Make the Most of Your Car: Read the Manual
You know about oil changes, you know about rotating tires … but you have you forgotten the first, most basic car maintenance step?
Reading the manual!
Most car manuals are stowed in the glove box, and you should re-familiarize yourself with it a few times a year. With recent changes in technology your car may have options you don’t know about, or you may learn a way of operating it more efficiently. For example, since the advent of the airbag many manuals suggest that you drive with your hands at “4” and “8” instead of the old “10” and “2”.
Read the manual to make the most of your car. If it’s missing, ask your dealer for a replacement.
Your Windshield: Fix Those Cracks!
Your windshield is a marvel of strength. Whether you know it or not, stones and debris hit it every time you drive—and usually nothing happens. But you can’t get lucky every day, and occasionally a stone will make a star-like crack in the glass. It might not look like much, but it’s a serious problem. The crack can grow across your entire windshield. Left unattended, even the tiniest nick can invisibly weaken the windshield structure, which puts you in danger during a crash. Crack repair kits can be purchased at any auto parts store, but play it safe and visit your dealer, who’ll confirm the extent of the damage and fix it correctly. Should you need a new windshield, your dealer will replace it to factory standard, allowing you to hit the road with confidence.
Toyota Joins President Obama and Other Automotive Leaders to Announce New Fuel Economy Standards
TMS President and COO Jim Lentz joined President Obama and other automotive leaders this morning in Washington, DC, to announce a new agreement on fuel economy standards from 2017 to 2025.
"I am pleased to be in Washington today to demonstrate Toyota's unyielding commitment to this important process," Lentz said.
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Toyota earned the top spot in Interbrand’s 2011 ranking of "The Best Global Green Brands,” the New York-based brand consultancy company announced today.
Toyota ranked first on the list of the top 50 brands, based on consumer and expert evaluations, for its efforts to achieve a sustainable society and the success of the Prius hybrid vehicle.
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Why is Toyota ranked first in this all-important list? Click Here for the Answer!
Biking to Feel Good – Ride Across America
Ardmore Toyota is proud to support Jesse Synnestvedt as he Bikes Across America for a good cause.
Jesse, we wish you all the best and look forward to seeing you when you get back here in October!!
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Statement on new U.S. Fuel Economy Standards to be attributed to
JAMES LENTZ, PRESIDENT & COO, TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, USA, INC.:
“I am pleased to be in Washington today to demonstrate Toyota’s unyielding commitment to this important process. The long-term objectives of this program are very ambitious, and we intend to meet the challenge.
“Toyota has embarked on the most aggressive expansion of hybrid, electric and hydrogen fuel cell cars of any automaker, and we are committed to continuing our demonstrated environmental leadership.
“We share the Administration’s goal of achieving major advances in clean, fuel efficient vehicles. Obviously, there is still a great deal of uncertainty as to how the market will respond and what vehicle technologies consumers will embrace, which is why we are rolling out and testing a range of alternative fuel options. As the rule-making process moves forward, we look forward to working closely and constructively with the Administration and other stakeholders to ensure that we realize our shared environmental goals in the most economically-effective and consumer-friendly ways possible.”
Toyota Employees Donate to Tornado Disaster Relief
July 28, 2011 – Erlanger, KY – In the aftermath following the tornados that struck parts of the southern United States earlier this spring, Toyota’s Japan employees asked how they could reciprocate the
gesture of giving to those in need.
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Toyota Named Among Best Companies for Diversity
“At Toyota, diversity and inclusion have always been among our top priorities, and we are honored to be recognized by Black Enterprise," said Dian Ogilvie, senior vice president and chief diversity officer at Toyota Motor North America.
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Toyota’s New Pre-Crash Technology Directs Steering
Toyota is developing a safety technology that takes control of the steering so the vehicle can veer away when it isn't able to stop before impact.
A Toyota car stops automatically before a dummy, during a pre-collision system test in the demonstration of its safety technologies in Susono near Mount Fuji, west of Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, July 21, 2011. In the new system, Toyota uses cameras and a super sensitive radar called "millimeter-wave," both installed in the front of the vehicle, to detect possible crashes such
as a pedestrian crossing the road (see the image below).
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Thank you to all of our new owners of Toyota vehicles who participated in our New Owner Clinic on July 21st, 2011. 100 degrees didn't keep you away and we hope you enjoyed the clinic to learn about the maintenance and operation of your new car!
Congratulations to the many winners of the raffle for the Apple iPod, DVD player, gift certificates and more. We hope you enjoyed dinner as well.
We look forward to the next Ardmore Toyota & Central City Toyota New Owner Clinic!
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