Bartlesville C.A.R.S Update #2 “Hurry and Get Here” Doenges Toyota Ford Lincoln Mercury

The C.A.R.S. “Cash for Clunkers” Has Been the Most Successful Promotion to Help the Consumer Buy a Vehicle in the last 50 years. However the Bureaucrats are afraid they are going to Run out of Money before the Deadline!!!

In order to get you fair share of government free money, get in your vehicle and come to the dealership now.

Hurry!……… We are getting reports that the money is going fast. However there is still money left and we know how to get it.

We Did Our Homework and it has Paid Off for You the Consumer.

We have the C.A.R,S  [Cash Allowance Rebate System]  process down to the T. Our customers who have taken advantage of the CARS program are tickled pink with their new vehicles.

Now it is your turn to indulge yourself.

A few customer have asked. ” What if for some reason I did not qualify for the $4,500 C.A.R.S. Program  what can you do to help us out?

• You will Probably Qualify for the Doenges GUV [Almost New] Discount Program

If your vehicle didn’t qualify for cash for clunkers or you still sitting on the fence– we have great news. We have developed the Doenges GUV Program for you.  The Doenges Gently Used Vehicles Program is a large inventory of Almost New Discounted Vehicles with warranties. All come with huge savings over buying new.

With C.A.R.S or the Doenges GUV program we have a plan for you to buy a new or almost new car at a significant discount.

Get your trade vehicle, your paper work and head straight to Doenges Ford Lincoln Mercury, Toyota. Do you have a question or two? Call 918-333-0900 and ask for Tina. She will answer any questions you have and provide the proper advice to make a wise decision.

(Even if you don’t live in our trade area call anyways we would be delighted to answer your questions and provide straight-up car buying advice.)

We have two plans to help you purchase a vehicle.

Plan A. The C.A.R.S. Car Allowance Rebate System

Plan B.  The Doenges GUV Almost New Discount Purchase Program for Gently Used Vehicles.

If you don’t qualify for Plan A we will get you qualified for Plan B.

Doenges refuses to suffer from the “Cash for Clunkers Blues”

Come in now ….I guarantee…. you deserve and will have a fun and great time buying your new car.

For more information please contact Brad Doenges of Doenges Ford Lincoln Mercury Toyota in Bartlesville Oklahoma at (918) 333-0900.

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Doenges Toyota Ford in Bartlesville C.A.R.S Update #1

The C.A.R.S (Cash Allowance Rebate System) started today.

For the first time in recent history it becomes your patriotic duty to purchase a vehicle and get rewarded for it.

The reward? $3,500 to $4,500 (Thirty-Five to Forty-Five Hundred Dollars.)

With any government program there is paper work.

• In this case the hassle is worth your time.
• Real, in the pocket savings, up to $10,000 on new Ford, Lincoln Mercury or Toyota’s.
• We (the dealer) will do 97% of the paper work for you.
• Our job is to make the entire process EZ-EZ-EZ.
• Any new Ford, Lincoln, Mercury or Toyota is eligible.
• Every eligible vehicle has some type of manufacturer cash incentive or rebate as an additional bonus.
• Add in Dealer Discounts and you can drive off in a new vehicle with a $10,000 no B.S. Discount.
• For more details call Tina at 918-333-0900 or Click-on “Ask Brad“, type in your question and I will send you a reply ASAP.

For best selection go to your local Ford Lincoln Mercury Toyota dealer now or Doenges Ford Lincoln Mercury Toyota in Bartlesville Oklahoma.

For more information please contact Brad Doenges of Doenges Ford Lincoln Mercury Toyota in Bartlesville Oklahoma at (918) 333-0900.

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CARS $4,500 Cash Allowance Rebate Systems [C.A.R.S.] Starts Friday July 24 @ Doenges Ford Lincoln Mercury Toyota in Bartlesville

“We may never see this Obama Government $4,500 Cash Give Away again”.

The Cash Giveaway is in the form of Government issued Cash Vouchers. There are two Vouchers, One is good for $3,500 and the other is good $4,500. You can only buy a New Car, Truck, Van or SUV that is more fuel efficient than your trade in.

More Interesting Details About C.A.R.S?

* Cars is the Car Allowance Rebate System that allows U.S. car buyers to trade in their old “clunker” for a more fuel efficient vehicle.
* The rebate system will make it so that customers will receive $3500 vouchers or $4500 vouchers towards the purchase of a new fuel efficient vehicle.
* The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has $1 billion dollars to award to those who qualify.
* The money is expected to cover up to 250,000 (estimated) trade-ins. Once the money runs out there will be no more CARS deals. Many are speculating that the funds will be depleted by the middle of August.
* EZ-EZ-EZ. Our Goal is to make this CARS buying process here at Doenges,

How To Get The Money.

