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We would like to thank all of our guests in sales and service who attended our big BBQ Weekend Sales Event this past Saturday August 25 th. Get ready…We are having two big Labor Day BBQ Cookouts On Saturday September Sept. 1 st (Sales Open 9am-6pm) and Monday Sept. 3 rd (Sales Open 10am-4pm) to celebrate the end of the Summer. Plus, if you buy or lease a new car on Labor Day, we will include a BBQ with your purchase! We will have our resident Chef Tony on hand making his amazing Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Chicken and more! Sodas, fresh fruit, vegetables, Baked Beans and More! Come celebrate the end of summer and take a look at the selection of new cars at Ardmore Toyota!

The “29th Annual National Night Out” (NNO), a unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW), has been scheduled for Tuesday, August 7, 2012. NATIONAL NIGHT OUT is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness & generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs; strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. Make sure you take part in this great event! When you like us on Facebook and mention National Night Out in your post, you will be eligible to win an iPad2! Click here to check us out on Facebook.

To enter the Sweepstakes, first like our Facebook page and then click on the Sweepstakes tab to enter. Sweepstakes ends August 31, 2012.

Responding to disproportionate rates of African American and Hispanic children dying in motor vehicle-related crashes, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Toyota today announced that they are doubling the reach of their groundbreaking safety education program Buckle Up for Life. Buckle Up for Life – or Abróchate a la Vida in Spanish – is the only national program of its kind. To view a video about the program, please click here. Research analyzed by Cincinnati Children’s – a national leader in pediatric and adolescent medicine – shows that African American and Hispanic children are more likely than other children to die in motor vehicle crashes. Research also shows that, due to multiple factors, African American and Hispanic children are significantly less likely than non-African American and non-Hispanic children to be buckled up in seat belts or car seats. Key Facts Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children in the U.S. between the ages of 1 and 12. Three out of every 4 car seats are not used or installed correctly and almost 50% of fatally injured children were unrestrained at the time of a crash. In crashes involving fatalities in children under 14, seat belt use is lower among African Americans than among all other race or ethnic groups. Hispanic children are significantly less likely to be buckled up than Non-Hispanic children across all age groups. The number of children buckled up nearly tripled among the families who participated in one of Buckle Up for Life’s pilot cities. Expansion Doubles the Reach of Buckle Up for Life The new locations for Buckle Up for Life include Houston, Las Vegas, Philadelphia and Orange County, Calif. They join programs already in place with local hospital partners in Chicago, Cincinnati, Los Angeles and San Antonio. The program’s expansion to Las Vegas is being conducted in conjunction with Children’s Hospital of Nevada at UMC. Hospital partners in Houston, Philadelphia and Orange County will be announced soon. “Years ago, a mother who was involved in a car crash in which her child died said something to me that to this day haunts me but also inspires me, ‘If I only knew,’” said Dr. Victor Garcia, founding director of Trauma Services at Cincinnati Children’s, professor of pediatric surgery and a co-founder of Buckle Up for Life. “The number of African American and Hispanic children dying unnecessarily in motor vehicle-related crashes is alarming, something I see first hand in my work as a trauma surgeon. This is a public health emergency that can be avoided and needs to be addressed. We know that safety education and access to car seats can make a major difference, and working with Toyota, we are glad to have the opportunity to help.” “At Toyota, we are strongly committed to the belief that everyone deserves to be safe,” said Patricia Salas Pineda, group vice president of National Philanthropy and the Toyota USA Foundation at Toyota Motor North America. “Through our educational outreach, Collaborative Safety Research Center and numerous partnerships with leading hospitals, nonprofits and research universities nationwide, Toyota is engaged extensively in programs that help ensure that drivers and passengers are safe at every stage of life. Buckle Up for Life is a vital commitment for Toyota, and we are proud to be working with the visionary medical staff at Cincinnati Children’s and with local hospital partners across the country to expand its reach.” Toyota’s support for Buckle Up for Life is part of the company’s ongoing commitment to help make local communities safer and stronger. The company has c ontributed more than half-a-billion dollars to nonprofits throughout the U.S. over the past 20 years. Today’s announcement was made at the National Council of La Raza annual conference in Las Vegas. About Buckle Up for Life/Abróchate a la Vida Buckle Up for Life, or Abróchate a la Vida, is a national, community-based injury prevention initiative supporting the African American and Hispanic communities. Working with local hospitals and churches, Buckle Up for Life addresses the economic, cultural and, where appropriate, language barriers to motor vehicle safety. Over a six-week period, the program’s medical experts and trained specialists work closely with participants of all ages to deliver vital safety information in an engaging, culturally sensitive and memorable way.   Participants are eligible to receive free car seats, and they are matched with certified child passenger safety technicians to help install these car seats and ensure that children are properly restrained. Buckle Up for Life, which began in 2004, was developed jointly by trauma specialists at Cincinnati Children’s and vehicle safety experts at Toyota. National expansion of the program has been sponsored by Toyota. Additional information is available at www.buckleupforlife.org.

