We you aware that there was now a fuel efficient Chevrolet Cruze diesel and that it produced the following phenomenal results? • Best Highway Fuel Economy of Any Non-Hybrid Passenger Car in America • Can travel 700 highway miles on single tank DETROIT (from media.gm.com) – The new 2014 Chevrolet Cruze diesel, delivers an industry best EPA-estimated 46 MPG on the highway – better than any non-hybrid passenger car in America. It will be available in certain cities this spring and nationwide in early fall. Equipped with a six-speed automatic transmission, the latest addition to the Cruze powertrain family has an estimated range of 700 highway miles on one tank of diesel fuel based on the EPA highway estimate and the vehicle’s fuel tank capacity. That’s about 10 hours of highway [...]
Runde Auto Group is proud to welcome Shane Buss to the Runde’s sales staff. He may be relatively young, but he definitely ain’t no spring chicken when it comes to the car business. Shane Buss has worked in the automotive industry for nearly half of his life. His exuberance is surpassed only by his quest for excellence. He’s energized, passionate and ready for anything that comes his way and will do everything to give you the experience you dreamed of when it comes to buying a car and maybe having a few laughs. How long have you worked in the automotive industry? Ever since I was 17, so 15 years now. I started out managing a used car lot down in Potosi, WI. Are you originally from the Platteville area? I’m a Burton boy – it’s between Potosi and Cassville, WI. What do you enjoy most about working in the automotive industry? [...]
Runde GMC in Platteville becomes a Reality Press Release 12-24-12 Runde Auto Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of Mound View Motors in Platteville, WI from Mr. Everett Gillilan. Everett “Honest Todd” has been in the car business over 60 years and we wish him well. The operations will combine with those of our Cuba City Buick location and all employees from that location will remain with us in Platteville. Most of the employees from the Mound View operation will be retained as well. We sincerely regret the impact this may have on the city of Cuba City. We are hoping to soon find another use for the facility; we are currently looking at outside options as well as within our organization. The Cuba City operation was successful for over ten years. The [...]
1. Check your Lights before driving at night. Darkness is definitely not your friend – despite everything we’ve heard from Simon and Garfunkel. It’s very important to make sure that the headlight bulbs you are using to tear through that darkness is effective. Check all of your lights for clarity and proper functionality – head, tail, braking, turn, fog… the whole nine yards. Slap on those hazards, get out and see if all your lights are flashing correctly. If you are without friend/human companion you can check to make sure your brake lights are working by backing up towards a reflective surface (building, window, etc.) and see if you can see your brake lights in the reflection. You may also consider getting your headlights properly aimed. Poorly aligned headlights can blind other drivers and limit your road visibility. If you’ve had any damage to the front of your vehicle from a previous car accident, it [...]
We were very fortunate to welcome back a familiar Runde customer today. Victoria Thiede-Knipper and David Knipper purchased a Chrysler Town & Country van from Runde Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep about 3 years ago and they’ve been very satisfied with the van since that time. So when they recently found themselves in need of a new truck, they contacted Runde’s in Manchester again. Runde Auto Group takes pride in its repeat business as it’s quite common for a satisfied Runde customer to return to purchase a 2nd, 3rd, or 4th vehicle from Runde’s. The Knipper familey was put in touch with Sean Dailey in the Ford Sales Department and Sean was able provide them with a quick and easy transaction as he helped them find their new F-150 crew cab truck. In Victoria’s [...]
Myron and Kristi Phelps from Elkader Iowa are wonderful customers of Runde’s. They came in the other day to buy a Ford Taurus at our Manchester store. They were ecstatic about the whole experience and were more than happy to share the process they went through with anyone who might be considering Runde’s. Where are you guys from? We’re from Elkader Iowa which is about 30 minutes away from your Manchester store. What brought you into Runde’s today? We were over at Fairway Food store getting groceries and saw your ad in the Eastern Iowa Shopper. Our Aunt bought a Focus awhile back from you guys and we’ve been going to Runde’s since then. What made you come in the first place? We needed a new car so we drove through the lot and it was nice because no one was out trying to push us into buying a vehicle right away. [...]