Come to Doenges Ford, Lincoln Mercury Toyota on Hiway 75 in Bartlesville- 918-333-0900

1. Select any New Car, Truck, Van, Crossover or SUV
2. The new vehicle must get at least 15 miles to the gallon. (See Chart Below)
3. The “Clunker” or Trade in must be in drivable condition.
4. The New Vehicle being purchased must have a MSRP of $45,000 or less.
5. The trade-in must get less than 18 miles per gallon
6. The trade-in applies to all vehicles manufactured from 1984 forward or the last 25 years.
7. We will do all the paper work for you to make sure you qualify.

One More Very IMPORTANT Hurdle to Clear in Order to Qualify for the $4,500 or the $3,500 Voucher

* Insurance: Required is continuous coverage for the last 12 months on the clunker
* Registration : Must also prove it was registered for the last 12 months as well
* The Word Continuous: Although there is still a week left before this starts we are hoping for a clarification on the word “Continuous”. It does not seem fair that if you have owned a car for 10 years and maybe there was a gap for a month or two you are locked out of the offer.
* Red Tape: Like all government programs there is a lot of red tape. Here at Doenges we are trained how to get through all the red tape and make this a simple process, Call Smokey at 918-333-0900 for all the information.

How About Trade-ins that don’t qualify?

Doenges Ford, Lincoln, Mercury Toyota will pay cash for any and all trade-ins if they qualify or not. So the best advice is to go to Doneges Ford, bring your trade in, bring in your registration and insurance information (Complete or Not) and our sales-consultants will provide all the facts you need to make an informed decision.

For more information please contact Brad Doenges of Doenges Ford Lincoln Mercury Toyota in Bartlesville Oklahoma at (918) 333-0900.

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Victory has 100 Fathers and Defeat is an Orphan

The Buck Stops Here!

I take full responsibility for the Price Tower Event.

I made a serious error in judgment.

I knew the risk, and I signed off on it.

There are NO EXCUSES….Period…Paragraph.

• I apologize to everyone:In our wonderful Bartlesville community.
• To The Price Tower Organization.
• Any and all Social Networks that were abused.

I ask for your forgiveness. I learned a lesson.  this behavior will never happen again.

I’m truly sorry.

Brad Doenges

P.S. I have read every comment, I sincerely appreciate all the feed-back. You’re Right .. I had to swallow my ego [big time] but it goes with the territory. I encourage and applaud your participation. Life is not measured by the breath we take but it’s breath taking moments.

For more information please contact Brad Doenges of Doenges Ford Lincoln Mercury Toyota in Bartlesville Oklahoma at (918) 333-0900.

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What the Heck Happened at Price Tower? The Doenges Ford F-150 Platinum Price Tower Promotion Recap

“Debate is Good for the Soul”

As promised I’m going to provide you with a detailed account of the Price Tower “Drop Event” we staged Friday night July 10th 2009. However it may not be posted until in the morning due to the volume of feedback that continues to pour in.

The Community support and enthusiasm was real strong; over 2,500+ men, women and children showed up.

The feedback and debate on the merits of this event [pro and con] has been lively,spirited and welcome.

* I plan to publish every comment [pro and con] that we have received in this blog/column/ website www.bradyourcarguy.com, as well as all the comments and feedback from  Facebook, Myspace, Google, the Bartlesville Enterprise Newspaper, e-mail and phone calls.

• There have been a few rumors pop-up that we will dispel and answer.
• If you have any additional comments please post them below.

Sincerely

Brad Doenges

P.S. The last Big Debate is pictured below…do you remember this one?

For more information please contact Brad Doenges of Doenges Ford Lincoln Mercury Toyota in Bartlesville Oklahoma at (918) 333-0900.

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The Ford Platinum F-150 Wow! Factor

Tonight at 6:30 PM we are going to host the Ford F-150 Drop Event from Price Tower. If you are going to attend there is a 80% chance that on your way to Price Tower you will see or pass a Ford F-150. There is also a better than 50-50 chance that in the Continental 48 as well as Alaska and Hawaii if you drive somewhere today you will also see or pass a Ford F-150.

So with that being said when we use the word “Platinum” in combination with Ford F-150 what does that mean?

Platinum is a trim level or model component that is added to the basic 2009 F-150 XL trim level or package. There are seven trim levels or models of the 2009 Ford F-150, The Basic model is the F-150 XL the top model is the F-150 Platinum.

