WIN $250 Playing the Philly Phan Phever Photo Contest

Attention Conicelli Facebook Fans: The Phillies did it again and are on their way to another World Series Victory!!! We decided to create a Philly Phan Phever Contest. All you have to do is attach your photo wearing your Phillies gear to enter for a chance to win a $250 Wawa gas/gift card. The judging began Oct. 22 and will end the day after the last World Series game is played. We will announce the winner on our facebook fan page.

Please add Conicellis as a fan by clicking here: Add Conicelli Autoplex as a Fan

Everyone that is a fan of Conicelli Autoplex can play. You can decorate your home, office, wear a Phillies outfit...be creative and have fun! We look forward to your posts! May the most creative Phillies Fan win! Send this to your friends and family so they can play as well. Spread the word!

You can also send your photos to Mikeh@conicelliautoplex.com. If you have any questions or comments, please post below and they will be answered shortly!

Conicelli Autoplex Donates Coats to Needy Children in "Driving Away the Cold" Campaign Sponsored by Operation Warm

Conicelli Autoplex will donate coats for needy kids through Operation Warm and Auto Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia.  Operation Warm is one of the largest nonprofit organizations that distribute new winter coats in the United States to children that cannot afford them.

Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation purchased 10,000 new winter coats and, through Operation Warm, will distribute them to needy children in Philadelphia’s five-county area this fall.  Conicelli Nissan, Conicelli Honda, Conicelli Toyota, Conicelli Scion, and Conicelli Hyundai in Conshohocken, PA, and Conicelli Toyota in Springfield, PA have each agreed to donate an additional coat for each vehicle sold from September 1 to September 30, 2009.

Last year the combined franchises of Conicelli Autoplex donated a total of 900 coats to Operation Warm and the Automobile Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia for the 2008 Driving Away the Cold Campaign.

For more info, please check out Conicelli's Press Release for Operation Warm.

Ten Great Gas Saving Tips:

1. Avoid prolonged warming up of engine, even on cold mornings - Thirty to forty-five seconds is plenty of time.

2. Eliminate jack-rabbit starts. Accelerate slowly when you start from a dead stop. Don't push the pedal down for more than a quarter of the total foot travel.

3. Buy gasoline during the coolest time of day - (early morning or late evening is best).  Gasoline is the densist at this time. Gas pumps measure volumes of gasoline, not the density of fuel concentration. You are charged according to "volume of measurement".

4. Avoid filling gas tank to the very top. Overfilling results in sloshing over and out of tank. Never fill gas tank past the first "click" of fuel nozzle, if nozzle is automatic.

5. Never exceed legal speed limit. Primarily they are set for your traveling safety, however better gas efficiency also occurs. Traveling at 55 mph give you up to 21% better mileage when compared to former legal speed limits of 65 mph and 70 mph.

6. Traveling at fast rates in low gears can consume up to forty-five percent more fuel than is needed.

7. Keep windows closed when traveling at highway speeds. Keeping a window open causes air drag, which reducing your mileage by ten percent.

8. Avoid rough roads whenever possible!  Dirt or gravel can rob you of up to thirty percent of your gas mileage.

9. Stoplights are usually timed for your motoring advantage. By traveling steadily at the legal speed limit boosts your chances of having the "green light" all the way.

10. Remove excess weight from trunk or inside of car (extra tires, back seats, unnecessary heavy parts). Extra weight reduces mileage, especially when driving up hill.

Please leave any gas saving tips that you want to share in a comment!!

For more gas saving tips, please refer to Howtoadvice.com

2010 Nissan Altima is the Highest Ranked Midsize Car in Initial Value by J.D. Power and Assoc.

The New 2010 Nissan Altima is the highest ranked midsize car in initial value by J.D. Power and Associates. The Honda Accord and the Toyota Camry are the Nissan Altima’s biggest competitors in its class. This automobile has just arrived at Conicelli Nissan’s Showroom this week.
For more info or questions, please check out Conicelli Nissan.

If you have test driven the new Altima, please leave a comment and let us know what you think!

Source: http://www.nissanusa.com/

How We Book in Pre-Owned Vehicles onto Conicelli.com

Below is a brief description of the process of booking in pre-owned vehicles for the internet. (Conicelli.com, Cars.com, Autotrader.com, etc.)

After the car has been inspected and detailed, the vehicle barcode is scanned into a handheld computer. The computer identifies the year, make, and model of the vehicle using the VIN number. The accessories and features are then manually added into the system. After all the information for the automobile is entered, it is now time to take pictures of the vehicle with the camera that is built into the handheld computer.

Once this process is finished, the handheld computer is plugged into a printer via USB port. The appropriate Window Stickers are entered into the printer. Certified pre-owned vehicles require specialized stickers.  The data is printed onto the stickers and placed on the vehicles driver-side rear window. The vehicle is now ready to be delivered to the dealership in which it is owned by. At the end of each day, the handheld computer is plugged into an internet connection.  The same information added on the window stickers along with pictures taken are added to the designated websites.

To see the online picture process results, check out: Conicelli.com Pre-Owned Inventory

Customer Appreciation - Tanja Waples

The Conicelli family wishes to extend their appreciation to Tanja Waples for being a loyal customer and purchasing thirteen vehicles from our dealerships over twenty years. Check out Tanja’s testimonial below.

Conicelli Body Shop Overview

Have you been in a recent accident or fender bender? Is there a dent or ding on your car that you want removed? Come to the new Conicelli Autoplex Body Shop located at 1327 Conshohocken Road in Conshohocken, PA!

You can drive right in to the new indoor drop-off, estimating, and pick-up building, where you can relax in the spacious customer lounge.

For more information, please check our Conicelli Body Shop at: http://www.conicelliscion%20ofconshohocken.com/BodyShop.aspx

Call the Body Shop manager, George Leigh at (610) 832-0335 ext.2880 or email at service@conicelliautoplex.com