Toyota Certified of Santee: June 2011

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Toyota Venza, Tacoma rock NADAguides best buys

The NADAguides Top Recommended Current Buys are competitively priced, offer incentives, are readily available and are expected to hold their value by depreciating slowly.

Troy Snyder, director of product development at NADAguides, said these vehicles offer outstanding value for the money at a time when gas prices and other market conditions are in a state of flux.

“The results of our most recent Car Buyer’s Market Report show a healthy mix from diverse manufacturers across several segments. There are numerous factors influencing car shoppers today and in some cases, car research and purchasing a vehicle has become unattractive to consumers," Snyder said.

"The Car Buyer’s Market Report is intended to sort through the clutter and provide car shoppers with a clear view of the best vehicles for the money that are currently available at local lots. Lower incentives and mixed economic news have stinted new car sales in recent months, but rest assured, there are deals currently available at local lots on some phenomenal vehicles and we have the list.”

The Toyota Venza I4 AWD (pictured) gives buyers $500 cash back or 0-percent financing on 36 months. It comes with a three-year, 36,000-mile warranty and Toyota’s Star Safety System, Bluetooth hands-free phone controls and the Toyota Care maintenance and roadside assistance program. The base price is $28,575 and there is a 12% first-year depreciation rate. It also is readily available with a 79-days supply of inventory.

The Toyota Tacoma Double Cab V6 Manual comes with a base price of $26,145 and retains its value with a first-year depreciation rate of 10%. A three-year, 36,000-mile warranty along with Toyota’s Star Safety System and a current days-supply of 53 make the Tacoma a great value. Plus the Tacoma comes standard with the Toyota Care program, which includes complimentary maintenance and roadside assistance for two years.

The NADAguides Car Buyers Market Report is the compilation of hundreds of thousands of new car data points and market information. To determine the Top Recommended Current Buys, the NADAguides’ market analytics team develops a list of the top new cars in consideration based on first-year ownership depreciation value of 21 percent or less, competitive MSRP, manufacturer warranty, current financing incentives, safety ratings, additional product features and days-supply product availability. It is an ongoing study, tracking and reporting on the best current new car buys for the consumer marketplace to help with the new car buying process.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Dream Car Gallery

The 5th World Contest Winner Entries

In the 5th TOYOTA Dream Car Art Contest, there were more than 120,000 entries in total from over 50 different countries around the world.
90 winning entries were selected, after fair judging, from each National Contest Winner. View the exciting “Dream Car” drawn from the free imagination of kids from all over the world.

This was the first chance to come in contact with the pictures and imaginations of kids from so many countries around the world. I really enjoyed it with my great interest and pleasure.
The main criteria that I determined in my mind for selecting the Akira Toriyama Award was“the dream cars that only children can imagine and draw”.
Needless to say, good-quality art and eco-consciousness are wonderful aspects. However, more importantly, I do want them to have their own fantasy world in their childhood.
I believe that it doesn’t matter even if the fantasy world seems to be small or useless, or that no one else can understand the dream.
Putting their own fantasies into the cars, and completely enjoying drawing the picture?that’s the most wonderful thing ever!

This practical small car is actually a handy bag, which will become any time a normal size car by a remote control. Always with his owner, no need to find parking place, should not be afraid to lose and even possible to sleep with it

Kata Szonja Szollosi

Hungary
Age:7

My family has a small noodle shop and all family members are a part of this family business. There was one day when my grandpa got really sick and sales that day wasn’t good. So, I figured it would be good to have a car that can help facilitate selling noodle and my grandpa could rest.

Porndanai Wattanapraditchai

Thailand
Age:11

The power source of this car is any kind of pollution. The car transforms the pollution into clean air that help nourish the trees to make a wonderful green world.

Pipat Tunkrathok

Thailand
Age:13