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Scion iQ Excitement is Brewing at Checkered Flag

Scion iQ

What's the smallest thing you can fit four people in, well comfortably?� The brand new Scion iQ, of course!� Checkered Flag Scion, your Virginia Scion dealer, is gearing up for the debut of this little nugget of fun early next year.� Don't believe you can fit four in there?� Just take a look at this video.

Scion iQ video

If you have trouble viewing the video, follow this link: Scion iQ (you may need to scroll down to article).

The 2011 Scion iQ, will be headed to the leading Scion dealership in Virginia Beach, Checkered Flag Scion in a few months from now. To bring it in line with the other offerings from Toyota's "youth-oriented" Scion brand, the iQ will get a bit more flash and flare than the Toyota version which debuted at the New York Auto Show earlier this year, with sharper, beefier front and rear fascias and more-muscular fenders.

The iQ obviously is tiny, but it also comes with an extensive list of standard safety equipment including: an airbag behind the rear seat, stability and traction control, ABS with panic-brake assist, and 9 other airbags as standard ( two front, two side-impact, two side-curtain, two front-seat knee airbags, a seat-cushion airbag for the driver, and the rear bag).

Power for the Virginia Scion market iQ will come from a 1.3-liter four-cylinder. Connected to the 1.3-liter will be a standard CVT (Constant Velocity Transmission), whose almost imperceptible shifting is certain to please discerning Virginia Beach Scion shoppers. Scion expects the iQ to return a combined-fuel-economy figure in the high 30s
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VA Scion consumers will enjoy plentiful� space in the front of the iQ, thanks to numerous space-saving engineering solutions. The 2011 Scion iQ has a traditional front-engine, front-drive layout. Cleverly, the iQ packages the differential in front of the engine, the starter motor is incorporated into the flywheel, and the steering rack is mounted up high. Even the air conditioner sits up in the center of the dashboard, allowing the firewall to be set further forward.

As the Scion division is primarily targeted towards young Virginia Beach drivers, the standard sound system will have six speakers, as well as USB and auxiliary inputs, steering-wheel-mounted controls, and multiple available head units.

The Scion iQ goes on sale at the #1 Virginia Beach VA Scion dealer, Checkered Flag Scion in early 2011. Prices have yet to be announced, but Virginia Scion consumers can expect� that the iQ will be available at our Virginia Beach Scion dealership for a budget-friendly $15,000.

For more information on leasing or purchasing the 2011 iQ from the premier Scion dealer in Virginia, contact Checkered Flag Scion at (757) 481-8230.

Tax Free Weekend at All Nine Checkered Flag Locations

Tax Free

With only a few weeks left until the kiddies go back to school, you're sure to be out and about this weekend shopping for supplies.  While your out, make sure to pop into one of the nine Checkered Flag locations and check out one of the greatest deals of the year, Checkered Flag Tax Free Weekend!

In order to provide a little cash relief before the new school year, Virginia will be holding its annual Sales Tax Holiday this weekend August 6th through 8th.  Throughout the weekend, retailers are offered tax exemption on school supply items $20 and under, as well as clothing and shoe purchases under $100.

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You may be asking yourself what this has to do with Checkered Flag.  Well, unfortunately, the 2010 Virginia State exemptions do not apply to vehicles.  Therefore, in order to save your family more money for back-to-school supplies, Checkered Flag has decided to pay all customers Virginia State Sales Tax on new and used car purchases this weekend!!! 

That means you pay $0 sales tax on any vehicle at all nine Checkered Flag locations! The TAX-FREE WEEKEND is just another way of thanking our incredible customers.

Check out the video on CheckeredFlag.com for details!
 
All nine Checkered Flag locations including Checkered Flag Toyota, Scion, Honda (Norfolk), BMW, MINI, smart, Hyundai, Volkswagen, Jaguar, Porsche, and  Checkered Flag Audi are open Friday August 6th and Saturday August 7th.  Checkered Flag Toyota is also open Sunday August 8th.

Few Days Left For Checkered Flag Toyota Camry and Corolla Specials

Camry Special July

Time is ticking down for unbelievable specials at your Hampton Roads Toyota Dealer, Checkered Flag Toyota.  You still have time to make it in for this deal on the brand new 2011 Toyota Camry with automatic transmission at the preposterously low price of just $18,887!  -Or- Lease your new Camry for just $199 down, $199 per month for 36 months!  With so many in stock, there are many colors to choose from.