Here is the rundown from the Basic XL to the Versace of Pickups the Platinum edition.

• Basic F-150 XL
• F-150 STX
• F-150 XLT
• F-150 FX4
• F-150 Lariat
• F-150 King Ranch
• F-150 Platinum

Let me explain the difference from Model to Model.

There are three F-150 Cab configurations.

Regular Cab: 2 Door Front Seats only. SuperCab 2 Door with a Back Seat, SuperCrew 4 Door with a Back Seat.

There are 3 F-150 Engine choice.

4.6L 2 Value V8-4.6L 3 Value V8-5.4L 3 Value V8-

The 2009 Ford F150 XL is available in Regular Cab, SuperCab and SuperCrew.

The Standard Equipment on the 2009 Ford F-150 XL is as follows:

• Roll Stability Control [Advance Trac]
• Trailer Sway Control
• Safety Canopy System
• SOS Post-Crash Alert System
• Argent Painted front and rear step bumpers
• Black bar style grill with Black Surround
• Black manual Sideview mirrors
• Easy Fuel capless fuel system
• 17″ grey styled steel wheels
• Solar Tinted glass with rear window
• Artic Air Conditioning
• AM/FM Stereo with clock
• Visors with driver-side map strap and passenger-side mirror
• Urethane Steering Wheel
• Tachometer
• Black Vinyl floor covering[carpet in the Supercrew]
• Vinyl 40/20/40 split front seats
• Tire Pressure Monitoring System
• Display Center
• Rear Vinyl 60/40 split flip-up seat
• Manual windows, Power windows in SuperCrew

For right now I’m going to skip the STX, XLT, FX4, Lariat and King Ranch and go to the F-150 Platinum Edition. As you can see the XL has a lot of standard equipment. The Platinum is Ford’s ultra deluxe model with everything the XL has plus the following list of creature comforts. WOW!

The Standard Equipment [Wow! Package] on the 2009 Ford F-150 Ford Platinum is:

• Ford Sync [Easy connect with Mobile Devices]
• Electronic Shift on the Fly
• SecuriCode key-less entry pad
• Electronic Rear locking axel
• Sirrus Satellite Radio
• Trailer Towing Package
• Auto Lamps
• Power Accessory Delay
• Cup-holders and Storage Galore
• Rain Sensing Windshield Wipers
• Memory Driver Seat
• Power Adjustable Pedals with Memory
• Dual Zone Automatic Temperature Control
• Satin Finished Grill surround with chrome mesh [classy]
• Auto-diming Rearview Mirror
• Body-color front/rear bumpers and wheel lip moldings
• Chrome Front Tow hooks
• Chrome Door Handles
• Power deployed running boards
• Power-fold heated chrome -capped sideview mirrors
• Sideview Mirrors with Memory and integrated turn signals
• Security approach lamps and auto dimming driver side
• 20″ Polished forged-aluminum wheels
• Chrome Exhaust Tips
• Am/FM Stereo/6disc/indash CD changer with MP3 capability and speed compensated volume control
• Unique leather wrapped steering wheel with memory power tilt.
• Sun-visors with illuminated mirrors and universal garage door opener
• Leather Wrapped 10 Way Power, heated and cooled captain chairs
• Leather trimmed 60/40 split one touch rear bench with folding armrest
• Instrument Cluster Face with scuff plates
• Power Sliding rear window
• Reverse sensing system
• Rear view camera

Believe it or Not!

• Believe it or not but I actually skipped a few features…but with the impressive list above you get the idea of how fun this truck is to drive. The Platinum Edition is available only in the SuperCrew Cab and the 5.4 3 value V8 is the standard engine.

For more information please contact Brad Doenges of Doenges Ford Lincoln Mercury Toyota in Bartlesville Oklahoma at (918) 333-0900.

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The Ford F-150 Platinum Truck Drop from Bartlesville’s Frank Lloyd Wright Price Tower

The phone’s been ringing off the hook. If you live in Northern Oklahoma, chances are you know why. A few days ago we announced that we would be dropping our F-150 off of Bartlesville’s Price Tower to demonstrate how tough Ford Trucks are. Seems the folks around these parts agree…they’re worried about about what one of our trucks would do to the Frank Lloyd Wright tower, and as a Price Tower Board Member, I don’t blame them. I thought I would take a few minutes and explain how this promotion will work, and why I believe it’s “safe”.

Here’s our components:

The Product: A 2009 Ford F150 Platinum Edition with a standard equipment package that would impress Frank Lloyd Wright. The all new F-150 has too many standard features to list here. This is a Ford workhorse pick-up with a plethora of  luxurious appointments.

