What is the Difference Between Buying and Leasing?

PEKIN, Ill. – Buying or leasing a car is a huge decision. With many different benefits for both options, you ultimately have to choose what works best for your unique situation. To help you out we’re going to tell you what the difference is between buying and leasing a car.

Benefits of Buying:

• You own the vehicle.
• You can sell or trade vehicle at any time.
• You can customize your vehicle.
• No mileage limit.
• After you’re done paying the vehicle off, you have no more payments.

Disadvantages of Buying:

• Higher down payment.
• Higher monthly payments.
• You’re responsible for car repairs.
• You have the hassle of trading in or selling your car.
• Car depreciates in value over the years.

Benefits of Leasing:

• Lower monthly payments.
• Lower down payment.
• Normally a better/ more updated car.
• You can have a new car every 2-3 years.
• Lower repair costs.

Disadvantages of Leasing:

• You don’t own the car.
• No customization allowed.
• Penalty for going over mileage.
• It’s expensive to terminate a lease contract early.
• Leasing is more expensive in the long run.

So what is the difference between buying and leasing? Well, there are many! It all depends on what you’re looking for in a vehicle. Would you rather own one vehicle for several years and pay less, or would you like a new car every two to three years for a little more money? They both have great benefits no matter what you choose.

When you make the decision, head on over to Velde Ford. Take a test drive in one of our cars, trucks, or SUVs. Our sales team will always find the right vehicle for you! At Velde Ford, we're committed to providing our customers with an unbeatable level of service and a great car buying experience. Feel free to visit Velde Ford located at 2200 North 8th Street, Pekin, IL 61554.

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Celebrate the Holidays With the Ford Sales Event

PEKIN, Ill. – Savings are the reason for the season at Velde Ford. Come celebrate the holidays with the Ford Sales Event! We have deals on the 2015 F-150, 2015 Focus, 2016 Fusion, and 2016 Escape until Jan 4!  It’s the end of the year and there’s no better way to treat yourself than with a brand new Ford from Velde Ford!

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Shop our inventory of 2015 F-150s and Focuses

Come into Velde today to celebrate the holidays with the Ford Sales Event! There’s no better present than a new vehicle from your East Peoria Ford dealer. Call us if you’d like to set-up a test-drive. At Velde Ford, we're committed to providing our customers with an unbeatable level of service and a great car buying experience. Feel free to visit Velde Ford located at 2200 North 8th Street, Pekin, IL 61554.

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Boo! 5 Safety Tips to Protect Your Fearless Kids This Halloween

PEKIN, Ill. –– On Halloween, the hysteria cultivated in kids filling bags with free candy until they weigh 20 pounds is enough to override the many rules of trick-or-treating safety you've imbued in them from a young age. But as irritating as it can be when they don't listen to you, it's still your job to keep your kids safe on this ghoulish night, so we've provided you with five tips to protect your fearless kids on Halloween.

1. No Tricks, Just Treats

Unfortunately, we live in a world where you have to keep a constant eye out for bizarre and unpleasant things that may negatively affect your kids. While we aren’t suggesting the majority of people are dangerous individuals roaming the streets to terrorize innocent kids, we believe it's important to keep your kids informed of the reality that some people aren’t very nice and could have crummy intentions, especially on a holiday built around creepiness. You can give some neighbors you're familiar with the benefit of the doubt, but the truth is you don’t know the majority of the people who are passing out candy to your kids. Make sure your kids know to stay polite when they ring doorbells for candy, but remind them not to fall under strangers' incantatory spells.

2. Not Just Any Haunted House

Never should your kids enter a house without your authorization or supervision. If you’re kids are old enough to trick-or-treat alone, make sure they know to stay on porches and out of houses when they collect candy. Again, your kids don’t know the people passing out candy; therefore, they should feel uncomfortable if an adult asks them to come inside. Of course, there are exceptions to this Halloween safety tip. For instance, some Halloween fanatics turn their homes or garages into haunted spaces for kids to walk through before receiving candy. If your kids see other kids and adults participating in this, there’s nothing to worry about. But if no one else is around, make sure your kids are intuitive enough to move on rather than oblige an offer to step inside a seemingly friendly stranger’s home.

3. Resist the Dark Side, Stay in the Light

Let’s be honest, Halloween can be a pretty dark occasion, figuratively and literally. It’s up to you how you choose to raise your kids regarding the more grotesque aspects of costumes and decorations, but when it comes to the real darkness of the holiday––nighttime––we think all parents should make sure their kids follow a set of rules for navigating the dusk hours. Make sure your kids are safe this Halloween when the sun goes down and the moon comes out.; no, not because of werewolves, but because nighttime naturally results in riskier situations. When it’s dark, it’s harder for drivers to see kids going door-to-door or crossing the street, and it also creates a higher risk for shady characters lurking in spooky, unnoticeable places. Keep your kids safe and remind them to stay on well-lit streets and to avoid dark areas.

