Archive for April, 2017
#MorriesRoadTrip: Our Favorite Road Trip Games
Apr 28th
Even the most scenic drives can be made a little better with some entertainment. We dug into the archives to remember the games we loved playing on car rides as kids. These games have just the right amount of competition mixed in to guarantee an exciting road trip.
What’s Going On – Week of 4/24/17
Apr 24th
MPY Rooftop Yoga at LynLake Brewery – Saturday, April 29th
Get your yoga on and enjoy a refreshing adult beverage after at LynLake Brewery’s rooftop yoga! $20 will get you one hour of a Vinyasa power flow class along with a pint of beer following. Bring your mat or rent one on-site for $3. More >
Morrie’s Teen Driving School – April 15th Recap
Apr 18th
This past weekend, we conducted our first Morrie’s Street Smarts Teen Driving School of 2017. Although the morning was wet and cloudy, it made for more challenging conditions to test our students’ skills. We put them through a number of challenges designed to simulate a wide range of driving situations, and each student came away from the day with a newfound respect for tricky road conditions and a better understanding of how to handle themselves behind the wheel. Although our events tend to fill up fast, head over to our Morrie’s Teen School website to register your teen from one of our classes this summer.
Highlights of the 2017 New York International Auto Show
Apr 18th
In addition to a slew of sports cars and other expensive sheetmetal, the New York International Auto Show played host to the launch of no less than half a dozen SUVs and crossovers. Indeed, with gas prices sinking and road trip season upon us, the time is right to show off all of the big family-hauling adventure-mobiles. So let’s take a look at some of our favorite cars, trucks, and SUVs that debuted at the NYIAS this year, or were at least new to us.
#MorriesRoadTrip: Our Favorite Road Trip Songs
Apr 14th
Some stretches of a drive call for silence so you can truly appreciate what’s happening outside your car, but a great playlist is essential for a road trip. You need the right mixture of songs and genres to ensure you won’t get sick of your playlist and switch back to the radio. Don’t feel like putting together your own playlist? We put one together that has something for everyone. Listen to the #MorriesRoadTrip playlist on Spotify.
Morrie’s Goes to The Big Apple – NYIAS 2017
Apr 12th
Ahhh. Spring is in the air and new cars are starting to hit the streets. So what better place to see all the latest and greatest vehicles coming our way this summer and beyond than at the New York International Auto Show? Luckily for us, Javits Center is just the place for best slots online us to get up close and personal with all of the latest models from Ford, Nissan, Subaru, Mazda, Cadillac, and many, many more. Some highlights of the show included Nissan’s Rogue Dogue, which featured a dog-friendly ramp as well as an onboard grooming station for your favorite pups, as well as Lincoln’s production version of the long-awaited Navigator that not only looked stunning but packs a serious punch with a 450-hp Ecoboost V6 borrowed from the Ford Raptor under the elegant hood. It seems NYIAS was a very SUV-intensive show this year, giving us our first look at the Subaru Ascent concept, a 7-seater SUV that was first teased in Los Angeles last year as the VIZIV-7 styling exercise. On the sportier side of things, Cadillac brought out their DPi-V.R. race car that has swept the first three races of the year in the IMSA series, including the 24 Hours of Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring, and the recent Long Beach Grand Prix.
#MorriesRoadTrip: Our Favorite Day Trips in Minnesota
Apr 6th
Road trips don’t always have to be a long to-do—sometimes you wake up in the morning and feel like driving somewhere for the day. We know that feeling pretty well, so we narrowed down our favorite day trips (from the Twin Cities). These destinations guarantee a grand ol’ time any day of the year.
What’s Going On? Week of 04/03/17
Apr 3rd
BBQ & Pet Adoption Event – Sat, April 8th
Join us this Saturday for a barkin’ good time at Morrie’s Minnetonka Subaru! We’ll be having an animal adoption with Good Karma Animal Rescue of MN who are trying to raise $15,000 to cover veterinary fees for all the animals they’ve rescued so far this year! “Help them hit their goal by coming to Morrie’s Minnetonka Subaru for lunch on Saturday, April 8th. A $5 donation will get you lunch grilled by General Manager David Miller and an entry into the prize raffle. All proceeds go directly to Good Karma.”
MN C&C Season Opener – Apr. 1st, 2017
Apr 1st
Today was the first MN C&C of the year and as expected, it was a great time! Thanks, everyone who came to the AutoMotorPlex to hang out and chat cars with us. We’ll see you next month for the May edition on MN C&C. We’re hoping for the same great weather we had this morning and we’ll have more shirts for those that didn’t get one this time. Lastly, don’t forget to enter our Morrie’s Road Trip contest for a chance to win our VIP parking spot and free premium coffee for the rest of the MN C&C events for the season by posting a photo of your car on Instagram or Twitter using the hashtags #morriesroadtrip and #mncandc.
