CT Road Rules Saving Guns and Roses Karaoke Session

Just in time for another snowstorm, Connecticut has passed a law that SHOULD help make the roads a little safer.

Ever been cruising down the highway, minding your own business, rockin’ out to a little Guns and Roses, when a giant sheet of ice or snow flies off the car in front of you and almost causes an accident? 

I’ll self-censor here and NOT type the words that typically come out of my mouth as I narrowly avoid disaster.  I'm sure you can relate.

Back to my point.  This new law in Connecticut forces drivers to clear the snow and ice off of their vehicles before hitting the road.  We thought you should be made aware of it in case you missed the stories in the news.

Some other laws that hit the books in CT in 2013 that you might not have been aware of:

Anyone convicted of distracted driving (phones, coffees, makeup..you name it) will be penalized with one point on their driver’s license.  Fines also went up. 

You’ll get two points on your license for violations of highway work zone safety laws.  Those fines jumped as well.

Busted for driving more than 75mph in a work zone?  Not only will you get hit with a bigger fine…but now you’ll have to attend the operator retraining program.

License points stick around for two years…and if you get more than 10, your license will be suspended.  Unlike college or your relationship where your goal is to rack up as many points as you can...these are NOT the points you want to score.

Sometimes it’s easy to miss new laws when they hit the books…but we’ve got your back. 

One of our favorite new pieces of technology is the streaming option for your phone calls, music and GPS in many of our new Ford vehicles - read: fewer reasons to end up being ticketed.  If you ever want to learn more about the technology – even if you’re not ready to buy – don’t be afraid to hit us up. 

In the meantime, safe travels and Happy New Year!

Love IS Actually All Around

"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there – fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge – they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around."
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Quote sound familiar?  It's from one of the all-time greatest Christmas movies - Love Actually.

Here's the thing about the car business.  We hear people toss around the word "love" all of the time.  "I LOVE this Ford F-150."  "I LOVE the service at Monaco Ford in Glastonbury."  And so on and so forth.

Don't get me wrong - it makes us feel incredible to hear these expressions of love.  In some cases they are tied in with a product.  In others, with people and experiences.
 
But over the course of the past year (and surely countless times over the past 92 years that our family has been in business), we've been blessed to see the true meaning of love take so many different forms.

We've seen the families come in to make donations at our Toys for Tots drives.  

We've seen the active and retired members of our service - including our own brother - make countless sacrifices for our country and for people to be able to fall asleep soundly on Christmas eve and every night - knowing they are safe.

We've seen people "pay it forward" with anonymous donations.

We've witnessed people cry tears of joy at seeing the GOOD happening in the world around them.

It's one of the many, many reasons why Monaco Ford is PROUD to be so incredibly involved in our community and in non-profits throughout the area.

We don't do it to sell cars.  We don't do it to get kudos.  We do it because it's the right thing to do.  We do it because it makes you feel like a little kid on Christmas morning when you know you've done something to help someone else.

But all of the wonderful things we've been able to be a part of in the community wouldn't be possible without your help and support.  Not just your loyalty and dedication to Monaco Ford...but your involvement in the events we support.

Love actually IS all around.

Merry Christmas from our family at Monaco Ford to yours...wherever you are.