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Winter Driving Tips from Ed Shults Ford

Prepare Your Vehicle for Winter Weather

Before winter arrives, it's important to get your vehicle ready for the cold temperatures and challenging road conditions. At Ed Shults Ford in Jamestown, NY, we recommend checking your tire pressure and tread depth. Properly inflated tires with good tread provide better traction on snowy or icy roads. It's also a smart idea to keep your gas tank at least half full during the winter to avoid a fuel line freeze-up.

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Save Depreciation with a Used Vehicle in Jamestown

You likely know this, but the value of a new automobile is less when you drive it off the lot than when you bought it. Over time, the value of that automobile becomes smaller and smaller than the purchase price of it. Many classic cars become more valuable over time because of their rarity, but most cars don't. This is depreciation, and that is the reason many of our prospective car buyers decide to buy a used vehicle. Many still like the idea of owning a shiny new vehicle, but a used car can be just as good.

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Stop Your Search and Start Driving the 2018 Ford Fusion

The sedan, as the most common type of automobile, can tend to be kind of cookie cutter. You know a sedan is right for you, but you still want to stand out from the crowd. Your search ends when you discover the 2018 Ford Fusion, which continues to grow within our inventory at Ed Shults Ford-Lincoln.

One feature you'll immediately notice on the interior is the rotary gearshift dial. A feature found on many high-end makes; this dial allows you to quickly and easily shift gears, while at the same time freeing up extra space for cup holders and…

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Ford Reveals a Mid-Size Raptor is in the Works

For a long time, the Ford F-150 Raptor stood as the pinnacle of off-road racing ability. It is precisely engineered for high-speed desert runs, with shocks that take on the type of abuse that would have other trucks crawling carefully over the landscape—and goes faster, instead.

When Ford recently announced it would be bringing the mid-size Ford Ranger pickup back to the United States in 2019, we knew the truck would be...

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The Ford 2017 Escape: Your Car Seat Ally

"Can't you just take out the car seat?"

When you need to free up a seat in your car, removing your child's car seat can sound like a simple proposition. Anyone who's ever had to install a car seat though, knows just how frustrating it can be to reinstall a loose car seat.

The funny thing about it is that it's often little things that make the task feel so difficult. The car is just a bit too small or maybe the latches don't stick out enough. These tiny details can make all the difference…

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2017 Ford Mustang Wins Respect from carwow Team

While we at Ed Shults Ford-Lincoln may, indeed, be a bit biased, we nonetheless can't imagine a muscle car more magnificent, more altogether amazing than the 2017 Mustang.

And, in this regard, its seems we've a friend in carwow critic Mat Watson. He recently reviewed the Mustang and was evidently very pleased by what he found. Watch the whole ordeal unfold in the video below:

A base engine that most certainly doesn't skimp on the good stuff, the entry-level Mustang is propelled by a 3.7-liter V6. Good for a glorious 300 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of…

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More Powerful 2018 Mustang EcoBoost Makes Tire Smoke a Button-Press Away

Nothing puts a smile on your face like creating a big puffy cloud of tire smoke. It's the exhilarating feeling of being inside a powerful sports car, defying the friction of the road, hearing the roar of the engine and squeal of rubber, and—frankly—doing something you've only seen in movies.

Tire burnout is done by pro drag racers before every run to clean and heat up the tires, ensuring the best traction for their high-speed launches. To accomplish this consistently, most serious race cars have an electronic line-lock feature, which holds the brakes on the front…

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Driving Speed Limit Could Save You Big Money at the Pump

If you are a driver that wants to save money at the gas pump, you may be overlooking small methods that can save you big money over time. One of the simplest and safest is to drive the speed limit.

This seems like a very simple concept, but many people overlook this when they are searching for ways to improve their vehicle's fuel economy. When we speed, we increase the rate at which engine works. This speeds up the burning of fuel and in turn causes us to go to the pump much more often than you should. By…
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