Toyota. Nowhere else. That's all I ever wanted to work for. I have joked that I bleed Toyota emblems. My Dad, Uncle and Aunt all worked for Toyota when I was growing up. We were early adopters of the product here in Central Illinois. I think our 1989 Corolla was the first Toyota in Fairbury IL. I started at Fort's as a Salesman on April Fools Day 1996. Hopefully I haven't been the fool! It is an easy way for me to remember the date. I had never sold a car or worked at a dealer before, but impressed the sales manager with my product knowledge. Later, as my Wife and I started a family. I needed a kid friendly schedule and moved to the service department. This has been an opportunity to meet thousands of Toyota lovers! I can talk Toyota all day with you folks! I espouse to my staff to treat everyone like they are working on their family members car. We don't sell "snake-oil" products or over-recommend work on cars. We do our best everyday and I hope it shows.
Read moreDealership Experience
28 yrs, 4 mos
Industry Experience
28 yrs, 4 mos
Languages Spoken
English
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240 Reviews
Write a Review240 Reviews of Eric Stahl
June 28, 2024
i have purchased several new and used cars from kevin. i trust and respect kevin and i always make sure kevin is the salesman i see for my purchases. kevin is very friendly and knowledgeable. he takes hi i trust and respect kevin and i always make sure kevin is the salesman i see for my purchases. kevin is very friendly and knowledgeable. he takes his time answers any questions and is extremely helpful. he made sure my new 2024 rav4 was completely ready for me to drive off the lot. kevin has a good personality and is not a pushy salesman. he worked very well with me regarding getting the car i wanted. i would highly recommend customers ask for kevin when they are in the market to buy a new car. ray was also very helpful regarding the financial aspect of my purchase. he too is very knowledgeable and trustworthy. i needed a fax sent to my insurance company and jill was also very helpful with this. my insurance company received the fax within minutes after i left the dealership. forts service department has serviced my cars over the years. eric, chad and miguel have always been great at taking care of my car services needs. i would highly recommend forts toyota. More
Other Employees Tagged: Chris Durand, Ray Stark, Kevin Carrington, Chad Terlinde , jill
May 23, 2024
I’ve used them for over 30 years and have always treated me fairly. Yep is my 15th word to reach the minimum but hey, now, I’m way over. me fairly. Yep is my 15th word to reach the minimum but hey, now, I’m way over. More
Other Employees Tagged: Chad Terlinde, Miguel Lopez, Tyler Penovich, Aiden Richardson, Analisa Pallardy
May 03, 2024
Great sales and service through and after warranty. The staff is always very kind and helpful. The facility is clean and professional. The staff is always very kind and helpful. The facility is clean and professional. More
Other Employees Tagged: Chris Durand, Ray Stark, Kevin Carrington
April 19, 2024
I've been doing business - new cars and scheduled service - with Fort Toyota for over 25 years. I've always been treated well, and my needs have been met. A different dealership is more conveniently close, - with Fort Toyota for over 25 years. I've always been treated well, and my needs have been met. A different dealership is more conveniently close, but overall, Fort Toyota is friendlier, faster & cheaper. I've even begun to bring my RX450H Lexus to Fort for service - they can handle everything except recalls on that vehicle. More
Other Employees Tagged: Chad Terlinde, Analisa Pallardy
April 19, 2024
Excellent experience overall they did a great job start to end they made it easy to end they made it easy More
Other Employees Tagged: Chad Terlinde, Miguel Lopez, Tyler Penovich, Aiden Richardson, Analisa Pallardy
April 19, 2024
We never fail to receive the best service from everyone at Fort's Toyota. Kevin, Ray and Chris went out of their way to see that everything was perfect. At this point I can't imagine buying a car or having at Fort's Toyota. Kevin, Ray and Chris went out of their way to see that everything was perfect. At this point I can't imagine buying a car or having one serviced anywhere else. More
Other Employees Tagged: Chris Durand, Ray Stark, Kevin Carrington, Chad Terlinde, Miguel Lopez, Tyler Penovich, Aiden Richardson, Analisa Pallardy
April 18, 2024
Chad got me right in when I needed new tires and explained all the benefits I'll have by buying them through the Forts Toyota. explained all the benefits I'll have by buying them through the Forts Toyota. More
Other Employees Tagged: Chris Durand, Chad Terlinde
April 13, 2024
I have been coming for service for years I love Eric and the is the biggest reason I bought my first SUV from Fort’s. the is the biggest reason I bought my first SUV from Fort’s. More
Other Employees Tagged: Nate Smith, Dominic Seep
April 04, 2024
Eric was extremely helpful in diagnosing and fixing our 2018 Toyota and went out of his way to complete the repairs in the time that we needed the vehicle. This was our first visit to Forts service and we 2018 Toyota and went out of his way to complete the repairs in the time that we needed the vehicle. This was our first visit to Forts service and we were very impressed with the customer service! More
Other Employees Tagged: Dominic Seep, Scott Hall
April 03, 2024
Service work done efficiently and personnel were very friendly. I had a very nice experience. friendly. I had a very nice experience. More
Other Employees Tagged: Chad Terlinde