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Best SF Bay Area dealership for service?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by mediahound, Aug 25, 2013.

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  1. mediahound

    mediahound Active Member

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    Thanks.
     
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    Thanks for the info.

    BTW, I was once eating in my car in the In 'N Out / Target parking lot across the street and witnessed a guy running out of the emergency exit stealing 2 cases of beer. Classy neighborhood...
     
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    The issue with the SF dealers, to me, is getting in and out is a bit of a hassle. They're in high traffic areas and unless you can go out there in the middle of the day it gets quite crazy. I have never gone to the SF Toyota for service but I have gone to the Van Ness Honda for service. Good guys, got the job done and I was out of there when promised. Honda is on the edge of the madness so it wasn't terrible getting to and from - not to mention it's right next to Van Ness station.
     
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    That's quite true about SF.
     
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    I was just reading that the Van Ness Honda is up for sale. The family owns both the dealership and the land. They are expecting to get $50 million for the land and are not looking to continue the dealership in another location.

    I use to take my Scion to Toyota in SF and they got the job done. They were also one of those service departments which tried to up-sell service items, so it took 10-15 no thank you's before getting basic service. Not as bad as Fremont Toyota, but still a pain.
     
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    Growing up in Fremont and my family still living in Fremont...Fremont Toyota Service has had its ups and down over the years - but we'll never, ever purchase a car from them. Generally speaking their service department is middle of the road.

    Crazy to hear about the Honda Stealership for sale! Wonder what that place will turn into?!
     
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    Apartments or condos. It's zoned for a 35 story building, the largest allowed in that area, but sits on top of the underground bart path so total building size may be limited.
     
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    If anyone has more positives on other Bay Area Toyota dealerships (for service), please continue to post.
     
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    Saw this website today DealerRater. Interesting but still a lot of Bay Area dealers/service departments with no reviews.
     
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    It's a Walmart - might be the highest crime area in Oakland from the stats I see. Don't use the fancy iphone where anyone can see you.
     
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    Yeah, depending on how long my Prius is in there, I may actually go shop over there out of boredom.
     
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    I've seen that site before but discounted it as mostly employees leaving reviews for themselves. Oftentimes the high reviews there don't at all match what is on Yelp.
     
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