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  • Chris Leith Dodge Fully Detailed

    Every Monday, we try to introduce you to another of our dealerships and let you know what their mission statement is. For this week’s Leith Fully Detailed column, we travel to Wake Forest and visit Chris Leith Dodge. Despite having only one of the brands in its name, Chris Leith Dodge sells both Dodge and…

  • Showroom and Tell It On the Mountain: The Honda Fit is Go

    “The power of love,” sang Huey Lewis with his band, The News, “is a curious thing.” This sentiment comes to mind as we read about Honda’s continual exploration of the 2015 Honda Fit, the latest retailoring of a car that has surprised, interested, excited, and baffled us since its introduction in 2001. Because our blog…

  • Zero to Sixty: Nitto Tires Presents “Getting Started”

    Normally the Leith Cars video of the week features a short clip of one car going really fast. This week’s video features a multitude of cars that are standing still. It being Wednesday, we like to give you an adrenaline boost to help you clear the hump, but today we’re trying something different. Today we mean…

  • Real People Matter: “IDL” at Mercedes-Benz of Cary

    If you’ve been following Leith Cars, it should come as no surprise that today brings another edition of RPM: Real People Matter. You can skip ahead guilt-free to the review. As for the rest of you, here’s what this weekly blog post covers. RPM presents reviews of Leith dealerships that highlight the qualities and characteristics…

  • Leith Fully Detailed: 24 Years of Leith Toyota Scion

    In our inveterate drive to alert the world to all 33 Leith dealerships, we blog about one in particular every Monday. Will it take more than half the year? Sure; that’s math. We won’t stop though, not for math, not for pollen, early onset summer humidity or even the appearance of summer movie blockbusters so…

  • Best in Class: Hollywood Flips Out with the Pneumatic Car Flipper

    This week’s top post features a device that has changed how movies are made. The pneumatic car flipper was first used in 1998, and its inventors have since one an Academy Award for their technical achievement. Car carnage in films is on the rise because it’s so much easier to arrange now. This is a…

  • Showroom and Tell: 2014 smart fortwo Electric Drive

    Showroom and Tell: 2014 smart fortwo Electric Drive

    Today marks the start of a new month, so we thought it appropriate to select an all-new model for Leith Cars’ Showroom and Tell. The 2014 smart fortwo Electric Drive is a zero-emissions model offered by the same company that introduced the tridion safey cell. Now you can relish the benefits of both a patented…

  • Zero to Sixty: The Paranormally Active Ferrari You Don’t Want to See

    This week’s video comes courtesy of our friends/people-we-wish-were-our-friends over at eGarage. They like vehicles with a certain amount of panache, and the Ferrari in this video certainly has that, along with a few elements you wouldn’t expect. Titled “Ghost in the Machine,” fans of the Paranormal Activity movies will recognize some of the stylistic cues.…

  • RPM: Friendly Faces at Leith Ford

    Our RPM review today comes from Kristen Davis who recently purchased Ford Edge from Leith Ford. She rated her experience five out of five stars, and we’ll tell you why. Kristen called ahead of time to discuss what she was looking for with our own Harry Blanks. We encourage our customers to call ahead and…

  • Leith Fully Detailed: smart center Cary

    With the release of the 2014 smart fortwo Electric Drive, this week’s Fully Detailed is dedicated to smart center Cary. It was only six years ago when the doors opened to the Triangle’s most innovative new car brand: smart. These novel automobiles were designed to optimize efficiency, safety, and fun. From its customizable exterior to…