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FALL/WINTER 2019 WATSON COUNTRY...It's all about People, Selection, Price WATSON COUNTRY’S 4 WEST MICHIGAN LOCATIONS PROVIDE SATISFACTION FOR AUTO BUYERS. Watson Country’s brand-new most important aspects of today’s and Ram dealership in Rockford car business” said Manistee Sales provides another portal into Watson manager Charlie Ludwig. “It’s great,” Country. To make sure the customer said Ludwig, “customers contact us experience is at the highest level between online or phone us about a certain locations, Watson Country strives to find car or truck and we make sure the the most qualified people in the business. car is here so they can see it when “People are the foundation of our business,” they get to the dealership”. said Cody Watson, general manager of Watson Manistee, Ludington and Rockford The average car shopper is more locations. Derek Watson, founder of the informed than ever. With a click dealerships chimed in, “we have the Watson With stores in Benzonia, Manistee, of a mouse a car buyer can visit Way of doing business. We have very Ludington and now Rockford, Watson many different dealerships anywhere in the high customer service expectations," he Country is never more than 100 miles state or country for that matter looking for continued. "We want every customer to from customers in Traverse City to Grand the best deal. “We have to have the best know we have their back, we want them Rapids. This means that the selection of price period” said Jay Kilgo sale manager in to know they are appreciated, we want cars, trucks and service destinations for a Ludington. We’ve got the product having them to feel so good about our stores that Watson Customer just got easy. With over and the Jeep lineup and we have they come back and bring a friend or family 500 new and previously owned vehicles the best people, but it often comes down member.” This philosophy is apparently combined, Watson Country has an available to price and that’s where we really rock. working because Chrysler has awarded inventory that is unmatched by most area We have the Watson Best Price guarantee Watson Country multiple Customer First dealers. Customers can shop from their which means we will give you our best price Awards for service excellence over the home by visiting WatsonCountry.com on because we know the consumer will shop years. line. “Online car shopping is one of the elsewhere if we fail in that area.” • RAM 1500 PICKUP NABS FIRST BIG WIN IN THE TRUCK WAR OF 2018 BY Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, The new Ram, Chevrolet Silverado Oct. 17, 2018 and GMC Sierra will compete for bragging rights and kudos they can Fiat Chrysler’s 2019 Ram 1500 pickup use in advertising for the next three scored the first win of the vehicle months. Every big win will be used awards season, taking home honors as to support the brands’ claim to build 2019 DODGE the 2019 Truck of Texas, a big win in a the top vehicle in the best-selling and state that accounts for a quarter of all most profitable segment of the auto RAM 1500 U.S. pickup sales. industry. Continued on page 2 WATSON COUNTRY HIGHLIGHTS Watson Country Manistee Team...... 3 Four FCA US Vehicles Win Top Honors 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk in 2018 J.D. Power Resale Value Awards...... 8 Watson Country...... Cover First Test Review: Power Mad...... 4/5 Why Watson Country...... 8 Ram 1500 Pickup Nabs First Big Win in the Watson Country Benzie Team...... 4/5 Watson Country Community Contributions...... Insert Truck War of 2018...... Cover/2 Watson Country Team Roockford...... 6 Three FCA US Vehicles, Dodge Brand Win Driving Safely All Winter Long...... 6 Watson Country Coupons...... Insert Quality Awards in Strategic Vision’s 24th Annual Rare 1970 R/T Found Total Quality Impact™...... 2 in a Barn Under a Plastic Sheet...... 7 Watson Country Home Office Team...... 3 Watson Country Team Ludington...... 7 WATSONCOUNTRY.COM 2 | WATSON COUNTRY NEWS RAM 1500 PICKUP… Continued from page 1 Ram’s win of the top overall prize comes Truck of Texas is the top overall award. It • BEST FULL-SIZE PICKUP — Ram 1500 with an asterisk, though. Chevrolet chose also compliments the True West theme of Limited not to compete. A spokesman said the the Ram 1500’s Laramie Longhorn model. • BEST HEAVY-DUTY PICKUP — Ram 2500 brand passed on this year’s contest to focus The pickup’s lavish interior includes saddle Power Wagon resources on other events. bag-style map pockets and an-honest-to- • BEST LUXURY PICKUP — Ram 1500 John-Wayne branding iron used to imprint Laramie Longhorn Nonetheless, Ram got the first bragging its name on reclaimed wood. • BEST OFF-ROAD PICKUP — 2019 Ram rights in a season that will see fierce 1500 Rebel competition for a number of influential new The new Ram, which