4. Don’t Be a Zombie, Look Both Ways

When kids get excited about Halloween, the only thing on their mind is sugar and how much they’ll consume before slipping into a coma. That’s why it’s important to remind your kids they aren’t zombies and they should look both ways before crossing the street. Be annoying when communicating this rule to your kids, because we guarantee they won’t be repeating the left-right-left mantra you taught them years ago as they run from one block to another in pursuit of candy without you there to remind them.

5. You’re Not a Real Vampire, so Don’t Expect to Be Out Late

The parameters you emplace for your kids on Halloween are of your own discretion, but we still suggest setting a curfew for them to ensure they get home safely and on time. Find out when other parents expect their kids to come home. This will help you gauge an appropriate curfew time that won’t ruin your kids’ trick-or-treating fun, but also prevents them from being out too late when fewer adults will be present to maintain a safe environment. Be reasonable with your expectations, but don’t be afraid to set a stern check-in time, because ultimately your kids’ safety is primary.

These five tips to protect your fearless kids this Halloween are what we consider to be the major preventative measures you can take to keep your family having fun without risking any danger. Halloween is meant to be an exciting and festive night, so let’s work to keep spirits high by keeping our own and others’ kids with these tips.

At our used car dealer near Peoria Heights, IL, we also think it’s important to drive safe throughout the entire fall season. Follow our tips and visit our service center for all of your autumn maintenance. Velde Ford, located at 2200 North 8th Street, Pekin, IL 61554, is committed to providing our customers with an unbeatable level of service and a great car buying experience.

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5 Easy DIY Halloween Costumes for Kids

PEKIN, Ill. –– Helping your kid choose a great costume for Halloween can be tedious and expensive. This year, instead of spending money on an outfit they’ll only wear once and outgrow before this time next year, try making one of these 5 easy DIY Halloween costumes for kids that will prove to be lots of fun for you and your kid!

1. DIY Bed Sheet Mummy

For this Halloween costume, cut an old bed sheet into long strips then embalm your little tike by wrapping and tying the strips around their arms, legs, and torso.

2. DIY Candy Bum

This one is a classic. Grab some old cloths, tatter them with scissors, sew on a few patches, and let your kid be dirty for once. Don’t worry; they can wash up after they finish trick-or-treating.

3. DIY Biker Baby

If you ride a Harley, why not have your little one follow in your footsteps this Halloween? Use makeup or face paint to draw on a rather premature goatee and a tattoo you’d never let them get, tie a bandana around their head, and put them in some biker jeans and a Harley T-shirt. Sorry rough riders out there, but these baby bikers might make you look a little less intimidating.

4. DIY Minion

This costume is super easy. Just find a yellow shirt, some overalls, and a yellow knit hat. Make the Minion eye and goggle out of felt pieces, then glue or stitch them to the hat. Make sure you remind your kid to say trick-or-treat in Minion, which would simply be, “Bedo!”

5. DIY Living LEGO Brick

Find a box that matches the shape of your kid’s favorite LEGO brick and paint it their a color they choose. Cut holes in the box for their head, arms, and legs. What you use for the studs in the front is up to you, but Solo cups could work well! Color-coordinate their clothes and Voila!

It’s so much more fun to make something with your kids rather than go pay an excessive amount for something they’ll only wear once. Instead of shopping around a store for the perfect costume, make one of these 5 Easy DIY Halloween Costumes for Kids, or use these ideas for inspiration. If you have other ideas, let us know in the comments below!

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New 2016 Ford F-150 Aluminum Commercials

PEKIN, Ill. – Does it matter what a pickup truck is made of? Of course it does, which is why the new 2016 Ford F-150 aluminum commercials are so important. The three new television spots that will air throughout the 2015 NFL season are Ford's way of turning the tables on competitors who have lately mocked Ford for turning to aluminum alloy in lieu of steel.

The first ad, “Wake-Up Call,” is a call to arms for all pickup drivers, regardless of who you place loyalty with. Ford isn’t afraid to brag about the 2016 F-150’s best-in-class high-strength, military-grade aluminum alloy body that takes off 700 pounds to increase towing capacity, payload, and fuel-efficiency.

The second ad, “Battle Tested,” gets into just how safe the 2016 F-150 aluminum is, despite what competitors claim, and literally shows that grade of safety by towing a row of custom built 8-foot-tall stars that represent its five-star safety rating form the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration. The F-150 is the only full-size, light-duty pickup to be honored with the highest government safety rating for a pickup, and that means all other trucks are history.