If you noticed fireworks lighting up the western skies this past Friday, what you were probably witnessing was part of the festivities for the Annual Peosta Parade and Fun Day. The sixth annual Peosta Days event was held in conjunction with the Annual Fireman’s Auction and the extravaganza promised something for kids of all ages. Friday’s events included the brilliant fireworks, skydivers, good food & drinks and live music featuring the band Hard Salami. On Saturday, the Peosta Days Parade took place and Doug Weig and his wife Angela were able to get some great shots of the Runde Chevrolet truck they drove in the parade. It started at Mi-T-M and it ended up at the Peosta Rec Center. Doug said that it was a good time for everyone. But the most intriguing event was one that I had never heard of … Cow Pie Bingo. Doug said that he wanted to play, but it [...]
Earlier this week, two West Delaware High School students were featured in a KWWL story. The news story told of how Alex Funke and Kyle Heims went to the National Auto Tech Competition in Michigan where they placed 26th overall. The West Delaware pair won the right to represent Iowa at nationals after winning the 2012 Iowa Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny. At the state level they beat teams from all over the state. Some of these entrants were from Community Colleges around Iowa so I’m sure quite a few of them were older and possibly had more hands-on experience than Alex and Kyle. To add to their accomplishment, they were the only team at the state level, who completely fixed their car. [...]
Runde Auto Group says farewell to Elmer Krohn from Dubuque Today marks Elmer Krohn’s, AKA “Junior”, last day in the workforce at Runde Auto Group. With close to 16 years of hard work at Runde’s, Elmer is putting away his work gloves to spend some well deserved time with his family. Elmer is loved by all at Runde’s – that’s why we threw a Retirement Bash to wish him well and tell him to have some fun while on his retirement. Sneaking in for a small interview with Elmer proved near impossible as he was constantly being hugged and talked to by all those that know and love him. I did manage to get a couple of words from Elmer before he got ambushed again, however… This [...]
Needless to say that this new design for the new Ford Fusion has been very well received at the Chicago Auto Show this week and people’s comments have been very favorable toward it. The video below was shot by Runde Auto Group — The noise in the background of the vid was coming from the new Shelby Mustang presentation across the room and we’ll post the video of that soon. People were definitely all a-buzz about the Shelby, but this new Fusion is definitely gorgeous. The new Ford Fusion design is only about 1 inch longer and 1/2 inch wider than the previous Fusion, but it looks a lot longer than its predecessor mainly due to an extended wheelbase that’s almost 5 inches longer than the 2012 version. A new inline 4-cylinder 1.6 Liter EcoBoost engine will be available on the all-new Fusion. And this optional turbo engine will produce 179 horsepower and 172 lb-ft [...]
Amanda Elston from Ossian Iowa loves to help animals. As a mobile veterinarian she needs a reliable truck to hold all of her medicine and equipment. Despite a two hour trip to get to here, Amanda knew that she would find what she was looking for at Runde Auto Group. And we asked her to reflect on her pleasant experience. Where are you from? I’m from Ossian Iowa It’s just South of Decorah, IA. It’s about a three hour drive. My boss and I made the trip. What led you to Runde’s? I’m a veterinarian and I needed a truck for work. I needed a 3/4 ton regular cab, long box truck which was actually really hard to find, but you guys had four or five of them here. Runde’s had the a great selection and options we were looking for so we decided to make the long trip to go here to get [...]
This week we’ll wish a big Happy Birthday to one of Runde’s very own employees. Ashley Fulenwider turn’s 20 in three days. According to the Urban Dictionary an Office Ninja (n.) is 1. an officemate who is adept at certain skills such as spying around the office and gathering information, appearing and disappearing around cubicles. 2. a crafty co-worker who can be tasked to work around the system to accomplish a job. Ashley Fulenwider is known around these parts as “the Runde Chevrolet Office Ninja.” Her title began merely as a play on words pertaining to how quite and subtly she would enter and exit an occupied room, unnoticed by those in it. Example! Just the other day Ashley silently sat down in the chair next to me to start her workday. About 20 minutes after her morning shift began I looked around the room and finally realized she was there so we started to chat for a bit. After chatting, [...]