also features a 48-volt • BEST TECHNOLOGY — 2019 Ram 1500 truck awards among the new pickups. mild hybrid system to save fuel, swept the Uconnect Controls with 12-inch Touch field of lesser awards for full-size pickups Screen Sixty-nine automotive writers voted on the and a pair of awards for best features, • BEST POWERTRAIN — 2019 Ram 1500 award after the Texas Truck Rodeo, a three- bringing home: eTorque 48-volt Mild Hybrid. day comparison event that drew 19 brands and a wide range of pickups and SUVs. Contact Mark Phelan: [email protected] or 313-222-6731. Follow him on Twitter @mark_phelan. THREE FCA US VEHICLES, DODGE BRAND WIN QUALITY AWARDS IN STRATEGIC VISION’S 24TH ANNUAL TOTAL QUALITY IMPACT™ • Dodge — Best Mass-Market Brand surveying over 44,000 July – December ABOUT THE 2019 JEEP RENEGADE in Total Quality new vehicle buyers after the first 90 days The Jeep® Renegade delivers a unique • — Mid-Size Suv of ownership. It incorporates the impact combination of best-in-class off- Segment in Total Quality, Fifth Win in of problems with the vehicle as well as the road capability, open-air freedom and Six Years drivers’ analytical and emotional evaluations convenience, as well as fuel-efficient • Jeep® Renegade — Best-in-Class of quality. powertrains, including an all-new 1.3-liter Entry Suv turbocharged four-cylinder engine mated • Ram 2500/3500 — Total Quality Among About the 2019 Dodge Durango to a segment-first nine-speed automatic Heavy Duty Pickups The Dodge Durango’s combination transmission. This combination contributes of uncompromised utility, advanced to outstanding on-road and off-road driving OCTOBER 16, 2018 - AUBURN HILLS, MI - technology, class-leading towing and dynamics, world-class refinement and a Dodge led all Mass-market Brands in total driving range, confident driving dynamics host of innovative safety and advanced quality, while three FCA US LLC vehicles and aggressive styling make it the Dodge technology offerings. won their respective segments in Strategic Charger of the three-row SUV segment. Vision’s 24th annual Total Quality Impact™ For 2019, Dodge continues to demonstrate ABOUT THE 2018 RAM 2500/3500 HEAVY DUTY (TQI) report. Durango’s proven performance, utility and Ram Truck builds America's longest-lasting comfort with the SRT model, appearance pickups, proving a commitment to quality, The Dodge Durango led the Mid-size SUV packages and an available soft-touch hand- reliability and durability. For 2018, Ram segment for the fifth time in six years, while wrapped instrument panel. continues to offer incredible capability in the Jeep® Renegade and Ram 2500/3500 three-quarter and one-ton pickups with captured wins in the Entry SUV and Heavy- Durango’s standard TorqueFlite eight- 31,210 pounds of towing, 7,390 pounds Duty Pickups segments, respectively. speed is paired of payload and 900 lb.-ft. of torque. Ram with the award-winning 3.6-liter Pentastar offers more innovative features and better “TQI shows how people feel about their V-6 engine rated at up to 295 horsepower ride quality than competitors’ trucks, made vehicles in their own words, which reveal and 260 lb.-ft. of torque and best-in-class possible by a five-link coil suspension or valuable recommendations for future towing capability of 6,200 pounds, while optional air suspension on Ram 2500 and a products,” says Chris Chaney, Senior Vice the classic 5.7-liter HEMI® V-8 engine supplemental air bag suspension option on President at Strategic Vision. “From how produces 360 horsepower and 390 lb.-ft. of Ram 3500. • customers are advocating about their torque and class-leading towing capability products, automotive manufacturers can of 7,400 pounds. The Durango SRT relies know where the future of the U.S. market is on the proven 392-cubic-inch HEMI V-8 to going.” deliver 475 horsepower and 470 lb.-ft. of torque, allowing it to go from 0-60 miles per TQI looks at quality as not only the driver’s hour (mph) in 4.4 seconds and covering the rational evaluation of quality, but also looks quarter-mile in 12.9 seconds as certified by at how perceived quality has influenced the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), all drivers on an emotional level. while out hauling every three-row full-size SUV on the road with a best-in-class towing 2019 DODGE Strategic Vision’s 24th annual Total Quality capability of 8,700 pounds. Impact (TQI) report is based on results from the New Vehicle Experience Study® (NVES) DURANGO WATSON COUNTRY NEWS | 3 WELCOME MEET OUR TEAM TO HOME OFFICE DEREK WATSON CODY WATSON Owner General Manager