Corolla Special July

Also available is Toyota's top-seller, the 2010 Toyota Corolla LE with automatic transmission.  Right now the Corolla is available for the absurdly low price of just $14,887! -Or- Lease your new Corolla for just $169 down, $169 per month for 36 months!  Come in and test the most popular car in the world today.

Even more amazing-both lease specials INCLUDE your tax, title, license, and processing fees.  You absolutely will not find a better deal anywhere! 

With just a few days left you need to hurry into Hampton Roads' top Toyota dealer, Checkered Flag Toyota!
 
Specials available at Checkered Flag Toyota on Virginia Beach Blvd between Newtown and Witchduck Road.

Lease with approved credit, based on MSRP of $23.050, 36 month term.  Special pricing does not include tax, title, license and $499 processing fee.   Ends 8/2/2010

$300 Discount to Returning Eisenhower Strike Group

Eisenhower

Checkered Flag warmly welcomes back the Dwight D. Eisenhower Strike Group!  In appreciation of all your hard work we would like to extend to any returning personnel, an additional $300 discount coupon good towards the purchase of any new or used Checkered Flag vehicle at the upcoming NAS Oceana tent sale. We are showing are support for our local military families by offering incredibly low pricing for this year's massive new and used inventory from Honda, Toyota, and other manufacturers.

Checkered Flag's partner, Navy Federal Credit Union, will be on site for immediate financing, so catch a ride with a friend because you will be ready to leave in your new vehicle!

The tent sale takes place THIS SATURDAY, July 31st from 9a.m. to 7p.m. as well as THIS SUNDAY, August 1st from 11a.m. to 6p.m. at Main Gate Park NAS Oceana.  The $300 coupon must be presented at the sale, so click here for printing information. 

We have gotten a ton of calls about this year's sale, so make sure to get there early! 

New 2011 "Swagger Wagon" a.k.a Toyota Sienna- from Checkered Flag Toyota

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The minivan is no longer a dreaded part of parenthood.  With the all new Toyota Sienna, a.k.a. the "Swagger Wagon" you can keep a firm grasp on all the cool points you've accumulated before child-rearing.  Thanks to the all new eye-catching exterior styling that says "Yeah I drive a minivan, so what?", and the flashy, fashionable and far from hum-drum interior appointments, Moms and Dads everywhere are rejoicing.  This new exciting era of family hauling without sacrificing style and, as Toyota puts it, "swagger" has spawned a series of TV and web ads featuring the all new 2011 Toyota Sienna and the "Sienna Family" who recently dropped their first single.  We've come a long way since the VonTrapp and Partridge family ditties.  Prepare to get a little gangsta with my favorite new jam, Swagger Wagon:

SWAGGER WAGON

If you can't view the video follow this link: Swagger Wagon

To test drive the all new 2011 Toyota Sienna today contact your Toyota Va Beach dealer, Checkered Flag Toyota, and get your swagger back.. hehe.

New 2011 Scion tC Redesigned- from Checkered Flag Scion

2011 Scion tC

Looks like the new 2011 Scion tC has undergone a facelift.  Subtle updates to the exterior and interior design are evolutionary, keeping the signature tC look intact.  While the official images have not been released, so nothing shown here is set in stone for the US model, we at least get a good idea what the latest edition of the gen-Y fave Scion tC will look like next year.  For more info including availability, or to test drive the current Scion tC, contact your Scion Virginia Beach dealer, Checkered Flag Scion, today!

New 2011 Scion tC

New 2011 Scion tC

2011 Scion tC

KBB Greenest Cars- Toyota Prius and Highlander Hybrid

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Today we celebrated at Checkered Flag Toyota, your Toyota Va Beach dealer, because our favorite hybrid the 2010 Toyota Prius was honored as the number one "greenest" vehicle by Kelly Blue Book.� No this doesn't mean it only comes in one color, or that the whole interior is green, it means its the best hybrid on the marked with incredibly low emissions, and incredibly high fuel economy.� The Toyota Prius, on sale now at Checkered Flag Toyota, took the gold medal on the KBB Top Ten Greenest Cars of 2010.

