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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Join Us For Celebrate Meridian On June 11th

OKEMOS, Mich. – Experience Meridian Township like never before and join us for Celebrate Meridian on June 11^th. This community wide event was first recognized as Celebrate Downtown Okemos. Due to the high demand and popularity of the event, the Celebrate weekend has grown to all of Meridian Township. This year Celebrate Meridian will offer many family friendly, free community events. With locations in both Okemos and Haslett there is something for everyone!

To kick off Celebrate Meridian participants can stretch their running legs in the Celebrate Meridian 5K on Friday June 10^th. Registered runners will receive a race t-shirt, and have a chance at winning race awards. Saturday June 11^th is when all the action will happen! Your family will love visiting the arts and crafts fair that features local vendors. You can even participate in the community mural painting, or let the kids blow off steam on the kiddie carnival rides and inflatable obstacle course.

The fun doesn’t stop there! If you get hungry there are food trucks and vendors to keep your stomach full and your taste buds happy. You can also watch live entertainment with youth dance performances in the afternoon, then enjoy live music all night long! The Celebrate Meridian 2016 live music will feature Randy Gillespie and Friends, BackBeats, Frog and the Beeftones, and Orchestra Ritmo. Concerts will be held in Downtown Okemos.

If you’re looking for a fun day out of the house filled with crafts, music, and activities then join us for Celebrate Meridian on June 11^th in Downtown Okemos and Haslett! At Graff Chevrolet Okemos we are proud to sponsor a fun and interactive community event. If you are looking for more excitement this summer then visit our team at Graff Chevrolet Okemos! We can get you behind the wheel of a new or used car, truck, SUV, or crossover that will give you a smile from ear to ear.

Have questions about financing? Visit our new and improved Buying vs. Leasing page on our website. You can compare and contrast both options to see which one will best fit your financial needs. To learn more about both options you can visit our How to Buy and How to Lease page. We will take you through the buying and leasing process at Graff Chevrolet Okemos. If you still have questions contact our financing experts today!

Hank Graff Chevrolet Okemos is committed to providing you with integrity and convenience, all close to home. Let our friendly team of Chevy professionals at Hank Graff Okemos help you – simply call us at (517) 349-8300 or visit our showroom, located at 1748 W. Grand River Okemos, MI 48864. We’re just minutes from Lansing!

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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Chevrolet Releases Gen Six Camaro Pricing and Online Visualizer

OKEMOS, Mich. – If you thought the raucous over the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro was dying down, think again. Chevrolet released Gen Six Camaro pricing and an online visualizer that allows you to see what your new Camaro will look like and get a sense of how much it will cost.

With an ever-unfurling list of updates and new features, the 2016 Camaro 1LT comes with a suggested retail price of $26,695. The Camaro SS, Chevy’s most powerful Camaro to date, jumps up to $37,295 for the 1SS – still not that hefty of a price tag for the top-performing pony car.

The new Camaro will arrive in a simpler lineup of only two models – LT and SS – and four trim levels – 1LT, 2LT, 1SS, and 2SS. Now that Chevy released Gen Six Camaro pricing and an online visualizer, you can figure out beforehand what you plan on paying, plus what you want your new prized possession to look like.

The online Camaro Visualizer lets you check out features you can use to customize your Camaro with, including five interior and 10 exterior colors, interior accents, ground effects, wheels, and stripes. Other accessories highlights include:

Three aluminum wheel designs, in multiple finishes
Grille kits with six body-color inserts for LT and SS models; inserts are also available in chrome-appearance or primed versions for custom painting
A blade-style rear spoiler and a ground effects kit, each offered in 10 colors
Four exterior graphics packages, offered in multiple colors, including a body-side “spear” design; rally stripe design; front-fender “hash mark” design; and a racing stripe design
Interior trim kits, offered in multiple colors, including knee pads and door accent trim

Based on the Gen Six Camaro model and trim you choose, you can also pick alternate-finish variants like smoked taillamp lenses and blacked-out or LED-illuminated Chevy bowtie emblems.Giving you more of a say in how you want your 2016 Chevy Camaro to look is one of the customer-focused facets of Chevrolet that make them a superior automaker in today’s automotive industry.

Like Chevy, we care about what our customers want in a vehicle and figure out how we can make that happen for you. Stop in at our Haslett area used car dealer to see what we can do to help you with the purchase of your new Camaro, or of one of our used cars or trucks.

Hank Graff Chevrolet Okemos is committed to providing you with integrity and convenience, all close to home. Let our friendly team of Chevy professionals at Hank Graff Okemos help you –– simply call us at (517) 349-8300 or visit our showroom, located at 1748 W. Grand River Okemos, MI 48864. We’re just minutes from Lansing!

