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November 6, 2009

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Most people, for whatever reason, have a favorite color but few know what their preference says about them. Here’s what your favorite color means to you:

YELLOW

The sunniest color in the spectrum, yellow has long been associated with good cheer and happiness. Those who love yellow are often creative, artistic, social people who have dramatic imaginations and a love to create. Studies show that stores with yellow décor experience less theft than stores painted other colors.

ORANGE

Associated with Thanksgiving, fall, spice and warmth, orange is the only color named after an object. It is believed that lovers of orange are social creatures who get along with almost everyone.

RED

Red is the color of love, joy and bravery. People who wear red are often energetic, optimistic individuals who love attention and being in the spotlight. They live life to the fullest and are tenacious and determined in their endeavors.

PINK

Pink is associated with gentleness, softness and calm. Those who choose pink as their favorite color are often calm and sensitive. Pink lovers are also generally sympathetic and compassionate and dislike controversy of any kind.

GREEN

Green is calming, the color of fresh beginnings and new life. Those who love the color green are often affectionate, loyal and frank. also aware of what others think of them and consider their reputation very important.

BLUE

Blue is the color of peace and contentment. If blue is your favorite color you love harmony, are capable, reliable, and sensitive and always make an effort to think of others.

PURPLE

If purple is your preference chances are you’re artistic and unique. Many “eccentric” personalities prefer purple to any other color.

BLACK

The color black is associated with power and sophistication and is often chosen for business wear, such as suits. People who choose black as their favorite color are often artistic and sensitive. While these people aren’t introverts, they are careful with the details of their lives and do not share easily with others.

BROWN

Brown is the color of stability and reliability. Men pick brown over any other color. Brown gives off a feeling of connection with the earth and all that is natural.

GRAY

While gray is one of the favorite colors when it comes to clothing, people rarely choose it as their favorite color thanks to its association with gray skies, depression and all things muted.

WHITE

The color white is the color of innocence, purity and cleanliness. People who like white are often organized and logical and don’t have a great deal of clutter, either tangible or psychological, in their lives. They usually get things done in a timely fashion.

We would like to see what you would look like in your true color. Please come by or contact us for an appointment so we can provide you with our outstanding expertise and service.

2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser

$10,242.00 www.TunkAutoMart.com

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil

8 oz. peeled and deveined medium
shrimp, coarsely chopped

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. black pepper

1 large onion, chopped

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 cup instant brown rice

1/2 tsp. dried oregano, crushed

1/4 tsp. ground turmeric

1 14-oz. can reduced-sodium
chicken broth

8 oz. fresh sugar snap pea pods
(2-1/3 cups)

1 large green sweet pepper, cut
into 1/2-inch pieces

2 green onions, diagonally sliced

2 Tbsp. chopped fresh Italian
(flat-leaf) parsley

Preparation

In large nonstick skillet heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat. Add shrimp; sprinkle with half the salt and pepper. Cook, about 2 minutes or until shrimp are opaque, stirring occasionally. Remove from skillet; set aside.

Add remaining oil to skillet. Cook onion until almost tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Stir in rice, oregano, and turmeric; cook and stir 1 minute. Add broth and remaining salt and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 5 minutes or until most of the liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.

Stir in peas and green pepper; cook 3 minutes. Stir in shrimp and green onions. Sprinkle with parsley.

Serves 2.

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October 28, 2009

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This is a reminder to set your clocks back one hour. Yes, it’s true; Daylight Saving Time ends on November 1st at 2:00 a.m., well for almost everyone. Not only is the history of Daylight Saving Time intriguing, but it is acknowledged on different months all around the world.

If you would like more information on which countries and when Daylight Saving Time begins and ends, follow the hyperlink below:

http://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst2009b.html

We firmly believe in savings all year and we will turn back time to give you the best deals on every vehicle we have in stock. Please come by or schedule an appointment so we can show you our savings.

2007 Ford Mustang 2dr Coupe V6 Premium

$15,789.00

Ingredients

1-1/2 lb. beef flank steak

2 tsp. chili powder

1 tsp. kosher salt or salt

1 tsp. instant espresso coffee powder

1/2 tsp. garlic powder

1/2 tsp. dried oregano, crushed

1/2 tsp. ground black pepper

1 recipe Green Chile Pesto, recipe
below

Cilantro leaves (optional)

Preparation

Score both sides of steak by making diagonal cuts in a diamond pattern. In small bowl combine chili powder, salt, espresso powder, garlic powder, oregano, and pepper. Sprinkle over steak; rub in.

