2015 Subaru Impreza Earns a Spot on Kelley Blue Book's 10 Coolest Cars Under $18,000 List

Every year Kelley Blue Book (KBB) posts a slew of awards for a variety of vehicles, one of which is the 10 Coolest Cars Under $18,000. The 2015 Subaru Impreza made it onto this year's list, with extra points for its stellar cold-weather performance.

"The only vehicle on this list to include all-wheel drive as standard equipment -- and one of our 10 Best All-Wheel-Drive Cars Under $25,000 -- Subaru's compact car gets even cooler as it gets colder," wrote KBB.

We wouldn't want to be the ones to say that summer doesn't last too long in our beautiful, Northern state, but we will say that we love to have a car that's great in the snow. And one that's one of the "coolest"?  Definitely does not hurt! Shop online for your very cool Subaru Impreza here.


All information via Kelley Blue Book, image via Subaru

Deadline for Drive for Excellence Entries Fast Approaching

The Drive for Excellence deadline is coming up soon! Check out our press release below for more important dates and information on entering:

Burlington, Vt. -- Burlington Subaru Hyundai's eighth annual Drive for Excellence program is in full swing and nearing its entry deadline. This program is designed to inspire high school juniors and seniors to achieve commendable grades throughout the school year in the hopes of being selected as a finalist and earning the chance to win a brand-new 2015 Subaru Impreza or Hyundai Elantra.

The entry deadline is fast approaching with just over two weeks left until students must have completed a registration, Burlington Subaru Hyundai will stop taking applicants on April 24, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. After that registered students have until May 1, 2015 by the end of business hours to submit their final report cards.

Of the registered students, 75 finalists will be randomly selected and invited to the Drive for Excellence event that will be held at Burlington Subaru on May 16, 2015 at 10 a.m. Entries for the annual raffle are weighed based on grade performance; students receive two entries for each A and one for each B. The better the student's grades, the better the odds are of winning a new car.

Burlington Subaru Hyundai and NBT Bank will also be raffling off a limited amount of $1,000 scholarships at the event.

This is the eighth year of the program, with winners and participants coming from all over Vermont and Northern New York. For more information or to submit an entry form online, please visit www.BurlingtonCars.com/drive-for-excellence.htm.

A Note from the Humane Society of Chittenden County

Our General Manager Steve Kelson received such a nice thank-you letter from the Humane Society of Chittenden County, and we wanted to share it to show both our appreciation and our support for such an amazing organization.

"Dear Steve,

Suzie Q. - find the link to her bio here!

Thanks to you, Suzie Q., a cat that has been with us for more than 15 months is ready for her forever home. Suzie Q. came to us after months of being abandoned, her arm caught in her collar in such a way it had embedded her armpit, requiring 5 surgeries and more than a year of healing.

Thank you so much for your generous gift of $1,300 to the Humane Society of Chittenden County. Your willingness to help animals in crisis makes all the difference to Suzie Q. and others like her. Thanks to you, the 1000 animals that have been abandoned, lost, neglected, unwanted or relinquished by a family who can no longer care for them will find safe, loving, forever homes.

We simply could not do the work we do without you. On October 1st we launched our year-end fundraising effort with a goal of $175,000. We still need $57,000 to reach that goal, and thanks to supporters like you we believe we can get there.

Thank you again,

Sincerely,
Nancy Cathcart
President/CEO"

Join us and help support the Humane Society of Chittenden County! Every little bit helps. Click here to  see what pets they have up for adoption, or click here to make a donation.