Thursday, August 13, 2015

How to Help Your Child Get Ready for Back to School

OKEMOS, Mich. – Do you have a child heading back to school this fall? As you know, summer vacation comes and goes as fast as a day at the beach where suddenly the sun is setting and it’s getting colder. Hitting the books after three months away from a classroom can quickly turn into a stressful experience for many children, but we have some suggestions for how to help your child get ready for back to school.

Ask your child how ready they feel. Sometimes a simple question is all your child needs to muster up some courage for heading back to school. Find out if your child is nervous or excited. How are they planning to deal with that? Are they aware that they can come to you for advice and comfort as they make a difficult transition? Talking with your child always helps.

Take your child to their school before the semester begins. Class orientations are the best way to get your child used to the school environment because it gives them a chance to walk the hallways, find the nearest bathrooms to their classroom, meet or reacquaint themselves with other children, and take in the atmosphere of their classroom.

If your child’s class doesn't have an orientation before the semester begins, you can probably take them to visit the school a week beforehand – staff will most likely be working and preparing for the semester anyway. You could even just take them on a walk around the school, or to play at the playground, if there is one. Any of these will make them more comfortable.

Let your child choose their school supplies. As an adult, you may have forgotten how important it is to your child to have a certain color notebook, or pencils wrapped in graphics of their favorite superhero or cartoon characters. In your child’s eyes, school supplies are a statement to other children about who they are and what they like.

Make buying school supplies fun for your child and let them pick out items that fall under any school codes but still exemplify their personality. This will help them lighten up about the impending school year and relieve them of some anxiety.

Get your child on a stricter schedule. You might be lenient about your child’s sleep and play schedules during the summer months, but once the school year begins you know that has to change in order for your child to get the most from their education. Instead of waiting to put your child on a school schedule when the semester begins, try implementing it a week or so earlier.

Your child might pout about it, but it will adjust them ahead of time and make the transition much easier for both of you. If you wait to get them on a school schedule, you and your child could have one hectic first week of school.

Help your child feel independent. You know how it works – As you grow older you naturally yearn for more independence, but some children hit a point where independence can feel a little scary. Instead of acknowledging an increase in freedom, they feel more detached and alone than anything.

This commonly occurs in a classroom when your child is away from you in a classroom for 7–8 hours, 5 days a week. Help your child get used to being away from you by supporting their independence.

As was mentioned, you can let them pick out their own school supplies, but you can also do things like let them choose what they want for lunch the first day of school – Better yet, you could even let them make their own lunch. There are other ways to instill independence, but we’ll leave that to your discretion seeing as parents differ in their beliefs on child independence.

Parents have different opinions on how to help your child get ready for back to school, but hopefully these suggestions give you some direction in how to help your child cope with the transition period between summer vacation and the classroom.

Your child isn’t the only one who will make a transition as summer nears its end. You also have things to prepare for, albeit in the realm of adulthood, such as maintaining your vehicle and preparing it for colder weather. After all, you want to ensure that you can drive your child to school on time without any mechanical issues. Make sure you stop in at our used car dealership serving Haslett, Mich., to get a regular oil change and maybe even a new set of tires before the colder weather kicks in.

Hank Graff Chevrolet Okemos is committed to providing you with integrity and convenience, all close to home. Let our friendly team of Chevy professionals at Hank Graff Okemos help you –– simply call us at (517) 349-8300 or visit our showroom, located at 1748 W. Grand River Okemos, MI 48864. We’re just minutes from Lansing!

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

2016 Chevrolet Colorado Special Editions Available

OKEMOS, Mich.– The next big thing to come from Chevrolet is a slew of upgrades to its popular midsize pickup, the Colorado. The 2016 Chevrolet Colorado special editions available this fall perfectly exemplify the new capabilities and upgraded performance of the truck. They also make your individuality all the more definable.

The Colorado Midnight Edition will give the 2016 Colorado a commanding demeanor that really toughens up the entire aesthetic of the truck. As an evil twin of sorts, the Midnight Edition is completely blacked-out, including the grille, Chevy bow tie, and its 18-inch aluminum wheels. Further, this package comes with a spray-on bed liner, folding tonneau cover, and Chevy-logo sill plates that make it all the more tenacious.

The Colorado Z71 Trail Boss stems from the off-road truck suspension package that prepares it for the most inhospitable terrains. The Trail Boss edition expands on the off-road package and bestows the Colorado with a rugged image that includes a sport bar with LED trail lighting; black-finished 17-inch aluminum wheels with Goodyear Wrangler DuraTec 265/65R17 all-terrain tires; durable fender flares; tubular assist steps; and all-weather floor mats. Like the Midnight Edition, the Trail Boss edition also features a black bow tie and spray-on bed liner.

