Born in Peoria IL and relocated to Cedar Rapids in 97’ with my wife Myrna, we started our family. Jasmine is now 24 and Jacob is 16 so you can imagine never a dull moment at our house. For pets, I have 2 aquatic turtles that beg for food whenever I am near the 55 gal tank that is stocked with several oversized Goldfish that now resemble Koi. My other pastime pleasure is cooking and thanks to my very thoughtful wife Myrna who bought me a smoker, I have acquired a love for smoked meats adding a layer to my waist line if you know what I mean. I have always been focused on taking care of customers and the last 19+ years I have spent in the car industry working on this 1 customer at a time. I take pride in having the privilege of running our internet team and being able to change the perception of how easy and hassle free a car buying experience can really be. A big THANK YOU to all my past customers and look forward to assisting all the future ones.
Read moreDealership Experience
17 yrs, 10 mos
Industry Experience
20 yrs, 4 mos
Specialties & Trainings
Leasing Consultant
Toyota Certified
BDC Work shop
College Grad and Active Military info
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December 04, 2013
The experience was good from start to finish. Alan Makabi was helpful and patient as I was distracted by attending to my husband who had two knee replacements in six weeks during the decision making t Makabi was helpful and patient as I was distracted by attending to my husband who had two knee replacements in six weeks during the decision making time. I had been so happy with my 2011 Camry leasing experience and struggled as to whether to keep the car. He was more than willing to go get me the color I wanted and made that happen as soon as I communicated my interest in a slate gray. It was an extremely positive experience without stress during a somewhat stressful time in my life. The only down side was that someone get ahead of me when I was doing the finance paperwork during my lunch hour so that took longer than I expected, but in general the experience was positive and Alan's assistance was flawless. This is my third lease experience with Cedar Rapids Toyota and additionally we have a 2011 Rav 4 so we are committed to this dealership. Alan did a great job. He was attentive without being intrusive. More
December 02, 2013
We bought a Camry from Alan about a year and a half ago and had a great experience with him. When it was time to replace my husband's truck, we immediately looked him up. We gave Alan an idea of what we we and had a great experience with him. When it was time to replace my husband's truck, we immediately looked him up. We gave Alan an idea of what we were looking for ahead of time and within an hour find the right car for us. He made the experience as painless as possible and the whole sale only took about three hours, start to finish. Highly recommend Cedar Rapids Toyota and Alan! More
September 26, 2013
Everyone was very friendly and knowledgeable. Alan was easily accessible and helped us get right where we needed to for our budget. Kelly spent 45 minutes guiding us through all the features on our new ca easily accessible and helped us get right where we needed to for our budget. Kelly spent 45 minutes guiding us through all the features on our new car after we signed for it, even after an information-filled test drive. Curt made the paperwork a painless process. We definitely made the right decision sticking with Cedar Rapids Toyota and couldn't be happier! More
Other Employees Tagged: Kelly Herridge , Alan Makabi, Kelly Herridge, Curt Weidimeir
September 05, 2013
I thought Alan was super friendly and understanding of my needs for the Venza and really helpful in getting me into the car. Wendy was great at making the finances happen, it was a great and super easy exper needs for the Venza and really helpful in getting me into the car. Wendy was great at making the finances happen, it was a great and super easy experience. The great room with the massage chair as well as the childrens play area and TV made it really easy for my daughter (7) and I to wait on finances and such. An overall great experience. More
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September 01, 2013
Alan has always treated my family and I with a courteous and friendly manner. He is very knowledgable and strives to provide the best service. and friendly manner. He is very knowledgable and strives to provide the best service. More
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August 31, 2013
Alan made the experience so easy for both myself and my daughter. We have twin black Rav 4s. Love them and love the patience, and timeliness that Alan showed. I would absolutely reach out to him again a daughter. We have twin black Rav 4s. Love them and love the patience, and timeliness that Alan showed. I would absolutely reach out to him again and have already recommended him to others. Hope he is still at CR Toyota for my next car. More
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August 14, 2013
Overall wonderful experience. On a Saturday morning I accessed the web to get fair market trade-in value for our VW Jetta. I may have also indicated I was thinking about purchasing a Camry. Within a coup accessed the web to get fair market trade-in value for our VW Jetta. I may have also indicated I was thinking about purchasing a Camry. Within a couple hours of my inquiry, Alan Makabi called us to see how he could help in our search process. Since I had a salesperson's name, I decided to go take a look at what was on the lot. I was greeted at the door with a smile and the person called Alan to assist me. My experience from that point on: No sales pressure, a fair trade-in for our Jetta, a fair price for a Camry (without lots of haggling back and forth), straight forward financing and a training session on the features of our new car...all within 3 hours. What really put a smile on my face? When finished with the financing, we walked over to Alan's desk. Along with the keys to our new car was a package of Thanks-A-Lot cookies! Another great example of the "personal touch" experienced throughout the afternoon. A big thanks goes to all the members of the Cedar Rapids Toyota team! P.S. It's nice to be driving a Camry again. More
Other Employees Tagged: Alan Makabi, Curt Wiedemeier
August 27, 2011
Over the last 23 years I have purchased 7 cars from Cedar RapidsToyota, the last 3 with Alan Makabi as the sales person. I have found the sales and service departments to be unfailingly friendly and honest. RapidsToyota, the last 3 with Alan Makabi as the sales person. I have found the sales and service departments to be unfailingly friendly and honest. I have tried on several occasions to work with the local Honda dealer but always came back to Toyota because the deal and the people are so much better. I have had all the cars serviced at Toyota, just scheduled maintenance, as I have never had any major problems with a Toyota. Overall, just a really good dealership. More
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