At Resto My Ride, we’re car people, so it’s probably no surprise that we tend to gravitate towards other car people. Ararat Ford is one of those places.

We’ve known Dealer Principal Ian Deacon for years through the automotive and Variety community, long before Ararat Ford became our official Ford dealership partner.

And Ian isn’t just a bloke who happens to run a car dealership. He’s a proper Ford enthusiast, with a ripper Ford Coupe and Falcon amongst his own collection.

So yes… we’re all car nuts deep down.

Probably explains why we get along.

Good People Who Know Their Fords

Ararat Ford has been selling and servicing vehicles in Ararat and the surrounding region for years, and one of the things we really like about the dealership is that it still has that family-owned, regional feel.

It’s friendly. It’s easy. People actually talk to you – and they remember your name.

There’s no hard sell or loads of dealership theatre. You can walk into their newly renovated showroom, have a yarn about what you need and deal with people who know their Fords and understand the people who drive them.

And living in regional Victoria, we ask a lot of our vehicles.

One person needs a Ranger for work. Someone else needs an Everest to cart the family around. Dec needs an F-150 because there’s usually something substantial hanging off the towbar.

And Sam?

Well, a V8 Mustang seems entirely appropriate.

After all, there’s not much better than winding your way through the Grampians wine region in a Mustang and it’s equally capable of a quick dash down the road to Ballarat when Dec suddenly announces he’s run out of the one part he absolutely needs to finish a resto.

Practical, really.

At least that’s Sam’s story, and she’s sticking to it.

It’s What Happens After You Buy It That Matters

Anyone can get excited about picking up a new car. It’s what happens over the next few years that really tells you whether you’ve found a good dealership.

And that’s something we particularly like about Ararat Ford.

They’re a multi-award-winning Ford Master Dealer, with recognition across sales, service and customer satisfaction – but for us, it’s the everyday stuff behind those awards that matters.

When your Ford needs servicing, there’s a modern workshop and a team who know the vehicles they’re working on. And little things like courtesy pick-up and drop-off make life considerably easier when your car needs to spend some time with them.

Buy the car there. Get it serviced there. Have it looked after there. And when you’re eventually ready for the next one, there’s a pretty good chance you’ll find yourself back there again.

Local Matters

There’s also something we really like about dealing with a business that is genuinely part of its community.

Ararat Ford supports local charities, sporting clubs and community organisations, and that’s important to us.

Since making Western Victoria home ourselves, we’ve come to appreciate just how interconnected regional communities are. The businesses you support are run by the same people you see at events, fundraisers, around town and, in our case, quite often around cars.

So having Ararat Ford as our exclusive Ford dealership partner just makes sense.

Why We Put the Resto Name Behind Them

We’re pretty particular about the businesses we partner with. Our audience trusts the Resto My Ride name, and we don’t take that lightly – if we’re going to put our name alongside another business, they need to be bloody good at what they do.

Ararat Ford ticks that box.

We know Ian. We know what he stands for. We like the way the dealership operates. They’re Ford people, they’re regional people, and they understand that looking after customers properly is what keeps them coming back.

So whether you’re looking for a new or used Ford, need your current Ford serviced, or simply want some advice about what might suit you, go and have a yarn with the team at Ararat Ford.

Tell them Dec and Sam from Resto My Ride sent you.

And you never know – you might even find us there. We do have a habit of hanging around good cars and good car people.

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