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 [...]

The year has come and gone and there were a lot of exciting 2012 vehicles that became available in the auto market. Lots of exciting things happened throughout the year. New models, impressive new technology and even some changes at Runde’s. Here is a recap of what happened this year! This year brought home quite a few new models to the lineup, here are some of the fresh and exciting 2012 vehicles.   Chevrolet Spark  – The Chevy Spark showed us that “little” and “inexpensive” does not equal “weak” and “cheap”. With its 135HP 1.8L engine or optional 138HP 1.4L Turbocharged engine the sonic packs a punch that is unexpected for a car of its size with a price tag that won’t break the bank.   2014  Silverado & Sierra Announced! – It might be long overdue in some people’s mind, but [...]

We were outside and Carl got out of his old truck… Unlike most people, however, Carl didn’t go running to his New Ride from Runde Chevrolet in excitement. Instead Carl slowly got out of the driver’s door and gave the truck a sentimental final farewell before heading into the Runde Chevrolet building to finish up the paperwork. I was particularly busy before the interview with Carl Denlinger who was with his mother, Louise Denlinger (both born and raised south of Dubuque) but our chat seemed to put me in a great mood, read on to find see why. Hey guys, while your salesman, finishes up the transaction would you mind sharing your experience at Runde’s with the rest of the world? Sure… and actually [...]