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$10K Off of 2011 Audi A8 at Checkered Flag

Don't forget this one when you're filling out your wish list.

Take advantage of an incredible discount on your new 2011 Audi A8.  Right now at Audi Virginia Beach take $10,000 off any in-stock 2011 Audi A8.  While supplies last, so hurry in, or call Checkered Flag Audi now at 757-490-1111.

Applies to new 2011 A8 models in stock, price excludes tax, title, license, and $499 processing fee.  See dealer for full details

Offer expires: 11/30/2011

UPDATED: November Prius Specials at Checkered Flag Toyota

This just in!  As of this week, at Checkered Flag Toyota you can take advantage of 0% financing for up to 60 months on any new 2011 Toyota Prius (excluding Prius v).

No longer just for tree-huggers, the sleek new generation Prius is always a top seller here at your favorite Virginia Beach Toyota store for good reason.  The 2011 Toyota Prius will not only save you money on gas, but it will also get you and yours around safely and in comfort and style. 

If you haven't stopped by Checkered Flag Toyota for a Prius test drive, now is the time to pop in.  With special financing, leasing, and cash incentive discounts, November is the best month to purchase your Prius.

Right now, at Checkered Flag Toyota, take advantage of the following November Toyota Prius specials:

UPDATED!!
Get 0% for 60 months on a new 2011 Prius
0% APR for 60 months*
Excludes Prius v

*0% APR financing up to 60 months available to qualified buyers thru Toyota Financial Services. Total financed cannot exceed MSRP plus options, tax, and license fees. 60 monthly payments of $16.67 for each $1000 borrowed. NOT ALL BUYERS WILL QUALIFY. APR offer is not valid with any other Cash back or Lease offer.


Lease a new 2011 Prius for $219 per month for 36 months
    $219 per month for 36 months with $2,999 due at signing*
    Excludes Prius v

*Due at signing includes $2,780 down, first $219 payment, and no security deposit. Tax, Tags, and Insurance are extra. Customer is responsible for excessive wear and excess mileage charges of $.15 per mile in excess of 36,000 miles. Your payment may vary based on final negotiated price. NOT ALL CUSTOMERS WILL QUALIFY. 2011 Prius Model 1223, MSRP $24,280. Lease offer is not valid with any other Cash back or APR offer

Get $1000 Toyota Finance Cash on a new 2011 Prius
    $1,000 Toyota Finance Cash*
    Excludes Prius v

*Incentive from Toyota not valid with special APR or Special lease offer. Vehicle must be leased or purchased and financed through Toyota Financial Services. On leases, incentive will be applied first toward the amount due at lease signing or delivery, with any remainder applied to the capitalized cost reduction; on finance contracts, incentive will be applied to the down payment. One incentive per finance or lease transaction. Finance incentive is available on approved credit to qualified customers through Toyota Financial Services. See dealer for details. Cash back offer is not valid with any other APR or Lease offer.

Call Checkered Flag Toyota, your premier Virginia Beach and Chesapeake Toyota store, at (757)490-1111 for full details, additional November Toyota specials, or to schedule a test drive.

Two Days Remaining for Checkered Flag VW "Get a Deal, Get a Gift"

We're down to the last two days of the Checkered Flag HDTV gift event! 

Today and Sunday, when you purchase any new Volkswagen from Checkered Flag VW, you’ll need to leave room in the back to tote home your brand new widescreen LG HDTV- our gift with purchase. 

That’s right!  Not only will you get a great deal on a new Volkswagen including 2012 VW Jetta (see our special advertisement below) from Checkered Flag this weekend, but, you’ll also be taking home a new LG HDTV.  Oh, and this isn’t one of those tricks where you show up and “oopsy, we’ve run out.”  Here at Checkered Flag Volkswagen, we have plenty of widescreen LG HDTVs to get us through the whole weekend! 

