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June 24, 2009

Top 10 Fuel-Saving Tips

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Top 10 Fuel-Saving Tips

Ten ways you can squeeze the most mileage out of every gallon of gas you purchase.
By Chuck Tannert of MSN Autos

Last summer, gasoline prices surged to record highs, causing Americans to stay at home and rethink their love affair with the automobile. Jump ahead a year: Fuel prices are down nearly 40 percent and the Automobile Association of America’s travel and auto group is forecasting that trips by automobile will increase by 2.7 percent over last year, up from 26.3 million travelers to 27 million.
While only time will ultimately tell if Americans are truly ready to head out on the highway in search of adventure and whatever comes our way (gotta love Steppenwolf), one thing is certain: The desire to hit the road and low gas prices have not curbed our desire to use less fuel. The federal Energy Information Administration recently announced that over the four weeks that ended May 22, U.S. demand for gasoline averaged about 9.2 million barrels a day, an increase of only 0.4 percent from the same period last year, when gas prices were through the roof. And now that gas prices are back on the rise (since May 25, the national average retail price of gasoline has risen nearly 20 cents per gallon to $2.63), we don’t expect consumer demand to change any time soon.
To help, here are 10 tips you can use to squeeze the most mileage out of every penny spent at the pump. Some involve proper maintenance of your vehicle, but most require a change in behavior. All will help ease the burden on your wallet. Read all about it here: http://bit.ly/13gsoO
Tunkhannock  Auto Mart franchise dealer of Dodge Chrysler Jeep, visit us on the web: www.TunkAutoMart.com

June 18, 2009

Chrysler Submits Plan to Build Electric Vehicles

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Chrysler Submits Plan to Build Electric Vehicles

AutoblogGreen.com
Chrysler has submitted a series of plans to the U.S. Department of Energy intended to speed up the development of plug-in hybrids and fully electric cars and trucks under the DOE’s Transportation Electrification Initiative and Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiatives. Under the terms of these initiatives, Chrysler and the DOE would each pay half of a total investment of $448 million.

If approved, Chrysler says it will build a new-vehicle electrification technology and manufacturing center at an unnamed location in Michigan that would have the capacity to produce 20,000 vehicles per year. The initial programs would focus on building 100 plug-in hybrid versions of the Dodge Ram pickup truck along with 100 plug-in hybrid Chrysler Town & Country minivans. Further, 165 fully electric Town & Country cargo vans would be used by the U.S. Postal Service for daily mail service. Read the rest of the story with high resolution photos here: http://bit.ly/HnT99

June 2, 2009

Dodge Chrysler Jeep of Wilkes Barre, Scranton Pa has 0% Financing

Just Announced, Chrysler is offering 0% APR for 60 months* to qualified customers through their new finance partner, GMAC, on the following products: Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge Grand Caravan, Dodge Ram Heavy Duty, Jeep Grand Cherokee, and Jeep Commander.

Asked about this latest development Dave Senkow, managing partner of Tunkhannock Auto Mart, Dodge, Chrysler, and Jeep, said “we are excited to be working with GMAC”. Tunkhannock Auto Mart is conveniently located just 20 minutes south of Scranton and 30 minutes north of Wilkes-Barre Pa. Want a Chrysler, Dodge or Jeep? Please visit Tunkhannock Auto Mart for the best customer service in Northeast Pennsylvania.

Tunkhannock Auto Mart of Wilkes-Barre, Scranton has been helping families buying new and used cars for generations. People come from all over Luzerne and Lackawanna County to buy from Tunkhannock Auto Mart of Wilkes-Barre, Scranton. Not only do customers come from Wilkes-Barre, Kingston, Mountain Top and Scranton; they also travel from as far as New York to buy a Jeep Patriot or drive from New Jersey to buy a Dodge Grand Caravan.

With June being National Safety month, don’t overlook safety features when comparing different models. Antilock brakes and electronic stability control, for instance, are effective and well worth the money.

“Jeep Trail-Rated” is a new way that Jeep is communicating to consumers their commitment to creating vehicles that excel in their off-road capabilities. The “Jeep Trail-Rated” insignia will be affixed to all 2004 Jeep vehicles with 4WD: Grand Cherokee, Liberty and Wrangler. “Jeep Tail-Rated” signifies that the vehicles have passed off-road testing by the Nevada Automotive Test Center (NATC) — which evaluates vehicles for traction, ground clearance, off-road articulation and water fording.

Even the simplist thing left untreated can be a threat to you and your families safety. Underinflated tires can hurt handling and fuel economy, as well as cause premature wear—or a possible blowout—of the tire. Yet a tire can lose air so slowly that many drivers don’t realize its happening. A government regulation requires all new vehicles made after October 31, 2006 to have a low-tire-pressure warning system. The type of tire-pressure monitor we favor measures tire pressure directly. A competing technology, and one the government has approved, gauges air loss indirectly by using sensors to count wheel revolutions. We don’t think those systems are sensitive enough. In any case, we suggest regularly checking your tires with a conventional tire-pressure gauge.

Remember, though, that the most important thing you can do to protect your life is to buckle your seatbelt. Belts save lives on their own, but many of the more advanced safety features, such as seatbelt pretension and air bags, only work best for people who are buckled up to start with. We look forward to seeing you at Tunkhannock Auto Mart, minutes from Scranton or Wilkes-Barre Pa. Visit us on the web at : www.tunkautomart.com (0% financing in lieu of rebates, for qualifed buyers only, financing through GMAC)

June 1, 2009

Customer Appreciation Event

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tunkannock-building3Make sure you stop by Tunkhannock Auto Mart on Thursday, June 11, 2009 between 11:00 am and 8:00 pm.

  There will be refreshments and prizes. 

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