Although the third-generation Toyota Prius is the biggest, most powerful iteration yet, it's also the most fuel-efficient. In addition to all the sophisticated hybrid powertrain technology under the hood, the Prius offers a high-tech options list that includes a glass moonroof with a solar-powered ventilation system, voice-activated navigation and Dynamic Radar Cruise Control with Lane Keep Assist.

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But wait, there's more!� The Toyota Prius hybrid wasn't the only model to make the list.� The family-focused, gas-sipping 2010 Toyota Highlander Hybrid also placed on the Top Ten list.� It's the most fuel efficient three-row-vehicle on the road.� The Highlander Hybrid is a green family favorite not just for its seven seats and superior fuel economy, but also for its standard all-wheel drive and demonstrated reliability.

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Toyota Grand Prix Pro/Celebrity Race

This week celebrities came out to take part in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Pro/Celebrity Race.� Since there are both celebrities, and cars involved, I pretty much love it!!� Although it is called the Toyota Grand Prix, the participating actors, singers, pro athletes and TV personalities who compete actually drive safety-modded Scion tC street cars.� (tCs hold a special place in my heart, since my first new car was a 2008 Azure Blue model, loved it!) Anywho, they are equipped with StopTech brakes, window netting and roll cages to protect the money-makers of all the celebs as they tear up the nearly two-mile street course in downtown Long Beach.� Here's how it all went down from Autoblog (you gotta love the way these guys describe it, I feel like I was there!)

Tc race 1

The field of celebs in this year's event ran the gamut from TV icons to movie leads to radio hosts to household neverheardofems. The players included Academy Award winner Adrien Brody, 90210 alum Brian Austin Green, sometime Autoblog columnist Adam Carolla, "True Romance" star Christian Slater, singer Jesse McCartney (#11, below), TV-Saab-mechanic and Tick personifier Patrick Warburton, One Life to Live starlet Tika Sumpter, Rules of Engagement star Megyn Price (#3, below), skateboarding guru Tony Hawk and Zach Levi, the guy who plays Chuck on, uh, Chuck.

Vying for the win in the "Pro" category were automatically-bumped-in-class returning Celebrity champion Keanu Reeves (#24 above), CART/Champ legend Jimmy Vasser, everybody's favorite Kiwi Nissan tuner/racer Steve Millen, NHRA racer Marty Nothstein (#21, above), BMX vert rider extraordinaire Jamie Bestwick and Autoblog friend/TV personality/drift champ Tanner Foust. Oh, Southern California Toyota Dealer Chris Ashworth and charity auction winners Jerry Westlund and Dave Pasant were also strapped into a Scion of their own for the 10-lap event.

Tc race 2

Qualifying had seen a fair bit of fender banging and tire-wall-testing, but in the end it was Zachary Levi (Car #6 below) on the pole, followed closely by early favorite Brian Austin Green (Car #7) and Adrien Brody in the front pack. The Pros get to start 30 seconds behind the Celebs, with Jimmy Vasser (Car #25) qualifying first overall just ahead of Foust (Car #23), Millen and Nothstein.

Within seconds of the green flag being waved, you could tell it was going to be a great race, as Corolla timed the start perfectly and started building momentum, quickly jumping ahead of Green and Brody and into second. Corolla and Green battled hard early on, but eventually Green moved into the lead, followed by Brody and pole-winner Levi. The racing was intense, if a bit sloppy. Every time the cars rounded the hairpin, you'd swear there was going to be a pileup, with cars being shoved aside like toys on every lap. It looked like the best arcade driving games, where you can bank off a competitor to keep your cornering speed up. The Pros quickly closed the gap on the Celebrities, making traffic even heavier all the way around the circuit.

Tc race 3

We can't imagine how Jesse McCartney's voice changed when he went head-on into the tires at Turn 1, but we're guessing it didn't help matters when Chris Ashworth T-boned him as he rounded the semi-blind corner. We don't know if Toyota has a service bulletin on it or not, but it was rather alarming to see Ashworth's tC burst into flames moments after he was extricated from the car.