The FR-S represents a huge departure for Toyota's Scion brand. For starters, it looks really good. Second, it offers genuinely remarkable performance. At its best, the FR-S harkens back to old-school sports cars with ample -- but not absurd -- power output, glove-tight steering and a ride that's very firm but still not too punishing considering all the fun you're having. That's if you're the driver, of course. Your passengers might not be having such a good time. Besides the firm ride, the FR-S's backseats are awfully snug. This is one of those cars in which the driver's absolutely got the best seat in the house. (Keep in mind, not all cars in this class even have backseats. At least they're there in a pinch.) The weight balance is nearly perfect. The center of gravity feels as if it hovers somewhere just over the 6-speed gearshift lever. The small, lightweight car is a blast to throw around curves and corners. Coolest cars under $18,000 The engine is a pleasure to push all the way to its redline and its 200 horsepower output felt like more than enough to play with. My only real complaint was a clutch that engaged too abruptly and too high. It made it hard to shift smoothly, especially in the higher gears, a fact that only added to passenger annoyance. The car I was given to test was a pre-production prototype, though, so this may be something that's been changed in the final production cars. The FR-S is the fruit of a collaboration between Toyota (TM) and Fuji Heavy Industry (FUJHF)'s Subaru division. (Toyota owns 16.5% of Fuji.) A nearly identical car will be sold as the Subaru BRZ. Toyota did some engineering work on the engine, which retains Subaru's famous "boxer" shape in which the cylinders go straight out to the sides. Toyota takes credit for most of the car's very un-Subaru-like exterior design. Subaru engineers did most of the work on the suspension. In the United States, Subaru has long been known for selling only all-wheel drive cars, so this model represents somewhat of an adjustment for that brand, too. Subaru fans may find it an adjustment worth making. -Courtesy of CNN Money

The Construction of our all new facility is going great. We are going to keep you updated on the construction, but Sales, Service and Parts are fully operational. Take a look at these creative t-shirts that everyone is wearing at Central City Toyota. "The Dust is a Must. Central City Toyota...a little chaos leads to BIG REWARDS. Grand Re-opening Nov. 1st, 2012. What do you think of the T-Shirts?

Wishing you an Independence Day filled with pride in our country and hoping you enjoy the 4th of July with family and friends.

At this special time of year, we want to celebrate the terrific fathers near and far and we would also like to say how much we respect and admire you!

On this Memorial Day, we hope that you're able to relax and spend time with family and friends, while celebrating all the men and women who have served our great nation.

Wishing all of the mothers a very happy and relaxing Mother's Day surrounded by the ones you love.

The Scion FR-S is a performance driving machine, developed from the accumulated knowledge and continuous research throughout Toyota’s extensive history of racing. Fueled by passion and evolved by competing in arenas from World Rally Championship to Formula 1, Toyota has gained valuable information and developed technology that has trickled down into all of its performance cars like the MR2, Supra, Lexus LFA and now the Scion FR-S. The FR-S gets its core inspiration from three Toyota models, the Sports 800, 2000GT and the Corolla GT-S. The Sports 800’s most important inspiration to the FR-S is its innovative and unique combination of a front-mounted boxer engine in a rear-wheel drive configuration. The flat architecture of the boxer engine, allows it to be mounted low, dropping the center of gravity down, resulting in sporty handling characteristics. For this reason, the FR-S adopted this distinctive combination. The 2000GT was perhaps the first Toyota model to gain recognition within the sports car world, setting 13 international speed records. When it debuted in 1967, one car magazine described the 2000GT as, "A fantastic engineering masterpiece on wheels… a magnificent manifestation of complete automotive ingenuity." Even by today’s standards, the 2000GT’s styling is sophisticated and modern. The exterior design of the FR-S is heavily influenced by the 2000GT’s profile, making it extremely low to the ground with a long, sleek hood. Although the S800 and the 2000GT play a significant role in the roots of the FR-S, the car that inspires the Scion sport coupe the most is the Corolla GT-S, known by its true fans as the AE86 or “Hachi-Roku,” which means 8-6 in Japanese. The 5th generation Corolla GT-S model, offered in model years 1985-1987, gets its “AE86” name from the car’s unique chassis code given by Toyota. It was a moderately priced sports car with a front-engine in a rear-wheel drive configuration. The AE86 didn’t rely on brute horsepower, but instead a remarkable combination of a lightweight design and manageable power, offering a perfect balance. It made its way into almost every genre of racing from grip to drift…and from the circuit to mountain roads. Although the FR-S will arrive almost 30 years later and doesn’t share a single piece of hardware, the spirit and the heritage of the AE86 bleeds into every ounce of the car. The goal was to create an authentic rear-wheel drive sports car with compelling style, exceptionally balanced performance and handling, flexible utility and surprising MPG. The FR-S is expected to achieve all of that in a package that will no doubt bring the “Sport” back to the "Car." The Scion FR-S; built by passion, not by committee.

We would like to thank everyone for coming out to our successful weekend sales event. Hot Dogs, sodas, Basketball contests and giveaways. Not to mention all the fabulous customers who got a new vehicle. We thank you and look forward to helping you with all your automotive needs. –Ardmore Toyota Social Media Team