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.

Popularity: 100% [?]

Three Reasons Why Ford Motor Company is Not on the Front Page of the Interent, TV or Newspaper

In the business of reporting the news there is a slang term the media uses, “If it bleeds, it leads”. Interpretation: The more negative, horrifying, and grotesque the story, it is guaranteed the lead story on TV and front page of the Internet or the newspaper. Now if you throw in some “blood splatter” you are guaranteed a ringside seat for days if not weeks to come.

So with that introduction let me state my “3 Reasons Why Ford Is Not in the Headlines”

Reason # 1. Ford Motor Company has nothing negative to report.

The only news coming out of Ford Motor Company is good news. Unfortunately good news gets buried on page 32, if reported at all. For instance here are a few “good news stories”

• Ford is offering “Chrysler Orphans” incentives to discover the Ford Advantage.
• Ford Stock is selling at 600% better than GM
• Ford is increasing production of its vehicles to meet a strong demand.
• Ford just announced the strongest month of sales since July 2008
• In the Arts….Ford donated a million dollars to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra fund raising arm.

Reason #2. Ford Motor Company has offered the Best Vehicle Purchase Plans and Incentives Available.

• Get it  straight from the “horses mouth”, go check out what you get for your money when you purchase a Ford. You and your family are in for a delightful surprise, find out this man’s confession and then the truth. Just click on the following link (after viewing click on the return arrow at the top left of the your screen to go back to this site)  http://www.thefordstory.com/planandprogress
  
• Ford has a whole book on incentives and special deals to apply to a purchase of a new vehicle that we don’t have room to list here. For the complete list call 918-333-0900 and ask for Tina.
• Every incentive offered is made with the idea of boosting consumer confidence in purchasing a Ford Product, with no hooks, no surprises, no games…just the fact you made the right decision.
• These  plans also offers you and your family 0% and other attractive financing options.
• The resell value of your vehicle will hold up real well compared to the competition.

Reason # 3. Instead of Exerting all of their Energy Putting out Fires and Administrating CPR; Ford Motor Company is Innovating on Three Consumer Focused Fronts. Producing Quality, Producing New Products, Producing New Purchase and Finance Opportunities our Customers Deserve.

• While GM and Chrysler are spending all their money and effort on deciding what life support system they need, Ford has at least 57 new consumer focused products on the drawing boards.
• We wish all the luck to our domestic competitors, fact is it will take them years to catch up, if ever.
• Ford Motor Company is now and will be for a long time the leader in total automotive innovation and quality and resell value. Ford will be the domestic Gold Standard for quality and value.
• Ford Motor Company commitment is to improve everyday as the leading transportation problem solvers in the world by producing one quality vehicle at a time. Making our customers and employees life’s better one day at a time in the process.

I want you to log this into your daily planner or your to do list and jot this down…. Come visit our dealership, Doenges Ford-Lincoln-Mercury in Bartlesville Oklahoma, pick a vehicle you like and take a test drive. At the end of the test drive I guarantee you will understand our commitment to innovation, passion and the reasons why we are the best choice.

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

Popularity: 42% [?]

Ten Signs You Need a New Car

People love their cars. They form bonds with them very much like they form with friends and family members, especially in parts of the country, like here in Bartlesville, where a car is a necessary part of life. And what’s not to love. Cars are, for the most part, beautiful pieces of machinery that make our lives a lot easier and a lot more fun. Every now and then, though, that love can turn into something ugly. I mean really ugly.

Do you know anyone who has a favorite shirt or pair of jeans that they have had waaayyyy too long? You know, the ones with all the holes in them that show some patches of skin that normally aren’t supposed to see daylight. Well, people often have a tendency to do the same thing with their cars. They drive them until the simply wont run any longer.

The problem is that, just as with people you love, when you are too close to something you often have problems seeing its faults. With people this is fine. We should hold onto them as long as we can. But cars are inanimate objects and there comes a time when it is high time to just let that sucker go.