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JEFF VANAS AUSTIN GAZDA Detailer Detailer 4 | WATSON COUNTRY NEWS 2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE TRACKHAWK FIRST TEST REVIEW: POWER MAD JEEP PUTS 707 HORSEPOWER UNDER THE HOOD. ARE THEY CRAZY? There's a line from Moby-Dick, "In a Well, live long enough, and you'll see brief moment, it feels as if the Trackhawk's whaler wonders soon wane." Cetaceans everything. Including the new Jeep Grand beak is pointed at the sun. The adaptive are awesome creatures, magnificent Cherokee Trackhawk, the family SUV with Bilsteins are actually fairly stiff (and would mammalian consequences of evolution. a 707-horsepower 6.2-liter supercharged be stiffer still if I'd been in Track mode), Awesome, in the older, proper sense of the V-8 under the hood. Crazy? By design. but with 70 percent of the power hitting word. And in a life spent in their pursuit, so It's refreshing, both personally and the rear wheels, thanks to a fixed torque filled was it with wonder, the whaler soon professionally, to get whomped over the split, this Jeep is going to lean back when grew immune to unsubduable excitement. head by something as utterly ridiculous as launching. As much as I try and not let myself get the Trackhawk. But is it any good? numb to the routine of driving fantastic How does this thing handle? Another dream machinery, it happens. I had been in the Trackhawk's driver's seat reminiscence if I may. Since I've driven the for maybe a minute and just buried my right Porsche 918, I inevitably get asked how it is So imagine my surprise when, leaving Motor foot. To brag a little, I've hit 171 mph on the to drive. "Fast," I say. "It's just fast." Meaning, Trend HQ one afternoon, I floored the Jeep front straight of Big Willow in a Porsche 918 I know that I drove four laps around the Grand Cherokee Trackhawk and found and hit 193 mph on the Bonneville salt in an big track at Willow Springs, but I literally myself laughing like a fool for 30 seconds AMG GT S. I'm used to big machines doing remember nothing about the 889-hp hybrid straight. Mind you, I only floored the big, big things. But none of them tickled my hypercar, save for how fast it is. Nada. Same red Jeep for about three seconds, but that funny bone like this $100,960 Jeep. I haven't is true for the Trackhawk, only in terms was enough to make me giggle and guffaw laughed about a car like that since I don't of initial acceleration. I know I took some for 10 times as long. I wasn't in Sport mode remember. corners in it, but the bulk of my memory or Track mode, and I wasn't using launch comes from that first launch. It's just so control. What's it feel like? Well, some of the giggles brutally quick that I know I drove the Jeep come from how it launches the opposite of aggressively on a curvy road, but I just can't As Jimi Hendrix would term it, I am a Hellcat. Perhaps not what you'd expect get past the fury of leaving from a dead experienced. Experienced with both because the two vehicles sport the same stop. Speaking of which, the Trackhawk powerful and crazy. The AMG 6x6 jumps to engines, same power, and nearly the same hit 60 mph in 3.3 seconds in our testing, mind, as does the Urus, the torque (645 versus 650 lb-ft). The thing beating Jeep's claimed time of 3.5 seconds. Lamborghini LM002, the BMW X6 M, and is, although the Hellcat is both a Pirelli The quickest we've ever hit 60 mph in even a good old Unimog. I've also driven a shareholder's best friend and a smoke Hellcat testing is 3.7 seconds, for both the number of cars with 700-plus horsepower; machine, the Trackhawk—by virtue of Challenger and the Charger (both were heck, I had a Dodge Charger Hellcat for a all-wheel drive—puts all that screaming eight-speed autos—we've never tested year. Until recently, however, I'd never driven supercharged fury down to the pavement. a manual). For SUVs, the quickest to 60 an SUV with 700-plus horsepower. The big Jeep also lurches back on its mph we tested before the Trackhawk were haunches in a fun but startling way. For a Tesla Model X (3.2 seconds), the Bentley

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Bentayga (3.5 seconds), the BMW X6 M (3.7 hence the 8-mph seconds) and the Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S gap at the end of 4Matic (3.9). Lamborghini is claiming 1,320 feet. The 3.7 seconds to 60 mph for the 650-hp Urus, quickest two-door though I think we'll see 3.4. Discounting the Hellcat ties the instant-on torque of the Tesla, so far, so Trackhawk at 11.7 good for the Trackhawk. seconds, but its trap is higher still But right now is as good a time as any to at 125.4 mph. The mention one little caveat: We weighed Challenger Hellcat the Trackhawk, and the results aren't just happens to pretty—5,448 pounds. That's a lot of weigh 999 pounds SUV. That AMG, for instance—which less than the coincidently shares the same underpinnings Trackhawk. (That's as the Trackhawk, the last remnants of 666 if you invert— DaimlerChrysler—weighs nearly 100 coincidence or pounds less (5,359 pounds). The X6 M conspiracy?) comes