What Do You Want to See on YouTube?

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What will be the next viral sensation on Youtube? I don't think anyone ever thought something like Rebecca Black's "Friday" or the David After Dentist clip would become so huge, so fast, but hey, they did, and have since become an inescapable part of our lives!

Now, I'm not particularly motivated to film myself  in a car after taking a whole bunch of medication, or to make an intentionally ridiculous music video (at least, not right this moment!)  

I am, however, interested in your suggestions for future automotive videos that we can create and feature on the Lou Fusz Toyota YouTube page.

So this is my question to you: What would you like to see us film? Is there a service question you have about your car that you'd like to see answered, such as our Mike Hecht series on the Prius? How about featured cars that hit our lot, or comparisons with other vehicles? Do you have any questions on buying or financing a car? We're happy to bust out the camera and make a video for you! 

Leave a comment below with your suggestion, and we'll make as many videos as we can. Thanks!

Prius: We Put a Key in Your Key [VIDEO]

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If you're familiar with internet memes or MTV, you probably remember Xzibit, host of "Pimp My Ride". He's gained eternal notoriety for adding a crazy amount of customization to people's cars.

What you might not know is that the Toyota Prius borrowed from Xzibit's style of doing things (or maybe it was Xzibit that copied Toyota?) and put an extra key inside the Prius Smartkey. So if the battery ever dies out on your Smartkey, you can still remove the hidden one and use that to get inside your vehicle.

I recently shot a video of our own Mike Hecht talking to some Prius owners about the Smartkey, how to remove it, and when to replace it. If you're a Prius owner, or simply interested in how the Smartkey works, you'll definitely want to check it out.

Got a question on something car related Mike should offer advice about? Leave a comment with your suggestion and we may make a future video on it!

Parallel Parking With the Scion iQ [Funny]

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Parallel parking - some of us seem to be seasoned experts at it, while others can never quite grasp the concept at all. It certainly takes a reasonable amount of finesse to master this artful process! Just ask anyone who has lived in the suburbs all their life, compared to someone who lives or works in a major metropolitan area. You can reasonably predict who will be the better parallel parker more often than not. I won't lie - I was awful at it for the longest time. That person you saw backing in and out multiple times until finally settling on a shoddy attempt where the car is protruding out into the street? There's a fair chance it was probably me. It wasn't until I moved somewhere that only had off street parking, that I finally started to hone my skills out of necessity.

That being said, Scion released a set of videos just recently showing their new iQ in action, making some ridiculous parking maneuvers. Click the video below to see for yourself! If you haven't heard of the iQ yet, it's being compared to the Smart car and Ford's Smart Fortwo as a serious contender for the title of best smallest car.  We've just started getting the Scion iQ here at Lou Fusz Toyota, and everyone agrees, this thing is tiny but very cool. 

So how good are you at parallel parking? Think you could easily fit a bigger car on the first try, or would you rather have something like the iQ that makes it a breeze to fit into tiny spaces?