A-1 Toyota

car purchase i had a terrific experience was not sure how to handle the purchase but Armando, frank, and Jose' all rallied around to make this happen! very cordial i had a terrific experience was not sure how to handle the purchase but Armando, frank, and Jose' all rallied around to make this happen! very cordial in every way I certainly recommend coming here they always had their best interest in dealing with the customers not only in my experience but I saw it for myself while there making the purchase I was hesitant at first even though I bought my first Camry from A-1 but each time I would go to have my vehicle serviced they would treat you as if you were or are part of their family! I am very impressed! thank all of you for helping my wife & I to make this purchase. More

No haggle or upselling I was looking for a new car and was not looking forward to it. I hate the haggling and sneaky price manipulation. A-1 Toyota has none of this. The pri I was looking for a new car and was not looking forward to it. I hate the haggling and sneaky price manipulation. A-1 Toyota has none of this. The price that I got for my car was significantly less than all of the other dealers and it was the first price they gave me. The salesperson I dealt with, Emily Spaulding, did not try to upsell me on anything I didn't want and worked with me to get me the best price on the items I did. I would recommend this dealership to anyone More

Best car buying experience ever. Al’s approach was friendly and unguarded. There was no high pressure sales tactics, just honest to goodness knowledge and experience mixed with the w Al’s approach was friendly and unguarded. There was no high pressure sales tactics, just honest to goodness knowledge and experience mixed with the warmth one gets when being with family. Working with Carlos in finance dept was also a great experience. Really down to earth character with a great personality. He made the sales paperwork a breeze. More

Excellent experience Had an absolutely fantastic experience at A-1 Toyota. From my experience with my salesperson, Al Salazar, who took care of my car buying needs and lis Had an absolutely fantastic experience at A-1 Toyota. From my experience with my salesperson, Al Salazar, who took care of my car buying needs and listened when another dealership was super pushy and pulling the nightmare encounter that we have all pictured in our head. He was professional, direct, and made it apparent that I was his number one priority. He was also very patient as I needed to ask follow up questions. The staff at the front desk was also cordial. Lastly, Carlos Orozco made signing paperwork the most enjoyable experience I’ve ever had. Glad that I ended up choosing this dealership and will continue for my car buying needs in the future. More

Professionalism and honesty make this dealership a must I felt extremely uncomfortable at another dealership and walked out after less than five minutes. I felt nervous trying A-1, but I could tell immedia I felt extremely uncomfortable at another dealership and walked out after less than five minutes. I felt nervous trying A-1, but I could tell immediately I had nothing to fear. The wonderful staff took such good care of my concerns & purchasing needs. They spent ample time making sure I felt completely confident in my purchase. There aren’t any sales vultures here, just genuine, friendly people who want you to buy a car you’re going to love. I didn’t bother looking anywhere else. Don’t waste your time — come here. You will leave extremely happy and well taken care of!! More

Excellent service ! We were very nervous about our upcoming car buying experience. However, our visit to A1 has convinced us that deciding on a car and getting a satisfac We were very nervous about our upcoming car buying experience. However, our visit to A1 has convinced us that deciding on a car and getting a satisfactory deal can actually be a hassle free and pleasant experience. We are very grateful to Mr. Amjad Alhajjali, our sales person and Mr. Hamid Yousef, sales manager for a warm, personable and satisfactory car buying experience. They were very respectful and answered all our questions with utmost patience. I would highly recommend this dealership! More

Very good people Very nice people and very friendly and helpful and love to help people and they now everything about the product and very good price and clean delersh Very nice people and very friendly and helpful and love to help people and they now everything about the product and very good price and clean delership More

great service, polite, and good deals I am giving this rating because Toyota self itself, has good queality that is the reason that is my third purchase.. the service is awesome, polite, o I am giving this rating because Toyota self itself, has good queality that is the reason that is my third purchase.. the service is awesome, polite, offering the best options for you, and they their time to answer all the questions you have plus to find the car you want Really satisfied with my experience More

