1 Oct 2012

Choosing the August 2012 $1,000 Test Drive Winner

Every month at Toyota of Sanford, we give away $1,000 for simply just test driving one of our vehicles! This month, or winner was Barbara Wicker! Congratulations to Barbara and stop in to our dealership for a chance to win!

27 Sep 2012

Toyota Hall of Fame: JB Smoove is the Fantasy Football Guru

JB Smoove gets out the video camera to proclaim himself the Fantasy Football Guru, and demands a seat in the Toyota Hall of Fame. JB proves himself a real contender for the ultimate honor in fantasy football with expert smack-talk and a brutal backyard workout. Guuuruuuu!

26 Sep 2012

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25 Sep 2012

Toyota Mississippi Teams Up To Support National Public Lands Day

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BLUE SPRINGS, Miss., (Sept. 22, 2012) – For the fifth consecutive year, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi, Inc., (TMMMS) team members and their families teamed up with the local community to support National Public Lands Day (NPLD). This year’s activity drew approximately 700 Toyota team members and their families who volunteered at Howard Stafford Park in Pontotoc. They performed painting, planting, trash clean-up, installation of new fire pits and a new walking track around the park’s lake.

National Public Lands Day, which began in 1994, is the nation’s largest volunteer event for public lands across America. Last year, more than 200,000 volunteers worked at 2,067 sites in every state, the District of Columbia and in many U.S. territories to improve the quality of life for thousands of Americas.

“I’m proud because Toyota Mississippi had the most volunteers for National Public Land Day among any Toyota plant in the country,” said Masa Hamaguchi, president of TMMMS. “We were able to show everyone in the community why Toyota Mississippi always looks for the best way, using our pioneer spirit.”

“Howard Stafford Park was built with joy and hope, and after 40 long years, the park is showing its age,” said Pontotoc Mayor Jeff Stafford, which bears his father’s name. “It took hard work to build this beautiful park and it will take a team effort to revive it. I’m truly touched by the huge number of Toyota volunteers and their family members with us today, who have made a tremendous difference in the lives of many who will continue to come to this park for future generations.”

For 14 years, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., has been the national corporate sponsor of the National Education Foundation NPLD and has encouraged its employees to get involved in activities across the nation. Last year, more than 3,100 Toyota volunteers participated at 40 different public land areas in 20 states and U.S. territories.

©2012 Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

24 Sep 2012

Check Out This 2012 Toyota Prius on Clearance at Toyota of Sanford

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21 Sep 2012

Do Students Eat Worse Than Prisoners?

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This graphic, by GOOD, shows the difference between a prison lunch and a school lunch. Both are roughly the same cost (just over $2.60) and contain about the same amount of calories (around 1400). But surprisingly, prisoners get more items to eat and healthier options, with 1/2 cup of vegetables and one serving of fruit or dessert, compared to the school children’s 1/2 cup of vegetables or fruit.

School food programs’ yearly federal budget is a lot higher than the budget for prison food ($11 billion compared to $205 million). The food at the two institutions is roughly the same cost and calorie count but prisoners get more healthy items than school children. Should there be a bigger push for healthier school lunches? One nine-year old student in Scotland thinks so- she even created a blog about the state of school lunches.

20 Sep 2012

Toyota Hall of Fame: Jay Mohr, Global Peacemaker

From shepherding mountain yaks through the Himalayas to piloting a jet fighter, Jay Mohr takes us through all his glorious exploits. And then, Jay makes his best case for his next triumph -- membership in the Toyota Hall of Fame.

18 Sep 2012

Toyota Prius -- Coach T -- Speech

Coach T gives one of his famous halftime speeches to a couple of Prius recruits. It's a tearjerker.

17 Sep 2012

13 Things a Man Should Keep in His Car

by Brett & Kate McKay

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When I was growing up, I noticed that my dad kept the trunk of his car well-stocked with supplies. A lot of the equipment in his car was for his job busting poachers as a game warden, but most of the things he packed in his trunk were for emergency situations.

And there were plenty of times when my dad was able to put his trunk equipment to work.

For example,  about 20 years ago my dad was driving home to Oklahoma from New Mexico in his old burgundy Caprice.  Just outside of Groom, TX,  near the famous leaning water tower along I-40, a hellacious snow storm hit. It was a complete white out, so my dad had to pull over until things settled down.

But things didn’t settle down until a day later.

My dad had to spend the night in his car in the middle of nowhere while a blizzard roared outside. But because he had the forethought to prepare for situations like this, he was able to keep warm with some blankets and avoid ravaging hunger with some MREs

Many of you will be hitting the road this holiday season to visit family, so I consulted my dad, Tom McKay, and asked him what supplies he thinks every man should keep in his car. Here’s his suggested list.

