SSC-60C Replacement car provided?

Nope, no requirement to provide alternate transportation exists AFAIK. I've never used a dealership that has that "feature." Is that a fairly standard practice where you live?

 

Just to provide a geographic spread for answers:

There are two Toyota dealers within 40 miles neither will provide you with a car although the one closest to me will give me a ride home and pick me up when they are done.

There are two Honda dealers one will do nothing for you, the other will give you a car to drive but only if you bought your car from them.

I don't think any of the others around here will provide a car, some may give you a ride.

 

Most of the dealerships have transport services in our area but no "free rental".

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(tumbleweed @ Jul 3 2006, 03:39 PM) [snapback]280611[/snapback]</div>

Same here, I have never heard of a dealer giving out a loaner...... The closest dealer to me is 5 miles and they offer a courtesy shuttle ride (06 Seinna van) home and pick you up when the work is finnished during business hours.

 

Longo Toyota (El Monte, CA) told me that they will issue a loaner only and only IF it's a safety hazard. At the same time, they told me that there's no loaner for recall notices. Hmmmm?

Either way, i'm okay without the Prius for a few days...

 

My previous car was a Honda, purchased at the now-defunct Russ Honda West, in Fargo. They gave me a loaner even if I was just in for a 1/2-hour oil change.

Then I got the Prius, and the dealer would give no loaner for routine service, but gave me a loaner for one of the computer-reprogramming SSCs. Otherwise they offered a "courtesy ride" on an extremely slow turn-around schedule.

Here in Spokane I've never been offered a loaner. They, too, offer a courtesy ride, but up to now I've just brought a book and waited.

P.S. I quit using the courtesy ride in Fargo when the driver ran a red light while studying his list of addresses while driving. I asked to be let out immediately and called for a taxi to take me home. -- In any case, I get car sick, and I'd rather pay a taxi to take me straight home rather than a free ride that will take a round-about route and double the time.

 

sheesh, throw a bicycle in the back and enjoy a little tour around
the area while your car's being worked on. Beats the crap out of
being trapped in a dealer waiting area with that huge, obnoxious
TV and all the alpha-state dullards drooling in front of it.
.
_H*

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hobbit @ Jul 3 2006, 06:48 PM) [snapback]280753[/snapback]</div>

If the TV gets too annoying to read, they let me sit in the showroom. There's no way I'm going to ride a bicycle downtown. Last time there were only two of us in there, both reading books, and I just shut the TV off. But I do need to remember to bring my tv-b-gone next time, just in case.

 

i go to bob bridge toyota in renton, wa. and they provided me a loaner when i did the last recall and will do the same. they even gave me a loaner once when i did an oil change when i left it overnight. just a heads up to anyone who wants to find a good dealer in the seattle area

 

I went for the recall and was at the dealer for less than 1 hour.

If you have a good relationship, and need a car , or a ride to work, they should stive to make you happy!

 

The dealer, Conicelli in Springfield, PA, offers shuttle rides, with a limit of 5 miles. That is 4.4 from their place to my house. Works for me since I have another car.