Call your premier Virginia Beach Volkswagen dealer at (757)490-1111 to set up your test drive, or for more information.  Happy Shopping!

HDTV with New Toyota Purchase at Checkered Flag This Weekend

Still out shopping for all of those outstanding weekend holiday deals?  Well, don’t forget about the “Get a Deal, Get a Gift” Checkered Flag Toyota TV event happening today, Saturday, and Sunday at Checkered Flag Toyota. 

This weekend, when you purchase any new Toyota from your favorite Hampton Roads Toyota dealer, Checkered Flag Toyota, you will also be taking home a brand new widescreen LG HDTV! 

That’s right!  Not only will you get a great deal on a new Toyota (see our special ad below) from Checkered Flag this weekend, but, we’re throwing in a special gift.  Oh, and this isn’t one of those tricks where you show up and “oopsy, we’ve run out.”  Here at Checkered Flag Toyota, we have plenty of widescreen LG HDTVs to get us through the whole weekend! 

Call your premier Virginia Beach Toyota dealer at (757)490-1111 to set up your test drive, or for more information.  Happy Shopping!

Thanksgiving Weekend TV Deal at Checkered Flag

Planning on standing in line for hours on end in the middle of the night after stuffing yourself with turkey this Thanksgiving?  Well, I have a better idea. 

This Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at your favorite Hampton Roads new and used car dealer, Checkered Flag is the place to be.

Oh, and the best part?  You don’t have to wake up at 3 am to “Get a Deal Get a Gift” here at Checkered Flag!

This Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, when you purchase any new Checkered Flag Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, or Volkswagen from Checkered Flag, you will also be taking home a brand new widescreen LG HDTV!  

Just imagine- you’ve got this great new vehicle to tote around all of your holiday gifts, food, and family, and at the end of the day you get to go home and enjoy your favorite holiday shows on a new big screen! 

And I don’t know about you ladies, but, my husband certainly wouldn’t mind my picking up a new ride for myself if I came home with a new LG HDTV for him!  And gentlemen, a big red bow and a shiny new widescreen goes far with the ladies too. 

If you’d like to set up a test drive, or just need more information, call Checkered Flag at (757)490-1111.  All Checkered Flag locations are closed this Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 24th, but re-open for normal hours at 9am on Friday.  

Today I came across an awesome way to "beach" up your Thanksgiving.  While searching for Hampton Roads holiday events, I came across a very interesting recipe from local foodie Lorraine Eaton of The Virginian Pilot.  Yes, it’s awful silly, but, I bet that won’t stop some of our Checkered Flag fans from trying it.  Especially if you’re sampling wine while you’re cooking this Thanksgiving! 

Article source: [pilotonline.com] edited for length


Well, a couple of years ago, I got tired of the same old turkey with frills on his feet. So I made this beach babe instead.

I got the idea from some spam that someone zinged my way. The picture was obviously doctored up with a perfectly even tan and slender neck and directions that simply said to fashion an aluminum foil bikini on your bird, roast it and it's a wrap.

Yeah, right. Still, I thought it was doable. And it is, although it took me two turkeys to get it right.

Here's how.

You can follow your own cooking method. We brined our bird and then cooked it at 375 degrees until the thigh meat reached 175 degrees. The only difference is that you must not baste the areas that are to be covered by the "bikini."

You'll need a bird, a roasting pan that it can fit into, a heavy cotton napkin that you can cut up, straight pins, scissors, butter and perhaps a bit of molasses.

1. Assess your bird's build. They're pretty barrel-chested. You'll want to position the bikini top right on the top part of the breast. We found that if the bathing suit slopes downward toward the neck, the tan marks won't be pronounced.

2. For the bikini bottoms, Place the corner of the napkin between the legs. Cut the napkin into a triangle. Make it a pleasing cut. Our bird was more of a hottie when we gave her a French bikini of sorts. Use the edging of the napkin to make straps to go over the hips and save some for the straps on the top.