in at a relatively trim 5,187 pounds. Just to further All of which makes the Trackhawk's impress upon you how quick this Jeep is, eventually settles into terminal understeer," acceleration that much more crazy. the Corvette Grand Sport hits 60 mph in 3.9 he continued. "The exit, however, is where seconds and runs the quarter mile in 12.2 at the 'Wheeeeee' happens. You can literally To continue that conversation, in the 116.1 mph. Moreover, the 650-hp Camaro stand on the loud pedal and do a four- quarter-mile test, the Trackhawk runs wheel drift until it's pointing straight. Then ZL1 with the 10-speed auto hits 60 mph it simply goes like stink. Finally, all-wheel 11.7 seconds at 116.2 mph. Did you ever in 3.5 seconds and runs the quarter mile in think we'd see the day when a production drive to make use of all that Hellcat 11.5 seconds at 125.0. This Jeep is straight- horsepower and torque that can't be fully SUV runs the quarter in the 11s? That's line legit. just crazy! Or should I say ludicrous, as the utilized in either the Challenger or Charger." Model X when in Ludicrous mode also runs The Trackhawk's stopping power is neither an 11.7-second quarter mile. However, the I completely agree with Chris on that last great nor terrible—108 feet from 60 mph , point. I got bored of having to change Trackhawk's trap speed is 0.2 mph higher not supercar distances but impressive given than the Model X's, so Jeep beats Tesla tires on our long-term Hellcat. Simply put, its ample heft. The figure eight is another the 707-hp barcalounger couldn't put in a drag race. What a world. Speaking of story. The time itself is solid: 24.7 seconds, 11s, the 600-horsepower Bentayga runs its prodigious power to the ground. This which happens to tie the single Challenger supercharged super Jeep sure can. 11.9 seconds at 117.1 mph. Some other Hellcat. We've tested three different Charger fast SUVs for you to consider: the X6 M, Hellcats and have seen 24.4, 24.5, and 24.6 Before the Trackhawk, if you would have but that slowpoke took 12.1 seconds at seconds. Meaning this big Jeep can hustle. 114.3 mph. The quickest we've ever seen told me that one day there will be a The experience, however, is more of a mixed $100,000-plus Jeep, I would have assumed a four-door Hellcat run is 11.8 seconds at bag. "I just about put my foot through the 124.3 mph. Meaning the Jeep is quicker, it would have been some sort of luxurious, floor on the first lap because the stopping reborn Grand Wagoneer—complete with but the extra 900 pounds of lard and AWD power wasn't what I was expecting from hardware slows it down in terms of velocity, the off-road chops the fabled brand is the Brembos and P Zeros," road test editor known for. I never would have seen a Chris Walton said. "Granted, it's a dragstrip bruiser in the cards. Yet here we heavy mutha, and it goes across are. I'm sure we can all agree that there's no the middle of the course at 79 mph, need for a vehicle like this. But boy, are we but I really had to back up the brake all happy Jeep gave it the green light. I got no zone by about three Jeep lengths to problem with crazy, as long as it's the good make the corner of the skidpad. kind of crazy. You know, the kind that makes a supercar saturated car scribe giggle like a "Once there, it turns in rather todder. Ain't no wonder waning here. • slowly, offers only a little hint of MIKE OWEN HUNTER BURT the front tires' punishment, and Express Lane Express Lane

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DRIVING SAFELY ALL WINTER LONG When winter hits, so do a variety of weather a safe tread depth for road conditions. challenges — from heavy snow and ice to below- To see if it’s about time for new tires, zero temperatures. What do these conditions take the “penny test.” Simply, hold it mean for your daily drive? According to the between your thumb and forefinger so NATE FOWLER EVAN ERTS National Weather Service, icy roads can lead to that Lincoln’s head is showing. Place the Service Detailer an increase in traffic accidents. To help stay safe top of Lincoln’s head pointing down into on the roads, brush up on your winter car driving one of the grooves of the tire’s tread. to replace it. Peek under the hood to be sure your know-how with these safety tips. If any part of Lincoln’s head is obscured by the battery is ready for the challenge of winter. tread, you have a safe amount of tread, according BUILD A WINTER CAR EMERGENCY KIT to Bridgestone Tire. If you can see his entire head, STEP UP TO NEW SAFETY TECHNOLOGY It’s always better to be prepared for a roadside it may be time to replace your tire because the Looking to get a new car before winter? You may situation, just in case. Keep a winter emergency tread is no longer deep enough. want to consider some with the latest safety kit in your car that