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In a popular and famous "Seinfeld" episode, Kramer and a car salesman take a car out for a test drive. Along the way, Kramer has a bright idea: Let's see how much gas is actually in the tank, even though it says "empty".

Kramer gleefully presses on accelerator as he and the reluctant salesman "play chicken" driving the vehicle for several dozen miles before it finally runs out of gas and they have to…

Joe has a wife, two children and four grandchildren, all of whom have become teachers. 

Joe spends his free time on his property in Powhatan running an active sawmill. Listen for Joe's voice in an upcoming video demonstration of brakes and rotors in need of replacement.

Andy has been with Mooers Volvo since 2007 and began his connection with the dealership as a loyal customer in the 1980s. Andy has been married for 40 years and has two adult children, Chad and Jennifer.

Andy recently participated in an "Over The Edge" skyscraper repelling event this month in Tampa Florida. His son "Chad" is a DJ for Play 987 in Tampa and was approached by Heartbeat International for help. Heartbeat International provides pacemakers to folks who are unable to pay for them.

This opportunity hit home with Andy's son since Andy had open heart surgery in…

The law for booster seats in Virginia is pretty clear (courtesy www.virginia.drivinguniversity.com): 

Virginia has adopted the following guidelines for age, height and weight requirements regarding the use of car seats:

• Rear facing seat - Birth to 1 year and at least 20 pounds
• Forward facing seat - 1 to about 4 and at least 20 pounds
• Backless Booster seat - about 4 to 8 and under 4ft. 9 in.

Rear facing car seats must be…

Have you ever watched a video of someone doing their job and thought: Man, I'm in the wrong business!

After watching Glenn Rhodes, Sales Associate, of Mooer's Volvo (Richmond, Virginia) in the Youtube video titled "Volvo C70 Convertible Demonstration" you may wonder: He gets paid for pushing buttons on a fancy convertible? Yes, it's true and it's a pretty good gig as Glenn would tell you. 

However, as amazing as…

Mark has been with Volvo for over 22 years. He originally worked for Brown's Volvo which was acquired by Mooers in 1997. Mark began his life long association with vehicles in High School working on cars in his brothers repair shop. Mark has been married for 17 years and has two wonderful daughters aged 11 and 15.

Mark is a life long Virginia resident and graduated with a Bachelor's in Business from…

Meet Steve Merriman!

One of our most experienced members of the Broad Street Sales team is Steve Merriman. Steve has been with Mooers for over 24 years and has been in the automotive business 30 years. Steve attended the University of Richmond after high school, but was soon drafted into the Army and worked as an Airborne Radar Specialist. After volunteering for an additional year of military service, Steve worked at several dealerships before coming…

"35,000 to 1".

That's the astounding number of crash tests the rear-facing Volvo Booster Seat has been in and had only one crash (extreme case) that has been unsuccessful. Those numbers prove that the much-ballyhooed safety of Volvo vehicles isn't just anecdotal-it's fact.

Additionally, thanks to "Linda", the computer-generated pregnant passenger, Volvo is learning more each year on how to protect pregnant women during head-on collisions. For over twelve years now…

Like a scene out of a James Bond movie, an orange Volvo S60 speeds down a lonely highway passing a tractor trailer carrying other Volvos. Its driver shifting gears as he slams the rear of the vehicle, ever so elegantly, into a drinking glass perched on a small round stool in the middle of the road.

Then, making a sharp turn to the left, he redirects the S60 toward the moving tractor trailer, spins, backs…

When you hear the term "Crash Test" it brings to mind slow motion video of heavily-rigged cars slamming into barriers, their front ends folding, accordion-style as chards of flying glass, metal and plastic litter the air. The poor crash-test dummies' head bounces against the windshield as his arms flail into the air before returning to his original, passive position behind the steering wheel. 
That's what we normally see.

However, when you watch the crash…