The Blueprint Location: Price Tower in Bartlesville Oklahoma. Visible from no less than 10 miles on the Northeast Oklahoma open prairie.

The Price Tower is a nineteen story, 221 foot high tower in Bartlesville, that was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. It is the only realized skyscraper by Wright, and is one of only two vertically-oriented Wright structures extant (the other is the S.C. Johnson Wax Research Tower in Racine, Wisconsin).

Bartlesville’s Price Tower a National Landmark

The Price Tower was commissioned by Harold C. Price of the H. C. Price Company, a local oil pipeline and chemical firm. It opened to the public in February 1956. Price Tower was added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1974 and was designated a National Landmark in 2007.

The Price Tower Arts Center is the art complex at Price Tower. It is a civic art museum, and with a keen focus on art, architecture and design. Features includes a museum, tours of the historic tower, and a hotel that is unique.

Flawless Execution:  “How the Heck are You Going to Do That?”

This promotion was first discussed after I ran the story on my Grandfather, Bill Doenges on April 26. “Doenges Celebrates their 68th year in Bartlesville”. That story prompted a lot of local conversation. One of those conversations took place at Price Tower, which is a hop, skip and a jump from  Doenges Ford, Lincoln, Mercury & Toyota.

Wait a minute….Eggs and a Ford F150…I don’t get it?

That conversation was centered on an event at Price Tower that is called the “Eggstravaganza”. This is a wonderful event hosted by the Price Tower which challenges both youth and adults to drop an egg in a container – designed by the participant – from the ninth floor of the Price Tower. While this event is always well attended, I was discussing it with Price Tower Executive Director Tim Boruff on how we might be able to make this years event even bigger. On my drive back to the dealership…”Bam!!” it hit me…it was a little off the wall…but what the heck.

Call me Crazy!

I challenged Chris Oldroyd, our Advertising and Marketing guy, to come up with a promotion that would include Price Tower while positioning our brand. The idea was to compare the durability of a Ford truck to the fragile eggs which are to be dropped on July 18th at the “Eggstravaganza” event. After a few weeks, Chris brought his presentation to me. With the assistance of several structural engineers, architects, and a team of others I was left to choose Plan A, Plan B or Plan C.

Is it Door # 1, Door #2 or Door # 3?

Plan A: Was radical and that is an understatement. Chris and his team assured me that they could pull this off.  Although very creative, and it would be memorable for years to come I nixed the Plan. It just had too many what if’s?

Plan B: Had all of the elements of Plan A without the risk.

Plan C: Was creative but would not be memorable.

I choose Plan B…….Soooo what is Plan B?

If I revealed the mechanics of the promotion it would ruin your curiosity, fun and excitement of this event. It reminds me of a sign I saw a in a retail Magic Tricks store. The sign read: “Once the Trick is Sold the Secret is Told” therefore No Refunds. I will let your imagination fill in any gaps. Better yet just show up. This event will start at 6:30PM sharp on Friday July 10th, rain or shine. I don’t really know what all the hub-bub is about… surely we can’t be the first people to drop a truck from a building, can we?

By the way, click here for a sneak peek at Plan B

If you can’t make it to the event I will post a recap over the July 11th -12th weekend.

P.S. My grandfather believed that giving back and being a active participant in the community was the civically responsible thing to do. It was essential for the survival of the local car dealership. The Price Tower is a cause that is close to my heart and one that I take a particular interest and active involvement in. This promotion will retain the integrity of Price Tower and give us a chance to give back to the community….and provide fun and entertainment for all.

For more information please contact Brad Doenges of Doenges Ford Lincoln Mercury Toyota in Bartlesville Oklahoma at (918) 333-0900.

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The Ford Flex, Taurus SHO, Lincoln MKS and MKT EcoBoost

With gasoline prices starting to creep up again it is time to take another look at the Ford EcoBoost technology. In the right hand column I have put up a short one minute video that shows how explosive the EcoBoost turbocharged engine will be as well as fun to drive.

The new 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 engine will first make its way into the Ford Flex, Ford Taurus SHO, Lincoln MKS sedan and Lincoln MKT crossover vehicles. This new engine will deliver a fuel economy lift of around 20 percent plus give you that boost of power just when you need it. The fuel savings alone is like getting almost 4 free gallons of gas everytime you fill up. By 2013 90 percent of Fords line-up have EcoBoost technology.

For more information please contact Brad Doenges of Doenges Ford Lincoln Mercury Toyota in Bartlesville Oklahoma at (918) 333-0900.

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