Monroeville Kia Mazda

Friday, July 22, 2011

Stop in before August 1st for a 2011 Kia Sorento!

Posted by Monroeville Kia Mazda on 4:49 PM

We are running a special on the new 2011 Kia Sorento until August 1, 2011! Stop in today and get the Sorento for just $17,988 with 1.9% APR. This crossover SUV is completely redesigned from the 2010 version and is big enough for the family, but sleek enough for a professional look!

Boredom Busters for your Summer Road Trip!

Posted by Monroeville Kia Mazda on 5:51 PM

Summer vacation also means summer road trips, and for your kids, it can mean hours of boredom. Make the atmosphere in your Kia or Mazda a pleasant one with some of these road trip boredom busters!

Family Contest: Try having a family spelling bee or trivia quiz. Have the passenger be the host, and have the kids participate in an educational quiz or spelling bee!

Classic Car Games: 20 Questions and I Spy can seem like tired, old games, but on a six hour road trip, they are great!

Journals: Have your kids write down what they did on each day of the trip. It will be a great way to reflect on family trips as your children get older.

While these are fun ways to keep your kids entertained, sometimes the best entertainment is something you and your family make up! Don't be afraid to get creative, but if you need more ideas, click here for more boredom busters!

New and Improved 2012 Kia Soul

Posted by Monroeville Kia Mazda on 12:16 PM

Kia decided it was time for a change with the Soul, and redesigned the popular model adding more power, fuel economy, and lots of style. The 2012 Soul has increased horse power, but also gives you more miles per gallon, saving you gas money.

The engine is not the only improvement to the 2012 Soul. New headlights and a reshaped hood give the front of the car a bold look. Its redesigned front and rear bumpers give the Soul a more streamlined look than its predecessor. For more information on the 2012 Soul click here!

10 Most Annoying Things Other Drivers Do

Posted by Monroeville Kia Mazda on 9:38 AM

What driving habits annoy you the most? Tell us! Or just check out this Top Ten list created by Car Talk radio personalities Click and Clack:

It's a known fact that everyone reading this is an above-average driver — and that each of us always displays deep and abiding civility toward our fellow travelers. So we're sure you won't recognize yourself in any of the items listed below.

But what about all those other jerks on the road?

What things do other drivers do that annoy you most? Here's our list, with an invitation to share your pet peeves below.

Yours in Pounding the Steering Wheel,

Tom and Ray Magliozzi, Car Talk
Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers

1. Talking on a cell phone

When you're talking on your cell phone, you're as likely to cause an accident as when you're legally drunk. Now, what's your excuse? What's more annoying than a driver who's willing to riskyour life so he can pick up his General Tso's chicken without waiting? Even when distracted drivers don't cause a wreck, they weave from lane to lane, create confusion in intersections and generally drive slower than other drivers around them while they're trying to do two things at once, leaving a gang of irate drivers in their wake.

Don't Be a Jerk: Put the phone down while you drive. You know about voice mail, right?

2. Driving too fast for road conditions

Just because a speed limit is 65 mph doesn't mean that's always the right speed. Snow, ice or rain can dramatically reduce your car's braking and handling abilities, as well as limit visibility. The right top speed for those conditions is that at which you feel safe and in control and able to react in time to anything that happens up ahead. That could be 40 mph. Or zero mph.

Drivers who fly past you at 50 mph when conditions call for 15 mph are not just risking their own lives — they might take you with them. If they lose control, they could easily spin into you, knocking you off the road and down an embankment. Or, at the very least, they could cover your windshield with a thick film of slush or rain, leaving you temporarily blinded. Annoying? We'd say so.

Check out the full top ten at Cars.com

Happy 4th of July!

Posted by Monroeville Kia Mazda on 7:10 AM

I love to see the starry flag
That floats above my head.
I love to see its waving folds
With stripes of white and red.
“Be brave,” say the red stripes.
“Be pure,” say the white.
“Be true,” say the bright stars.
“And stand for the right.”

Author Unknown

Don’t Forget Dad!

Posted by Monroeville Kia Mazda on 11:46 AM

Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 19th. What was the best advice you ever received from your Father? Share it with us! We’d love to hear it.

Or just enjoy some of these pithy quotes about our favorite dads:

"A new father quickly learns that his child invariably comes to the bathroom at precisely the times when he's in there, as if he needed company. The only way for this father to be certain of bathroom privacy is to shave at the gas station." -- Bill Cosby

"A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again." -- Enid Bagnold

"A father is a guy who has snapshots in his wallet where his money used to be." – Unknown

"My father always told me, 'Find a job you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life.' " -- Jim Fox

"A father is a banker provided by nature." -- French Proverb

"My father said, 'Politics asks the question: Is it expedient? Vanity asks: Is it popular? But conscience asks: Is it right?'" -- Dexter Scott King

"When I was a kid, I said to my father one afternoon, 'Daddy, will you take me to the zoo?' He answered, 'If the zoo wants you, let them come and get you.'" -- Jerry Lewis

"Small boy's definition of Father's Day: It's just like Mother's Day only you don't spend so much." – Unknown

"By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong." -- Charles Wadsworth

Check out more quotations here.

Kia Sportage is About.com’s Reader’s Choice

Posted by Monroeville Kia Mazda on 2:06 PM

The 2011 Kia Sportage is About.com’s Reader’s Choice.

About.com, one of the country’s leading online information providers, recently asked its millions of readers to pick their favorite rides of 2011, and in the Best New Crossover Vehicle category, the votes were all about the new Kia Sportage. In fact, the dynamically designed Sportage dominated the rankings with 64 percent of the votes—no other rival received more than 15 percent.

It’s yet another impressive honor for the Kia crossover, which also was recently named a “Top Safety Pick” by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

“Launched as part of Kia’s ongoing design-led transformation, the 2011 Sportage continues Kia’s commitment to offering consumers unmatched levels of styling, technology, performance and overall value,” said Michael Sprague, vice president, marketing & communications, Kia Motors America. “The Sportage continues to add to its list of industry and consumer awards and accolades, and as the second Kia vehicle to offer a turbocharged engine in the U.S., we are confident consumer consideration for Sportage and the entire Kia lineup will continue to grow.”