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The 2012 Auto Show BLACK TIE TAILGATE

Gus Calabrese — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:29:57 +0000

Event Information

Join the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation for the debut of the Philadelphia Auto Show on Friday, January 27, 2012 from 7pm-11:30pm.

Dine and dance among the finest automobiles in the world at Black Tie Tailgate, a 550,000 square foot display floor located in the newly expanded Pennsylvania Convention Center, where you can get an inside view of everything that the 2012 Philadelphia Auto Show has to offer.

The 2012 Black Tie Tailgate will feature the most unique and comprehensive menu ever and a top shelf bar. Stephen STARR Events will provide culinary creations all under one roof on the floor of the Auto Show. Savor a custom designed menu complete with gluten-free options. Food stations are farm-to-table concepts that will surely please your palate and accommodate everyone’s individual tastes:

• Enjoy a Farm-to-Table Harvest Station complete with carved rib eye steaks, smoked shrimp & white bean salad, crispy confit salad.

• Delight in a Chef’s Table Open Kitchen atmosphere and select from a trio of creamy gourmet mac & cheese.

• Experience a Pacific Rim Tapas Station complete with Korean pork tacos, miso grilled salmon, and Thai chicken & rice salad

• Indulge in an Action Pastry Kitchen – an interactive display with the Stephen STARR Events pastry team preparing signature sweets.

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“Win One For The Kids” Charity Event on Saturday, Dec. 4th at Conicelli Toyota of Conshohocken from 12 – 3 pm.

Mhammond44 — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:57:13 +0000

This is a very special weekend coming up for Conicelli Toyota of Conshohocken and Springfield. Each dealership will be holding an event called “Win One for the Kids”. Conicelli Toyota of Springfield’s Event is Friday 3rd from 6 – 9pm and Conicelli Toyota of Conshohocken’s Event is Saturday from 12 – 3pm.

Written By: Michael Hammond Jr.

This event is to help Don Tollefson’s Charity “Superheroes of Harmony”. It is designed to raise money for disadvantaged children in the Philadelphia region. These children really have some tough times and over the holidays is when it is the saddest of all.

This is Andre Iguodala at a previous Conicelli Toyota Event.

Not only will you be able to get great deals on cars, but you will have the chance to bid in a silent auction for sports tickets. You will also have the opportunity to enter your child in a contest where he/she could win tickets to the Super Bowl. Not only will you have a lot of fun, but you can help disadvantaged children get a better chance at success, something that they so richly deserve.

This is Sheldon Brown at a previous Conicelli Toyota Event.

“Win One for the Kids” at Conicelli Toyota of Springfield is Friday, Dec. 3 from 6pm to 9pm.

“Win One for the Kids” at Conicelli Toyota of Conshohocken is Friday, Dec. 4 from 12pm to 3pm.

Some Auction items include:

- SuperBowl trip
- Trip to Eagles training camp at Lehigh
- Kentucky Derby trip
- Eagles road trips for 2011 season
- Phillies road trips for 2011 season

Please check ou t Conicelli’s Facebook Event at Conicelli.blogspot.com.

Win Conicelli Autoplex’s AA Courtside Sixers Tickets at Chap’s Taproom Texas Hold’em Tournament Tonight!

Mhammond44 — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:52:02 +0000

Written By: Michael Hammond

Every Tuesday night, Chap’s Taproom in Jeffersonville, Pa has a No Buy In Texas Hold’em Tournament. Sign up begins at 7:30, and games start promptly at 8:00. It’s free to play and you can win different cool prizes each week! Accumulate points each week to participate in our Tournament of Champions twice per year.

Tonight, Tuesday, Nov. 16 has a very special prize for the winner. Conicelli Autoplex has added 2 AA Courtside Seats to the Sixer’s game against the Toronto Raptors scheduled for tomorrow, Wed. Nov 17. ($700 Value).

Chap’s Taproom is located at 2509 W. Main St. in Jeffersonville, Pa. Come out for a good time, great food, and a free chance at a cool prize. New Players are always welcome!

