Top 10 Reasons to Shop Locally

Here on the mountain a large part of our population's income comes from self-owned small businesses. Here are some good reasons to think about keeping your money up here where you live.

1. A significantly larger amount of money re-circulates in the White Mountain Area.When purchasing at locally owned businesses, more money is kept where it belongs, in your community! This is because these businesses will most likely buy from other businesses which are locally owned. So in turn we are growing each others businesses as well as our local tax bases.

2. Local Charity and Non-Profit groups receive more support.

3. Most new jobs are created by locally owned businesses.

4. Customer service almost always seems to be better.

5. Local Business owners invest in the community , are more likely to stay, and invest in the communities future.

6. Competition and diversity give the consumer more options.

7. More jobs are created by local businesses.

8. For every $100 spent locally, $68 returns to the community through taxes, pay roll and other expenditures. Non-local only $43 returns and internet shopping $0 returns.

9. If half the employed population spent $50 each month in locally owned independent businesses, it would generate more than $42.6 billion in revenue. Imagine the positive impact if 3/4 the employed population did that.

10. You matter more to a local business. What you have to say, how you are treated, your requests and services are more likely to be heard and followed through with than if you go with a big-box chain store.

A Tip For the Colder Weather

I found this guys blog and thought it was interesting.

I can remember my grandfather going outside 10 minutes or so before he left for work to start the car. He'd crank it up, then come back inside and eat a banana or something while he let his bright yellow Lincoln warm up. Back in the day, this wasteful ritual was practiced regularly by drivers around the world. It was rooted in practicality. Old carbureted engines functioned much better warm than cold. They ran more smoothly and efficiently once warmed up. So letting an engine warm up at idle was actually not a bad idea at all.
Fast forward to this millennium and we've got a very different story. Carbs are history, our engines use fuel injection systems that carefully monitor efficiency both in engine power and fuel delivery. These systems employ subsystems that compensate for things like temperature by making minute external adjustments to fueling. This means it will operate at optimum efficiency regardless of engine temperatures. First thing in the morning, it's adding a little extra to the mix to get things warmed up. It's also making sure that when you step on the gas there's enough oomph to get you up to speed quickly. This means that any amount of time you let your car sit in the driveway idling you're wasting gas. You're also not doing the environment any favors because your emission control devices (like the catalytic converter) only function properly hot, and they heat up much faster by driving than sitting still in the driveway. So even if you're a grandpa, don't watch your car warm up through the kitchen window, get going!
Matthew's Auto Repair Blog
By Matthew Wright, About.com Guide to Auto Repair

Award

Hatch Toyota was recently awarded the Big Business of the Year Award from the Show Low Chamber of Commerce. We are so honored to have been recognized in that way in our community.
Some of the criteria included in the reason we were voted for this award were:

99% of the building materials used in building the new state of the art facility was bought locally.
Hatch Toyota is an investment into the community.
And has created jobs.

And much more.
We have had a great start and hope to continue serving our surrounding community.

Important Information YOU should know

So you're driving down the road and see a boy on the side of the road holding a sign advertising cheap oil changes at the local oil change store.

Before you turn your Toyota into that garage remember this case in point.

A man just like you did that exact thing.

He thought it would be quick, and convenient.

What he didn't know was that in all the hustle and bustle of trying to get cars in and out, the technician cracked the casing, causing the truck to have an oil leak.

The man brought the truck down to Hatch Toyota to have it fixed assuming he would be covered under warranty.

WRONG.

Toyota will not warranty your vehicle if something like this occurs while getting your vehicle serviced anywhere but your local authorized Toyota dealer.

This man walked out disgruntled and a few dollars short in his pocket.

Think of the time and money, not to mention peace of mind you will drive away with by servicing your vehicle at Hatch Toyota first.

Don't think you need an oil change?

READ THIS.

Give us a call at 928-537-5755.

Holiday Closing

We would like to thank everyone for a great first year out at the new store. We couldn't have done it without our staff, and all of the customers.

In honor of the holidays we will be closing Christmas Eve and re-opening on Jan. 4 2010 in order to spend some much needed time with our families. We hope your season brings you joy and prosperity and gives you time to reflect on what is important to you.

