Used Car Dealership Blog Articles for New York State Drivers

There's nothing like cooking up your famous mashed potatoes or your legendary pumpkin pie and packing it up to share with relatives during the holidays. Getting the food there safely is easy with a few simple steps.

Here at Pellegrino Auto Sales, we see the tail end of fall approaching, and winter coming our way. So, when people are in the market for a vehicle here in Batavia along with the greater Rochester and Buffalo areas, they might start thinking about what type of features they want on their vehicles to help in the colder months. In our showroom, we have plenty of options, and can help you decide when it comes to buying a used car in Upstate New York before winter.

Of all the used cars in Batavia, the Toyota Camry stands out as a prime candidate for the best value.

With stellar Toyota reliability, a long-standing title of "America's Best-Selling Car" (for the last 14 years!) and, most recently, the ""Most-American Vehicle" as ranked by Cars.com's American-Made Index. To be eligible, vehicles had to offer 75% or greater products sourced within the country.

And, like many things, Camry did it best.

No devices and using a crosswalk – #TheBeatles #AbbeyRoad cover gets a star in our book! #EveryoneIsAPedestrian pic.twitter.com/0KPdHBEl10

— NHTSA (@NHTSAgov) May 9, 2016

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, fatalities on the road are going down for most groups... except pedestrians. Rather than getting safer, like the occupants of cars, pickups, and SUVs, the danger to foot-traffic is increasing.

That's why the NHTSA launched the #EveryoneIsAPedestrian campaign on Twitter, to remind drivers to:

• Always look for pedestrians
• Always stop for

Gas Prices Remain Relatively Low Despite Record Demand! Today's avg is $2.14 #AAA #GasPrices https://t.co/vRvbJx1JwB pic.twitter.com/N78TN3jThj

— AAA (@AAAnews) April 25, 2016

The national average for gas prices has been on the rise since February this year. Remember good old February, when gas was under $2 per gallon?

Though as of April 25th the national average is up to $2.14, we are still looking at a considerable downward trend since 2013, when costs per gallon peaked at just under $4. Prices seem to rise in spring and summer, and fall again in…

Afraid of cars that drive themselves? You’re not alone. 3 of 4 U.S. drivers are afraid of the technology: https://t.co/I5FqTdG8Gy

— Edmunds.com (@edmunds) March 8, 2016

Remember back in the day when the scariest thing humans could imagine was being eaten by a wolf impersonating someone's grandma? Our modern fears have a strikingly technological twist, but fundamentally it all goes back to the same thing: we don't want to die.

Avoiding danger means carefully vetting any new concept we're introduced to. Should grandma really have such large, sharp rows of teeth? Will…