3. To make the bikini top, fold a piece of napkin in half and cut out a pair of circles. They don't have to be very big. This 12-pound bird's cup size was about the diameter of a small jelly glass.

4. Dress the bird before you put it in the oven. Press the cloth top and bottoms onto the raw skin using straight pins to hold the fabric in place and to keep the fabric absolutely flush with the skin.

5. If you want, poke a small, shallow hole in the skin for an inny belly button.

6. Be sure to slide your gal onto the lowest rack in the oven so that her belly doesn't get scraped by the top heating element.

7. Baste the babe every 20 minutes. Think of basting as putting on suntan oil. Use a small paintbrush to maneuver around the edges of the swimsuit.

8. You'll also need to soak that fabric every time you baste. I, of great improvising skill, doused it using a foam brush dipped in water and it worked just great.

9. Along the way, you'll need to loosely cover areas that have fully browned with aluminum foil. Keep foil and scissors nearby.

10. About a half hour before you plan to take the bird out of the oven, you'll need to do a little manhandling to get the laid-back, hands-behind-the-head look. Using a kitchen towel, grasp the wings one at a time and force them back behind the neck.

11. When she's sizzling hot, (indicated when a meat thermometer inserted into the thigh reads 175 to 180 degrees) remove her from the oven.

12. For underdone spots, turn the oven to low broil and with the door open position the pale parts directly under the broiler while you watch. Do not walk away from the oven at this point or you will burn the bird. We also touched up ours with a bit of molasses, just to make the tan lines more pronounced.

13. Remove the "bikini" and voila!

14. If you really want to have fun, lay your beach babe out on a striped or flowered placemat or napkin for a beach towel. Garnish with small beach balls, maybe even a frilly drink.

15. Got a favorite athlete? You could use this technique to emblazon the number on the breast of the bird.
End of article. 

Road Ready For the Thanksgiving Travel Week

Start your engines!  Now is the time for Checkered Flag fans to load up the luggage, pack up the turkey fryer, and head over the river and through the woods for a good ol' fashioned Thanksgiving gathering. 

The kids are buckled in, you've set the house alarm, and the cell phones are charged.  But, are you as prepared as you think you are?  Whether you are traveling from Virginia Beach to Suffolk or from Chesapeake to Cleveland, Ohio, you need to make sure your vehicle is ready for the ride. 

Thanks to our friends over at The Virginian Pilot, we have a few tips for our Checkered Flag travelers to keep you and yours safe on the roads this Thanksgiving week. 

Article source: [pilotonline.com]

HOLIDAY ROAD TIPS
  Keys to keeping you and yours safe this travel season

  By Steven Cole Smith
  The Orlando Sentinel

Holiday travel is stressful enough, and an ill-prepared vehicle can jeopardize not only your trip but the safety of you and your passengers. There's a lot that shade-   tree mechanics can do, but Rennie Bryant of Redline Performance in Pompano Beach, Fla., suggests that to really check the car out, you need to put the vehicle on a lift, and few of us have access to one.

Underneath , Bryant said that while modern vehicles don't need conventional lubrication jobs, you need to check CV joint boots - rubber enclosures that surround constant-velocity joints on front- and all-wheel-drive vehicles that connect the engine to the   wheels - for cracks that can let lubrication out, dirt and water in.
  
It's also much easier to check for leaks from underneath - you can catch small problems before they turn into big ones. Brakes and brake lines should be inspected, as well as the condition of the exhaust system - if you live near the beach, corrosion from salt water can play havoc with the undercarriage of vehicles.
  
"It's easier to check tires, too," Bryant says, as you can rotate the tire and check all the tread for cuts, unusual wear or nails and other puncture-causing objects.  
  
Once the car is back on the ground, check the spare tire. "No one ever thinks to look at it and check the pressure until it's too late," he says. "Those little temporary spare tires tend to lose air quickly."
  