Up at the sharp end of the field, Tanner Foust pulled a great bump-draft maneuver on leader Jimmy Vasser, the twist here being that Brian Austin Green was the buffer between them. Foust came into the Aquarium Fountain complex rather hot and booted Green ahead and into Vasser's backside, causing Jimmy to get a little squirrely. Vasser reined it in though and never gave back the lead. The tap did allow Tanner to slip past Mr. Fox for second overall, though. BAG held on to claim top celeb honors, meaning he'll have to give up his 30-second head start next year should he demand a rematch. Brody and Levi were just a fraction of a second behind Green, separated by pro-class driver Nothstein, who finished alongside Green at the checkers.

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It was a hard-fought win for both gentlemen, and another fun afternoon of adult bumper cars in this 34th running of the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race in Long Beach. You can catch the whole race for yourself when SPEED airs it on May 1.

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To pick up your very own Scion tC, which you should drive according to highway laws, and not like these celebs, contact your Toyota Virginia Beach dealer, Checkered Flag Toyota today!

Here's what's available for sale right now:

FREE LG TV to the First 20 Customers at Checkered Flag Toyota!

Free TV

In addition to the amazing Toyota specials I told you about yesterday: Zero Percent Financing, Free Maintenance, Incredible Lease Specials, 2.9% on Certified Pre-Owned Toyotas, etc.. I have even more great news!� Checkered Flag Toyota is closing early today at 7pm to mark down all new and used inventory to ROCK BOTTOM prices.� Tomorrow, Saturday April 9th, we will open our doors early at 7AM.� The first 20 customers will receive a FREE 42" LG TV with their purchase of a vehicle!!� Also, your Toyota Virginia Beach dealer is currently offering $1500 OVER KELLY BLUE BOOK value on all trade-in vehicles as part of our massive BUY BACK EVENT!

Current Toyota inventory:

With approved credit, some restrictions apply, see Sales Manager for full details.

Checkered Flag Toyota has New 2011 Toyota Sienna in Showroom

2011 Toyota Sienna

Just in time for Summer, the new 2011 Toyota Sienna is here at your Toyota Virginia Beach dealer, Checkered Flag Toyota.� It's fun, edgy, and loaded up for maximum family satisfaction.� Stop by today and see the re-imagination of the all new Toyota Sienna!

The history of the minivan indicates that we may be gearing up for a big, mass return to the family haulers.� Think about it, a few years ago big SUV's were all the rage, and replaced the minivan in many families.� Well now, in the age of downsizing, fuel economy, and simplicity, SUV's are shrinking in size and families are stuck, again, with not enough seating for the whole brood.� Toyota recognized the timing is right for families to rekindle their love affair with the minivan, and more specifically, the Toyota Sienna.

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This is the third generation of the Sienna.� It's been redesigned inside and out, and Toyota promises the new Sienna has been "reinvented with contemporary styling and a fun-to-drive spirit."� Toyota has even created a sporty SE model that looks the part, with bigger wheels, smoked taillights, a unique and angular front end and body kit, as well as a sport tuned suspension. �

In addition to the SE, other available models include the base (which is never very "basic" on a Sienna), LE, XLE, and Limited.� The powertrain options include a 3.5-liter V-6 producing 266 horsepower, and the 2.7-liter four-cylinder pumping 187 horsepower, both come with a six-speed automatic transmission.� Fuel economy (on the four cylinder) is rated at an impressive 19 mpg city and 26 mpg highway.

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Luxurious Insides

Seating configurations for either seven or eight passengers will be available. All models are equipped with cruise control, three-zone air conditioning, a power driver’s seat, and remote keyless entry. They also include standard safety gizmos like ABS, stability control, and traction control. Opting for the V-6–equipped LE model will get you dual power-sliding rear doors, a power hatch, a backup camera, rear sunshades, XM satellite radio, a USB port with iPod connectivity, and Bluetooth with music-streaming capability.

The XLE adds leather seating with heated fronts, a sunroof, and an anti-theft system. Optional equipment on the XLE is a navigation system with a JBL 10-speaker sound system and a panorama rear camera, and a rear-seat entertainment system with a 16.4-inch widescreen display that can show two different programs side-by-side.

The top-level Limited model will feature luxurious second-row “Lounge Seating,” offering pop-up leg support. Also included are power-folding third-row seats, parking sensors, dual sunroofs, HID headlights, rain-sensing wipers, and a pre-collision system with radar cruise.

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