The 2016 Chevrolet Colorado special editions are available with extended crew cabs and bodies and in 2WD or 4WD with the 2.5-liter or 3.6-liter engines. Both are also available with the four-cylinder 2.8-liter Duramax diesel engine.

We're not sure when you can expect to hear anything about special edition pricing, but we can tell you the 2016 Colorado will be available for purchase sometime this fall at our Haslett area Chevrolet dealer, where we also have the best batch of used trucks and used cars available.

Friday, July 24, 2015

Pre-Order the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro in August

OKEMOS, Mich.– As the latter half of 2015 kicks in, major automakers are coming forward with their latest and greatest for the next model year, and there’s no doubt car enthusiasts are anticipating production of the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro.

According to an inside source from Chevy, you may be able to pre-order the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro in August, specifically August 13, a much earlier release date than you may have expected. The news comes as a surprise to many seeing as Chevy neglected to give even a ballpark release date when it officially unveiled the sixth generation Camaro back in May.

First released in 1966, the Camaro has not been so neck-and-neck with the Ford Mustang as many enthusiasts claim. In fact, you might say the Camaro has outdone its pony car competitor in regards to design, technology and, most of all, performance.

Sure, that’s a pretty strident claim, but you don’t need to hear it from the experts to believe it– the consumers’ wallets do all the talking. Since 2010 the Camaro has outsold the Mustang and proven its preeminence as a pony car, which brings us back to all of the commotion that you could potentially pre-order the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro this August.

It’s definitely worth noting that General Motors has in no way endorsed this rumor, not even releasing a subtle hint that might serve as validation. However, when information like this hits the streets it’s typically on target, especially seeing as no one from Chevy has denied the claims.

If anything, this gives you a heads up that your favorite pony car could be ready for you in just a few weeks. If the new Camaro gets you excited, you should see how excited we get about any New Chevy Cars or New Chevy Trucks when they arrive at our Haslett area Chevy dealer.. When the new Camaro finally does comes in, do yourself a favor come take it on a test drive!

Thursday, July 9, 2015

2015 Chevy Silverado Bear and Aluminum Man Ads Tease Ford

2015 Chevy Silverado Ads Make Fun of Ford Aluminum Trucks

OKEMOS, Mich.– We’re all aware of the healthy rivalry that exists between Chevrolet and Ford, but sometimes it’s necessary to take things a step further and add a little sting to the lighthearted humor to really get to the core of what makes Chevy vehicles so different from their biggest competitor.

We want you to drive a reliable, strong vehicle that will safely get you where you need to be, and that’s why we’re laughing at the 2015 Chevy Silverado "bear" and "Aluminum Man" ads that tease Ford aluminum trucks. Because compared to the durable high strength steel Chevy still uses to manufacture its pickups, aluminum is more of a downgrade than an innovation from steel.

The ads, which appear online and have potential to become TV spots, are absolutely hilarious, and from start to finish they never cease poking fun at Ford’s aluminum design.

One spot features a group of comic book fanatics criticizing a satirical superhero, Almighty Aluminum Man, for not being strong enough due to his aluminum make. It's meant to be a comical analogy of Ford’s aluminum truck, hinting at the weakness of aluminum.

Another spot features a series of people in a materials testing facility where they’re asked to test the strength of two cages– one is aluminum and one is steel– before a 700-pound grizzly bear is released into the room. Of course, each of the participants chooses to take refuge in the steel cage because it's stronger than the aluminum cage, and then they’re shown a 2015 Chevy Silverado– also made of high strength steel.

These 2015 Chevy Silverado Bear and Aluminum Man Ads Tease Ford aluminum trucks and do a great job at making you laugh, but they also show the dependability and strength of Chevy’s vehicles, namely their trucks, which are still manufactured with high strength steel– not a weaker metal like aluminum!

Wouldn’t you feel safer in a vehicle made of steel rather than a lighter, more malleable metal? There’s a reason why we sell New Chevy Trucks and New Chevy Cars at our Haslett Area Chevrolet Dealer, instead of any other brand! Come see what makes Chevy so strong and dependable and take a Test Drive– unless you’d rather be put in a steel cage with a ferocious bear trying to get at you.

Hank Graff Chevrolet Okemos is committed to providing you with integrity and convenience, all close to home. Let our friendly team of Chevy professionals at Hank Graff Okemos help you – simply call us at (517) 349-8300 or visit our showroom, located at 1748 W. Grand River Okemos, MI 48864. We’re just minutes from Lansing!

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