Coffee time!

Picture: Jersey Evening Post

Jersey’s Mini dealership recently converted a new Mini Clubvan into a Jacksons Coffee-to-go van to support the company’s outdoor events schedule. Customers and guests who have a coffee are asked to make a contribution towards charities chosen by the staff at Jacksons. At the recent Jersey Boat Show £116 was raised for Help a Jersey Child. 

Got any biscuits?

Staff Presentations in Guernsey

The recent staff presentations in Guernsey was a fantastic evening and we would like to offer our special thanks to Nic Pothas and Mark Latter from Guernsey Cricket Board  for giving us a different perspective on communication and teamwork.

We would also like to thank The Famhouse, Guernsey, for doing a great job in hosting our event.

 

Demi runs London Marathon...

Jacksons Guernsey's super-fit Demi Le Marquand had an excellent run in the recent London Marathon completing in a spectacular time of 3hrs 36mins. Demi's run raised funds for charities Hope for Channel Islands, Breast and Prostate Cancer.
Well done Demi.

Birthday Surprise...

Nice little story from the Jersey Evening Post:

Hannah Werrin, who was 21 on Monday, had a special birthday surprise when she arrived back from holiday in Egypt. Her mother, Melodie, had arranged for the James Bond fan to be driven home from Jersey Airport in an Aston Martin Vanquish courtesy of Jacksons Garage, with sales executive Ian Thompson wearing the appropriate attire for the occasion

Aston Martin Rapide S...

The world's most beautiful 4 door sports car will be coming to Jacksons very soon.
Here is why it's so special...
THE NEW RAPIDE S - THE POWER OF LUXURY
Designing a more luxurious and more refined Rapide would have been a phenomenal achievement. Engineering a more powerful Rapide would have been taking industry leading technology to new heights. But Aston Martin didn’t settle on one, they have done something incredible, they did both. 

The result is an Aston Martin with more power and more luxury. An Aston Martin with the power of luxury, Rapide S.

AN ASSERTIVE NEW LOOK
How to improve the design of the world’s most beautiful four-door sports car? Aston Martin's world-leading design team created unique new styling. Two examples; a new rear deck profile enhances aerodynamics, a new full-face aluminium grille honed as a single piece by hand creates a striking front profile.
The all-new Rapide S is the most beautiful four-door Aston Martin ever made. Agile, balanced, controlled. A near perfect 48:52 front / rear weight distribution means Rapide S is unique, a true sports car with four-doors.

EVERY INCH A SPORTS CAR
Taking Aston Martin's industry-leading VH architecture and made Rapide S even more agile than the previous model. Weighing just 1990kg the engine is lower by nearly 20mm. Rapide S is a four-door car with world-class dynamics. A four-door car that's every inch a sports car.

SUPREMELY REFINED & SUMPTUOUSLY CLOTHED
Driven by one but enjoyed by four. Rapide S has space for four adults to be transported in a luxurious environment with the highest levels of refinement. New exterior styling is matched by interior materials worked by hand to achieve a finish never seen before on a four-door sports car. Specifically designed materials and the largest range of colours, trims and options we’ve ever offered. Rapide S is exquisitely finished and exquisitely personal.

THE POWER BEHIND THE LUXURY
Rapide S introduces the all-new Rapide Gen 4 AM11 engine. The most technologically advanced, most powerful Rapide engine ever built. Incredible figures tell the story; a sprint time of only 4.9 secs, 620 Nm of torque and potent power of 558 PS - an increase of more than 17% over the previous model.
Rapide S delivers phenomenal performance, all of the time...

TORQUE: 620Nm • POWER: 558PS • ACCELERATION: 0 to 62MPH in 4.9 seconds

If you would like to pre-arrange a test drive please call Martin Lock on 01534 497777.

Jacksons Phoenix Take First Win...

It was only the second outing for the Jacksons Phoenix team, but already the team seemed noticeably more at ease with the game. 

Taking to the field against the Infrasoft Tigers, the rookie players quickly settled in to the innings, and established good fielding link ups that kept the Tigers from building points.

 At bat, the players continued their week one form, and swung though the pitches, progressing round the bases with much greater awareness of where the ball was on the field than they had displayed in week one. A change of pitcher for the Tigers in the bottom of the third innings provided Phoenix with the opportunity to watch the pitch coming in, but it was not long before the Tigers were back in the swing of things and Phoenix were tested once again, rising to the challenge with a series of home runs from Tasha Whipp, Eduardo de Gouveia, Kirsty Hawksworth and Alex Kilpatrick. On the field, Jason Boschat on 3rd, Gary Coleman in left field and Cameron Ramsay (playing his first game) all took some important catches. With all players showing noticeable improvement the final victory was well deserved with Phoenix taking the game 110 to Tigers' 43.

New Volkswagen Golf...

JACKSONS are laying on family days with a golf theme this weekend to launch the seventh generation of the Volkswagen that bears the same name.

Mums and dads will have a number of vehicles on display and available for test drives of the latest incarnation of the hugely popular model, while the children can entertain themselves by playing a crazy golf game inside the showroom or by playing golf on the Nintendo Wii on a big screen. There will also be refreshments available.
Scores in the crazy golf and on the Wii will be recorded, with the best ones winning a new iPad and the Nintendo Wii console respectively.
Jacksons sales development manager Neville Davidson said: ‘The Volkswagen Golf in an important car for us. It’s a very popular family car and we wanted to ensure that the whole family could get involved and enjoy the launch of the seventh-generation model.

‘We have a number of examples of the different variations in the range to view and some that will be available to test drive on a first-come, first-served basis, but we will also be able to book in test drives for the coming weeks. We also have a selection of Mark VI Golfs available.’
The new Volkswagen Golf claimed its first award a month before it went on sale in the UK – the inaugural and prestigious accolade of ‘All the car you’ll ever need car of the year’ in the TopGear Magazine Awards 2012.

Every TopGear Magazine Award is judged by a group of expert and extremely opinionated motoring journalists, including the presenters of TopGear on television. Summing up the judges’ views on the new Golf, TopGear’s consultant editor, Paul Horrell, said: ‘Stopped or on the move, it feels like it’s made of stronger materials than the hatches of other nations. A Golf is no more car than you need, yet it can be all the car you want.

‘Sometimes, it can be hard to find a question for which Golf isn’t the answer.  It’s the right size for the city and nimble in the country. Yet at normal motorway speed, it is more relaxed than many big-tyred luxury barges.’

In recognising the Golf’s achievement, editor in chief Charlie Turner added: ‘For a car to win is recognition of an exceptional vehicle. Only the remarkable are even considered for a TopGear Award, and this year the Golf has proved to be the stand-out machine in its category.’

The seventh-generation Golf was unveiled on 4 September 2012, 38 years and 29 million units after the original model redefined the small family car. Based on the new MQB platform, the new Golf is bigger, lighter and safer than ever, bringing technically advanced features previously reserved for higher classes to a new audience.

The Golf range starts from £16,285 on the road. Jacksons is open from 9 am to 6 pm tomorrow and 10 am to 4 pm on Sunday.