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A-1 Toyota

New Haven, CT

4.7
1,141 Reviews
In the early 60’s, the owners of a local garage received a postcard announcing the production of a new four-wheel drive vehicle. At the time, the automotive industry was producing only one other vehicle in this category, so the owners thought this might be a good opportunity to introduce a new four-wheel drive vehicle that they would be able to sell as well as service. The postcard was answered and the response was the founding of the first Toyota dealership in New England and the beginning of what has become a very successful endeavor for Dominic Galardi, Anthony Buglione and A-1 Toyota. The history of A-1 Service began before this. In January of 1951, Dom joined his father-in-law, Tony Buglione in a partnership that included a gas station and used cars. The station was located on the corner of Olive Street and St. John in New Haven. In the late 1950’s, a new highway system was breaking through the neighborhood, people started moving to the suburbs, and with the limited space they had already outgrown, A-1 looked for a new location. The new site they chose was in East Haven. The partnership grew to include Dominic’s brother, Andrew. Their new location, occupying a city block on Main Street and the sign reading A-1 Auto Service, Inc., became a landmark for many. In 1963, A-1 completed the building of the first Toyota showroom on the East Coast. In 1966, just three years after opening their dealership, A-1 became the second largest Toyota dealership in the country. Toyota’s line-up featured only two vehicles at the time, the four-wheel drive Land Cruiser and one of the first economy cars, the Tiara. Over the years, A-1 Toyota continued to grow and in 1980 moved to their current location on Amity Road in New Haven adding the Dodge franchise that dueled with Toyota until 1990. A-1 Toyota’s line-up looks far different than it did in 1963, but the basis for a successful business has continued. The business is still owned by the same family, and Domin
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50 Amity Road

New Haven, CT

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October 14, 2017

Comfort and Confidence I made several trips and phone calls to Quincy regarding this purchase and he was always patient and answered my questions and spent time explaining t More

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Quincy Smith
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Mustafa Alsamraie
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October 12, 2017

Excellent dealership It was a pleasure buying from A1 again. Quincy provides professionalism and exceptional service. I will continue to buy from Quincy and A1. I couldn’t More

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Quincy Smith
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Mike Querfeld
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Dan Wheeler
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Mustafa Alsamraie
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October 11, 2017

Great customer service and speedy process Quincy make leasing and new car a great experience. He had consideration for my limited time and was very through in explaining the benefits of a lea More

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September 30, 2017

Quick and painless car buying The employees I worked with including Quincy Smith for sales and Frank and Howard for finance were all great and let me buy the car the way I wanted t More

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September 29, 2017

Why I Am a Return Customer I recently returned to A-1 Toyota to end my near-end lease and negotiate a new one. I have dealt with Quincy Smith for all of my leases, and will con More

by MW
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Quincy Smith
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Mustafa Alsamraie
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September 28, 2017

Another great experience at A-1 Toyota with Quincy Smith Quincy Smith was the best salesman we could have gotten to work with us. That's why we came back to him for our second Highlander eight years later. N More

by RAS
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Quincy Smith
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Frank Crisafi
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Other Employees : Howard Luna
September 26, 2017

Great dealership The whole staff were so helpful. Made me feel like a actual person and not just another customer. I would definitely be coming here for years to com More

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Stephen Wheeler, Jr.
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Other Employees : Amanda Botto, Howard Luna
September 22, 2017

Beat experience ever Quincy was the best person we have ever dealt with . He met us on his day off and was very patient with us. Found us a vehicle that matched what we More

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September 22, 2017

Precilla Hinton I would liked to visit A-1 Toyota anytime. A-1 Toyota is the best car dealership in the wholewide world because you got friendly and nice people there More

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Eddie Oliveras
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September 19, 2017

Terrific and very professional David Bryce was in every way a terrific agent, salesman, and teacher for buying and learning how to drive my new Prius. He helped me get comfortable More

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