Let me tell you right off the bat, I have absolutely nothing to do with Toyota, Piercey, or any other company that has anything to do with Toyota or their dealerships. I've been going back and forth to this dealership for about 6 years. The first 3 years was shopping for new cars, the last three years was taking my Toyota Highlander into the Piercey Toyota service department for my regular service.
First, the sales experience: the salespeople have always been very professional, never ever jumping all over you as soon as you enter the lot. Most high pressure dealerships (and let's face it, those dealerships are always the ones selling Fords, Chryslers, Chevy's, GM's, etc.) jump all over you before you can even walk 4 feet on their lot -- not Piercey Toyota. One time I'm looking for a cheap car, another time I'm looking for the most expensive car they sell -- it doesn't matter, it's always been the same knowledgeable low-pressure experience.
However, I never bought a car from them in those 6 years until last week. I bought my Toyota Highlander at Fremont Toyota which is another story (not bad, though). Last week I was looking at the Ford Fusion. Looks very cool, getting great reliability marks. Applied for credit on Ford's website, took a full day to get a response, and the response was I needed to go talk to the guy at the dealership (no reason why). Two days later, I didn't get a call from the Ford dealership, and I was still not sure I wanted to go with the Fusion since it's new.
So, during lunch at work the next day, I apply for credit on Toyota's website after ""building"" my car. One hour later, I get an email saying I'm APPROVED. 30 MINUTES after that, my wife calls me telling me the guy called my house from Piercey Toyota, said to call him back when I want to look at the Camry Hybrid. Later at 6pm (30 minutes after I got home) the guy calls again (the sales manager) to ask if I wanted to come in to see the Camry Hybrid. He told me there were two different versions (which I did not know), and that I was approved for the higher-end one, so I just needed to come in and pick one.
That was it, a visit, a little over an hour, and I have my Camry. I'm a family guy, and I've leased literally 10 cars in the last 15 years, and this was one of the easiest experiences I've ever had.
Alright, second, the service experience: Lexus, Acura, Volvo, BMW, there is absolutely no other dealership in the SF bay area that's better or more efficient at service. Every time, service that would usually take 2 hours they told me would take an hour and a half, and then they finish 15-30 minutes early. The first time you drive up, you're surprised at the double line of cars, so you think you'll be waiting for 15-30 minutes, but I never had to wait for more than 5 minutes. They have shuttle service, but why would I need it when every service up to 60,000 miles takes about an hour?
Here's the bottom line about Piercey Toyota: you want to buy a ca
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