Coat a 12-inch nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Heat over medium-high heat until very hot; add steak. Reduce heat to medium. Cook 12 to 14 minutes for medium-rare (145 degrees F) or 14 to 16 minutes for medium (160 degrees F), turning once halfway through. Transfer to cutting board. Cover loosely with foil; keep warm while preparing Green Chile Pesto.

To serve, thinly slice steak against grain. Pass Green Chile Pesto. Sprinkle with cilantro leaves.

Green Chile Pesto

Halve 2 medium fresh Anaheim or poblano chile peppers lengthwise; remove stems, seeds, and veins. Coarsely chop peppers. In food processor combine peppers, 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, 1/4 cup crumbled Cotija cheese, 2 tablespoons pine nuts, 2 cloves garlic, 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper, and salt and black pepper to taste. Process to finely chop mixture. With processor running add 1/3 cup olive oil in steady stream through feed tube to combine into a coarse paste. Makes about 1-1/3 cups pesto.

Serves 8.

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October 1, 2009

It’s time to winterize your plants and lawn

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Your garden probably just finished its full bloom and soon, cooler weather will be arriving. To keep frost and freezing from damaging your garden you need to be ready to winterize your garden. Here are the important steps for preparing your garden for winter.

Cleaning

To winterize your garden, start by removing any debris. Remove any finished annuals and seasonal vegetables. Give your garden one final thorough weeding and rake and leaves. Trim any perennials to an inch or two above the ground and remove the top portion.

Prepare the Soil

Test your soil so you have an idea of what it might need in the spring. If you have it available, put a layer of compost over the whole garden so that winter and spring rains will draw the nutrients from that into the soil.

Plant Spring Bulbs

Before the ground freezes and gets too hard to work you can plant your stronger spring blooming bulbs as well as cool weather vegetables.

Store Tender Bulbs

Probably the most important thing to remember when you winterize your garden is that some bulbs will die completely from the cold. Summer plants including caladiums, cannas, tuberous begonias, gladiolus and dahlias fall in this category. When fall hits and the foliage turns brown it is time to dig them up and trim off the remaining growth. Air dry them for a week and then store them in paper bags with vermiculite or peat moss. Keep the bags in a cool, dark location like a basement.

Tools

When you winterize your garden it is important not to forget your gardening tools.. Start by removing all dirt from them and then rinse and dry thoroughly. Sand off any rust and sharpen and metal tools. Then cover metals with a light coat of vegetable oil. Cover any wooden handles with paste wax or linseed oil to prevent cracking and splitting.

We know how important it is to adjust to the new season. All of our vehicles are equipped to handle all of your needs. We encourage you to stop by or make an appointment so we can show you how competitive we are with our pricing.

Fall Special

Coolant
Coolant Change $49.95
Changing antifreeze regularly is a vital part of preventative maintenance and keeps vehicles performing at optimal levels. To avoid engine problems, including freeze-ups, the coolant needs to be changed every year in cold climates and every two in temperate!
Offer expires: 10/31/2009

Ingredients

1-1/2 teaspoons finely shredded orange
peel

1/4 cup orange juice

3 tablespoons brown sugar

3 tablespoons white wine vinegar

   1 tablespoon snipped fresh oregano or
      thyme or 1 teaspoon dried oregano or
      thyme

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 teaspoons very finely chopped canned
chipotle chilies in adobo sauce

3 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 small yellow or orange sweet pepper,
seeded and cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips

   6 medium ripe apricots, pitted and cut into
      sixths, or one 15-ounce can unpeeled
      apricot halves in light syru

   1 pound peeled, deveined raw shrimp or
      skinless, boneless chicken breast halves,
      cut into bite-size pieces

   1 medium mango, pitted, peeled, and cut
      into cubes; or 1 medium papaya, peeled,
      seeded, and cut into 1-inch cubes

9 cups torn mixed salad greens or torn
fresh spinach leaves

Preparation

For the Orange-Chipotle Dressing, combine finely shredded orange peel, orange juice, brown sugar, white wine vinegar, fresh oregano or thyme, olive oil, chipotle chilies in adobo sauce, garlic and salt in a screw-top jar. Cover and shake well.

Toss sweet pepper and fresh apricots (if using) with about two-thirds of the Orange-Chipotle Dressing in a 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake, uncovered, in a 450 degree F oven for 5 minutes. Stir in shrimp or chicken, mango or papaya, and canned apricots ( if using). Bake, uncovered, 10 to 12 minutes more, or until shrimp is opaque or chicken is tender and no longer pink and fruits are tender, stirring after 5 minutes.

Remove from oven. Drain off liquids into a large bowl and combine with remaining dressing. Toss warm dressing mixture with torn greens or spinach leaves and place on six serving plates. Top with roasted shrimp or chicken mixture.

