership. What a mess! We’ve now got a new roof on that building and a bunch of vehicles with some minor wind damage. A few had some chips in their windshields, others had some sandblasting from the constant barrage of wind and things it picked up along the way. Luckily, most of our inventory escaped unharmed.

However, the boss thought that it would be a great opportunity to cut prices on ALL of our vehicles and have a big sale. In fact, it’s the biggest sale in the 21 years our owners have been in business! The prices have been reduced on every new and used vehicle on the lot! Word is spreading quickly and we’re getting even busier than normal helping people find the perfect vehicle for their family. We can’t wait to see YOU during our Minor Wind Damage SALE!

Ahh Spring!

Valu Ford & Chrysler — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:56:07 +0000

Spring is such a great season – changes happening daily that bring the delight of warmer weather and the promise of summer. At Valu Ford & Chrysler, it is spring inside and out with changes happening daily here, too. If you’ve driven by lately you have already noticed that Valu Ford & Chrysler has a lot of vehicles and we’re getting more every day. Step inside and you’ll find many more exciting things happening in the dealership. First you will notice a remodeling project that will add three offices to our showroom. Next you’ll see a number of friendly new faces on staff including Gary Huebner, our service manager and Morris native, who joins us after spending 12 year at our Elbow Lake location. Now go inside the shop and you will find some familiar faces, some new faces that have joined us from Elbow Lake and have many years of experience, some new hoists, new lighting, and preparation for a number of other upcoming changes. And right next door, our vehicle reconditioning department is the site of much commotion as it is undergoing an expansion. So please accept our apology for the noise and for the mess – we hope to be done soon and we hope that you’ll be back to see the changes!

One more big change we’d like to mention is our new Valu Ford & Chrysler website at www.ValuFord.com The new site is clean, easy to use and has all of our new and used inventory online so you can shop anytime – rain or shine. Go ahead and check it out for yourself: www.ValuFord.com

As you can see, we’ve never been busier at Valu Ford & Chrysler. With more inventory than ever before, more expertise with our combined Elbow Lake and Morris staffs, a number of expansions and remodels, and a new website to boot – who could ask for more? We look forward to sharing our changes with you and invite you to drop by anytime!

The lot looks great!

Valu Ford & Chrysler — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:03:13 +0000

I can’t belive all of the great looking vehicles we have on our lot right now. We’ve always got great looking vehicles, but we’ve got LOTS of them right now–so many we’re running out of room to park! 7 NEW Ford trucks have arrived in the last week and they are shining brilliantly in the sun today. Our Edges are all lined up and ready to go and of course we’ve got a good selection of vans in a number of different colors, too. We’re ready for a spring warm-up so we can get out and show off our goods. Our selection and variety has never been better and we are so excited for the opportunity to help find the ONE that suits YOU best!

Top of our minds right now

Valu Ford & Chrysler — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:06:56 +0000

We have a new website that is in the works – I’m so excited to see our “new look”!
It is so nice that someone created heated seats in vehicles – for those who have to be on the road today
WOW – it is SO windy…
Can’t wait for the weekend warm-up!