The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday October 9, 2002 - D7 Lockwood Chrysler celebrates grand re-opening in style By Andrea Lepore S P E C IA L F E A T U R E S W R IT E R HaltonSearch.cVm Last Thursday, L ockw ood Chrysler, one o f two Five Star Chrysler Certified dealership in O akville, celebrated its grand re-opening. The dealership, located on W yecroft Road, almost tripled its size with a 20,000 square foot addition that w ill further enhance the top-notch service customers already receive. Owner Jay Lockw ood says the addition will com plim ent the grow ing com m unity of Oakville. "We've added a number o f new features that w ill help us to serve the growing O akville com munity. First and forem ost is a drive-through service bay, with a fast lube lane and increased diagnostic capability," he says. 'We've more than doubled our current number o f service bays, from 10 to 23, to help us eliminate the slight backlog that exists at peak periods. And w e'll have free car w ashes whenever a customer brings his or her car in for service." The dealership, w hich has been at its current location for almost 20 years, celebrated with a reception that included gour met food and live music. The spotlight was also focu sed on the un veilin g o f The unveiling of the new Rubicon at the grand re-opening of the Lockwood Chrysler dealership. seven new 2003 v eh icles, including the Hot W heels PT Cruiser and the Diana Krall edi tion o f the Sebring Convertible. General M anager Rob MacCallum says the re-opening signifies a new beginning for Lockwood. "We've been under construc tion for almost two years, and the re-opening signifies the end o f it," he says. "As w ell, it signi fies the refocusing on customer service." B esid es providing its cu s tomers with the same high qual ity service, Lockwood continues to be involved in community events and charitable projects. Lockwood Chrysler is located at 175 Wyecroft Road. For more information visit their website at http://autonet.ca/LockwoodChry sler/Hom e.cfm. WE'RE HAVING A MINI SALE. YOU LUCKY, LU C K Y______________!! (Fill in the blanks) The first edition of MINIs will soon be history. In fact, there are only a handful of 2002 MINI C oopers left. Each one loaded w ith amazing standard features like xenon headlights, six airbags and traction con trol. All priced so low they m ight be gone by the tim e you're finished reading this. So stop by MINI Oakville and get yours today. MINI O akville A Division of B udds' BMW 2400 South Service Road West Oakville, Ontario L6L 5M9 (905) 469-6220 www.minioakville.com Senior Manager Ken Tuckev, Ontario Region Daimler Chrysler and Owner Jay Lockwood, with son Chad. Car not exactly as illustrated Driving in the winter Plan ahead and be prepared before taking to the road this winter. Motorists must adapt to changing weather and road conditions. Take time to make sure you are well-pre pared: Plan ahead: check current weather forecasts and road condi tions before you leave. Keep your vehicle in good condition. Top up your gas tank in case you must change your route or even turn back in the event of a storm. If a storm is expected, consider delaying your start time or cancelling your trip. Respect road closures, despite the best efforts of snow and ice con trol crews, extreme weather may prevent some roads from re opening quickly. When you see the flashing blue lights of snow plows and sand and salt trucks, do not pass around or in between the vehicles. 2002 Dodge Caravan purchase financing up to 60 m th s 2002 Grand Caravan purchase financing u p to 60 m th s 2002 Sebrinq Sedan purchase financing up to 60 m th s o n l y 2 le f t o n l y 4 le ft 2002 Chrysler Neon purchase financing u p to 60 m th s 2002 PT Cruiser purchase financing u p to 60 m th s See dea le r fo r d e ta ils purchase financing u p to 36 m th s o n l y 2 le f t 175 W y e c ro ft Road, O a kville ( b e t w e e n K e r r & D o r v a l) o n l y 5 le ft 905 .845.6653 Oakville's 2000 · 2(X)1 Five Star Certified Dealership