Pretty much everyone has thought at one point or another about just skipping the seat belt. They’re uncomfortable, constricting (and not just in the useful way) and sometimes the choke hold they offer just doesn’t seem to be worth it. There are two reasons when that urge strikes to keep the belt on: getting a ticket or dying a horrible death. Find out more about when you have to wear a seat belt in Georgia (and why you should) by reading. Read the rest of this entry
Here at Akins Ford, we take safety very seriously. You and your family are incredibly important to us, and we want to make sure that everyone is safe and sound at all times, which is why we make sure each and every one of our vehicles is in tip-top shape before they leave our lot as well as after they leave our service center. Read the rest of this entry
In this age of privacy and technology, hacking is a very realistic threat that many are warned to take precautions against. This can include everything from changing your passwords regularly to completely going off the grid. Before the new age of technology, there were threats, but not as big as they seem to be now. For example, your mail could still get stolen, checks could be fraudulent and your identity can easily be stolen, however it seems that as modern technology advanced, the stakes are upped as far as what is stolen and how.
We are willing to bet that by now you will have heard at least one PSA or seen one article on Facebook about the dangers of keeping a child or animal in a hot car for any amount of time, but this topic is so important we thought it deserved a little extra attention from all of us at Akins Ford.
Even though it may not seem like a long time, even 5 minutes in the sun in a hot, enclosed vehicle can be incredibly harmful. Read the rest of this entry
Now, we’re not writing this post to scare you, but we truly do value and care about our customers and we want to be straightforward with all information so you can have the best, safest driving experience available in all of the vehicles we sell here at Akins Ford Chrysler Jeep Ram.
Just this week, we learned about a Ford CMax Focus Escape recall 2015 that affects about 433,000 new models. Read the rest of this entry