If you need any services or want a new car for Christmas come before the close of business, Wednesday, December 23.

Thank You for your patronage!

Hatch Toyota

Tree Competition

This is Hatch Toyotas 20 foot Noble Fir live Christmas Tree all the way from Oregon. We have entered this into a contest put on by the City of Show Chamber of Commerce. Don't you think it's lovely?

Decorations; thanks to the ladies down at Loft 54.

Come by and Check it out in person...it's much more glorious standing next to it.

Did you know?

Did you know that Toyota creates over 200,000 jobs right here in the U.S.?

Did you know that the Tundra, Tacoma, Sequoia, Highlander, Venza, Matrix, Sienna, Camry, Avalon and Corolla are all made in the U.S. helping to create those jobs?

Did you know there are or will be in the next year production plants in Indiana, Kentucky, California, and Texas?

Did you know there are over 1500 Toyota and Lexus dealers in the U.S.?

How's that for foreign?

Stats and pictures from www.toyota.com

Closing

We will be closing Wednesday, November 25 and Thursday, November 26 in order to give our employees time to spend with their families. We will re-open on the 27th.

Hope your Thanksgiving is happy!

P.S. You can still go claim a $25 safeway gift card just by mentioning this blog, No strings attached. Just ask for Bob or Michele, but hurry it's over tomorrow at the close of business!

A recipe to WOW your Turkey Guests and a gift for YOU

Snicker Apple Salad

1 Tub Cool Whip

1 6-pack Snickers Bars

6-8 Red or Gala Apples

1 Instant Vanilla Pudding

Slice Apples and Snickers into bite size pieces and mix together. Combine Cool Whip and Pudding and stir into the apple mixture. Ingredient amounts can be changed to your liking! Always the hit when I serve at my parties!

Gift for YOU

The first ten people to go into Hatch Toyota and mention this post will receive a $25 gift card to Safeway in order to help you pay for that Turkey Dinner! Starts 11/18/2009 and ends at the close of business on 11/24 or after the 10th card has been dispensed.

Ask for Bob Genet or Michele Rainone.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We have so much to be thankful for!

Hatch Toyota

Employee Spotlight

A steak and potatoes kind of guy, Ammon Cordova was living comfortably in Idaho when he decided to come back to his roots to work at our new facility in the finance department.
Ammon has large family consisting of four children and twins on the way! He is originally from Eagar which could explain such hobbies as hunting and fishing. He also enjoys basketball (Suns fan!!) and a huge Denver Broncos fan. He has even been known to wear a Broncos tie to work on occasion.
Ammon is good at what he does largely because it is something he enjoys doing. He likes to interact with new people everyday, working with numbers and the challenges that daily finance brings.

Before and After

Why an Oil Change?

Even with all the technology that automobile manufacturers have, the oil change is one of the few items which they can't eliminate and you still need to maintain your car. Scheduling and regularly getting oil changes is one the best ways to ensure a longer engine life.

If you are like me, you are constantly getting in your car and making short trips around town. Doing this does not allow your car to completely warm up, especially during our cold winter seasons. In this particular situation regular and frequent oil changes are even more important, the reason being that there is acid and moisture build up and when your car doesn't get to warm up, it can't burn this build up off, particularly in the newer engines, because they are very hard on oil and can run very hot. So just by missing one oil change you can develop sludge which in turn can cause some engine damage. Even if you are told the oil put into your car has additives that can help prevent this problem, stop and go driving will eventually break this additive down and the problem can still occur.

Oil sludge is not covered by new car warranties!!!

This means that you could be fully responsible for a large bill for engine work. So make sure to get regular oil changes and file those receipts.

P.S. Make sure to mention this post and receive 15% off your next oil change!

We Do Care About Our Community...REALLY!

Every year in early fall, for the last fifteen years we have cleaned up the two mile stretch we adopted on highway 77. This is a volunteer effort made by our employees.

We even involve the kids.

After the trash pick up, we have a barbeque for all the families employed with Hatch Toyota.

Bob (general sales manager) sure cooks up a great steak!