by Phil Jackson | Mar 28, 2019
After a long time in the Volvo world, the owners of 128 Volvo are closing down their business. We are honored that Volvo Cars North America has directed us – as the Volvo dealer with the 2 nearest locations – to take over and serve the loyal customers of...
by Phil Jackson | Mar 26, 2019
It is sad to see what’s become of boston.com. Years ago it was a juggernaut – the singular website in Greater Boston for news, sports, events and everything else. It was the homepage on my browser for probably a decade or more, and I spent hours on the...
by Phil Jackson | Mar 21, 2019
Does anyone listen to radio anymore? Or maybe a better question is does anyone hear ads on the radio anymore? These days I find myself listening to more and more podcasts. They are a much more interesting way to pass the time while in my car. I still listen to...
by Phil Jackson | Mar 7, 2019
What a dealer owns in their inventory – the amount and quality of the vehicles they own in order to resell – is the most important driver of their marketing and advertising efforts. Cars drive clicks and eventual buyers. Dealers should be doing everything...
by Phil Jackson | Feb 26, 2019
Just a quick shout-out to our friends at Dynamic Beacon for the help in creating this great new website for our company. It is everything we wanted – clean, good-looking, and responsive. So it pretty much is unlike most automotive websites! Our store-specific...
by Phil Jackson | Feb 13, 2019
Been driving a Volvo hybrid for about 3 months now – here are the initial impressions: I average over 100 mpg. Granted I drive mostly local roads, but that is fantastic. I used to care more about how fast I got somewhere – now I’m satisfied watching...
by Phil Jackson | Feb 8, 2019
All of the talk about Tesla revolves around a few topics: they are burning through money – building cars is hard – that’s why it has been many decades since a new car company came about. They will flame out. they are damn cool, I want one. they are...
by Phil Jackson | Feb 4, 2019
Just about every week vehicle manufacturers are coming out with news about the future electrification of their fleet. Volvo made a huge splash by announcing the electrification of their entire brand. Pretty much every German brand is diving in, trying to put the word...
by Phil Jackson | Jan 29, 2019
For us history geeks, a great resource for local history is the Brighton Allston Historical Society site. Superb old maps and images, info about neighborhoods and street names, stories about the old cattle industry which defined the area, and so much more. And yes,...
by Phil Jackson | Jan 23, 2019
Re-posting this from our old blog because it is one of my favorites! Pretty harsh opinion column in the Boston Globe this weekend, talking up Tesla and their desire to directly sell their cars to the public, versus the perceived downfalls of our current system of...
