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Toyota Tacoma Memorial Day Sale at Checkered Flag

This Memorial Day Weekend, don't forget to stop by Checkered Flag Toyota for our incredible sale.  Through Monday, we are having the best Toyota Memorial Day Sale in Hampton Roads.  Don't miss incredible savings and special Toyota military discounts including the one above.

Toyota RAV4 Memorial Day Sale


Call our Virginia Beach Toyota store at (757)687-3447 for full list of Toyota Memorial Day specials or to set up a test drive.  

Memorial Day Sale on Toyota Tacoma at Checkered Flag

Checkered Flag Toyota has the best deal on Toyota Tacoma this Memorial Day weekend.  Through Monday, we are having the best Toyota Memorial Day Sale in Hampton Roads.  Don't miss incredible savings and special Toyota military discounts including the one above.

Toyota Tacoma Memorial Day Sale


Call our Virginia Beach Toyota store at (757)687-3447 for full list of Toyota Memorial Day specials or to set up a test drive.  

Camry Memorial Day Sale at Checkered Flag Toyota

Make your first Memorial Day weekend stop at Checkered Flag Toyota.  Through Monday, we are having the best Toyota Memorial Day Sale in Hampton Roads.  Don't miss incredible savings and special Toyota military discounts including the one above.

Toyota Camry Memorial Day Sale


Call our Virginia Beach Toyota store at (757)687-3447 for full list of Toyota Memorial Day specials or to set up a test drive.  

Toyota Memorial Day Sale on Corolla at Checkered Flag

Kick your Memorial Day weekend off at Checkered Flag Toyota.  Through Monday, we are having the best Toyota Memorial Day Sale in Hampton Roads.  Don’t miss incredible savings and special Toyota military discounts including the one above.

Toyota Corolla Memorial Day Sale


Call our Virginia Beach Toyota store at (757)687-3447 for full list of Checkered Flag Toyota Memorial Day specials or to set up a test drive.  

May Toyota Camry Specials at Checkered Flag

May is a hot month for Camry at Checkered Flag Toyota.  Through May 28th, you can find the best Toyota Camry deals in Hampton Roads at our Virginia Beach Toyota store. 

Right now, at Checkered Flag Toyota, you can find the new 2013 Camry LE for $19,350.  See ad above.

And, don’t miss out on special 0% financing:

Get 0% APR for 5 years on a new 2013 Camry

    0% APR for 60 months (Excludes Hybrid Models)*
    PLUS $500 Bonus Cash from Toyota**
    2013 IIHS Top Safety Pick***
    SmartChoice Maintenance costs****
    "Best Selling Car in America for 11 YEARS in a row"****

*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. **PURCHASERS CAN RECEIVE $500 CASH BACK FROM TOYOTA OR CAN APPLY CASH BACK TO DOWN PAYMENT. INCENTIVE FROM TOYOTA IS IN ADDITION TO 0% APR FINANCING. SEE DEALER FOR DETAILS. ***Insurance Institute for Highway Safety rating for 2013 Camry, vehicle class Midsize cars. For more details on 2013 Top Safety Pick Awards, see www.iihs.org ****2013 IntelliChoice, www.IntelliChoice.com; Passenger Car Based on 2013 model year study. 2013 Camry 4 cyl. *****MotorIntelligence.com, CY 2002 - 2012 sales. APR offer not valid with any other Cash Back or Lease offer.

Call our Virginia Beach Toyota store at (757)687-3447 for full May Toyota special details or to set up a test drive.  

Checkered Flag Toyota Teen Driver Series

Checkered Flag Toyota continues with Part 2 of Toyota Teen Driver.

In-Car Driving Practice

Parent Supervised Driving Tracking Chart



 
Make a chart like the one above, or, print this article and cut out the chart.

Teens can learn a lot from observing an experienced driver. Though young drivers have driven with adults countless times, it's a different experience when your teen takes the passenger seat ready to learn, observe and reflect.

Before you get on the road, sit down with your teen to set goals about what you want to accomplish for the day or what you want to accomplish before they take their driver's exam.

