Rabu, 17 September 2008

Pride Auto Care now in Parker Colorado!


Pride Auto Care---Come Ride with Pride!
With two, long time successful full service tire and auto centers under our belt, why did the four Pridemore brothers decide to buy an existing Parker car care business and set up their third shop there? Simple… We love this area and wanted our next great car care location to be in our own backyards. WE were amazingly blessed to find the old Hometown store…it was just the right place for us.
The original owner was “hands off”, tired of the car care business and has wanted out for some time now. While the old Hometown crew recently had a decent technician or two in the fold, the store was understaffed, un-marketed and starting to get rundown. But, to their credit, the store crew had a pretty decent reputation for good service of late and were situated in a prime Parker location...right behind the Super Target in the Parker Valley retail complex.
Douglas County and Parker are one of the premier areas to live in in Colorado, heck in the whole country for that matter. It’s a clean, beautiful growing city that still embraces the country charm that makes it such an awesome place to live and rear a family.
Of the four brothers that makes up the Pride Auto Care ownership, two of us live near the store, one just “over the line” in Centennial and the other lives in Parker off Bayou Gulch Rd. WE are hands on owners. We work at the stores we operate and that makes a difference because it’s our friends, and neighbors, our extended “family” that have us work on their “pride and joy!” They trust us. They see us at school, at church, at grocery store, at the movies…these are our neighbors. We know they expect nothing but great, honest service and a fair price from us and that exactly what they’ve gotten for over 19 years now. We are now working on the second and third generation of drivers in many of the original families who’ve been our customer’s for almost 20 years.
We love people and love fixin’ cars. The new store in Parker is an exciting first for us as our original two stores were built new in 1989 when two of the four brothers were just manager and technician at the time. Then in 2001 we became minority owners in the operations and eventually bought the business outright in 2005. We’ve been looking to expand to a third store in the southeast corridor” since then and Parker is perfect. A great town with amazing people and a great country feel. What more could we ask for.

Selasa, 09 September 2008

SPASTIC DRIVERS


I have already shared my thoughts about distracted drivers (see May). I am totally against it, regardless of the circumstances. No cell phones, Ipods or knitting. Just drive! Now my beef is about spastic distracted drivers.

You can spot one with as little as a glance in the rear view mirror. On the way home the other night, I observed a perfect example. The man had a stressed expression on his face as he waited at the red light. He was agitated as he talked on his cell phone, gesturing wildly. Sure enough, when the light turned green, he floored it, and zig-zagged through traffic on his way to somewhere really important. It was obvious that driving for him was secondary to everything else going on in his life. He whizzed past me on the interstate, still talking on his phone. As he drove with one hand, he quickly changed several lanes and then disappeared, speeding well above the speed limit. He was a distracted spastic driver, endangering everyone on the highway.

Last night it was a well tuned Honda Civic zipping by me. The thunder of his car’s stereo could be heard and felt even at highway speed. He was sitting low and dancing to his tunes. The music was primary, the driving secondary. He passed several cars, crossed several lanes at speeds well above the posted limit, then he quickly cut in front of a car and decelerated rapidly to exit at the next ramp. First music, then driving. Dangerous!

There is an intersection that I cross on the way home every night. During rush hour, the right hand lane is congested with drivers lined up at the traffic light waiting to access the ramp to the interstate. Impatient, spastic drivers choose the left lane to save time. There is at least one for every cycle of the traffic light. When the light turns green, they cut across traffic into the right lane at the last minute to make the ramp. Those left behind slam on their brakes, or blow their horns. Accidents frequently follow. Another spastic driver, preoccupied with everything else but driving. Dangerous, spastic drivers!

Driving a vehicle is not playing a video game. It is serious business that requires 100% of the driver’s attention. Lives are at stake, not to mention expensive repairs. Encourage your friends and relatives to put the phones down, lower the stereo, and obey the traffic laws. With a little common sense and courtesy, we can all be happier and safer drivers. Save the spastic driving for XBOX 360.

Sabtu, 06 September 2008

Fun for the Kids!

Centennial Medical Plaza Hosts Trick-or-Treat for Health
WHAT: Trick or Treat For Health
WHO: Children of all ages and their families
WHERE: Centennial Medical Plaza, 14200 Arapahoe Rd. Centennial, CO. 80112
Information: 303.938.9237
WHEN: Saturday, October 25, 2008. 11am-2pm
WHY: To provide a safe & fun atmosphere for the community to celebrate Halloween.

DETAILS: Trick or Treating through Doctor's Offices, Kids Crafts, A Climbing Wall, Fire Trucks, Police Cars, Ambulances and a Helicopter! Get your Car Seat Safety Check and “Say Boo to the Flu” with $25 Flu Shots. Plus much much more!