Michigan City, Indiana
More than 1,000 new Fords about 25 miles southwest, a sales floor open until 9 PM, and a service department built for diesel and commercial work. There are two Ford stores closer to you than we are. Here is what is here that is not there.
Michigan City has a Ford dealership of its own, and there is another in LaPorte. Both are closer to you than we are, and we are not going to pretend otherwise. That is the honest starting point, so the rest of this page is about the reasons people make the drive anyway.
It is about 25 miles. US-20 west out of Michigan City, then State Route 49 south into Valparaiso, roughly 25 to 30 minutes depending on your route and the season. If the only thing that matters is proximity, the closer store is the right call and we would rather you knew that up front. What follows is what changes the math.
As of this writing our new inventory sits at over 1,000 vehicles. That is the number our own inventory page reports, and you can check it yourself before you leave the house. On a 25 mile drive the question is whether the trip saves you a second trip, and depth is what decides that. The configuration you want is more likely to be here than ordered.
Sales is open until 9 PM Monday through Friday and until 7 PM on Saturday. Service bays open at 7 AM Monday through Saturday. If you ride the South Shore into Chicago, a 9 PM close is the difference between going this week and going next month.
Heavy-duty lifts rated for dual-rear-wheel Super Duty trucks, bays sized for medium-duty chassis, Ford diesel-certified technicians for 6.7L Power Stroke work, a Ford-certified collision center on site, and Ford EV service for Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning. Most of that is equipment, not staffing, which means it either exists at a store or it does not.
We are a Ford Pro Commercial Vehicle Center, which covers commercial and medium-duty work, upfit coordination, and Ford Pro Mobile Service that comes to a job site or a facility instead of you bringing the truck in. If a truck is how you earn, that designation is the part that matters, and it is worth a drive.
ROUSH F-150, Super Duty, Mustang, Bronco, and Ranger, all backed by factory warranty. We are authorized for ROUSH service as well as sales, so warranty work is completed here rather than sent out. If you want a ROUSH vehicle, distance is not really the question.
That review count is several times what most stores in this region carry, which makes the score harder to move and harder to game. The reviews are public and we do not curate them. Read them, compare them against anywhere else you are considering, and decide for yourself.
Two things we do that no store between here and Michigan City does. Both are the kind of thing people drive past closer dealerships for, because the alternative is not a shorter drive, it is no option at all.
Sales and service. ROUSH Mustangs, F-150s, and Bronco packages, built and warrantied here rather than shipped out for the work, with nationwide shipping available on specialty vehicles.
See ROUSH inventoryCommercial and medium-duty sales and service, upfit coordination, and mobile service for fleets of any size, including a fleet of one.
Commercial inventoryMichigan City runs on movement. The South Shore line carries commuters into Chicago and back. The outlets and the lakefront pull traffic in from three states through the summer, and the trades that keep all of it running are on the road before 7 AM. Indiana Dunes National Park sits between your town and ours, which is a pleasant way of saying you already drive this corridor.
So the two things we built around are hours and capability. Sales until 9 PM on weeknights. Bays open at 7 AM six days a week. Diesel certification for Power Stroke work, lifts rated for dual-rear-wheel Super Duty, and bays sized for medium-duty chassis. Ford Pro Mobile Service for the jobs that do not need the truck to come to us at all.
None of that is about being the closest store. We are plainly not. It is about being open when you are free and equipped for what you drive.
Check the inventory from home and call ahead if you want something held. On a 25 mile drive that matters more than it does from across town, and we will tell you over the phone whether it is on the lot.
Take US-20 west out of Michigan City, then State Route 49 south into Valparaiso. We are on the south side of town. It runs about 25 miles and 25 to 30 minutes outside of summer weekend traffic. I-94 west to State Route 49 south works too and is often quicker in season.
Currie Motors Ford of Valpo 2052 W Morthland Drive Valparaiso, IN 46385
Sales (219) 234-2168 Service (219) 234-2169 Parts (219) 234-2166
Sales hours Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Saturday, 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM Sunday, closed
Service hours Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM Saturday, 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM Sunday, closed
About 25 miles, and 25 to 30 minutes outside of summer weekend traffic. Take US-20 west out of Michigan City then State Route 49 south, or I-94 west to State Route 49 south, which is often quicker in season. We are on the south side of Valparaiso at 2052 W Morthland Drive.
Because of inventory, hours, and service capability. We carry more than 1,000 new Fords, our sales floor is open until 9 PM on weeknights, and our service department has heavy-duty lifts for dual-rear-wheel Super Duty trucks, Ford diesel-certified technicians, a Ford-certified collision center, and Ford Pro Commercial Vehicle Center designation. We are also the only authorized ROUSH Performance dealer in Northwest Indiana. If none of that matters for what you are buying, a closer store is the right call.
Sales is open until 9:00 PM Monday through Friday and until 7:00 PM on Saturday. Service bays open at 7:00 AM Monday through Saturday and close at 6:00 PM on weekdays and 4:00 PM on Saturday. We are closed Sunday.
Yes. We are a Ford Pro Commercial Vehicle Center with Ford diesel-certified technicians for 6.7L Power Stroke work, heavy-duty lifts rated for dual-rear-wheel Super Duty trucks, and bays sized for medium-duty chassis. We also handle commercial upfit coordination and offer Ford Pro Mobile Service at your job site or facility.
Ford Pickup and Delivery is a complimentary program on qualifying service, subject to availability and distance. At 25 miles out it is worth calling our service department at (219) 234-2169 to confirm before you plan around it. Ford Pro Mobile Service also brings routine maintenance and light repair to your home, job site, or facility.
Yes, for both sales and service. Currie Motors Ford of Valpo is the only authorized ROUSH Performance dealer in Northwest Indiana and an authorized ROUSH Performance service dealer, which means ROUSH warranty work is completed here rather than sent elsewhere. Nationwide shipping is available on specialty vehicles.
Browse the inventory before you drive down, or call and we will tell you over the phone whether what you want is on the lot.