Check out Conicelli Autoplex or Chap’s Taproom on Facebook for more details!

1st Place Finish for Toyota at NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Mhammond44 — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:56:35 +0000

Written By: Michael Hammond

The Big 3 domination of the NASCAR Series has finally been broken. For the first time in 54 years, a non-American car has won an official NASCAR race. Not surprisingly, the honor goes to Toyota. Not only did one Toyota take the gold, but David Reutimann came in second, giving Toyota a one-two Camry finish.

Car number 18 drove by 22 year-old Kyle Busch, competing for the Siemens PLM Software sponsored Joe Gibbs Racing team. He came in second place on the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 2. On March 9 he managed to capture the first place spot at the Kobalt Tools 500 in Atlanta, writing history as both the youngest driver to win in Atlanta and giving Toyota their first NASCAR win.

Other Toyota Camry finishes: Reed Sorenson (15th), Martin Truex Jr. (17th), Joey Logano (18th) and Marco Ambrose (20th) also finished in the top-20 for Toyota. Camry drivers Scott Speed (33rd), Denny Hamlin (34th), Kevin Conway (36th), Casey Mears (36th) Robby Gordon (40th), Todd Bodine (41st), Scott Riggs (42nd) and Michael McDowell (43rd) were also in the field.

With the finish, Busch climbed five spots to third in the unofficial NSCS point standings following Bristol. Hamlin (fifth), Reutimann (17th) and Truex (20th) are also in the top-20 in points after 24 of 36 races.

“This is awesome,” Busch, said following the race. “I love Bristol and I love winning. And to do it for the first time ever in NASCAR, to sweep the weekend, man, that’s pretty awesome. I don’t know what to think. I’ve been trying to do this since I got to NASCAR. Fortunately, tonight I was able to get it done, be the first one to do it.”

If you are interested in a Toyota Camry, please call Michael Hammond at 610-825-7128 ext 1128 to set up an appointment at Conicelli Toyota.

Tips For Teen Driving Safety at Night

Mhammond44 — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:16:32 +0000

Written by: Michael Hammond

Because of decreased visibility and an increased risk of dozing off, driving at night can be quite dangerous. While experienced drivers often don’t think twice about the extra risks associated with driving at night, for inexperienced teen drivers, night-time driving can be quite dangerous if the proper precautions are not taken.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA], fatality rates at night are three times higher than those during the day. In fact, driving between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. only accounts for 23 percent of all vehicle miles traveled yet it accounts for more than 50 percent of all motor vehicle fatalities for those over 16 years old.

As your teen is learning to drive, you should take some time to make sure they understand the dangers of driving at night and are taking the proper steps to ensure a safe trip to and from home.

Here are ten tips for late-night driving.1. Check your vision
As the school year comes to an end, your teen probably has a lot more free-time to go to the optometrist. Whether they’ve always had perfect vision or wear contacts and/or glasses, a quick visit to your local eye doctor could diagnose any problems and give you the assurance you need, especially if you’ve noticed your teen squinting more.

2. Prepare your vehicle
Before your teen heads out, you should check and clean the headlights and taillights and remove any dirt or smudges from the windows and mirrors. Dirt and finger prints on the windows and mirrors can cause glares at night. If it’s been a while since your last safety inspection, you should also make sure your headlights are properly aligned because mis-aligned headlights can blind other drivers and reduce your ability to see the road. If your teen plans on using their car during college, you can consider anti-reflective coating which can help reduce glare at night. You can also purchase anti-reflective coated glasses.

3. Use your lights courteously
Although you should always turn on your headlights one hour before sunset you should keep you headlights on low beams if you are following a vehicle or if you see an oncoming vehicle on the other side of the road. This way, you can avoid blinding other drivers with your lights. You should also use low beams during heavy fog because high beams can reduce your ability to see and may blind other drivers. If you see an oncoming vehicle with its high beams on, you can avoid glare by watching the right edge of the road and using it as a steering guide.

