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Avondale Asks: What are our Favorite Car Movies?

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List of Favorite Car Movies

For movie lovers, the genre of “car movies” carries with it a few inherent ideas. Probably going to be some chases, possibly some crashes, maybe even a shootout or two. There will invariably be long shots of speedometers, skin-of-their-teeth passes and close-ups of tires screeching. You know, a movie where cars are essentially a character in the proceedings. But different folks prefer different things in a car movie, so what sort of film will appeal to different types of movie buffs? We at Avondale Nissan have put together a little list of our favorite car movies; hope you enjoy!

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Get a Look at the Nissan Kicks Concept

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Nissan Kicks Concept

We at Avondale Nissan generally try to avoid getting too excited about concept vehicles, mostly because we’ve been hurt before. We’ve fallen in love with vehicles that clearly were meant to turn the heads of fanboys and autobloggers, and ones that only had a miniscule chance of realistically seeing a showroom any time soon, if at all. However, we aren’t made of stone, as was made obvious with the Sao Paulo Motor Show’s release of the Nissan Kicks Concept vehicle.

Which…well…holy crap.

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Watch the 2015 Nissan Versa Note roll down a hill in the World's Largest CarZorb!

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2015 Nissan Versa Note World’s Largest CarZorb

It’s pretty difficult to discuss the 2015 Nissan Versa Note without at least touching on its innovative safety features. Would you discuss Ghostbusters without mentioning Bill Murray? Or talk about the mid-90s Bulls without talking about a certain tongue-wagging shooting guard? We think not. And, in much the same way, the safety features of the 2015 Nissan Versa Note deserve their own form of recognition. And now, in the video shown below, it gets it, by being stuffed in the world’s largest CarZorb and rolled down a hill.

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Here's a List of our Favorite Halloween Entertainment Options!

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Favorite Halloween Entertainment Options

We’d like to welcome you to Avondale Nissan’s first-ever list of our favorite Halloween entertainment options. These aren’t awards in the traditional sense, but these are our picks for some various entertainment options to consider for your upcoming Halloween festivities. Agree? Disagree? Let us know! And, in the meantime, enjoy these singular seasonal pleasures!

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Beware of these Fall Travel Hazards!

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Fall Travel Hazards

Now that fall is in full swing–a fact that certainly hasn’t gone ignored on Avondale Nissan’s blog, of course–drivers face a whole set of additional traffic obstacles that are special to this season. And, with our full service department at Avondale Nissan, these are problems we’re a little more familiar with than most. Drivers crash, and then they come see us. So what sorts of obstacles can you expect to weather during the fall, you ask? Here are three prominent fall travel hazards you’ll likely encounter this autumn in the Phoenix area.

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Your Day, Ruined! How to Avoid Getting a Speeding Ticket

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2020 Kia Soul interior overview

Avoid Getting a Speeding Ticket

The life of a driver, especially in an area as populated as Phoenix, is obviously loaded with potential obstacles. You’ll run into construction, detours and bottlenecked traffic on a near-daily basis. However, probably the most unenjoyable of all traffic delays is getting a speeding ticket. They’re expensive, they adversely affect your insurance rates and they’re just inconvenient. But did you know that there are ways to avoid getting a ticket after you’ve been pulled over? Here are four helpful tips to hopefully avoid getting a speeding ticket. And you didn’t hear this from us!

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Boo! Try these Haunted Houses in the Phoenix Area!

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Haunted Houses in the Phoenix Area

Let’s keep the fall train going, shall we? If you haven’t noticed, we at Avondale Nissan are thoroughly enjoying the fall season thus far, with tips and tricks ranging from car preparation to helping your kids stay safe during trick-or-treating. And now, we’re back with some fun for the adults in the area, with four of our favorite haunted houses in the Phoenix area. Enter at your own risk!

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Now available at Avondale! The 2015 Nissan Frontier!

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2015 Nissan Frontier Phoenix AZ

If you’ve been paying attention to the recent news items coming out of Avondale Nissan, then you’re well aware that we are beginning to be inundated with the influx of 2015 Nissan models. Needless to say, pretty exciting stuff. And, the trend is continuing with the arrival of the 2015 Nissan Frontier, our excellent midsize pickup. It has long been among the most popular entries in a pretty competitive segment, and now it receives an update for the new model year. So, what can you expect from the 2015 Nissan Frontier? Let’s take a little look, shall we?

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Trick-or-Treating Safely, from your Friends at Avondale Nissan!

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Trick-or-Treating Safety Phoenix AZ

Continuing our trek through all things fall-related at Avondale Nissan, we’re now ready to take on our favorite entry in the entire autumn canon: Halloween! Regardless of your age, All Hallow’s Eve is among the most fun a person can have during the year, and we at Avondale are no different. So, before you make your plans for Halloween with your kids, we’ve got five tips for trick-or-treating safety…what are you supposed to be, boys and girls?!

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The Facts on Nissan's NASA-Inspired Zero Gravity Seats

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NASA-Inspired Zero Gravity Seats

Have you ever been on a long car ride and realized, “Wow, I’m really sore.” This happens more often than we probably even recognize. We take what we think will be a relaxing drive, only to find that we’re more tired when we arrive than we were when we left. Nissan, however, has taken great pains to eliminate this, well, pain. We’ve introduced our NASA-Inspired Zero Gravity seats, which are currently available in several of our most popular models, including the Altima and Rogue. So what is it that makes our seats so awesome?

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