contains necessities such as features. Most automakers offer electronic a snow shovel and brush, warning flares and AVOID SPINNING OUT ON ICE traction and stability control systems that work reflective triangles, a bag of kitty litter or sand Slick surfaces typically require a longer stopping along with the car’s anti-lock braking system to for traction, extra clothes, gloves, hand warmers, distance, so keep a greater-than-usual distance help assist drivers in icy road conditions. These hats and thermal blankets, says the Colorado between your car and other vehicles when roads safety systems help a driver maintain control Department of Transportation. According to U.S. are snowy and icy, according to the NHTSA. in curves and turns — especially in snowy or News and World Report, you’ll also want to be Having this distance may give you ample time to slippery conditions — by detecting when the sure it’s well stocked with first-aid essentials and respond to road and weather hazards. Practice vehicle begins to slip and reducing the throttle nonperishable high-energy food items, like jerky, gentle acceleration and braking to maintain and applying the brakes to individual wheels to nuts, energy bars and water. Put it all in a plastic consistent traction. If your wheels begin to spin, help correct the vehicle’s orientation, according to container and stash it in your trunk. release the accelerator until traction returns. Edmunds. If you find yourself in a skid, Edmunds advises CHECK YOUR TIRES letting up on the gas and steering in the direction When Jack Frost blows into town, snow and ice As temperatures drop, so does the pressure you want the front of your car to go. Experts warn are inevitable, but being prepared for treacherous in your tires, says the National Highway Traffic that you should not hit the gas or the brake until roads can help you to know what to anticipate. Safety Administration (NHTSA). Your tires are you have control of your car again. Keep these tips in your mental glove box to help your main connection to the road, so you want make the most of a snowy, slippery situation. • to be sure they are inflated properly and often MAINTAIN YOUR CAR’S BATTERY (check your pressure at least once a month), Your engine’s oil thickens as temperatures drop. adds the NHSTA. Look for your vehicle’s correct The thicker the oil, the more power your car tire pressure on the tag within the driver’s-side battery requires, according to NHTSA. This can be doorjamb or in your owner’s manual. Depending particularly challenging for batteries three years on the conditions in your area, you may want to old or older, says Angie’s List. If you know your swap into winter tires. If not, ensure you have battery is older than three years, you may want WATSON COUNTRY NEWS | 7 RARE 1970 DODGE CHARGER R/T FOUND IN A BARN UNDER A PLASTIC SHEET Back in September of 2017, the Charger on eBay, but a man in rural Pennsylvania the bidding maxed out at was touring the property $46,669.69 and failed to of his recently deceased meet the reserve. The car neighbor when he unearthed runs and drives but it’s one hell of a barn find: a still in semi-rough shape, Go Mango 1970 Dodge though it’s a lot prettier Charger R/T equipped with now than it was when the famed 440 "Six Pack" it was pulled out of the V-8 engine and a four- barn. To give this car a full speed manual transmission. restoration would be a big According to this Charger job, but it’s a numbers- registry, only 22 such cars matching Six Pack 1970 exist. That this one hadn't seen daylight in Luckily, he had held onto it; the numbers- Dodge Charger R/T, which makes it a rare decades makes it all the more incredible. matching mill was discovered in the basement piece of history. and reinstalled after a complete mechanical 1970 was the first year for the 440 Six Pack refresh. The rest of the car has also been You can still go to the eBay listing to read engine. The name refers to the engine’s use of brought back to driving condition, though the more details about the car’s story and see three two-barrel carburetors, which brought body still bears a good amount of surface rust a ton of pictures. Even though it’s rusty and the horsepower rating up to 390. The original around the edges. The interior is in surprisingly failed to sell, it’s still good to see it’s surviving engine wasn’t under the hood when the decent shape, but it's not anyone's idea of a and being driven instead of rotting in a barn. current owner of this Charger found the car show car. Chances are we'll see it listed again soon hiding under a plastic sheet in his neighbor's enough. • barn, one of about 80 vehicles the old man The current owner, who bought the car from had amassed over the years. his neighbor's estate, recently tried selling

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