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Toyota College Grad Rebate Increases to $750

Good news for all you recent college graduates: Toyota has increased its College Grad Rebate to $750. This $750 rebate is available to students who have graduated within the past two years and is good towards the purchase or lease of a new Toyota car, truck, van, or SUV. To make it even easier for recent graduates to take advantage of this program, Toyota Financial Services (TFS) allows recent graduates to purchase or lease a vehicle with no money down and no payments for the first 90 days. To be eligible for this exciting opportunity, you must meet the following graduation, employment, insurance, and credit criteria: -Have graduated from an accredited four-year college, university, or nursing program within the past two years, or be scheduled to graduate from such a school or program in the next six months. -Have graduated from an accredited two-year college during the last two years, or be scheduled to graduate from one in the next six months. -Have graduated during the last two years from the two-year Toyota Technical Education Network (T-TEN) Program or any other two-year, post-secondary automotive program accredited by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF). -Have completed in the past two years an electrician apprenticeship/certification program offered through either the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (NJATC) or the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). Having met one of the above graduation criteria, you will still have to show proof of income in the form of either present employment or future employment with a start date of no more than 120 days from the date of your purchase or lease contract date. Please note that TFS must deem your income level to be sufficient to cover your living expenses as well as your car payments. If you would like to take advantage of this great opportunity to save $750 on your next car purchase or less, call Irwin Toyota at 603-524-4922.
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Can this article protect you from buying a lemon?

If you have been looking at pre-owned cars lately, you may have noticed that some of them are designated as being “certified.” A certified pre-owned vehicle is simply one that is part of a certification program, meaning that it has met certain standards for quality. The muddy the waters somewhat, certified pre-owned (CPO) programs can be further divided into “dealer CPO” and “factory CPO” programs. While any car dealer, either franchised or independent can offer a “dealer CPO” program, only a franchised dealer can offer a factory CPO program. For example, for a used Toyota to become a Toyota certified pre-owned vehicle, it undergoes a 170-point inspection. To be up to standard, a Toyota CPO vehicle cannot be more than six model years old or have more than 75,000 miles on it. Among other items, the tire tread and brake pads must both be 50% or better, and no more than two body panels can have had prior paintwork (even by a professional bodyshop). Because the tires and brakes have a high minimum requirement, many CPO Toyotas actually have new tires and brake pads installed so that they can pass the CPO inspection, providing a higher quality used car to the customer. Every factory CPO program is a little bit different, but they all have standards published online, and come backed by the manufacturer. By contrast, the “house” certification programs that some independent dealers offer can be a bit more opaque. Factory-certified pre-owned cars do not just provide peace-of-mind and higher quality, there are other benefits to the CPO program as well, such as better warranties, and sometimes, reduced interest rates. For example, a CPO Toyota comes with the balance of a 7-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty, a 12-month/12,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty, and a full year of roadside assistance. Additionally, Toyota CPO models are eligible for special financing rates. We have embraced the factory CPO programs for Toyota, Scion, Ford, Lincoln, and Hyundai because we believe that these vehicles deliver the very best value to our customers. By starting with a superior product and being able to offer better warranties and lower interest rates, we hope to take the unknowns out of buying a pre-owned vehicle.