Today automobiles have many new technical gadgets that can easily distract drivers on the road. Motorists spend a fair amount of time plugging in and changing songs on Mp3 players, looking at maps and entering street addresses on the screen of their navigators, and doing many other non-driving tasks while at the wheel of their vehicles. However [...]

Automobiles are basically a bad investment.  They begin to lose their value the minute you purchase them and the depreciation rate can continue to decline at a rapid rate (25- 35% in the first year alone).  Many cars will lose 65% of their value by the time they are 5 years old.  But there are [...]

 Buying a car these days can be a daunting process, and quite confusing as far as the choice of automaker is concerned.  There have always been so many factors to consider about the make and model itself,  but recently, you may also be concerned about the fact that many automobile manufacturers have not been very [...]

There are many great new accessories available for your vehicle.  Most of them can be purchased as aftermarket products, so if you don’t get the top of the line fully loaded model from the dealership, you can still get most features and options that you want at a later date.  In fact, you may save money [...]

 With all of the new technology being developed by automakers to build electric plug-in cars, we may be asking ourselves; how will the energy be created to charge all of these cars when electric plug-ins go mainstream?  Most electricity is currently generated by burning coal which is not a renewable energy source, but there is a great [...]

Whether you are a cat or dog lover, or you have no affinity at all to any pets, it is very likely that it annoys most people when they get into your newly washed Toyota cars purchased from Spirit Toyota,  in the morning, only to see fresh kitty prints all over the hood and then tracked [...]

If you have kids your car probably smells like French fries from last week’s Happy Meal, or it may have that musty smell after several spills from the baby’s bottle or sippy cup, but whatever the odor, here are some tips to remove the foul smell and get Toyota cars smelling like they did when they were brand new-well almost. [...]

On January 11, 2010 at the North American International Auto show, Toyota Motor Sales introduced the FT-CH hybrid concept. This would accomplish Toyota’s strategy in offering a wider range of hybrid vehicles to potential car buyers. Toyota is set to roll out the plug-in hybrid model, as well as, the battery electric Toyota cars in [...]

There is new technology in the world of car tires. Tire manufacturers have started making tires with advanced rubber compounds that create better traction in the winter months; handling safely through snow, ice and cold rain. The key to these new compounds is that it allows the tire to remain flexible under the coldest and [...]

If you have recently purchased a vehicle from your St. Louis Missouri Toyota dealer you acquired a great vehicle. When purchasing a new Toyota sedan you are investing in a vehicle that is sure to get good gas mileage. Ever wonder, though, how they determine gas mileage and why you can never achieve that exact [...]