Set a total number of hours you feel they need to be confident in using different techniques, driving on different types of roads, and driving during different times of the day. As a parent, you should feel comfortable to set an exact number of hours that your teen must experience each of these conditions before you allow them to drive in them without your supervision.

Once this chart is filled out, you and your teen can keep a copy on record as they complete goals that have been set.

Parent Supervised Best Vehicle Behaviors

One of the very first things you can do is sit in the vehicle with your teen and talk about the things you do before you even start the engine.

Eliminate the opportunity for distraction for your teen driver. Discuss taking your cell phone and putting it into the glove box.
Address other distractions that might be in the vehicle as well (e.g. friends, the radio station, etc.). Remind your teen driver to limit their distractions to drive as safely as possible.

Explain the preparation steps you complete each time you get ready to drive:
    Adjusting your seat
    Depress brake pedal as far as possible. Should still have a slight bend in the knee.
    Arms should be the same-slightly bent (never locked but also not completely bent)
    Hands should be at 9 and 3
    Fasten your seatbelt
    Check and/or adjust the side and rearview mirrors
   
    From the driver's seat, tilt your head to left, almost to the window and adjust the driver's mirror so you can just see side of car. For the passenger side mirror lean your head to the middle of the car and adjust so you can just see the outside of the car.

    Gas gauge? Tire pressure? Turn cell phone off and put it in the glove box to avoid temptation, etc.

Take your teen for a drive around your community, first with you behind the wheel. Remember to limit the amount of conversation between you and your teen until the car has stopped to reduce distractions for your teen driver. As you drive, complete the following activities together. Once you have done this with you behind the wheel, changes positions and watch your teen driver try to model their driving behavior on the behaviors you executed.

    Explain that your eyes are constantly scanning and moving so that you are fully aware of your surrounding and are able to react quickly. Instruct your teen to scan as you drive: looking to the left, to the right, in the side and rear-view mirrors and then returning quickly to the road. Ask your teen to verbalize their observations as you drive, taking special notes of potential hazards. How do these observations affect your driving?

    Now explain that you should always have a minimum of a three-second following distance from the car in front of you. (Following distance can be determined by making note of when the car in front of you passes a fixed object. Once the car has passed this object, count "one-one thousand, two-one thousand, three-one thousand." For a three-second following distance, your car should pass this same object only after you have reached "three-one thousand.") Have your teen calculate your following distance and modify your driving if necessary. Complete this activity as you drive through different speed limit zones and discuss how the change in speed affects your following distance.

    Once you have driven around your community, drive to the entrance ramp of a local highway. Explain to your teen that merging requires the driver to observe their surroundings and react accordingly. Ask your teen to silently make note of your actions and reactions as you merge. Once you have merged successfully, discuss your teen's observations. What did you do? What did the drivers around you do? What was successful and what could have been done differently? Now exit the highway at the next exit ramp and merge back onto the highway in the opposite direction. Again, ask your teen to silently make note of your actions and reactions. Once you have merged successfully, discuss the similarities and differences of this merge with your previous merge. Arrive at the conclusion that while all driving situations are slightly different, they each require you to be an alert, observant and defensive driver.

Stay tuned to Checkered Flag.com for more helpful teen driver tips from your Virginia Beach Toyota dealer.

4Runner Owner Gets Lucky in Drive Thru

Toyota seems to have some of the safest cars and trucks around.  Appearantly this is not only due to the features installed by the manufacterer, but Toyota has some really smart owners too. 

The news this week is really starting to make me chuckle-starting with an article about a Washington State woman who had her Toyota 4Runner stolen and later to have it drive up to the window of the McDonalds where she was working.  Isn’t that some crazy luck?

McDonald’s worker sees her stolen car in drive-thru
Tri-City Herald

KENNEWICK — A woman working at a Kennewick McDonald’s saw her stolen SUV in the drive-thru of the restaurant and called police, who arrested the driver.

The SUV was stolen from Virginia Maiden’s apartment complex on 4th Avenue Tuesday morning and hours later she saw it in the drive-thru at her work, said Kennewick police Crime Prevention Specialist Mike Blatman.