4. Slow down and stay back
While you should never speed or tailgate cars, doing so at night is even more dangerous because the lack of light makes it more difficult for you to gauge depth perception. Also, because you peripheral vision is often compromised when it is dark, you will need more time to react to unexpected situations

5. Limit the number of passengers
Studies have shown that 59 percent of teenage passenger deaths occur in vehicles driven by another teenager and fatal crashes involving young drivers are much more likely to occur when other teenagers are in the car. While these figures are grim, they make sense because teen drivers are more likely to get distracted by their friends and have less experience reacting to emergency situations on the road. While many states have laws limiting the number of passengers a teen driver can have in his/her car, you should talk to your teen about limiting the number of teen passengers in their car to one or two people.

6. Avoid distractions
Studies show that almost 80 percent of crashes involve driver inattention within three seconds of a crash and at 40 mph, a car can travel almost 180 feet within three seconds. Talk to your teen about keeping their eyes and mind on the road and hands on the steering wheel at all times. While music can make a ride more enjoyable, it should never take priority over driving. Visit VehicleVibes.com to find some tips on avoiding distracted driving you can share with your teen.

7. Sleep more
Because of decreased visibility and the increased risk of an accident, driving at night requires you to be completely alert and 100 percent focused on the road. Unfortunately, as it gets later into the night, drivers may find themselves dozing off behind the wheel, putting themselves and other drivers at risk for a fatal accident. Encourage your teen to get at seven to eight hours of sleep each night and consider providing them with some extra cash for a cab, just in case they are too tired to drive.

8. Buckle up
According to the National Safety Commission, two-thirds of traffic fatalities at night involve drivers or passengers who were not wearing seat belts. Currently, 30 states have primary seat belt laws, meaning you can be pulled over for not wearing a seat belt without another traffic offense taking place and 18 states have secondary seat belt laws. New Hampshire is the only state without a primary or secondary seat belt law for adults.

9. Check your meds

Many over-the-counter and prescription medication can induce drowsiness or fatigue, so before taking them, check the warning labels and/or stickers. If you still are not sure, ask your pharmacist. Often times, these medications can impair your driving ability and make staying awake behind the wheel even more difficult.

10. Communicate
While you may not want to annoy your teen with constant phone calls, it is always a good idea to have your teen text or call you with an update of where they are and where they are going every one to two hours. This way, you have a general sense of where they are and who they are with and can react appropriately if needed. Although you may want to constantly check-in on your teen, showing a little restraint will show that you trust your teen enough to make responsible decisions.

Is Texting While Driving More Dangerous Than Drinking and Driving?

Mhammond44 — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:19:55 +0000

You’re driving on the highway and your phone lights up. You have a text from your friend. What do you do? Your first reaction is to see what it says. A ton of people, mostly young adults and teens, aren’t thinking of the consequences and dangers involved when texting while driving. It doesn’t really sink in until something happens to you or a close family or friend.

A solution that could help the problem is to get a car with Bluetooth capability, or buy one at a store. Best Buy has the kind that you can put on your car visor that works real well for $80. Click here to check it out.

Not only is Bluetooth convenient and cool, it’s also a major safety feature as well. Texting while driving increases the risk of a crash much more than previous studies have shown with motorists taking their eyes off the road longer than they do when talking or listening on their cell phones.

The Obama administration reported that nearly 6,000 people were killed and a half-million injured last year in vehicle crashes connected to driver distraction with cell phones and texting. Driver distraction was involved in 16% of all fatal crashes in 2009. Dialing a cell phone and using or reaching for an electronic device increased risk of collision about 6 times in cars and trucks.

According to a study released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), 80% of crashes and 65% of near-crashes involve some form of driver distraction. The distraction occurred within three seconds before the vehicle crash!

On any given day last year, more than 800,000 vehicles were driven by someone using a handheld cell phone during the day. The greatest proportion of distracted drivers were those age 20 and under. Twenty four states have already passed laws to make texting illegal while driving.

Think next time before you text in the car. It may save your life or someone elses!

