Share your Great Experience with Harold Zeigler of Elkhart
August 2nd, 2010

I’m writing to let you know something you probably already know.  Your service staff is awesome. Last week my wife and I were camped in Elkhart, winding down a cross-country road trip.  Our tow vehicle, a 2006 F250 Diesel, suddenly developed a major problem…an internally leaking oil cooler.  I called your dealership first thing in the morning of June 7 and service advisor Troy Dzialak told me to bring it right over. Within... 

Why Isn’t My Air Conditioner Cooling?
August 1st, 2010

As the summer draws to a close and the kids are going back to school, there is still no end in sight to the high temperatures. If you’ve noticed that your vehicle’s A/C is having trouble keeping up with the rising temperatures outside, Harold Zeigler of Elkhart can help. Your air conditioning unit is made up of several... 

The Ford Explorer Is Back, But With Better Mileage
August 1st, 2010

The Ford Explorer, which helped launch the 1990s SUV boom, is back. Ford begins marketing for the 2011 Explorer, in dealerships this winter. It has been completely redesigned. The most obvious difference: It’s built on a car platform, not a truck one, so it sits lower and has a smoother, more fuel-efficient ride. Trends in the market suggest most buyers prefer a more fuel-efficient vehicle. Ford’s top US... 

Ford Debuts Curve Control On 2011 Explorer
August 1st, 2010

Ford’s upcoming 2011 Explorer SUV will feature the industry’s first inflatable rear seat belt, but that’s not the only new technology that will be debuted with the new model. Curve Control is a driver aid system that is designed to help a driver to maintain control of a vehicle when entering a curve–such as a freeway off-ramp–with too much speed. Wait. How, exactly, is that different from regular stability... 

Ford Motor Co. Setting Lincoln Brand Up For Turnaround
August 1st, 2010

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) recently won the “Best Turnaround of the Year” award. Traditionally, Lincoln has been one of the top profit earners since the 90’s. Some believe the Lincoln had made as much as $2.5 billion in gross annual profit based on sales of the Lincoln Town Car and Navigator. In 2000, Lincoln was the bestselling luxury car brand selling 193,000 cars. Since Lincoln’s rise to the top, sales of the brand have gradually... 

Blind Drivers Will Test-Drive Modified Ford Escape at Daytona Next Year
August 1st, 2010

An effort to help blind people drive cars has reached an important step — driver awareness systems are now being integrated into a mass-production vehicle. Blind drivers will test-drive a specially outfitted Ford Escape in January at Daytona International Speedway. It will probably be a while before a legally blind person will be able to drive a car on the highway, but it’s not as far-fetched as it used to be. A team at Virginia... 

Study: One-Third of Drivers Don’t Know What This Dashboard Light Means
August 1st, 2010

Remember the Ford Explorer/Firestone tire debacle from a decade ago? Thousands of the ‘utes rolled-over and much of the blame fell on insufficiently inflated tires, costing the Blue Oval billions of dollars to replace the tires on just about every Explorer still left on the road. The other fallout from Explorer-gate (or Firestone-gate) was institution of the Tire Pressure Monitoring System that’s now a legal standard on every... 

World’s Most Expensive Car Goes On Public Display
August 1st, 2010

Now you can see the world’s most expensive car, a 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic that sold for more than $30 million earlier this year, for yourself. The mega-expensive car is going on display at the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, Calif., about an hour’s drive north of Los Angeles. The museum, specializing in Art Deco and streamline eras cars, says the Bugatti will be on display for a limited time. Just...