Mike and Anita P. of Lena, IL, said they weren’t sure if they were crazy when they left Runde Chevrolet on Tuesday. “We’ve never bought two vehicles on the same day,” Mike said. Anita drove off the lot in a red 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab and Mike drove away in a black 2018 Chevrolet Cruze. Their salesperson was Dave Frazier. “He’s the reason we’re here,” Anita said. Mike agreed, “He’s just a good guy. We don’t really call anybody else but Dave.” Mike, Anita, and their family members have bought many vehicles from Runde’s. For Mike and Anita, it’s been mostly trucks. “It’s been 18 years since we had a car,” Anita said. “We’ve had trucks for a while.” They still have a 1999 Tahoe that they don’t plan on ever getting rid of. It has more than 180,000 miles. “Chevy’s are good trucks,” Mike said. “The original reason I stopped here (in [...]

Do you remember purchasing your first car?  It’s definitely a memorable experience for all with emotions running at an all-time high for a teenager or 20-something.  Chances are your first car probably wasn’t a Chevy Cruze and in all likeliness, you probably didn’t buy your first car from your college roommate. Benjamin Fornek from Moline, IL is the exception.  He just bought his first new car from his college roommate!  Crazy eh? He stopped by Runde Chevrolet in East Dubuque today to pick up his 2015 Chevy Cruze ECO from salesperson Jacob Puls, who went to Augustana College with him. This was Benjamin’s first new car. “My really, really old truck started to fall apart,” he said. “Jacob started talking to me about lease [...]

Nathan Miller, his younger brother Matt Miller, and their father Dan Miller are all driving new Chevy Cruze sedans from Runde Chevrolet in East Dubuque, Illinois. They all decided to lease new vehicles from salesperson John Riley in the last 10 days. “It all started when my younger brother’s timing chain broke on his Chevy Cavalier in the driveway,” Nathan said. Matt shopped around and ended up leasing a 2015 Chevy Cruze 1LT from John Riley at Runde Auto Group. Then it was a domino effect: Dan leased a 2015 Chevy Cruze 1LT, and since the water pump on Nathan’s 1999 Honda Civic needs to be replaced, he decided to lease a 2015 Cruze Eco. Nathan likes the looks of the Cruze, [...]

Troy and Jennifer Kost, of Le Claire, Iowa, arrived at Runde Auto Group in a Chevy Cruze, and left with another Cruze! They purchased a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze 1LT from Runde Chevrolet in East Dubuque, IL. The white sedan is the couple’s first car from Runde Auto Group, but their second Cruze. “We are going to start our own fleet,” Jennifer said, laughing. Troy drove a Cruze as a rental car a few times and said he wanted his own. Jennifer said the vehicle passed her height test: “Whatever car he likes, I have to sit in it to see if I can see out of it,” she said. She also was happy the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze was an automatic so she didn’t have to worry about [...]

Runde Chevy customer Jeanne Harrington should be considered an extremely loyal customer as she’s been buying cars from us for many years. The St. Catherine, Iowa resident has actually been purchasing vehicles from Runde Auto Group’s sales manager John Riley since 1989 (back when he was working for another Chevrolet dealership across the river). She was in again today to purchase a new Chevrolet Cruze. She said John takes care of his customers and the rest of the sales staff has always been nice too. “I haven’t really had problems, but I know that if I need help with something, he will help,” Jeanne said. “The battery was dead a couple months ago and I called him and he told me what to do. We were in an accident a [...]

You’re out school or just beginning your career and looking at affordable vehicles because you need something reliable to get you from place to place. Maybe you came to the decision that you would want something that is brand new and with a warranty so you know it will be reliable for you for many years to come.  Not a bad decision, but, if you’re like most recent grads just out of school and starting your career, money is the biggest issue. I’m sure you won’t be reaching for Maserati keys in your pocket anytime soon, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have something quality for not much buck for the bang. No need to burn money you can’t afford to lose – the following list of affordable vehicles are particularly nice options for those fresh car shoppers limited to under $20,000. This makes a perfect small family or single person’s vehicle. It’s [...]

If you’ve ever wondered how many miles per gallon the Chevy Cruze Eco gets, well then you’re in the right place as we’re attempting to try to answer that question today.  Over the past few years, the EPA has made changes to the way they test the fuel efficiency of vehicles.  They’ve tried to make their testing more accurate by putting the cars and trucks on “real world” road ways instead of the traditional track testing that they used to do.  Here at Runde’s, our sales associates field questions daily from customers who want to know what type of mileage all types of vehicles get … not just the Cruze Eco.   To be completely honest, it always comes down to what type of driving the customer does, where they live, and [...]

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!       [...]