Lehigh Valley Auto Dealers

This month, as part of the Vinart Local Partner Program, we are proud to bring back our very FIRST local partner, Our Memories in Motion of Lenhartsvile. Our Memories in Motion is a fantastic local business, and we hope that you’ll support them by using one of their many services, like their Picture Slide Show Creation or VHS to DVD Conversions.

Our Memories in Motion is offering local Lehigh Valley residents, Vinart Insiders, and Vinart Facebook connections, a FREE VHS to DVD Conversion or Audio Cassette to CD Conversion. Do you have a stack of VHS tapes sitting on your entertainment center? If you do, you’re like millions of Americans across the country. When we take video of family and friends, we assume this video will last for many more years. The reality is that the video we captured can break or, even worse, be taped over with another movie. You’ve heard the story, you know the one where the husband overwrites a video of his child’s first steps with last year’s Super Bowl, or, a family sits down to watch a video of their vacation 3 years ago only to find that the VHS tape has broken. Our Memories in Motion’s VHS to DVD Conversion service allows you to preserve your precious videos by putting them onto disc.

You can obtain Our Memories in Motion’s local partner coupon one of two ways: Sign-up to become a Vinart Insider and we will email you a link to the coupon OR connect with Vinart Dealerships on Facebook, and we will post the coupon as an image to our Facebook Wall. You can then follow instructions to print out the coupon and bring it with you to Our Memories in Motion, located in Lenhartsville, PA.

Our Memories in Motion wants to show the local community that their quality is top notch, and we suggest that you take this opportunity to try out their VHS to DVD Conversion, or even their Audio Cassette to CD Conversion service. Our Memories in Motion is a local business, owned by fellow members of our Lehigh Valley community. Help support our community by using a service from Our Memories in Motion the next time a need arises.

Vinart Dealerships Email Insider Program

There are two ways to sign-up to become a Vinart Insider: via email and via mobile phone. The Vinart Insider program is free to everyone and provides you with great Insider Savings opportunities on new and used vehicles, service, and parts. Vinart Insiders also get access to our local partner coupons. We hope that you will sign-up for the Vinart Email Insider Program.

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Tire rotation is one of the most important maintenance routines every vehicle owner and driver should perform. You probably don’t want to do it yourself, but you can. If you can’t jack up your vehicle so that all four wheels are off the ground then you’ll need to do it one wheel at a time and that will take you a while.

In order to perform a tire rotation successfully, you’ll have to take your front wheel off, jack up the back end of your vehicle (on the same side) and take off the rear wheel and replace it with the front wheel you took off earlier. Then you’ll have to put the rear wheel on the front. Some don’ts:

• Don’t rotate tires on the same axle (i.e. front left to front right or back right to back left)
• Don’t criss-cross (back left to front right)
• Don’t crawl under your vehicle while it is jacked up
• Don’t let the wheel touch the ground with your tire not on it

Now for some dos:

• You’ll find it easier to place blocks under the front axle while you jack up the rear so that you don’t have to let the front down, jack up the back, let the back down, jack up the front, etc. That will get tiresome in a hurry.
• Make sure you rotate tires to the opposite axle on the same side of the vehicle

Rotating your tires every 5,000 to 10,000 miles will ensure they last longer and keep driving safe. As the tread wears down on the tires you’ll find that they do not handle as well. Rotate them a couple of times then replace them with new tires.

If you don’t want to rotate your own tires, be sure to hire a professional mechanic to do it for you.

The 2010 Hyundai Sonata SE is a 4-door family vehicle with class, practicality and fuel efficiency. It’s the perfect family car.

Starting at MSRP $18,700, this vehicle is affordable and easy to drive. It’s 2.4-liter 4-cylinder engine delivers 175 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 168 pound feet of torque at 4,000 rpm. The 17.7 gallon fuel tank supports an estimated 22 mpg in the city and 32 mpg on the highway. Combined, the number is 25.

The 2010 Hyundai Sonata SE falls into the mid-size class and seats 5 comfortably. It also offers 16.3 cubic feet of luggage capacity and 40.1 inches of headroom in the front seats. Leg room for the front passengers stretches out to 43.7 inches while the rear passengers can sit comfortably with 37.4 inches of leg room. That’s not bad for a sedan.