Make it a meal with steamed broccoli or asparagus and whole-grain bread.

Serves 6.

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September 21, 2009

Filed under: cars,dodge,jeep,Uncategorized — admin @ 11:04 am

Car Safety Tips As the days get shorter, the accident rate soars. Some of the most frequent causes of accident are little or no safety distance on wet roads, reduced concentration and, most importantly, fog-hampered visibility. A lot can be done, though, to considerably reduce the risk of an accident. We have compiled a few tips for dealing with foggy weather:

Adapt your driving speed to visibility. In other words, if visibility is poor let up on the gas pedal.

1) The safety distance to the vehicle in front of you should inversely correlate to your visibility range, more or less. This is the only way to make sure you’ll have enough time to react if the car up ahead brakes suddenly.

2) Switch on your dimmed headlights as soon as you notice a reduction in visibility. If a conspicuously large number of vehicles approaching you in the opposite lane have their lights on, it probably means that visibility is very likely worse up ahead.

3) Use fog tail lights only for visibility under fifty yards. They tend to blind traffic behind you. Also use fog lights if visibility is poor.

4) Concentrate on driving. Talking on the phone is a major distraction and should thus be avoided. Treat yourself to a break, even if you’re in a hurry. It will help you concentrate better, especially when doing long hauls in foggy conditions.

Wet leaves and rain

Accident hazards during the autumn season also increase. Many tree leaves are still clinging to the branches along the traffic routes, but with the first change in weather, foliage can turn into a major hazard on wet and slippery roads. Wet leaves and poor visibility during rainy weather are some of the most common causes of accidents.

We know how cautious you need to be when it comes to the seasonal changes. We want you to also have the best vehicle to handle the new road conditions. We hope you can give us a chance to show you how competitive we can be to get you in your new vehicle. Please come by and see us before the season changes too quickly.

Current Chrysler Group vehicle owners are eligible for
$1,000 Owner Loyalty Bonus Cash
to use towards the purchase of select 2009 model year vehicles
or the purchase or lease* of select 2010 model year vehicles. Expire 9/30/2009

Ingredients

2/3 cup regular (pearled) barley

2 medium tomatoes, coarsely chopped

2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp. cinnamon

3 Tbsp. olive oil

4 small lamb loin chops, cut 1 inch thick

1 small cucumber, seeded and chopped

1/2 cup red sweet pepper strips

1/4 cup sweet onion, chopped

1/2 cup Italian (flat-leaf) parsley or mint,
snipped

4 oval-shaped flatbreads, toasted*

4 cups mixed greens

Preparation

Prepare barley following package directions. Drain. Rinse with cold water; drain. Set aside.Meanwhile, for tomato vinaigrette, in blender or food processor combine tomatoes, vinegar, garlic, cinnamon, 1 teaspoon black pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Blend or process until almost smooth. Blend in olive oil. Reserve 1/4 cup to brush on lamb.

Trim fat from lamb. Brush with reserved vinaigrette. Season with salt and black pepper. Place on unheated rack of broiler pan. Broil, 4 to 5 inches from heat, 10 to 15 minutes (160 degrees F); turn chops once halfway through.

In large bowl combine cooked barley, cucumber, sweet pepper, onion, and parsley. Toss with about 3/4 cup of the tomato vinaigrette. To serve, top flatbreads with greens, barley salad, and lamb chop. Pass remaining vinaigrette.

To toast flatbreads broil about 4 inches from heat for 1 to 2 minutes per side or until lightly browned

Serves 4.

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July 13, 2009

Chrysler resale value increases

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Leaner, more viable carmaker emerges

BY GREG GARDNER • FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER • July 12, 2009

One month after leaving bankruptcy court, Chrysler has slashed inventories without selling cars at fire-sale prices and already is seeing the estimated resale value of its vehicles increasing.

The company still has a long way to go to get competitive. Scars of 789 terminated dealerships remain fresh, and Chrysler sales for the first half of the year are down nearly 46%.

But suspending production for nearly two months and giving priority to retail sales rather than discounted deals with rental companies are beginning to pay dividends.

In June, Chrysler held 9% of the retail market — in which consumers buy from dealers — up from less than 8% a year earlier. The days of pumping them out and pushing them onto dealers appear to be ending.

Chrysler’s inventory is down to 71 days’ supply at the end of June, down from 114 days on April 30, the date of its bankruptcy filing, according to Ward’s Automotive Reports. Generally, a 60-day supply of inventory is considered ideal.

Detroit-area parking lots where Chrysler has stored bloated inventories are empty for the first time in years.

