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Salem High Senior Safe Night Nissan Sentra Winner!

 In the early morning hours of June 9th, several Salem High School seniors huddled in the school's cafeteria. Every year before graduation, Salem High hosts a "Safe Night" for all graduating seniors, an evening full of fun, games, socialization, yearbook distribution and prizes.  The grand prize is a vehicle donated by Rockingham Motors. So, while many students are exhausted and ready to head home, many are also eager to hear the name of the lucky winner of the car announced at 6am.

 

Angela S. of Salem, NH was named the lucky winner of a '04 Nissan Sentra! She stopped by the dealership last week to pick her new wheels.

Angela, we at Rockingham Motors are so happy for you and we wish you, along with the rest of your graduating class, the best of luck. Take care and happy driving! 

Rockingham Motors has donated a car each year to Salem High's Senior Safe Night since 2000.

Our Blogging Goals

The Rockingham Motors blog was first created to provide information regarding what was happening around the dealerships in an organized, well written fashion. The blog has developed into a site dedicated to providing readers, customers or not, with useful automotive information.

The goal of our blog is simple: We want to write a car blog full of easy to understand, yet useful content so anyone and everyone can read what we post.

You won't find a post full of automotive jargon that only a seasoned mechanic could understand. Nor will you be reading finance information that you'll need to hire a consultant to transcribe.

We are not using this space to report our sales or advertise the lastest deals. While we may post about sales events, we don't want to take up this space with numbers and figures. 

Rather, we want you to be informed drivers and consumers. Through this blog, would like to share what we consider valuable information. We post what we do because we feel it is in the best interest of our readers.

From fun facts to driving tips, we hope to keep you interested. Here is a list of older posts that represent the type of information we'd like to share with our readers:

Picture History of the Honda Civic

Learn about the Toyota Certified Used Vehicles program

Tips for Winter Car Care

Should you Lease or Buy? 

Toyota: A Genuine Company and Brand

Car and Driving iPad Apps

So if you are a new reader, welcome. If you have been checking this page regularly, thank you. Always feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of each post, on our Facebook page, or @mention us on Twitter. Each comment is carefully read.

All About Scion

Whether you drive a Scion yourself or have seen them zipping through the streets, you may be wondering the answers to these questions:

What does the word "Scion" mean? The word Scion actually means 'descendant of a notable family'. When thinking about where Scion comes from, the name is certainly suitable for the brand.

What is the history behind Scion? Scion is a brand of vehicles that was founded by the Toyota Motor Corporation in 2002. This fairly young line of cars was designed by Toyota to appeal to the younger, or more specifically, the Generation Y population.

What are the different Scion models available? Since 2002, Scion has released 4 models, including the xB, xD, tC and the manfacturer's newest addition, the iQ. The iQ is being called the smallest four-seat car in the world thanks to it's innovative "3 + 1" seating arrangement (source).

So, what do these cars look like?

2011 Scion xB

2011 Scion xD

 2011 Scion tC

2011 Scion iQ

What makes Scion unique? Scion was created with the intent of appealing to the younger generations as well as developing a line of vehicles that could be completed customized by consumers. This means this is only one trim level for each Scion model. Some cars are available to be purchased in different trim levels. For example, a Toyota Camry CE is the "classic edition" while the Toyota Camry XLE is the "extra luxury edition". The different trim levels feature different emenities and options as well as vary in price. Scions come in one trim level that are designed to be manipulated by and for the owner. This doesn't mean that each vehicle has to be customized. Even left as is, the Scion carries plenty of style.