Do you ever find yourself driving around, either to work or to run errands or whatever else, and noticing the horrible cars that other people are often driving? These are automobiles that were known for being horrible makes and/or models when they were brand new; why would anyone invest their money in a piece of junk when it already had 60,000 miles on it? Continue Reading

Toyota has just launched a new advertising campaign centered on its Star Safety System.  The Star Safety System combines five safety technologies that come standard on all new Toyota vehicles.  The five technologies are Vehicle Stability Control (VSC), Traction Control (TRAC), Anti-lock Brake System (ABS), Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD) and Brake Assist. Continue Reading

Loyal Toyota consumers needn’t fear, their Champaign Toyota dealer won’t be turning into a vacant lot any time soon.  Toyota Motor Corp has shown skeptics that the world’s largest automaker isn’t going down without a fight as they posted a profit of $1.2 billion for the quarter after a year of high-profile recalls spurred on by the PR nightmare of sudden acceleration cases and several probes by the US Auto Safety Regulators.  These setbacks could have severely crippled a lesser auto company, but Toyota has illustrated the benefit of consumer loyalty and the advantage of having a wide-ranging product line. Continue Reading

One of the top selling hybrids on the market right now is the Toyota Prius, however in the near future the market will start to grow as several other viable hybrid options go on sale. The Prius is a hybrid electric mid-size car that has been around since 1997, being sold in Japan, and was sold globally in 2001. The United States accounts for more than half of the total Prius’ sold worldwide and Toyota has recently begun to increase their hybrid efforts with their most recent project being the Plug-in hybrid Prius. Continue Reading

Thinking about buying a new car? Well, look no further than your Champaign Toyota dealer, O’Brien Toyota of Urbana! Why there, you may ask? Well Toyota officials have announced they are extending their unprecedented incentive packages through May so the dealers at O’Brien Toyota of Urbana can get you a great deal! I don’t know about you but every dollar counts in my budget so I can’t resist an offer like that. Continue Reading

I’ll admit—when Twitter first started catching some momentum in the wide world of inter-space, I didn’t get it. My brother, who coincidentally makes quite a bit of money working in search engine optimization, told me Twitter would be the next big thing. At the time, I saw it as little more than a glorified Facebook status update, and since I already had a long-standing Facebook account I saw no need to start up yet another internet account that would alert the world what I was up to. He explained to me that microblogging was the wave the future, that it would help expand my brand. I shrugged him off.

Turns out, I was an idiot, and he was right. Go figure. Continue Reading