Antwerpen Toyota

Reason for Visit: Service

I recommend this dealer: No

My Review of Antwerpen Toyota:
This service depeartment really needs to clean up its act, beginning with the dismal, uncomfortable and crowded waiting area. Right after I purchased my vehicle, I brought it in to have the satellite radio installed. i had been given the name of the Service Mgr. by my salesman, who was very good, compared to some other reviews I've seen. The mrg. was rude and indifferent. It took me well over 35 minutes to get a loaner car. They had one person who was doing everything manually!! They seem to be technology deficient at this dealership. My second experience was no better. I asked about a carwash and was told it would add 2 hours to my wait time! A simple, "No, we don't accomodate our customers with carwashes." would have been more honest. Although I purchased my car there and it's very close to my home, I'm looking for another Toyota Service Dept. that understands service.

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Reason for Visit: Sales

I recommend this dealer: Yes

My Review of Antwerpen Toyota:
Antwerpen advertises free touchup paint and $200 coupon. Both of which at time of sale are not honored.

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Reason for Visit: Sales

I recommend this dealer: No

My Review of Antwerpen Toyota:
I've never been treated so poorly in my life. I told the salesman going in that I don't like pushy, and don't try to BS me either. He stated that he'd never try such tactics, and then told me how foolish I'd be to look at any other vehicle than the one he was showing. He badgered me with phone calls, had his manager call me, and misrepresented (read: lied) about the personnel. I wouldn't care if Jack said yes to kissing my butt... I'LL NEVER BUY FROM ANTWERPEN and I'll tell anybody who'll listen to avoid the dealership like the plague.

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Reason for Visit: Sales

I recommend this dealer: No

My Review of Antwerpen Toyota:
We almost bought a Prius from here. They are fantastic cars--though a little pricey, but that's something I could live with if I bought one from a dealer I liked. One of our friends has one and LOVES it, and I'm into new technology.

While the dealer we worked with seemed like a nice guy who knew his cars, he was very VERY pushy. Some may say it's a car dealer's job to be pushy, but calling someone 9 times in a row without leaving a message is harassment. Besides, why would you have to harass someone into buying a car which should sell itself?

Another thing he did which really ticked me off is he talked to my husband the entire time instead of me--even though it was going to be MY CAR paid with MY MONEY.

Still, the Prius gets fab reviews & I heard awesome things about Antwerpen's service dept from our friend (though I'm not impressed with the reviews here nor their stupid "free manicure" on Tuesdays campaign--they should just treat women like equals if they want us to buy from them) so I made the mistake of hanging around to financing.

When the finance director tried to cram a $2K extended warrantee on us (a good car shouldn't NEED an extended warrantee--but Prius are new technology with a mere 3 yr bumper-to-bumper)--I was less than impressed.

He then told us he didn't think he could match a rate I researched (he hadn't even ran a credit check yet), & he then blabbed about how we should buy the service plan and that he spends $100 to have oil changed on his BMW. At this point, we decided it was time to leave.

Well, I ended up buying a VW from Laurel. The dealer we purchased from was very easy-going and polite, and we ended up getting an interest rate 2% BELOW the excellent one we got from the bank.

When I called back to tell the Antwerpen dealer I wasn't buying a Prius he was rude. I tried to politely tell him I appreciated his time and would would recommend him to other ppl interested in Toyotas in the future (NOT NOW), but he talked over me and told me I made a bad choice.

This was a very different experience than what we had with a Honda dealership off the same road. Their dealer was VERY polite, easy-going, and gracious even though I turned him down, too (not his fault--my heart just wasn't into the Civic--though it is a SWEET car for the money).

My husband will be buying a new Japanese car next year--guess where he will (and will not) be buying it from?

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Reason for Visit: Sales

I recommend this dealer: No

My Review of Antwerpen Toyota:
Although I bought my Camry from them, I do not think I would buy from them again. The sales process was painfully slow with all the standard "I have to check with the manager tricks." I had done my research and made a fair offer. One peeve of mine was that the car had a dirty floor mat (apparently it had been used as a demo for some time), and the salesman promised to replace it. He said he would mail it and he nevered followed through despite several phone calls. The true measure of a great dealer/sales person is how they handle you after you sign the dotted line.

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Reason for Visit: Sales

I recommend this dealer: No

My Review of Antwerpen Toyota:
This is interesting review by jonnie5. Let me add my 2 previous experiences with this delearship. The first time I went to get my Camry serviced here, I had the same b.s. story handed to me. Fortunately my dad knew a lot about cars and told me never to go there again. My second run in was when I stopped in to buy some oil filters. The employee in the parts dept insulted me with some racial slang terms. I then reported to the manager on duty and he basically took no action against employee. I then reported this incident to the manager of the establishment and he promptly took care of the employess involved. NEVER EVER BUY ANYTHING FROM THIS DEALER!!

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Reason for Visit: Sales

I recommend this dealer: No

My Review of Antwerpen Toyota:
Took the car in to get the alignment fixed at 9AM. At 3 the service manager calls me and begins to recite a laundry list of problems with the car. Water pump, oil pump, belts, fluids, brakes, cv boots....the list went on and on. I know a little about cars and there was NOTHING wrong with it except the alignment was off. After he finished, I started laughing at him on the phone. I said, dont touch the car, I'll be over to pick it up in 15 minutes. Stay away from this dealership for service, obviously theyre crooks.

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