The drivetrain is a 5-speed shiftable automatic transmission. The seats are leather with cloth upholstery, making it a comfortable ride.

Safety features include:

• 4-wheel anti-lock brakes
• Traction control
• Stability control
• Standard airbags for the driver and passengers

A step up from the GLS trim, the SE features 17 inch alloy wheels with performance tires. It also features a rear spoiler, a sport-tuned suspension, steering wheel mounted audio controls and 8-way power driver’s seat. Optional features include an auto-dimming rearview mirror, sunroof, Bluetooth system, and a 240-watt Infinity sound system with 6-CD disc changer.

Standard audio features include AM/FM in-dash single CD player with CD MP3 playback, element antenna and 6 speakers.

The SE trim also has two step up trim levels, the SE PZEV and SE V6. All three are front wheel drive, but the SE V6 increases the power of the Hyundai Sonata with a 3.3-liter 6-cylinder V6 engine, but it sacrifices a little bit in fuel economy. The interior and luggage capacity are the same as the SE with its smaller engine.

If you want a family car that gets around and looks pretty doing it, with practicality, fuel efficiency and comfort then the 2010 Hundai Sonata SE is a great pick.

The 2010 Honda Accord Sedan is as dashing as any vehicle on the road can be. Besides being affordable and practical, it’s also stacked with the best technology and is surprisingly simple.

The starting MSRP is $21,055. EPA estimated fuel economy is 22 mpg in the city and 31 on the highway.

Built for performance, the 2010 Honda Accord Sedan is available in 6 different trims:

• LX
• LX Premium
• EX
• EX V-6
• EX-L
• EX-L V-6

On the bottom end, the LX features a 177 horsepower 2.4-liter i-VTEC 4 cylinder engine. The EX trim steps it up a little to 190 horsepower on the same engine block. But the EX V-6 and above go beyond the 4-cylinder engine to a 271 horsepower 3.5-liter i-VTEC V-6 engine. And then it just gets better from there.

By the time you get to the EX-L V-6 trim you have standard features like leather-trimmed interior, Bluetooth HandsFreeLink, steering wheel mounted phone controls, XM Radio and HomeLink Remote System. Even then, at $29,105 MSRP, the Honda Accord Sedan offers tremendous value at every price point.

Here’s what you get as standard technical and safety features on the 2010 Honda Accord Sedan EX-L V-6:

Technical

• Variable Cylinder Management
• Drive By Wire Throttle System
• Double Wishbone Front Suspension
• Independent Multi-Link Rear Suspension
• Front and Rear Stabilizer Bars

Safety

• Brake Assist
• Tire Pressure Monitoring System
• Dual Stage, Multiple Threshold Front Airbags
• Dual-Chamber Front Side Airbags with Passenger-Side Occupant Position Detection System
• Side Curtain Airbags
• Active Head Restraints for both front passengers
• ABS
• Electronic Brake Distribution
• And a whole lot more

The EX-L V-6 trim also features a one touch power moonroof with tilt feature.

If you’re not convinced yet that the 2010 Honda Accord Sedan is stylish and classy with a fun side then I don’t know what will seal the deal. This is a beautiful vehicle inside and out for the practical driver with a sporty side.

After years of use or thousands of miles of driving, brake problems are going to be inevitable. But do you know how to determine what the problem is without taking your Hyundai car to a mechanic? Here are some simple ways to diagnose your Hyundai brake problems to give you a better idea about what’s wrong so you can make an informed decision.

Squealing
If the brakes on your Hyundai vehicle squeal until you push on the brake, you have worn the pads down. The high-pitched squeal you hear is a little sensor that is designed to alert you so you know the pads have worn down and need to be changed.

Soft Braking
Soft braking refers to pushing on your brake pedal and having it go down before the brakes actually “kick in.” This is usually because of air bubbles in your brake line and can often be solved by bleeding the brakes. It could also be an indicator that you have a bad brake master cylinder.

Pulsating Brakes
When you push on your Hyundai brakes and they feel like they are pulsating, you probably have warped rotors. This can affect your stopping distance so it’s vital to have this checked.

These are just a few of the things that can go wrong with brakes. For more information or a complete checkup on your braking system, visit your Allentown Hyundai dealer today.