Under the hood, check the age, level and condition of the oil, the transmission fluid and the brake fluid. And, of course, the antifreeze in the radiator. (Which we can do for you here at Checkered Flag service centers.)
  
Also worth a look: Belts and hoses; fuel, oil and air filters - including the overlooked cabin air filters many modern vehicles have, and windshield washer fluid, as well as the condition of the wipers. When was the last time you checked to make sure all your exterior lights work?
  
Finally, don't forget your own comfort on a trip. A good interior cleaning, including the glass, will make the trip more pleasant. No car ever comes back from a holiday trip cleaner than it was when you left.

PACK A HOLIDAY CAR TRAVEL KIT
    
Here's your starter kit for automotive emergencies:
   Your membership card from an agency that offers emergency road service.
   A can of aerosol tire repair. And read the instructions before you go.
   A flashlight. Well worth buying: One of those small lights that have a crank for manual recharging.
   A list of family and emergency phone numbers, stapled inside a good old-fashioned road atlas.
   A phone charger that plugs into the cigar lighter.
   A fresh roll of duct tape, a quart of motor oil, a half-roll of paper towels and a gallon of distilled water - good for drinking or filling a radiator.  End of article

If you're not sure that you feel comfortable doing all of this on your own (like climbing under your car) or aren't sure exactly what you're looking at, don't feel bad, just stop by any of our Checkered Flag Service Centers in Virginia Beach or Norfolk this week and we'll get you all set up.  Call (757)490-1111 to schedule a service appointment.  Also, remember, many of our Checkered Flag brands offer roadside assistance with your purchase new vehicle purchases.  Make sure you have the appropriate phone numbers handy in case you need to take advantage of those services.  Better safe than sorry!

New Express Maintenance at Checkered Flag Toyota

You go to work, pick the kids up from school, hit the grocery store, then bam.  A little reminder light pops up on your Toyota dash board reminding you that you are due for service.

Whether it's an oil change, a tire rotation, or regular scheduled Toyota maintenance, you know you need it, but, you are absolutely dreading taking it in because it could end up taking ALL DAY.  Who has time for that?  Not me. 

Well, Checkered Flag Toyota agrees.  And, that's why we've created Toyota Express Maintenance. 

Now, when you need a routine service visit, just either call our Virginia Beach Toyota service center at (757)490-1111, or, set up your reservation at this link on CheckeredFlag.com:  Schedule Toyota Service

Then, just drop your Toyota off at your scheduled time and we'll have your oil change, tire rotation, or scheduled Toyota maintenance done within 45 minutes!  Now that's express service. 



Contact us here at Checkered Flag Toyota in Virginia Beach at (757)490-1111 if you have any questions.  We look forward to seeing you soon here at your favorite Hampton Roads Toyota store.

Hampton Roads Happenings With Checkered Flag: Nov. 18-20

photo source: [pilotonline.com]

If this weekend doesn't get you excited for the upcoming holiday season I don't know what will!

Our weekends will soon be filled with holiday parties, endless hours of shopping, and hiding indoors from the nasty cold weather.  So, Checkered Flag fans, what are we doing with this first of holiday weekends?



Starting today, the Virginia Air and Space Museum in downtown Hampton is hosting the “Bob the Builder Project:  Build It” traveling exhibit.  Your tots are sure to love the hands-on world right out of their favorite cartoon builder’s show.  The exhibit allows kids to learn all about the three R’s (reduce, reuse, recycle) in a super-fun interactive way.  Museum admission for non-members is $9.50 for children ages 3-18 and $11.50 for adults.  For more information, visit http://www.vasc.org/exhibits/BobtheBuilder.html.

