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The twenty-nine miles Silverado Wine Trail will run alongside the eastern part of the Napa Valley situated sixty miles north of San Francisco. This Silverado Wine Trail is thought to be, by the locals, a back road of Napa Valley which will run parallel to Highway 29. The Silverado Wine Trail will extend over the primary route which crosses Napa from South within the City of Napa in Tranncas Ave. and winds its roadway throughout the countryside through Rutherford, Oakville, Yountville to north Calistoga.

This Silverado roadway curves and dips alongside the gorgeous foothills of the Mayacmas Mountains providing breathtaking views of the vineyards as well as the surrounding mountains. As Highway 29 will be subject to heavier traffic, the Silverado wine trail will be quieter. The 2 routes are connected by many crossroads like Zinfandel Lane. A few of the crossroads go through bridges built over the Napa River. Silverado Wine Trail is a lot less traveled and it’s the preferred path for locals. Upon this historic route used to travel the older Native Americans, the Miwak and Wappo.

Silverado scenic pathway is lined with lovely vineyards and provides wine tasters a fantastic choice of wineries. It additionally offers nature and art lovers a gateway to the Napa Valley Mountains, wineries, hot springs, parks, and to a natural geyser. You’ll additionally view unique and spectacular architectural kinds of wineries, castles, chateaux and more. Silverado trail will be home to well-known resorts and wineries like the Auberge du Soleil situated upon Rutherford Hill Road. Do not miss the hot mud baths and mineral spas situated within Calistoga.

One additional geothermal remnant includes Old Faithful Geyser. It is a spectacular method of combining wine and spending the remainder of your day exploring Hot Springs and Calistoga’s Geyser. Every thirty minutes, people witness eruptions of steam and hot water towering nearly ninety feet within the air.

Before you take your trip to Napa, be sure and stop in to Silver Star Motors at 7749 Fair Oaks Blvd in Carmichael to get a quick check up. You don’t want any trip delays caused by bad belts, flat tires or overheating. Enjoy the drive!

Keep your beautiful new Mercedes in tip top shape by bringing her to Silver Star Motors – our phone is 916-944-2000. We’re located at Silver Star Motors, 7749 Fair Oaks Blvd, Carmichael, CA 95608. Serving all of Sacramento area Mercedes and BMW owners – including Sacramento, Carmichael, Fair Oaks, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, Roseville, Citrus Heits, Orangevale, Gold River, Rancho Cordova, Elk Grove, Roscklin, Loomis and Granite Bay.

A funny Mercedes commercial – do you want both beauty and brains?

If you’ve got a beautiful Mercedes, don’t forget to bring it to Silver Star Motors. We’ll keep her running beautifully. Call 916-944-2000 for an appointment.

The new BMW Ultimate Drive smart phone app lists great drives all around the world. Here’s one that’s not too far away … Big Sur.

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BMW Group Financial Services Creates “The Ultimate Drive” Mobile App – Provides Social and Mobile Experience for Customers and Gamers Alike

Industry-First in Social Navigation Leverages New Communication Channels for BMW Financial Services’ Customers While Driving Brand Loyalty

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – August 10, 2011 – The age of “gamification” has come, and BMW Group Financial Services is bringing this social nuance to its customer base of nearly 1 million individuals. Beginning with the development of a new and unique mobile and social experience, “The Ultimate Drive,” is a social navigation mobile app that allows users to not only discover the best roads to drive in over 50 countries, but to rank, comment and share those roads via Facebook, email or other GPS devices. Future versions will integrate the ability for BMW Financial Service customers to gain points and achieve high rankings. As the first automotive channel, and specifically captive finance organization, to create a branded social navigation tool, BMW Group Financial Services defines itself as a consistent touch point with customers, through an engaging and interactive means.

“As a company, we pride ourselves on our ongoing uses of technology to build stronger relationships with our customers,” said Ed Robinson, President and CEO for BMW Group Financial Services. “Not only does ‘The Ultimate Drive’ app allow us to broaden our awareness as an organization to a vast audience, but more so, it provides us the ability to nurture a two-way dialogue with our customers in an engaging way.”

According to Pawan Murthy, General Manager of Online Business for BMW Group Financial Services, “The Ultimate Drive” is an example of how a captive financial services company can use mobile and social strategies as a consistent touch-point to customers while fostering a connection with BMW vehicles and the global BMW brand.

“A social app succeeds when it forms a community of users with similar interests. A mobile app succeeds when it shrinks that large community into something local and familiar,” said Murthy. “Within a few seconds of opening the app, ‘The Ultimate Drive’ connects you to driving enthusiasts who have discovered great roads in your neighborhood – roads you may have overlooked. Sharing that joy of discovery is why we are eager to launch this app to everyone.”

San Francisco-based software and technology firm, SocialNav, Inc., developed the technology that powers “The Ultimate Drive”. “We’ve found that the success of applications like ‘The Ultimate Drive’ is built on organic growth amongst friends and enthusiasts with similar profiles,” said Daniel Pifko, CEO and Co-Founder of SocialNav. “BMW Financial Services is an exceptional partner because it is at the forefront of using smartphones to improve the driving experience. We’re excited about the relationship and have great ideas for many more things to come.”

While utilizing the latest in navigation technology, “The Ultimate Drive” still remains simple in nature and nearly effortless to use to its full potential – after downloading the app, the user allows the app to find their location and then it displays the stretches of road which others have contributed as the best ones in the area. Conversely, when the user has generated their own favorite stretch, it is as easy as three taps to share via email or Facebook or send to one’s favorite GPS device or app.

“The Ultimate Drive” is available for both iOS and Android devices. It can be downloaded for free from Apple’s App Store and the Android Marketplace and is meant to broaden the social community around driving.

BMW Group Financial Services is currently developing similar versions for its MINI Motoring and BMW Motorrad brands, and will be extending all applications for its financial service customers in the near future.

Suzanne Phan from News10 came out to interview our own John Ralich about the controversial billboard on Fair Oaks Blvd.  You can see the TV report by clicking here.

Great commercial from 2009

I love this Super Bowl Commercial