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How Do Car Recalls Work? Toyota of Naperville Has The Answer

Friday, May 10th, 2013

The Ford Pinto is the poster child for automotive recalls

How do car recalls work?

Driver and passenger safety is one of the most stringently regulated aspects of cars, trucks and SUVs. We at Toyota of Naperville take this very seriously and we do our best to include safety information whenever we bring you information about Toyota vehicles. We will talk about government crash test scores and rating from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS). Those scores go a long way into helping people decide which cars to take home and to subsequently drive their families around. Sometimes there are issues that crop up that lead to a product recalls, which begs the question, how do car recalls work? (more…)

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Toyota of Naperville Thanks All Involved in Fundraiser

Friday, May 3rd, 2013

We are very proud of our partners for taking part in April’s “Test Drives for Autism” fundraiser.

As we have talked about a few times, our dealership Toyota of Naperville and our sister store Chevrolet of Naperville had been participating in an April-long fundraising effort to benefit Turning Pointe Autism Foundation, along with many other Naperville area car dealers. The deal was simple, for every test drive of a new or used car, truck or SUV the participating dealership would donate $20 to the “Test Drives for Autism” fundraiser to help keep Turning Pointe up and running to continue their commendable efforts to help children affected by Autism and their families. (more…)

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Toyota Eyeing 2015 As Launch Date For Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars

Thursday, May 2nd, 2013

This is a simplified diagram of how hydrogen fuel cells work.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

It is plain to see that as high-technology devices begin to advance in capability they also tend to drop in price. This is highly evident in consumer electronics. Take a look at desktop computers, when adjusted for inflation, a IBM PC in 1981 would sell for the equivalent of almost $4,000. The amounts of computing power you could get today in 2013 for $4,000 would be mind boggling. The average American family could get a desktop computer today for a few hundred dollars that would suit all of their needs for years. This obviously has ramifications in the automotive industry as well. (more…)

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Coming Soon: 2014 Toyota 4Runner

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013

The aggressive new look to the exterior of the new Toyota 4Runner should come as a welcome addition to the capable vehicle.

2014 Toyota 4Runner

It would be easy to see why people have forgotten what the “U” in SUV stands for. Over time and because of their mega-popularity, that utility that the “U” stands for has become slightly diminished. Don’t get us wrong. We at the Toyota of Naperville Blog love our models of crossover SUVs, but city life has softened them, and with good reason. By moving toward sedan-based frames and the ensuing changes to the suspensions and increases in efficiency, crossover SUVs are more forgiving in crowded urban environments and to those that are on the novice end of the large-vehicle-driving spectrum. There is still one hold out when looking through that lens and that is the 2014 Toyota 4Runner. (more…)

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Test Drives Require a Plan To Be Successful

Friday, April 26th, 2013

Simply jumping into a car and burning rubber is not a good way to have a good test drive.

How to have a good test drive

Everyone’s favorite part of the car shopping process is the test drive. And it should be, car shopping can be tedious and time consuming. But simply jumping in a car and squealing tires and making them smoke, while wildly entertaining, does not leave a whole lot of room for learning valuable information about the vehicle you are looking to buy. For a test drive to be truly useful you really should take your time walking around the whole vehicle and paying attention to as many things as possible to really get a sense of whether or not the vehicle that looked good online will be a good fit for you. This blog will tell you how to have a good test drive. (more…)

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These Things Will Get You Pulled Over

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

Speeding is probably the quickest way to get pulled over by police.

Things that will get you pulled over

You probably won’t be branded a scofflaw for occasionally taking a few liberties with local traffic laws. Given enough time behind the wheel shuffling ourselves from work to the grocery store to trips around town for the kids’ carpool and baseball practice and all of us will probably develop some bad habits we starting doing out of a false sense of necessity. There are several behaviors that have been outlined by police that will get their attention quickly and not for good reasons. The Toyota of Naperville Blog has put together this list of things that will get you pulled over that you should avoid doing. (more…)

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Toyota of Naperville Offers Advice for New Teen Drivers, Parents

Thursday, April 18th, 2013

A group of drivers’ ed students from Naperville North High School got some outside lessons from the staff at Toyota of Naperville

New Teen Drivers

At Toyota of Naperville we take safety on the roads very seriously. We want to make sure all drivers, but especially new teen drivers, are taking their first steps of real independence armed with as much practical driving knowledge as possible. Recently, a group of students from Naperville North High School’s drivers’ education program paid a visit to Toyota of Naperville and received some insights into some things that may not be covered in a standard driver’s ed course. Among the topics covered was the merit of buying a Toyota Certified Used Vehicle in Naperville, a trip through the car service department in Naperville and they also got some supplemental tips on driving safety from out experienced team. (more…)

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Toyota of Naperville Leads “Test Drives for Autism” fundraiser

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

Toyota of Naperville is leading the “Test Drives for Autism” fundraiser with 319 test drives.

Test Drives for Autism

Toyota of Naperville is the overwhelming favorite at the halfway point for the “Test Drives for Autism” fundraiser that is raising money for Turning Pointe Autism Foundation. As of April 16, the team at Toyota of Naperville has taken 319 test drives at the Naperville Test Track which has raised $6,380 for the charity and day school. Chevrolet of Naperville, our sister store is solidly in second place with 185 test drives and at $20 per test run accounts for $3,700. (more…)

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Toyota Looking at New Manufacturing Methods

Thursday, March 28th, 2013

Toyota is developing a new manufacturing process that will use more common parts between car platforms.

Toyota vehicles have always been highly touted for their reliability and longevity. But what if there was a way to make those cars last even longer using quality parts that are even more affordable. Recently Toyota has announced plans to start selling vehicles with a higher percentage of common parts starting soon in 2015. A similar program is being done by Volkswagen who has seen some success with cutting costs. Corporate officials have not released a ton of information about how the Toyota manufacturing process version of the program will work or what the first model will be called when it is released in 2015. (more…)

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Taking Your Dog on a Spring Breakout Can Be Easy

Wednesday, March 27th, 2013

Soft travel crates like this one are a great way to keep your dog safe while traveling.

Traveling with dogs

Now that Spring is finally starting to make a little headway and it looks like winter is going back on the shelf for a while, it is time to start thinking about shaking off cabin fever. And as red-blooded Americans we all know that the best way to shake to doldrums of winter is to hit the open road with family and/or friends. Recent trends suggest that more and more of us are counting our dogs as part of our family (and they totally are) and taking them with us on those trips can be fun and rewarding for everyone. However, traveling with dogs can present a few unforeseen challenges, so we at Toyota of Naperville have put together a few helpful hints for you. (more…)

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