As Mother’s Day in Chula Vista approaches, the singer who has captured the voice of San Diego will be on parade in Eastlake.
Even though she’s only 16, she is among the top 3 US breakout novice singers, and American Idol fans love her. Thanks to Fuller Ford, since 1956, we’re serving the community once more with cars and support staff for Jessica. Sing her into the history books for our region. She’s already won our hearts with her hope.
Fuller Ford will welcome home 16-year-old singing sensation and hometown resident,Jessica Sanchez on Saturday, May 12 with a celebration featuring a procession, rally and mini concert. The homecoming will be filmed by American Idol camera crews and will air next week on nationally televised show. Festivities will be held at Eastlake High School football stadium. Fans can root for Sanchez as she rides in a short procession with the Eastlake High School Marching Band and Color Guard starting at 10:15 a.m. southbound on Eastlake Parkway from Otay Lakes Road toClubhouse Drive onto the school campus. Eastlake High School is located at 1120 Eastlake Parkway, Chula Vista 91915.
Fuller Ford will provide the cars and the support staff for the parade where we will welcome home 16-year-old singing sensation and hometown resident, Jessica Sanchez on Saturday, May 12 with a celebration featuring a procession, rally and mini concert. The homecoming will be filmed by American Idol camera crews and will air next week on the Fox Network.
Festivities will be held at Eastlake High School football stadium. Fans can root for Sanchez as she rides in a short procession with the Eastlake High School Marching Band and Color Guard starting at 10:15 a.m. southbound on Eastlake Parkway from Otay Lakes Road to Clubhouse Drive onto the school campus. Eastlake High School is located at 1120 Eastlake Parkway.
Stadium seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Gates open at 9 a.m. Entertainment from Eastlake High and Middle Schools will be provided prior to Sanchez performing at 11:30 a.m.
“Our community is thrilled to welcome home Jessica – she is already Chula Vista’s Idol,” said Chula Vista Mayor Cheryl Cox. “Her amazing talent and accomplishments are deserving of this grand celebration. We are so proud of her.”
Thanks to PR Web for this information.
I attended a grocers convention a few years ago and David Hayes Bautista gave the following account of how the Cinco de Mayo holiday originated. You will learn much about the holiday by reading the accont below, known in the US mostly as an excuse to drink beer. Even if you only remember a few facts, it’s sure to be a conversation starter.
Cinco de Mayo has its roots in the French occupation of Mexico in 1846-60. The Mexican-American War of 1846-8, Civil War of 1858 and Reform Wars of 1860 left the Mexican Treasury in ruins and nearly bankrupt. On July 17, 1861, Mexican President Benito Juárez had no cash, so issued a moratorium in which all foreign debt payments would be suspended for two years. In response, France, Britain, and Spain sent naval forces to Veracruz to demand payment. Britain and Spain negotiated with Mexico and withdrew, but France, at the time ruled by Napoleon III, decided to use the opportunity to establish a Latin empire in Mexico that would favor French interests. So he sent his fleet to acquire.
Late in 1861, a well-armed French fleet stormed Veracruz, landing a large French force and driving President Juárez and his government into retreat. From Veracruz, the French army encountered heavy resistance from the Mexicans near Puebla, at the Mexican forts of Loreto and Guadalupe. The 8,000-strong French army attacked the much more poorly equipped Mexican army of 4,000. It was a Goliath vs. David fight. Yet, on May 5, 1862,the Mexicans managed to decisively crush the French army, and, according to an article in Philadelphia’s The Bulletin daily newspaper, was the best army of the time.
The victory represented a morale boost to the Mexican army and the Mexican people at large. In the description of The History Channel, “Although not a major strategic win in the overall war against the French, Zaragoza’s success at Puebla represented a great symbolic victory for the Mexican government and bolstered the resistance movement.” The description of Time magazine was: “The Puebla victory came to symbolize unity and pride” for Mexico “for It helped establish a much-needed sense of national unity and patriotism.”
Thirty thousand troops and a full year later, the French were able to depose the Mexican army, capture Mexico City, and establish a new ruler of Mexico.However, the French victory was also short-lived, lasting only 3 years, from 1864 to 1867. When the U.S. Civil War over in 1865, the U.S. was able to provide more assistance to Mexico to expel the French, after which Maximilian I was executed by the Mexicans, along with his Mexican generals Miramón and Mejía, in the Cerro de las Campanas
The Battle of Puebla was important for at least two reasons. First, although considerably outnumbered, the Mexicans defeated a much better-equipped French army. “This battle was significant in that the 4,000 Mexican soldiers were greatly outnumbered by the well-equipped French army of 8,000 that had not been defeated for almost 50 years.” Second, it was significant because since the Battle of Puebla, no country in the Americas has been invaded by any other European military force.
Source: Wikipedia, Dr. David Hayes Bautista, UCLA Professor
In preparation for a “brake job” tomorrow, I’m looking into how much should one really know about the things that make you stop. So, I thought it would be good to share some of the common “need to know” advice about brakes.
