Bill Colwell Ford Blog

Maintaining your Ford vehicle in Hudson, Iowa, just got easier with Bill Colwell Ford's Mobile Service. This service brings professional vehicle care right to your doorstep, whether you're at home or work, within a 30-mile radius of the dealership.

Summer is almost here, which means it's a fantastic time to start planning your next road trip adventure! Our dealership in Hudson, IA is here to provide some helpful tips to make your summer travels smooth and enjoyable.

Despite sharing similar names and external styling cues, the Ford Bronco and the Ford Bronco Sport have some key differences. Here at Bill Colwell Ford, our dealers receive questions about the differences with the Ford Bronco vs Bronco Sport all the time, and we are happy to present some highlights.

If you’re the owner of a Ford F-150 and aren’t aware of Pro Power Onboard, you simply aren’t taking full advantage of what your pickup truck can do. Here at Bill Colwell Ford, we’d like to break down what Ford Pro Power Onboard is, and how our customers can best take advantage of this great feature! 

One of the most important aspects of automotive research is getting behind the wheel of a vehicle you love and giving it a test drive. While many people focus on how the car looks and feels (both of which are important), we suggest that Hudson Ford customers give each of the following checklist items consideration while test driving a vehicle they may potentially buy. 

Buying a new Ford vehicle is an exciting experience, and at no point in the process is there more excitement than in dreaming up exactly the type of automobile you’d like to take home. The best way to get exactly what you want here at Bill Colwell Ford is to custom order a vehicle. If you’re wondering how to go about doing that, don’t worry. We’re happy to walk you through the process! 

Even before the pandemic, more and more automotive customers were showing interest in purchasing vehicles from the comfort of their own homes. While some people love the dealership experience, test-driving new Ford cars, and working with the sales professionals on payments, others would much rather click a button and pick up the vehicle at their leisure. If that’s you, Bill Colwell Ford is happy to help you get through that process from home.

Modern Ford vehicles feature an absolutely dizzying array of advanced safety features, and the Reverse Sensing System, which comes standard on many Ford cars, trucks, and SUVs, is one such bit of safety tech. Customers here at Bill Colwell Ford have found all sorts of great ways to use this feature, as it helps to prevent parking lot fender benders and makes parallel parking a whole lot easier.

Anyone who knows anything about pickup trucks understands just how competitive the market is right now, as each automaker continually tries to one-up the other with more power, better tech, and more impressive features. While Ford, with pickups like the 2021 Ford Super Duty, still represents the gold standard for pickups, we here at Bill Colwell Ford understand that models like the 2021 GMC Sierra 2500HD can represent respectable competition. The following is a look at why the Ford model is still the superior option.

If there’s one thing American drivers love, it’s a good pickup truck, and Ford obviously offers a whole slew of top-rated options. One of the most lauded among them is the 2021 Ford Ranger, which is the sort of Ford pickup that tends to bring a lot of competition. One such competitor is the 2021 Toyota Tacoma, a respectable model in its own right, but here at Bill Colwell Ford, we still stand behind the Ford Ranger, which offers a number of distinct advantages.