The third ad, “Brainstorm,” focuses on the all-new F-150’s technology, specifically its segment exclusive Pro Trailer Backup Assist that makes maneuvering your trailer in reverse a cinch.

The new 2016 Ford F-150 aluminum commercials are another way Ford is tackling the negative commentary on its ingenuity, and the Dearborn based automaker has no problem using positive creativity and blatant honesty to express the truths of its F-Series aluminum pickups. Rather than using computer-generated imager, the automaker decided to use live-action and stop-motion animation that creates a feeling of genuineness for viewers, much like the genuine F-150 aluminum pickup.

As a Tremont area used Ford dealer, we’re all about transparency, and we think the new 2016 F-150 aluminum pickup exemplifies that trait through and through. In fact, Ford trucks have held that honesty about them for 67 years overall and for 38 consecutive years as America’s best-selling truck. That’s why we’re all about selling used cars and trucks like the Ford F-150; you can trust these vehicles.

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The 2017 Ford Super Duty Will Dominate the Heavy-Duty Pickup Segment

PEKIN, Ill. ­­–– If you’re into towing, hauling, and driving an all-around monstrous and vigorous pickup, the 2017 Ford Super Duty will dominate the heavy-duty pickup segment and Ford Motor Co. is asking you to join in its conquest. The newest Super Duty is the magnum opus of Ford pickups that we’ve yet to see enter the automaker’s oeuvre up until this point. Now that Ford’s toughest, smartest, most capable heavy-duty pickup is here, you owe it to yourself to see what makes this truck so praiseworthy compared to others, and what exactly it stands for in the truck world.

Super Duty Stands for Toughness.

Is there a better word we could start with to describe the newest edition of Ford’s heavy-duty pickup? A brand new, high-strength steel frame makes the Super Duty’s core 24 times stronger than previous editions. Additionally, you get more muscle with the four-wheel-drive, driveline, axles, and towing components, which means you can hook up your neighbor’s Chevy and haul it right on out of town in the name of Ford without any problems, except maybe the law.

The steel frame is covered by Ford’s high-strength, military-grade, aluminum alloy body strong enough to resist dents and dints, and even red rust corrosion. The aluminum alloy also took 350 pounds off the pickup, but doesn’t come close to minimizing the strength of the steel frame at all. Who ever thought a heavy-duty pickup could be lightweight and durable?

Super Duty Stands for Intelligence.

It’s okay; we know you don’t typically associate heavy-duty with smart technology. But the 2017 Super Duty is like the scholar athlete who brings brawn and brains to the field. Towing is one of the main aspects Ford wanted to tackle with the new Super Duty, and it makes hauling the heaviest loads a cinch thanks to a number of technology updates, including:

• LED lighting
• Seven cameras providing numerous angles and monitoring of the pickup’s surroundings
• Center high-mounted stop lamp camera that gives easy views of the cargo box and aids in trailer hookup
• 360-degree camera system providing a lookdown view of the Super Duty’s surroundings
• Trailer reverse guidance to aid in backing up with or without a trailer
• Trailer camera capable of attachment to aid your vision
• In-cab trailer tire pressure monitoring system
• Ford adaptive steering technology that makes control and handling easy at low or high speeds
• SYNC 3
• Blind Spot Information System
• Lane departure warning to notify you of veering drivers
• Adaptive cruise control and collision warning

Super Duty Stands for Capability.

Dropping 350 pounds and adding a long list of new technology has propelled the new Super Duty to greatness, but the components under its hood also play a vital role in its success as an expected heavy-duty segment leader. You have multiple options for what level of power you want driving your 2017 Super Duty, including:

• 6.7-liter Power Stroke V8 diesel that delivers immense horsepower and torque
• 6.2L V8 gasoline engine for the F-250 equipped with the TorqShift-G transmission
• 6.7L Power Stroke V8 diesel
• 6.8L V10 gas
• 6.2L V8 gas

No matter what engine you go with, you’re going to get a high degree of muscular power that you would expect in a heavy-duty pickup like the all-new 2017 Ford Super Duty. You won’t be able to get your hands on this heavy-duty king until late in 2016, but when it’s time to stop by our Ford dealership near Tremont for a test-drive we’ll make sure you know about it. Until then, come by to see the other tough, smart, and capable Ford trucks for sale on our lot.