good dealer, good experience with purchasing iM Car: 2018 Toyota iM (also known as the Corolla hatchback). This car comes in only one configuration, with a multi-speed CVT transmission. Lots of elec Car: 2018 Toyota iM (also known as the Corolla hatchback). This car comes in only one configuration, with a multi-speed CVT transmission. Lots of electronics and safety features, good interior room, good hatch space, quiet, feels powerful. Basically, what I was looking for: a sub-compact/compact hatchback around or under $20,000, with modern electronics and safety features for me and my teenagers. Dealer: A1 Toyota, Woodbridge, CT. Generally a good experience. Pleasant environment, nice helpful salesperson (Quincy Smith). Mostly went smoothly. This is a no-haggle, fixed-price dealership. I had two test-drives, trying two different cars, made an offer, picked up car after the weekend. Total number of visits: 3. Total hours there: perhaps 4, including the pick-up taking about 1.5. Would purchase from them again, especially to replace a 2010 Toyota Corolla sedan also purchased there. Downsides of dealer experience: Attentive sales-guy would occasionally vanish for a while. Not sure what was happening; perhaps he was taking other calls, or wisely giving us space to wrangle over the decision. We had a very long break at pick-up before signing papers with financial guy. For the pick-up, I had made an appointment in advance. That part took way too long. Low-level sales pressure for Toyota’s super-duper waxing/protectant. Only catch was that I had been given a sheet with the two options: the “regular” and the “super-duper”. Neither had prices. It turned out that it was only the “regular” that was the free wash/wax that was mentioned on a sheet of perks provided by the dealership; the “super-duper” was something like $599! Also some low-level pressure for under-carriage coating and rust-proofing, at $699. The sales-guy mentioned a financing special but did not mention that there was a large rebate incentive, too. Fortunately, I was able to take advantage of a $1500 Memorial-Day sale. But I had to specifically ask about the lower prices at a different Toyota dealership for this discount to be mentioned. (It was on a piece of paper that I had seen, but the paper was shown to me in the context of a discussion on financing.) The rebate covered the loss of my dead car, for which the Fahrvergnugen was kaput. Flim-flammery about “VIN etching”. Sales-guy had mentioned that having this service done was a possibility. I wasn’t interested. Later, after I made an offer on the car, and we were going over the numbers, there was a $399 charge, that was explained as though it were extra insurance, but it turned out to be this “VIN etching”. I had to cross it off, recalculate price and tax, etc. When we went to pick up the car, there were smudges of powder, in a different color, in several spots on the car, where the VIN numbers had been removed. Presumably, the dealer (?) had already done the VIN etching, which can be done with kits for $30, and tried to charge ten times that. And then, finally, the financial guy quoted a higher amount that I owed than we had agreed, and it turned out, of course, that the VIN etching had wound up back in the sale price. Probably not the dealer’s fault, but an issue with how Connecticut manages paperwork. I signed a bunch of forms, some of which mentioned the price of the car, but it kept changing. It was explained that some forms use the original price, some the dealer price, some with a rebate, some without a rebate, some with tax. All very confusing, especially when I was trying to make sure I wasn’t being charged for unwanted extras. Also not the dealer’s fault, but irritating: I can buy things late at night on eBay or Amazon with a single click. It seems so dated that car-purchasing has to be done in person, with multiple round-trips to the dealer, plus an in-person visit to a bank to get a certified check, all at a time of day that my insurance agency bothers to be open. Why, it’s enough to make a person opt for the relative convenience of financing. (Yes, I looked at the Carvana site. The delivery times were 4 weeks.) More on the car (note: I bought the car despite being aware of some of these shortcomings, especially compared to other cars that I test-drove. There appears not to be a car on the market that is perfect for me. The iM represents the best compromise. Ideally, Toyota would make a VW Golf a the price of the Honda Fit.): Large A pillar cuts down visibility in forward corners Longer than some comparators (see below), at 171”. I often park on-street, so this was a concern. Backup camera helps with parking. Large box on front windshield behind rear-view mirror (for lane-detection camera) cuts down visibility in forward center . No sunroof; no option to get sunroof. No CD player or tape deck (but I probably won’t miss them after all); there is an AUX connector, in addition to Bluetooth connection. Rear trunk has one handle to pull hatch door down, on the right side. But as a right-handed person, my keys are in my right hand. Would be better to have two handles. Strangely oversized gas tank; I would prefer more trunk space, if possible. Strange multi-level trunk: lots of space at the lowest level, around spare tire. Then there’s a plastic tray that slots in above, with grooves and partitions for packing things in. A cover goes on top of that. I put some flat things down (extra canvas grocery bags) before putting the top carpet back on. All told, it seems like that part of the car is not as well designed as it should be for utilizing what is a good amount of space. Less exterior visibility: smaller mirrors, smaller rear hatch window. The voice control for the audio/panel/phone system is not very good. Comparators: I also looked at: Prius C: nice interior, but huge dashboard, and felt underpowered and balky. Honda Fit: wanted to love it. Great design, super use of interior space. Plenty of headroom (more than Honda’s own HR-V compact SUV, which feels very cramped inside). Not as narrow as it appears from the outside. Great sight-lines out of car. The EX package has all the electronic safety features. Unfortunately, comes with only a single engine option (unchanged for 2019), which whined as we drove, with lots of exterior noise. Nissan Versa Note SV: Lots of interior space, clever design. A bit narrow. No view of the hood. Somehow, though, uninspiring compared to Honda Fit. I’m sure it would be a perfectly fine car to have for the next 10 years. We’ll never know, though, because the salesperson abandoned us to help a couple looking at a high-margin Nissan Aircraft Carrier SUV. VW Golf: I had been driving an older Golf. The new models have the electronic goodies, but pricing is higher than for some of these other cars. I drove a 2015 without “modern” safety features, which would have been perfectly fine and comfortably familiar. (I also tried a used GTI Autobahn, also solid and powerful, but I need to have the automatic.) Ultimately, though, my feelings were colored by having been burned by some reliability issues with my older Golf. And the clever sales-guy at Toyota pulled out Consumer Reports to show us that the expected reliability of the Toyota was so much higher! Yes, he had me pegged, right down to having the radio tuned to NPR when he fetched the iM for our test-drive. Hyundai Elantra GT: terrific. New model looks great (like the Scion xD), but came in at highest price of these cars. I drove a used model (2012 or so), which was very nice, but the cockpit felt too cramped. Briefly considered but never looked at seriously: Ford Focus (too long); Ford Fiesta (drove as a rental; nice, but predicted reliability problems); Mazda 3 hatchback (too long); Cruze hatchback (too long); Kia Soul (drove as a rental; nice; used dealer had no automatics); Hyundai Accent (forgot to look at it ); Kia Rio and Forte (I wanted a car sized as the average of these two); various other electric cars and hybrids, including Chevy Bolt and Nissan Leaf (too expensive). More

Our 4th New Car from A1! We were in the market for a new SUV and A1 came thru once again. Perfect test drive and explanation of the features. They had the color and options We were in the market for a new SUV and A1 came thru once again. Perfect test drive and explanation of the features. They had the color and options that we wanted on a car in stock. Lease went thru smoothly. What more can you ask for? And their service Department is very excellent, although we really hardly ever need service. More