1. Fully charged cell phone. Cell phones have significantly cut down on your chances of being stranded on the side of the road, but don’t count on it as your only line of defense. I’ve been in plenty of rural areas where my cell phone was only worthwhile for playing pong. In addition to you main phone, have a backup one that you can use to call 911. Any old cell phone will do, even if it’s not activated. Cellular carriers are required by law to complete 911 calls from any cell phone. Just throw that old Nokia cell phone from 1999 into your glove compartment and keep it there.

2. Jumper cables. You walk out to your car after a long day of work, stick the key into the ignition, give it a turn, and…. click, click. Crap! You’re going to be late to your kid’s football game! You then look up and notice you left the dome light on all day. It happens to the best of us. Car batteries die, so be ready with a set of jumper cables. And even if you never suffer a dead battery, it’s always good to have a set of jumper cables so you can help a damsel (or dude) in distress who needs their car jumped.

3. Flashlight. Good for providing light at nighttime when 1) putting on a spare tire, 2) jump starting another car, or 3) exchanging insurance information with the clueless driver that rear ended you at a stop light. Get a Maglite and you can also thump would-be car jackers in the head with it.

4. Roadside flares/reflective triangle. When pulled over on the side of the road, you’re basically a sitting duck, hoping that other drivers don’t turn the situation into a clip for one of those extreme video shows. It’s especially dangerous to be hanging out on the side of the road at night. Ensure that you and those around you are visible when you pull over to the side of the road by using road flares or at least a reflective triangle. The old school flaming flares seem to be harder to find these days as people switch to LED “flares.”

5. MREs. You never know when you’ll be stranded for long periods of times in your car. If you’ve ever driven out West, you’ll know that it can be hundreds of miles until the closest source of help. Unless you’ve built up a tolerance for extended periods of fasting, keep some MREs or granola/power bars in the back of your car to munch on while you wait for the tow truck to come.

6. Warm blankets. Tom can tell you firsthand why warm blankets are a must. It got pretty dang cold in his Caprice that night. But blankets have uses that go beyond emergency situations. It’s always good to have a blanket in the car for snuggling with your gal while you cheer for your team on a cold fall night or for laying it on the ground for a picnic.

7. Ice scraper. Don’t be the chump that’s out there scrapping their windshield with a credit card at 5AM in the morning. A good ice scraper will set you back just a few bucks, and it will make clearing your windshield much easier and much faster.

8. First aid kit. Whether you’re cleaning up a head wound filled with glass shards or fixing a boo boo on your two year old, it’s good to have a first aid kit. You can always buy one, but putting together your own in an Altoids tin is more fun.

9. Water bottles. For when you’re stranded in Death Valley in the middle of the hottest heat wave on record… or for any other time your car decides to break down on you. Or, for after you’ve left a concert and you’re so dang parched!

10. Tow strap. I don’t know how many times my dad saved my butt with this thing back in high school. Towards the end of my blue ’92 Chevy Cavalier’s (aka, “The Smurf”) life, it would just stop running and no amount of cable jumping would help get it started. For moments like these, my dad busted out the tow strap. You just attach one end of the tow strap to the front of the car that you want to pull  and the other to the hitch on the back of your car. The stranded driver stays in the dead car, puts it in neutral, and steers and brakes while it gets towed to its destination.

11. Folding shovel. There are a couple of instances where a folding shovel might come in handy. The first is when you get stuck in the snow or ice. You can use the shovel to dig some snow out and place some dirt under the tire to get more traction. The second situation is when a car tire gets stuck in a hole or something. You can use the shovel to dig about and create some ramps to help get your car unstuck. Also, it can be used as an improvised weapon, Green Beret-style.

12. LifeHammer. When you’re trying to escape from a sinking car, this little piece of plastic and metal can be the difference between life and death. Use it to break your window, cut your seatbelt and make your escape.

13. Portable air compressor. My dad feels like this was the best purchase he made for the car. When your tire is leaking but hasn’t totally blown out, instead of putting on a spare, you can use a portable air compressor to get back on the road. The compressor fills your tire up enough to allow you to drive to a repair shop to get it fixed. It plugs right into your cigarette lighter. Bonus use: no more paying 75 cents to fill up your tires at stingy gas stations.

There are kits you can buy that have a lot of this stuff in them, but I personally think it’s satisfying to assemble your own cache of supplies. And you can put together a better choice of things.

Copyright © 2010 The Art of Manliness

12 Sep 2012

Announcing the Toyota Racing Dream Build Challenge

Four of America's favorite drivers from NHRA and NASCAR are teaming up with build shops across the country to create their own Dream Builds in the Toyota Racing Dream Build Challenge.

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Toyota of Sanford has long been known for offering customers low prices on Toyota vehicles and big discounts on used cars. But we go well beyond price to makes sure our customers get the best value.

Nobody else in our area offers such a complete Toyota value like Toyota of Sanford. Now you know why people like the way we do business! It's not just because the prices are so low you can't say no. It's because Toyota of Sanford is doing everything possible to give you the lowest possible overall cost of ownership.

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