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App Developers Asked to Contribute to Ford SYNC 3

PEKIN, Ill. –– After a robust debut this past summer, Ford Motor Co.’s SYNC 3 communication and entertainment system is set to feel the positive impact of many of the world’s greatest and most technologically inclined minds. Ford is looking beyond the reach of its own innovative scope and is asking app developers to contribute to its SYNC 3 system.

App developers can dip their techie fingers into Ford’s SYNC3 development kit and vehicle data simulator software development kit, which provides them necessary information for development without having to be near a vehicle. These kits and AppLink, which enables smartphone apps with voice-command and shows apps on your SYNC screen, are foundations for developers to build from as they bring new ideas to the system.

By providing access to over a dozen design templates and all-new AppLink application programming interfaces, app developers have been asked to contribute to Ford SYNC3 by utilizing new system capabilities, such as:

• Push notifications sent to the SYNC screen
• Cloud-based voice-activated services for in-app activity
• Real-time information from vehicle sensors that you customize apps with

Ford’s seeking of outside efforts to advance its SYNC 3 system is an industry-first that it began in 2013 when it asked developers to help with previous SYNC systems. Since that time, more than 13,000 developers have registered for Ford’s developer program and over 24,000 software development kits have been downloaded.

It seems the future of automotive technology is in the present for Ford considering the technological capabilities of its vehicles, SYNC 3 being only one aspect. You can see for yourself at our Pekin area Ford dealer, where even our used Fords for sale exhibit advanced technology that has been built upon since.

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Take Control of Your Vehicle With Ford’s Adaptive Steering System

PEKIN, Ill. – Once upon a time, power steering was a new sensation that made driving all the more easier and enjoyable. But now you can truly take control of your vehicle with Ford Motor Co.’s adaptive steering system.

“First and foremost, all Ford Motor Company products have to offer a great driving experience,” said Raj Nair, Ford group vice president, Global Product Development. “This new steering technology can help make vehicles easy to maneuver and fun to drive.”

The vehicles you know are built with fixed-ratio steering systems that only allow for the steering wheel and front wheels to affect each other directly. The difference that allows you to take control of your vehicle with Ford’s adaptive steering system is in changed communication between your vehicle’s steering components. Instead of your front wheels coinciding with the amount of steering wheel turns you make, the new steering system bases wheel turns off of your speed.

If you’re driving slower it will require more steering wheel turns to move your front wheels in the desired direction. This allows you to maneuver better in tight areas lot parking lots. If you’re driving faster it will require less steering wheel turns to move your front wheels in the desired direction. This provides more stability and control when you’re driving on the highway.

The trick for an adaptive steering system like this is found in the precision-controlled actuator located in the steering wheel. The electric motor and gearing system, designed by Ford and engineers from Germany-based auto supplier TKAG, adds or subtracts from your steering inputs depending on the driving situation, but preserve other functions of a traditional steering system so you’re still in complete control.

Look for Ford’s adaptive steering system with the debut of the 2016 Ford Edge, which will be on our Peoria area Ford dealer lot in no time. Eventually the system will be implemented into all Ford vehicles, giving you more control to avoid collisions or other damaging situations that call for car repair or auto service.

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Access Ford Vehicle Information with MyFord Mobile on Your Smartwatch

PEKIN, Ill. – The technology frenzy continues for Ford Motor Co. as it releases an update that allows you to access vehicle information with MyFord Mobile on your smartwatch. Rather than digging in your pocket and pulling out a smartphone to see what’s up with your Ford electric or hybrid plug-in vehicle, you can now take a peek at the technology on your wrist with the graceful lift of an arm and tilt of the eyes.

The MyFord Mobile app, developed by Ford engineers, provides a few actionable features and sings a litany of detailed information about your electric or hybrid vehicle, including:

• Battery charge level so you can gauge when you need to charge up
• Driving range so you’re aware of your distance capability before you hit the road
• Vehicle location to help you find your parked car in the city or a mammoth mall parking lot
• Vehicle mileage summary so you can improve your lead foot
• Previous trip summary including personal driving score and percentage of EV miles
• Door locking for the times you forget, and unlocking for pure convenience
• Preconditioning your vehicle cabin remotely for cold winter nights or hot summer days

Ford is urging its customers to follow suit as it moves toward greener vehicle technology. The feature that allows you to monitor your previous trip displays your miles per gallon or mpg equivalent, trip miles, and braking and driving efficiency via a graphic of green leaves. The more green leaves shown, the more efficient you drive.

The MyFord Mobile app for smartwatches also includes a new Google Maps feature that allows you to pinch and zoom on the map to locate charging stations for your Ford electric or hybrid vehicle. The app is capable on Android Wear and Apple Watch smartwatch applications, and is designed for new or existing owners of the Ford C-Max Energi, Ford Focus Electric, and Ford Fusion Energi. You can download it from the Apple App Store or Google Play.