Kurt Larson, who has worked for Runde’s for the past 6 years, worked his last day of the summer yesterday. Will this be the end of his tenure at Runde Chevrolet? We hope not. One thing we do know for sure is that he’s always welcome to come back and work for us again. Kurt is a top notch employee who always did exceptional work in and around the dealership. He has always been a dependable worker (a definite go-to guy) and to be completely honest, that’s not something you see too often these days with employees who are in their teen years or early 20’s. After graduating from Augustana College in the Quad Cities earlier this year, Kurt came back [...]
Everyone has their own way of showing their appreciation to their fathers on father’s day. Why not start out the day by taking your father out to a nice breakfast? Not sure where to go? May I suggest the Mid-Town Marina where Boy Scout Troop 14 will be serving a wonderful breakfast for you and your father to enjoy? Sunday, June 19th is Fathers Day and Scout Troop 14 will be serving Eggs, Pancakes and Sausage from 8:00am – Noon to anyone who wants a great Fathers Day Breakfast to start off their day. We sat down with Clark Wolff, who works with the East Dubuque Boy Scout Troop 14, who was kind enough to give us some details of the event. What is the main goal of this event? The pancake breakfast is actually Troop 14’s main, and biggest, fundraiser for the troop. The kids that work the pancake breakfast actually earn money [...]
We had the pleasure of getting a hold of Loras Link this week. Loras bought a vehicle from our Manchester Store recently and has been loving the vehicle. He was more than willing to share his pleasant experience with us. What brought you into Runde’s. One day we were just driving around and we’ve been kind of looking around for a new vehicle. While driving we saw an Acadia sitting in your your lot and decided to stop and look at it. The next day I inquired about it, then we went there and fell in love with it during our test drive and bought it. How did you like your salesperson? Oh he was great. Everyone was really good there. [...]
We received the following letter from Ford Motor Co. recently regarding a Runde Ford technician, Dan Taylor, in light of his recent accomplishment. This is a very special certification that involves a great deal of time, study, hands-on-experience, dedication and commitment. By earning this status, Dan has definitely put himself in an elite group of service technicians and we are very proud of him. Dear Timothy Runde, It is our pleasure to inform you that, as of April, 2011, Dan Taylor, a Service Technician at your dealership, has made the following achievements in the 2011 Masters Program: Chassis Master Dan is achieving this status for the first time. Awards for this achievement include the Chassis Plaque, 2011 Ingot and 2011 Master Technician Magnet. Dan is one of 807 technicians in the Chicago Region who holds this status. Engine Master Dan is achieving this status for the first time. Awards [...]
Go to the Gary’s Graffiti Nights Car Show and you will see people who share a passion for the classics glowing and having a great time as they share stories and chit chat with fellow enthusiasts. The show started back in the early 1980’s by a man named Gary Duster of Dubuque, IA. Gary is a classics fan who wanted to share his love of the classics with the Tri-State community. As of late, the show has moved to East Dubuque, IL where it seems to have found a perfect home. We got a hold of George Young, former owner of George & Dales restaurant and current Mayor of East Dubuque. With the help of his son and the support of the community, George gets things in order [...]
I remember watching the show “Hey Dude!” as a kid. It was a country life kind of show – riding around on horses, roping calves, tying all sorts of knots that would just leave me wrapped up if I attempted to try them. To me it was a different life, I was used to a city life, but the country activities I saw always interested me. What better way to satisfy these interests than to see the best of the best in our very own community compete in a rodeo, live!? The 8th Annual Wisconsin Regional High School Rodeo will gather kids from the 6th – 12th grade to compete in the rodeo which will be held at the Dubuque County Fairgrounds [...]
