I've said it before and I'll surely repeat it again in the future - and that's because it's a fact - but being an employee of a Toyota dealership in Vermont either means one thing or puts this notion in most of your minds: I'm trying to purvey vehicles. And truthfully folks, I don't overly deny it. I've said before that I loved Toyota vehicles forever as they've always…
I usually blog on Thursdays, but I wanted to give myself a few days to cool off before I wrote about the state of the restaurant industry, particularly as it pertains to St. Albans, VT.
As a person that has (and still occasionally does) work for tips, I understand the meaning of the word tip, and a little known fact is that "tip" is actually an acronym for "to insure promptness." Tipping started out with…
Imagine a world, if you would, where cars don't hit anything... quite lovely picture, eh?
We're on the right patch as humans, regulating the legality of text messaging, dropping the court's hammer on drunk drivers that are beyond the legal limit for their blood (as opposed to a two-beer limit enforced the same upon a 100-pound person and 200-pound person), and people, in many instances, are safe thanks to newer technologies?
Most of you are aware by now of the fact that Toyota is soon to release its newest version of the world famous Prius, the Prius Plug-in. Some of you may have even used the Priority Registration form located on Handy Toyota and Toyota Motors USA's website (click here to view that form), thereby locking in the option to purchase one of these 13-mile gas-free wonders in late 2011 when they're released. If so, don't get on the "feeling exclusive" bandwagon just yet - due to this Priority Registration and extrapolations therefrom Toyota has estimated, at a conservative…
Ninety-seven degrees! Wow, that smashed the record yesterday for July 21. Who said we don't get hot weather in northern Vermont? I for one have to say that I find it somewhat enjoyable. Of course I do not have to work outside and am tucked comfortably in my air conditioned office. The folks who have to work in such conditions are certainly eager for the cooler air to reach our area. It is my…
Yesterday I spoke to you briefly about Toyota Motors about a coming "smart" technology, meaning new toys in your Toyota of the future that will do something really neat, though depending on the case maybe not completely necessary like in yesterday's blog, and allow for a never before seen amount of engagement between driver and car. In that blog we talked about what I called the smart window, a sort of touch screen made…
I'm only 26 years old, so you'll forgive me for using a "back in the day" idea when some of you who, for example, are my Grandda's age (95) can remember hand cranks, choke pulleys, and other ancient technology on cars much better, but do you remember when automatic windows were a high tech feature? Or how about CD players, a "futuristic" option that only came in luxury vehicles or aftermarket and…
If I was to say "we have a Toyota Camry on our lot," how surprised would you be? Not very, I'm sure. The name "Handy Toyota" kind of says it all.
But what if I said "...right next to those Lexus IS 250's," would you be a little more inclined to pop open those dozy eyes? I think so.
Enter two Lexus IS 250's here at Handy Toyota. For around $31-$32,000 MSRP you can be the proud owner of one of these slightly used 2007 and 2009 Lexus All Wheel drive vehicles. Featuring leather interiors…
For years it almost seemed that the Toyota Camry was the definition of midsize sedans, posting six-digit sales figures year after year. In fact the car has a new rival from Korea in the form of the 2011 Hyundai Sonata, or so it was deemed early on. Sales of the Camry have since smashed the expectation to nothing, and again the Camry reigns supreme.
Sales of the Camry last year far outpaced the Sonata. In…
This weekend at Japan's Little Tokyo Design Week, a car manufacturer will take center stage in a noncar-centric showing of technologies from around the world. Toyota, soon to unveil the 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in and the Tesla/Toyota joint collaboration the 2012 Toyota Rav4 EV, will show off their latest versions of each at the event and if opinions of the local journalists is any indication the auto giant may very well…
