Today we had the pleasure of meeting two great gals – Lynn Scherr and her grandmother, Viola McLaughlin. These ladies came in to get a new Chevy Aveo for Lynn to get around in and picked out the perfect vehicle for her! What brought you ladies out to Runde’s today? Lynn: I came out and looked around the night before and found a vehicle I liked so I came out today and drove it around and decided to go with it. How did you like your salesperson, Al Kloft? Oh, he is awesome, I love him. He’s the best. On a scale of 1-10 what would you rank your experience at Runde’s? I’d give it a 10. Are you from the area? Yeah, we’re from Dubuque. Any family in the area? We have a huge family all living close to Dubuque. Lynn: I have two brothers and our [...]
I’m gonna go out on a limb here and go on record saying the 2010 Chicago Auto Show is the auto lovers’ candy store. The autos are eye candy for kids of all ages. “Bake me up a fresh batch of those Chevy’s, Candyman!!!” Walking in the entrance to the show floor, it becomes overwhelming to think which direction to go first. Shortly after glancing over the offerings, it becomes apparent that your hours are turning into minutes and that the closing time of 10pm is far from fair. For those of you who couldn’t make the show, have no fear! Runde’s has you covered! Over the next week or so look forward to a review of the 2010 Chicago Auto Show, starting today with a few vehicles that were on display from Chevy. Check out the video’s below to see footage of the Cruze, Aveo RS and Volt! [...]
The Chevy Aveo is #1 car on the market in terms of lowest total ownership costs. When one thinks of hybrid vehicles, the first thing that comes to mind is fuel efficiency. Though the concept is great, are the savings in fuel going to outweigh the overall price of the hybrid? Edmunds.com ran this exact study in attempt to find the long-run cost of owning a hybrid car as opposed to a normal gas-powered compact or subcompact car. They then created a list of ‘top tens’ to see where the hybrids ranked in the group. Ownership costs should include depreciation, financing, taxes, fees, insurance premiums, maintenance, repairs, and fuel costs. Edmunds figured all of their numbers on a five-year ownership plan, and assumed fuel prices of $4.06, $5.00, and $6.00 per gallon. [...]
