First time at a Toyota dealership for service

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck) 08/31/2015 at 10:25 • Filed to: Toyota

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Unfortunately, no, this is not a real bar.

They have an Avalon parked in the waiting area. Really nice car. It really is amazing how gigantic they are. This place doubles as a Scion dealership but I really don’t see any on the lot. Plenty of unsold Corollas though, due to the much-better-selling Camry.

The showroom is on the far end of the building so I have nothing even remotely interesting to stare at while I wait for an oil change. A service manager told me a new TRD Pro Tundra just had a tree fall on it last Thursday. Would have loved to see that mess roll in. But nope, everyone else here has a Prius right now. And there’s a suspicious new Camry on a donut.

This place must move all trade-ins quicky or something. There are no other makes tucked in a corner. Every car on the lot is new. No random Honda or old Matrix. Zzzzzz...

TheHondaBro > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/31/2015 at 10:33

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I weep for that Tundra.

Milky > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/31/2015 at 10:33

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So hip, such trendy, much youth.

pjhusa > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/31/2015 at 10:33

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Hey! Not bad, beats Rallye MB’s service room. The design ia quite hip (lulz). The one in BMW of Manhattan is great, though. Probably my favorite.

wiffleballtony > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/31/2015 at 10:40

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My Ford dealer skips the pretense and just offers WiFi and donuts.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > wiffleballtony 08/31/2015 at 10:46

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Would love a donut. They have the usual crap can coffee and a guess a plain bagel somewhere. Maybe if I go to a Lexus dealership they’ll make me a 5 course breakfast and massage my unmentionables.

wiffleballtony > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/31/2015 at 10:49

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Happy ending oil change?

Sam > wiffleballtony 08/31/2015 at 11:29

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The Jag/Land Rover dealer I worked at had a crazy coffee/hot cocoa machine. Kinda like a Keurig, but you would just press a button for the kind of drink you wanted. They also offered sandwiches and bottle of sodas and stuff.

Yeah, Jag/Land Rover owners spend a lot of time waiting.

wiffleballtony > Sam 08/31/2015 at 11:31

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How reliable was the drink machine?

Sam > wiffleballtony 08/31/2015 at 11:32

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Had to be reliable, it was in use very often.

Takuro Spirit > wiffleballtony 08/31/2015 at 11:44

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We have WiFi and popcorn. :/

wiffleballtony > Takuro Spirit 08/31/2015 at 12:46

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A sprinkled donut is the best way for them to get the completely satisfied rating on their survey IMO.

Takuro Spirit > wiffleballtony 08/31/2015 at 13:08

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I will forward this to our service manager.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 09/01/2015 at 01:23

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Fun fact: your dealer doubles as a nightclub on Fridays and Saturdays. The coffee bar rotates into the wall and on the other side is an alcohol bar, and the Avalon transforms into the DJ booth.