To Toyota International Division

I don't know if any at Toyota International Division reads these posts. If they do, please pay attention.

I drove my 2006 Prius from Montana to San Jose Costa Rica. The car performed as expected, and the only problem I had were the tall speed traps in Mexico. Often times I scratched the bottom of the car, but I made it all the way. It was a great ride.

The problem I have is that now the car is in San Jose, Costa Rica where I have a place to spend the winters.

Toyota is the number one vehicle sold in this country and there is only ONE adealer. A few days ago, I needed to service this car (15k service) and called the dealer to request this service. I asked how much this will cost. Because they are the only ones servicing these vehicles, they demand a price. And demand they did: they asked me $270.00 for the change oil, filter and tire rotation, an excessive price.

This, in my opinion, is because there is a single dealer with a protected monopoly.

Toyota would benefit if more can enter the market. I'm going to sell my Prius because of the high maintenance costs, and I'm sorry I have to do that.

 

I know. Any one can do it and I found one place where I got it done. But when I need to have some work because of the batteries need work done, where I'm going to go? In CR Toyota is the #1 vehicle. I believe that opening the market for other dealers will be helpful to Toyota car owners and will improve business. Competition is a good thing to have in the market place. BTW, since I took the car out of US and registered it in CR, the warranty is no longer valid. This dealer will not offer me a warranty for this vehicle becuse I didn't buy it from them.