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Share Your Family Time This Weekend With Nissan's "#WithDad" Campaign!

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Nissan #WithDad Super Bowl Campaign

Guess what time it is, Phoenix! If you haven’t been tipped off by the scores of tourists who clearly aren’t interested in the Phoenix Open or by the droves of Seahawks and Patriot fans who are acting as though they like each other, we’ll let you know…IT’S SUPER BOWL WEEK! And, to celebrate what is fast becoming America’s foremost family holiday, Nissan has begun the #WithDad campaign, which encourages dads around the country to share the holiday with their kids and with their own fathers. Then, when you upload the memories to social media with the #WithDad hashtag, Nissan will compile them into a collection that truly represents what days like the Super Bowl is all about.

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2015 is Here! Five Auto-Related New Years Resolutions

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Auto-Related New Years Resolutions

Now that 2015 is fully upon us–no more four-day workweeks, sigh–most of us have taken it upon ourselves to make some sort of New Years resolution list. Maybe you’re hoping to lose weight, be more courteous to your local grocer, or just make a concerted effort to watch Downton Abbey. These are all valid choices for a New Years resolution. However, have you made any auto-related New Years resolutions? Because you absolutely should. Here are five that we’re particularly fond of.

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Check out the new "The Voice" App Powered by Nissan!

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Nissan and NBC join up for “The Voice” App

Over the last few years, few television programs have been as unavoidable as NBC’s The Voice. It not only has made household names out of the likes of Blake Shelton and Cee Lo Green, it’s also helped to rid the world of American Idol. (Okay, not yet, but it’s coming.) Hoping to get in on the action, Nissan has now teamed up with NBC to bring us the official app for The Voice, giving fans of the singing competition a better chance than ever to connect with the show they love!

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'Tis the Season: Gift Ideas for Car Lovers

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Gift Ideas for Car Lovers

Now that Thanksgiving is firmly in our rearview mirror, we are on to the next thing: holiday gifts. Regardless of your family background, you will likely be getting gifts in the coming weeks for the people you love, for no other reason than, well, that’s what we’re supposed to do, right? So what if you have a car lover on your list of deserving recipients? Here are four gift ideas for the car lover in your life!

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Talkin' Turkey: Five Little-Known Thanksgiving Facts

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Five Little-Known Thanksgiving Facts

In just two short weeks, many of us will gather around the table with our loved ones to enjoy some tryptophan-lined foods and each other’s company, as Thanksgiving again appears on our calendars. However, despite its cultural ubiquity, there are many facts about Turkey Day that are often ignored. Here are five of our favorite little-known Thanksgiving facts, from your old friends at Avondale Nissan.

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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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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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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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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 Seedy Underbelly? Four Fun Uses for Pumpkins!

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Four Fun Uses for Pumpkins

If you’ve been driving around with your eyes open–you do drive with your eyes open, don’t you?–you’ve probably begun to see pumpkins popping up on the landscape like a bunch of adorable, orange Starbucks franchises. And, if you’ve taking the next logical step, then you already know what comes next: you carve a face into said pumpkin (poorly), wait until it begins to lose its shape, and then you emphatically throw it into the street.

However, did you know that there are other uses for pumpkins beyond the carve-wilt-destroy trifecta? If not, then thank your lucky autumn gourds for Avondale Nissan, showing up on the scene with four surprising uses for pumpkins!

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