Disc Brake
According to the internet blogs, Brakes are pretty much the most important safety device on your car. If you’ve even partially lost your brakes in the past, you’ll remember the feelings that followed. Fuller Honda’s service department recommends inspecting your brakes twice a year for wear and damage can protect you and your passengers while saving you money by catching any damage before it becomes too costly. If you are at 3, you need new brakes. If you are at 4, you can go a little while, but be sure to get them checked next time you get serviced, says Jun, a service specialist at Fuller Honda. He says the repair will take about two hours, so I can plan accordingly. They have a free shuttle service that can take me home or to a nearby shopping area.
Want to inspect yourself? Here is some advice on how to do that, too. On many cars you can inspect the brakes without even removing the wheel. If your car has alloy wheels with spaces in the middle, you can get a proper assessment done by just peeping through the hole at the goodies. Whether you can peep through your wheel or you have to take the wheel off, be sure you have a clear view of the brake pads and the big shiny disc. Fuller Honda service will be glad to inspect your brakes for you, though.
Below is a brake piston. Not too pretty, but good to know what one looks like, right?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S9a5V9ODuY
If you have read the book or seen the recent popular movie, The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, you may not have started thinking about how this is similar to the experience of buying a car, but if you read on, you may see some similarities.
In the story, “winning” means fame and fortune and losing means certain death. These Hunger Games are unlike any other event in our time or our imagination. Brutal, violent, survival games against humanity. So does it sound like buying a car?
The fortune that the winner gets here is they get to return to their home. They become famous. They are set for life. But they’ve had to see 23 others eliminated.
Buying a car can be a survival experience, sometimes seen as a choice of the least worst. But it can also be a winning experience, with some small fame and some fortune left to keep if you plan your purchase well.
Here are some tips that will help you win at “Buying a Car”:
1. Find the vehicle you want online and save yourself a lot of driving around. Your time is precious.
2. Find a dealer with a reputation who sticks with the buyer, even when things go south.
3. Make an appointment to see the vehicle, and bring your financing options with you. If you don’t have any options, bring a recent pay stub and your credit info with you. That way you can qualify for the best possible payments.
4. Ask friends and family about the purchase. Make sure you’ve thought this through carefully. You don’t want to be making the wrong choice.
When you get the car you really want, no matter if it’s new, used, leased, or pink, your Hunger has been satisfied. Your games are over. You are the winner and no one had to be sacrificed. You will have the dream of independence and freedom within you.
Just a note here that if you purchase a car from “Fuller” you are not going to be hungry. Think about this. Our reputation means we’ll be there for you after the sale in our service department, in our rental department, in our collision department. We’ll make sure you’re satisfied. You will not be left to make choices against humanity. We care. Think Fuller.
Are you considering a plug-in vehicle? I’m thinking about it, because of the nearly $5.00 per gallon price and what I’m polluting into our air. I drive a lot, so would a plug-in work for me? There are two kinds of plug ins. First, the all-electric vehicles, called EV’s. They run only on electricity. The motor is electricity from a battery. EV’s plug into either standard outlets or a special charging outlet, considered to be zero-emission because there are no exhaust pipes. The second kind of plug-in is a hybrid, or PHEV. These have smaller batteries than those in fully electric vehicles because the electric motor has an engine that uses gasoline. These also plug into both standard and special outlets, but are different than you regular hybrid car which does NOT plug in.
Do these EV’s save money? From the start, you have incentives and tax credits that may lower the initial cost of the vehicle. You can also save about 75% of the fuel costs if you work at it. One way to save money is to charge during off peak hours (Time of Use or TOU) plans. These off peak hours are late night and early morning, just when most people would want to charge their vehicles anyway. According to SDG& E, it costs about 3 to 4 cents per mile with off-peak charging, where a vehicle normally would be 12 to 16 cents per mile at $4.00 per gallon (at 25-33 MPG). With my car that gets only about 16 mpg, I’m paying more like 20 to 24 cents per mile at that price.
What other ways does this save money? Talking to an owner of a plug in car the other day, he said that he needs no oil changes, smog check, or maintenance on his vehicle, which sounded too good to be true. He told me of a battery that is guaranteed to last at least 8 years, which sounds pretty good.
You can do your own calculations. So plug in your numbers and let us know what you came up with here.visit sdge.com/ev or send your e-mails to ev@sdge.com.
If you are selling a car, is it ethical to contact the person who will be driving the car via social media, even if it’s a parent who is paying for the vehicle?
This question came up recently at Fuller Honda, and was under discussion for a long time at a recent sales meeting. In today’s very connected world, the digital links to individual accounts on Facebook or Twitter are easily accessed, with just a name. So what is private and what is not?
Fuller Honda is very concerned with every customer that comes to buy a car. They care about the experience from start to finish. So when a customer comes in, they want them to be satisfied in every way. With more than 500 cars a month sold, they are satisfying many different needs every minute of the day. That’s not even counting the service, body shop and rental businesses they run.
Fuller has been in business in Chula Vista for more than six decades. It’s because they are thinking about your next purchase, not just your first. They want to do the right thing, and serve their customer.
So let us know, what is the ethical thing to do? Take a minute to answer the poll so we can capture your thoughts (anonymous).