Police arrested the driver of the SUV, 22-year-old Katherine A. York, of Kennewick, at the McDonald’s on West Canal Drive. A male was also in the car with York, but he was not arrested.

Police found a large amount of stolen clothes from JC Penny and Sears in the SUV after York was arrested, Blatman said. Police are investigating the stolen clothes.

York was booked into the Benton County jail.

Source: [yakimaherald.com]

I love Toyota, the cars are much like loyal lap dogs, they just come right back to you.  That being said, having a really dumb criminal didn’t hurt at all.

Checkered Flag Toyota is proud to sell some of the smartest cars around.  Come in to the Virginia Beach dealership today and have one of the agents show you just how smart the cars and trucks really are. 

Call Hampton Roads Toyota source today at (757) 687-3447 to find out more about their incredible selection of 4Runners and other great vehicles.

Sizzling Summer Deal on Toyota Tacoma

We are well on our way to summer in Hampton Roads.  Whether you plan on moving to a new house, renovating your yard, or just relaxing at the beach, you could do it better with a truck.  Now, through May 31st, Checkered Flag Toyota has got an incredible deal on 2013 Toyota Tacoma. 

New 2013 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner Double Cab
$19,988

Applies to new 2013 Tacoma Pre Runner Double Cab 4X2 2.7L.  Model  7186.  Automatic Engine.  Plus tax, title, tag and $599 dealer doc fee.  All prices plus $845 freight.  Includes $1000 Toyota military rebate for active duty military.  Must finance through TFS not everyone will qualify.  With approved credit.  See dealer for complete details.  Expires 5/31/13

Call our Virginia Beach Toyota store at (757)687-3447 for full details about the 2013 Toyota Summer event or to set up a test drive.  

Chesapeake Jubilee takes place this weekend

This is a big weekend for Hampton Roads events.  With the weather warming up, festival season is picking up.  One of our Checkered Flag weekend top picks is the 30th annual Chesapeake Jubilee taking place at Chesapeake City Park.  Here is a quick overview of this year’s festival. 

At the Jubilee you will find carnival rides, a kid's corner for children's activities and crafts, lifestock, crafters, live music, performers, food, concerts and more.

Where: Chesapeake City Park, 900 Greenbrier Pkwy, Chesapeake VA 23320.

When: (see official site for full schedule)

    Thursday, May 16, 2013 from 6-10pm (Rides only)

    Thursday, May 16, 2013 from 4:30-7pm Khedive Shrimp Feast

    Friday, May 17, 2013 from 5pm-10pm Chesapeake Jubilee Festival

    Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 10am-11pm Chesapeake Jubilee Festival

    Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 9pm Fireworks!

    Sunday, May 19, 2013 from 12-7pm 2013 Chesapeake Jubilee Festival

Cost of Admission: Tickets may be purchased on-site for $3/day (ages 6 & up) and the cost includes all concerts.

Cost of Rides: Individual tickets are sold for $1 each, packets of 20 ($20), 56 ($50) or unlimited ride wristbands for $25/day

Cost of Parking: On-site $5/day

For more Hampton Roads events, stay tuned to the home of your favorite Chesapeake Toyota dealership, Checkered Flag.com.

Info source: [MyActiveChild.com]
Image source: [pilotonline.com]

Toyota Corolla LE under $15,000 at Checkered Flag this May

It's half way through May and Checkered Flag Toyota is upping their game.  Added today: this incredible deal on the new 2013 Corolla LE. 

Through May 31st, you can grab Toyota specials and discounts on hundreds of vehicles at our Virginia Beach Toyota store, including:

2013 Toyota Corolla LE Special
$14,770

Applies to new 2013 Corolla LE Automatic, Model 1838.  Plus tax, title, freight, license, and $599 dealer processing fee.  Includes $1,000 Military Rebate from Toyota and $500 Customer cash included from Toyota.  Financing through TFS not all customers will qualify.  With approved credit.  See dealer for complete details.  Expires 5/31/2013. 

Offers expire 5/31/2013

Call our Virginia Beach Toyota store at (757)687-3447 for full details or to set up a test drive.