Not only were the 44,000 vehicles held by the terminated dealers sold off, but Chrysler is not pushing dealers to take more vehicles than they can sell.

“Right now, I put in orders for 400 more vehicles, but I may not get that many,” said Bill Golling, a Bloomfield Hills Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge dealer. “That is different.”

The result of that strategy has been stable prices. Chrysler’s average transaction price has settled at about $25,200, where it has been for about six months, according to J.D. Power & Associates. Now with 25% fewer dealers, that average price is expected to grow in the second half of the year.

The House of Representatives is trying to force Chrysler and GM to restore nearly 3,000 dealers, but the benefits of a smaller dealer network already are beginning to manifest themselves.

“When you have as many dealerships as these companies have had, there has been unnecessary competition that has driven down prices,” said Joe Spina, a senior analyst with Edmunds.com.

Automotive Leasing Guide, a Santa Barbara, Calif., research firm that automakers and finance companies rely on for pricing new car leases, has raised the residual, or resale, values (a vehicle’s estimated value at the end of a lease) for Chrysler vehicles with leases ending this month and in August.

For Chrysler-brand vehicles, ALG boosted the residuals to 32.5% of original sales price from 28.8% on leases that ended in May and June. Dodge residuals increased to 34.8% from 31.3%, and Jeep jumped to 37.4% from 32.4% in the previous two months.

The higher a vehicle’s residual value, the smaller the consumer’s monthly payments.

This is important because a year ago, Chrysler Financial stopped leasing altogether.

Resale values for large pickups and SUVs plummeted in the wake of $4-a-gallon gas prices. Leases, which had accounted for about 20% of Chrysler’s sales in mid-2008, were adding to the company’s losses because when they took those trucks and SUVs to auctions, they were selling them for less than the residual values used to price the leases.

Because of that, creditors began pulling back on financing or demanding more collateral.

Despite ALG’s upgrade, Chrysler likely won’t jump back into leasing aggressively. Post-bankruptcy, GMAC is the company’s primary source of financing for dealers and consumers.

“We don’t have a plan to finance any substantial volume of leases at this time. Standard lease rates are still cost-prohibitive for most customers,” said GMAC spokeswoman Sue Mallino.

Dan Frost, owner of Southfield Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge and Telegraph Chrysler-Jeep in Taylor, says some lenders, including U.S. Bank and Wachovia, are beginning to underwrite leases again.

Leasing might never return to the boom days of the late 1990s, but stronger residual values mean vehicles depreciate more slowly, eventually strengthening trade-in values.

These encouraging early signals are driven by Chrysler’s decision to stop building cars and trucks altogether for two months. Sustaining this modest momentum will require keeping production in line with demand.

“We can’t build more cars than we can sell again,” said Frost.

Contact GREG GARDNER: 313-222-8762 or ggardner@freepress.com

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July 9, 2009

Showdown in the parking lot: Dodge Ram vs. Ford F-150

Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: Add new tag, dodge, jeep, scranton, wilkesbarre — admin @ 5:34 am

Posted June 30 2009 07:22 AM by Jeffrey Jablansky

Filed under: Car Ramblings & Reviews

Automobile Blog

Everyone seemed a little shocked when I, the office’s token transplanted New Yorker, expressed interest in driving the two largest vehicles currently in our fleet, the Dodge Ram and Ford F-150.
“Have you ever driven anything that big before?” someone asked.
“Does anyone even drive pickups this size out East?” asked another. The story was even pitched to me as, “New York city boy comes to the Midwest, experiences big manly trucks in their native setting.”
Guys, come on. (I don’t look like that much of a “city boy.” Right?)
How hard could it be? I’ve used a previous-generation Toyota Land Cruiser and a Series-II Land Rover Discovery before that as daily drivers. If I can squeeze them into parking spaces in the Big Apple, I should definitely be able to wheel a pickup truck around the block in Ann Arbor.
Earlier in the week, I walked out to the parking garage to have a look at our test vehicles. There, parked with their noses extending into the flow of traffic, obscuring the path of dueling subcompacts fighting for spaces, sat the largest, longest, and highest-end versions of the Ram and F-150. In the garage, sandwiched among Civics and Camrys, the trucks finally revealed their maxed-out scale. With a healthy grin, I set out two days later with associate editor Eric Tingwall and photography intern Andrew Trahan to test the mettle of these luxurious yet brutish trucks in the supposedly rugged Midwest.

See the rest of the story here: http://bit.ly/EW93x

Just saying what we knew at Dodge all along… Enjoy the article!

Tunkhannock Auto Mart www.TunkAutoMart.com

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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

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June 1, 2009

Customer Appreciation Event

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Make 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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