First Look at the Redesigned 2011 Honda Odyssey

Mhammond44 — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:51:51 +0000

Unlike any Minivan you’ve ever seen, Honda introduces its fourth generation Odyssey this week. This is the ultimate family vehicle targeted for the y generation starting to have children. Toyota decided to target this market with its newly designed Toyota Sienna, aka Swagger Wagon, a few months ago and really set the bar for a hip twist on minivans. This type of minivan has never been seen before…until its biggest competitor came out of nowhere and one upped them.

Safety, quality, reliability, and style are just a few characteristics that can describe this new Honda. The Odyssey is wider and lower than the model it replaces. Under the hood is a 3.5L engine with 248 horsepower. This new minivan gets 18 mpg in the city and 27 mpg on the highway. It has the same trim levels as the third generation models: LX, EX, EX-L, and EX-L RES (Rear entertainment system), Touring, and Touring Elite.

The Touring Elite has a “cold box” in the lower center stack that keeps beverages cold while the vehicle is running. How cool is that!!

The interior has an expensive and upscale look much like an Acura. It has Bluetooth capability and heated seats. There is a “lightning-bolt” beltline. The “bolt” is functional, as it improves outward visibility from the third row seats. Instead of a 6 in dash cd player, there is 2GB of memory to store music inside the car. An EX-L Touring model has navigation of 60 GB of memory. They also have an HDMI cord for video games or Bluray players, 5.1 Surround Sound w/ 16.2 inch Ultra wide Entertainment System.

For more info or to set an appointment to check out the all new 2011 Honda Odyssey, please call Michael Hammond, Internet Marketing Manager at Conicelli Autoplex, at 610-828-1400 ext 1128 . You can also visit Conicelli.blogspot.com or become a fan of Conicelli Autoplex on Facebook!

Please leave comments below and let us know what minivan you like better, Toyota Sienna or the new Honda Odyssey.

Unlock Your Own 2011 Scion tC on a new Virtual Road Trip!

OIP — Wed, 26 May 2010 23:48:55 +0000

Road trips, scavenger hunts, missions, adventures: these are all things that kids love. So it’s no surprise that Scion — which boasts some of the youngest buyers of any automaker in the U.S. — has developed an online game that uses each of those elements to promote the all new, 2011 Scion tC.

Unlock the tC

The game is called “Unlock the tC” — a fairly nice pun that manages to envelop both games and cars. The gist is fairly simple: over the course of eight weeks, contestants will carry out a cross-country virtual road trip, “motoring” from New York City to Los Angeles and hitting eight major cities along the way. There are “fun ‘side-trips’” along the way, and just as in other online games (and soon, Facebook), there are opportunities to earn virtual money that can be spent within the game to personalize your ride. That cash — called, tCoins — is “earned by inviting friends to join the adventure”, which is also known as enlarging Scion’s audience. As you might imagine, “Unlock the tC” heavily incorporates both Facebook and Twitter.

During the competition, Scion will dole out prizes — 140 each day, in fact. Those include “Flip MinoHD camcorders (60 min.), Slingbox SOLOs, X-mini Capsule Speakers (2), Numark TTUSB Turntables with USB, Nintendo DSi with Korg DS-10+ sets and Scion tC Prize Packs”, which says more about Scion’s target market than the game itself. At the end of the eight weeks, four finalists will be selected and flown to Los Angeles to participate in a VIP showdown. One of those folks will walk out with a real 2011 tC.

From where we sit, “Unlock the tC” looks a lot like Ford’s Fiesta Movement, the major difference being that it’s open to anyone, not just 100 or so hipsters who’ve pled their case online. That makes “Unlock the tC” feel a bit more democratic — although we’d wager that the four finalists are likely to be the popular kids again (i.e. the ones with the largest social networks). But then, life ain’t fair.

“Unlock the tC” doesn’t begin until June 1 (and the 2011 tC itself won’t debut until fall), but you can preregister for the game today at UnlockThetC.com. If you’re iterested in owning a tC, win or lose, note the opt-in checkbox at the bottom of the registration page that will allow a dealer to contact you about taking a ride when the cars arrive on lots this fall.

Courtesy of Conicelli Autoplex

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