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

Popularity: 25% [?]

Toyota Camry — The Crowned King of Used Cars

And as the number one used car we have….The Toyota Camry. Well, no big surprise there. Its kind of like when Spielberg wins for best director. But the truth of the matter is, new or used, its tough to beat the Camry. As one of the best selling vehicles in history this car finds itself at the number one spot in a number of lists due to the plain and simple fact that it is, in almost all respects, consistently among the very pinnacle of its class.

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

Popularity: 21% [?]

Honda Accord: A Good Reliable Well-Made Car

In last month’s used car top ten list I said of the Honda Accord that it is one name that is never far from used car top ten lists. To prove myself right, and because a top ten list that doesn’t include the Honda Accord can be immediately disregarded as flawed, I have included the Honda Accord at number two on this month’s top ten list as well. I may own a Toyota dealership, and I truly believe that Toyota makes cars that are in some respects equal and in many respects superior to Hondas, but a good, reliable, well made car is a good, reliable, well made car. And the Honda Accord is, yep, you guessed it, the Accord is a good, well, you know what I’m saying.

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

Popularity: 24% [?]

Toyota RAV4 — Fuel Economy, Cargo Room and Fun

The Toyota RAV4 is the original compact SUV and, even after an influx of competition, still a leader in its class. As such it has earned a significant following of loyal fans and is attracting more daily. Because of this, and because of all this vehicle has to offer, the Toyota RAV4 has earned the third spot in this month’s top ten used cars list.

The First RAV4, The First Compact SUV

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

Popularity: 32% [?]

Nissan Maxima — Quirky in Style, Quality for Miles

Last month the Nissan Altima was on the top ten list and this month Nissan is back, this time with the more refined Maxima model at number four. Like the Altima, the Nissan Maxima is a mid-sized sedan. But, where the Altima is Nissan’s family sedan the Maxima pursues consumers of a more specific taste. Focusing on performance and style the Maxima is not especially well suited for the family. It is however very well suited for the individual in search of a luxurious, powerful, stylish and smooth riding car. These are the features that have earned the Maxima fourth place on this months used car top ten list.

Styling That Turns Heads

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

Popularity: 19% [?]

Ford F-150 — #5 On The List But #1 In Our Hearts

Well, last month the Ford F-150 was on the top ten used cars list and this month it is back again. Of course this is the F-150 we are talking about and I’d imagine if we did a used car list every month the F-150 would have a reserved spot. It is just that kind of vehicle.

Being as that it is a repeat, as are the next few entries as well, I’ve decided to do a little something different for the posts. Instead of posting my own review of the truck, or car as the case may be, I will post a few links to what others have had to say about the vehicle over the last few years.

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

Popularity: 18% [?]

Acura MDX — A Recent Up-and-Comer

For many years in a row, the Acura MDX has been the choice of consumers for the reliability and quality they have shown. For this reason, there are many used Acuras on the road, being driven every day. Even among a host of well reputed competitors the Acura MDX is holding its own as a SUV that earns very good user reviews. For this reason the Acura has earned a spot at number six on this month’s used car op ten list.

The first Acura SUV was introduced in 1996, which was then known as the SLX, then later renamed the Isuzu Trooper. When Acura designed the MDX, the SLX was still a choice but was discontinued soon afterwards. The MDX, itself, debuted in 2000.

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

Popularity: 18% [?]

BMW 3 Series — The First True Luxury Car of the Top Ten

The BMW 3 Series is the first true luxury vehicle to make an appearance on the top ten used car list, making its presence felt at number seven. Of course, its no wonder that if a luxury vehicle is going to make an appearance it is going to be a BMW. For years BMW has shown time and again why they are regarded as one of the premier auto manufacturers in the world. And with the BMW 3 series of recent years, they have taken that reputation to another level.

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

Popularity: 17% [?]

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