Just another reason the Toyota Sienna could be the right minivan for you

My wife and I are about to have our fourth kid, and the past few years we have gotten by with our four-door sedan.  Meanwhile, I have also been able to keep my little red sports car.  With our new kid on the way and our sedan approaching a hundred thousand miles, we decided it was time to find a vehicle that is more family friendly, and liked the look of the Toyota Sienna.

Since we are in the market for a used minivan, I browsed the Internet to see what I could find in our area. We live in Round Lake, and many of the Round Lake used car dealers in town do not offer a great selection.  On a recent trip up north, we also checked out the used cars in Kenosha, but many of the Toyota dealerships in that area seemed to be priced a lot higher.  I was a little discouraged and did some more research online.  I was surprised to discover that minivans vary greatly in price at a range similar to most luxury vehicles.  The price tags I saw made me worried about our finances and the future of my little red sports car, until I found a great looking Toyota Sienna online at Classic Toyota in Waukegan.

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Disaster you say? Not according to these May numbers

With the recent woes some Toyota drivers have experienced in recent months, one might think traffic would be way down at your Classic Toyota dealership!  This is definitely not the case, based on sales numbers for May 2010.  Let’s see what the company is reporting. … Continue Reading

Toyota recall information

What is out of character for Toyota is that its always-reliable vehicles may have quality issues that compromise performance and safety. What is perfectly in character for Toyota is its approach to ensuring drivers will only get the top quality Toyota cars by proactively suspending sales of certain potentially affected models until assured of ultimate integrity.

There have been some rumors and a lot of articles surrounding Toyota recall information, so it’s easy to get confused about what Toyota models are affected by this recall. So here is the straight information:

Toyota announced it would recall approximately 2.3 million vehicles to correct sticking accelerator pedals on specific Toyota Division models. The company has investigated isolated reports of sticking accelerator pedal mechanisms in certain vehicles without the presence of floor mats. There is a possibility that certain accelerator pedal mechanisms may, in rare instances, mechanically stick in a partially depressed position or return slowly to the idle position.  Due to the sales suspension of the models listed below, Toyota is expected to stop producing vehicles on the following production lines for the week of February 1 to assess and coordinate activities. Toyota will remedy this problem as quickly as possible, but in the meantime, does not want to sacrifice any driver’s safety in the rare event of mechanical error. Also listed below are the many Toyota models that are in no way affected by this recall and are still assured of the highest quality for which Toyota has been known over the last half of a century. … Continue Reading

Classic Toyota launches brand-new blog!

We’re really happy to be unveiling the newest edition to the Classic Automotive Group, our Classic Toyota blog! We’ll be telling you about all the great things happening at our dealership and providing you with the coolest and most up-to-date information on new Toyotas, new deals and much more.

We’ll be blogging regularly so we hope you will check up on us and discover what’s new at Classic Toyota.  For your convenience, each blog is equipped with its own RSS feed, so if you use RSS, you’ll always know when we post something new. Also, be sure to check out the our other blog for Classic Kia!