Toyota cars, long synonymous with safety and the never ending pursuit at more of the same, has taken a step in the right direction where children--teenagers in particular--are involved, but releasing the names of ten teenagers that have been named as Toyota Motors' winners of the Heads Up! and Toyota's own Toyota Teen Driver programs, a scholarship that awards those ten teenagers deemed the safest drivers in the United States.
I am getting an early start today because there are many things that will take me away from Handy Toyota as the day progresses. Hopefully we will have a stretch of weather that will provide sunshine and no rain. By all accounts, many of our fellow Vermonters are dealing with flood conditions the likes of which they have never experienced. Let's hope the worst of this is behind us.
Here we are again, folks; yet another round of J.D. Power & Associates Dependability Study results are released, and yet again Handy Toyota is thrilled to hear that we--rather our logo--has earned top honors amongst many of its models. In fact, Toyota took the proverbial cake in terms of top honors, and I'd like to give you a quick breakdown of which won what categories. For you folks out there in the blogosphere that…
We've been discussing the Prius Plug-in for quite some time now, and what's not to be excited about? With initial estimates ranging from six to eight hours for a full charge time and anywhere from 11 to 15 miles on nothing but battery power, and the as of now considered "normal" 50 or more miles per gallon, to reiterate there's nothing not to be excited about when it comes to improvements on?
After a brief hiatus, the Blogmeister has returned. Many things have happened in the past six weeks, the least of which has been business here at Handy Toyota steadily picking up which has demanded some of my time. Believe it or not, some thought process goes into the blogs and I needed a break.
With that stated, is there any relief in sight from the soaring gas prices? With no clear energy policy in place…
Another Friday afternoon and the store is very busy. The sun is shining and we have finally reached the fifty degree mark. I cannot remember a time when winter has kept a grip for so long like it has this year. This morning I awoke to 20 degree temperatures and a hard frost. Day after day I keep hoping to see the mercury go up to a respectable number but, as of yet, it has…
In recent months, many a new technological breakthroughs have etched their way into the marketplace, namely the electric vehicles or EVs such as the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf. When comparing the two, the clear victor is the Chevy Volt with its range-extending gasoline combustion engine. It's not that the Nissan Leaf has a bad product, but we don't have the scientific know-how quite yet to ensure that drivers aren't stranded with…
This is the time of year, folks, that companies across the United States get awards for this, that, and the other thing. While some of them are somewhat promiscuous in their honor, others mean the world to the recipients, and both Handy Toyota and Toyota Motors at large have won respective awards that don't fall into the "ho-hum" categories.
Let's take a look at our award first, followed by the Toyota Motors award…
What a week! After getting out on the slopes last weekend for the best spring skiing in recent memory, it was hard to return to work Monday morning. I drove to Handy Toyota in St. Albans from Jeffersonville before 7:00 a.m., driving through a thunder and lightning storm so severe that I almost pulled off the road because of the lack of visibility. In Cambridge, Vermont, the water from the Lamoille River was…
How many years running now has it been since you first heard any sort of phrase that equates to "Toyota and value are synonymous"? I believe that particular phrase comes from the previous nationwide Toyota sale and a commercial there from, but regardless of the origin of said blurb it's a good summary of the way folks look at Toyota vehicles. I myself have said many times before, though most of you I assume…