If you’re a customer of our Pekin area Ford dealer and an owner of a Ford electric or hybrid vehicle, we recommend downloading the new MyFord Mobile app for your smartwatch. Ford is at the helm of automotive technology, as it always has been, and there’s nothing better than experiencing convenient technological integrations the automaker has spent copious hours developing to enhance your driving experience.

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Orlando Residents Fear Low-Visibility Driving More Than Anything Else

PEKIN, Ill. – The fears of public speaking, heights, and snakes are ubiquitous in the United States, but if you live in Orlando, Fla., it's likely something else ranks highest on your hierarchy of fears: low-visibility driving.

In Orlando, 69% of residents fear public speaking, 68% heights, and 76% snakes. But compare those statistics to the amount of anxiety engendered by low-visibility driving in the city: 82% of Orlando residents fear low-visibility driving more than anything else.

Despite this unusual juxtaposition of fears, the comparison elucidates the stark truth of how common low-visibility driving is, and Ford Motor Co. wants to change that. The company hopes introducing its Ford Smart Mobility Tour to Orlando will encourage the city to eventually implement safer transportation methods that allay driving related anxiety.

Ford Smart Mobility Tour is Ford’s strategic move into the realm of connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience, and big data. The company is also developing multimodal transportation that as yet includes a routing app able to integrate with vehicles and electric bikes, an industry Ford recently made a foray into.

Some of Ford’s major mobility innovations include multiple driver-assist technologies like Blind Spot Information System and Pro Trailer Backup Assist. The company is also developing semi-autonomous technologies such as a lane-keeping aid and active park assist. These are systems capable of mitigating negative driving habits, lack of awareness on the road, and low-visibility driving for cities like Orlando.

It's the right direction for Ford seeing as almost 7 in 10 Orlando residents say they're more likely to purchase a vehicle that warns them of someone or something in their vehicle’s blind spot, and almost 9 in 10 would be more relaxed driving such a vehicle.

Already, 40% of 2015 Ford F-150 and SUV drivers in Orlando deliberately purchased models equipped with Ford’s Blind Spot Information System, according to Ford. Could it be an implication of what vehicles drivers are leaning towards as we move into the future?

Ford’s study shows Orlando residents fear low-visibility driving more than anything else, but presumably the city isn’t alone. Urban population is thickening, and areas once considered sparsely populated are following becoming denser, too. These environments, combined with an increase in drivers, multiply the potential for low-visibility driving situations, which results in Orlando residents' primary fear.

As a Ford dealer serving Peoria, IL, we share Ford’s concern for our customers, and residents of our area in general. As Ford Smart Mobility materializes to become the most feasible solution available to hazardous driving situations such as low visibility, we’re ready to help our local customers stay safe on the road by providing the best car repair, auto service, and oil changes you’ll find in Central Illinois.

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Ford F-650 and F-750 Production Moves to Ohio from Mexico

PEKIN, Illi. – There’s nothing like quality American manufacturing. Ford Motor Co. understands that, which is probably why Ford F-650 and F-750 production moved to Ohio from Mexico. More importantly the move to Ohio established 1,000 new jobs at Ohio Assembly Plant located in Avon Lake, Ohio.

The F-650 and F-750 stand obstinate as the top-selling medium-duty trucks in America for 30 years, and on August 12, 2015, they rolled off an American assembly line for the first time. Along with 1,000 hourly UAW jobs, Ohio Assembly Plant also received a $168 million investment that will provide new body shop equipment and other tooling needed to manufacture the trucks.

Despite their monstrous size, Ford offers the F-650 and F-750 in an array of body styles, including a Regular Cab, SuperCab, and Crew Cab, as well as straight-frame, dock-height, and a tractor model intended for heavy towing. Additionally, the medium-duty trucks storm the road with a Ford-designed-and-built diesel engine and transmission combination – a feat no other truck manufacturer has taken on.

The F-650 and F-750 are the only medium-duty trucks made available with a gasoline-powered engine. Also available is a 6.7-liter Power Stroke V8 diesel engine option, as well as a 6.8-liter V10 option that boasts 320 horsepower and an impressive 460 pounds per feet of torque.  

It’s great news for America that Ford F-650 and F-750 production moved to Ohio from Mexico – It could be a sign of the times that Ford feels the urge to bring some major manufacturing back to its homeland. Bringing manufacturing back home to create 1,000 jobs shows how much Ford cares about the American people. We like to reflect that caring attitude, which is why we get you the best deal we can on the certified pre-owned cars and trucks at our Bartonville area used car dealer!

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