Jordan Frakes & Lindsey Rossow from Iowa City visited the Runde used car dealership near Dubuque today to pick up Jordan’s new ride. He was forced to find a replacement for his previous car that was totaled after someone pulled out in from of him. Jordan and Lindsey are currently students at the University of Iowa and they kindly gave me a few minutes of their time before making the trek back to Iowa City. What Brought you into Runde’s? Jordan: I saw the car online at Cars.com and I liked what I saw so I called you guys up and scheduled a time to drive it and then we talked about the price for awhile. What car was it? Jordan: It was a 2006 Pontiac G6 [...]
If you weren’t able to check out the latest edition of Her magazine in Dubuque’s Telegraph Herald this past Sunday, then you may have missed that Runde’s was voted as their readers’ favorite Auto Dealer. We were thrilled to learn that Runde Auto Group had been voted #1 out of all the local car dealers, but we’re definitely not going to walk around with over-inflated egos. We’ll continue to strive to make the car buying experience here as easy and as transparent as possible for our buyers. A big shout of “Thanks” goes out to Megan Gloss and all the folks at Her Magazine for taking the time to put the contest together and publish the results. We’d also like to thank all of the Her readers who took the time to participate in the voting. Muchas Gracias!!!
Nate Bremmer is a police officer from Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin and he just rated Runde Auto Group a perfect five out of five stars. When he found the truck he was looking for online he couldn’t believe what a deal it was. He came down to our PreDriven store and bought his truck from Al Kloft in our sales department. He was thrilled with the deal and with the way he was treated to the extent that he wanted the world to know about it by doing this interview. What brought you into Runde’s today? I was actually looking online and found a great deal on a truck so I ended up inquiring about it through email and then got a response from Al shortly [...]
Matt and Jenna Rokes came in after doing some shopping for a truck and you’ll be seeing them in their new truck in the Quad Cities soon. For those who have never visited the Quad Cities, it’s a little bit south of Clinton, IA. They were nice enough to sit down with me for a few minutes to share their experience and a bit about themselves. What brought you into Runde’s? We found the vehicle that we wanted with low miles, a Chevy Avalanche. What’s it going to be used for? Anything that we can use it for. We just bought a house and it doesn’t have any landscaping so we’re planning on doing a lot of that [...]
Recent customers from Epworth, Sharron and Merrill Wiskus, are not people who jump on a deal without a lot of thought and consideration. But when they saw the Envoy that had all the specifications they were looking for at an unbelievable price, they couldn’t help themselves. Sharron was in this morning to do a few touch up’s to the Envoy and while she was in she decided to have a nice chat with me about her experience at Runde’s. Hello Sharron, what brought you into Runde’s this morning? I bought a vehicle on Saturday and I brought it back just to get a couple more things done to it.
We recently interviewed Mike Hafeman and got to know that he’s very smart, and that he likes Pokemon and Mexican Rap music. After achieving a perfect score on his ACT, Mike is now ready to take on college. Because he works at Runde Auto Group, Mike was eligible to apply for the Great River Bend Community Foundation scholarship (a car dealer based scholarship). Needless to say, Mike won the top scholarship for his efforts academically and will be presented this award at the Iowa/Illinois Regional Auto Show. There was a total of $25,000 in scholarship funds to be divided between six college bound students. Mike Hafeman earned the maximum amount of $5,000 and the scholarship is considered the show’s finest [...]
You’ll soon see Nan Connolly driving around her Chevy Impala in East Dubuque. She is originally from Dubuque, but she recently built and moved into a house just outside of East Dubuque, IL. She came into Runde Chevy looking for a new Chevy to replace her vehicle. While she was here, she sat down and shared her experience with us. What brought you into Runde’s today? Probably advertising and I knew I wanted a Chevy when I was shopping. I was looking around and Runde’s seemed to have the best car prices. What vehicle did you end up going with? The Chevy Impala, I like it. My other car kind of gave up so I said “it’s time.” I [...]