Saturday is the true kick-off of the Hampton Roads holiday season.  With a day full of holly jolly events starting at 10am and culminating with the Downtown Norfolk Grand Illumination Parade, your family is sure to get into the holiday spirit.  Highlights include the opening of MacArthur on Ice at 10am, the Canstruction sculpture competition to benefit FoodBank running all day, and the Olde Towne Portsmouth and downtown Norfolk synchronized lighting ceremony taking place at 7pm.  For a full list of details, including Norfolk Grand Illumination parade route, visit http://www.downtownnorfolk.org/enjoy/hic/paradeday.




Sunday afternoon, clean out your cabinets or bulk shop at Sam's and drop off all of your extra food for the 15th Annual Mayflower Marathon Food Drive.  Sunday wraps up the three day collection benefiting the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia.  Saturday from 8am to 7pm and Sunday from 8am to 3pm, local radio stations FM99 and 106.9 will be accepting food at either Pembroke Mall (Kohl’s parking lot) in Virginia Beach and Peninsula Town Center at Coliseum Central in Hampton.  Food items in high need this year include canned meat (tuna, chicken, etc.), ready-made meals, rice, nutritious snacks, and dozens of others.  For more information click on the following link:  Mayflower Food Drive Information

Of course, as always, we welcome everyone to visit our Checkered Flag Norfolk and Virginia Beach new and used car locations for the last week of November specials.  Call any of our Hampton Roads automotive locations at (757)490-1111. 

Demi Moore Announces She Will Divorce Ashton Kutcher

Checkered Flag fans will not be surprised by the latest Hollywood couple news. 

Demi Moore announced yesterday that she will divorce husband of six years, Ashton Kutcher.  Kutcher was very publicly accused of cheating on Moore on the night of their anniversary weeks ago with a 22- year-old.

Article source: [Hamptonroads.com]
Photo source: [cnn.com]

Demi Moore to divorce Ashton Kutcher

By Sandy Cohen
AP Entertainment Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Demi Moore is ending her marriage to fellow actor Ashton Kutcher, she told The Associated Press on Thursday.

Moore, 49, and Kutcher, 33, were wed in September 2005.

The couple's relationship became tabloid fodder in recent months as rumors swirled about Kutcher's alleged infidelity.

"It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I have decided to end my six-year marriage to Ashton. As a woman, a mother and a wife there are certain values and vows that I hold sacred, and it is in this spirit that I have chosen to move forward with my life. This is a trying time for me and my family, and so I would ask for the same compassion and privacy that you would give to anyone going through a similar situation," she said in her statement to the AP.

The pair frequently used Twitter to communicate with each other as millions of fans followed along.

"I will forever cherish the time I spent with Demi," Kutcher tweeted Thursday. "Marriage is one of the most difficult things in the world and unfortunately sometimes they fail."

Moore said in 2007 that her May-December relationship with the star of "That `70s Show" and "Punk'd" - who is 15 years younger than Moore - "caught us both by surprise."

"If somebody would have said, `OK, here is the prediction: You're going to meet a man 25 years old and he's going to see being with you and having your three kids as a bonus,' I would have said, `Keep dreaming,'" Moore said in a 2007 interview with Vanity Fair. "I think it caught us both by surprise, and particularly him."

Kutcher became a stepfather to Moore's three daughters - Rumer, Scout and Tallulah Belle - from her 13-year marriage to actor Bruce Willis. Moore and Willis divorced in 2000 but remained friendly. Moore and Kutcher were photographed socializing with Willis, and the couple attended Willis' wedding to model-actress Emma Heming in 2009.

Moore and Kutcher created the DNA Foundation, also known as the Demi and Ashton Foundation, in 2010 to combat the organized sexual exploitation of girls around the globe. They later lent their support to the United Nations' efforts to fight human trafficking, a scourge the international organization estimates affects about 2.5 million people worldwide.

Moore can be seen on screen in the recent films "Margin Call" and "Another Happy Day." Kutcher replaced Charlie Sheen on TV's "Two and a Half Men" as is part of the ensemble film "New Year's Eve," set for release next month.  End of article. 

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