I requested price quotes on Corolla, Elantra, Civic, and Sentra from almost all Columbus area dealers over the net, and decided to get a Corolla for low price and reliability. Tansky's was the first to set me a time for visit, and committed to match the quote I got from Germain. Well, there of course was some at the spot haggling still to be done but they eventually did match the price promised, and I was very satisfied with everything. Well, that was before the finance guy kept pushing me to buy this and that for extra for tons of money, and eventually made me swallow the GAP insurance whereas I could have gotten it for so much cheaper from my insurance company.
When I picked up the vehicle, everything seemed fine until I checked toyotaownersonline and realized that they did not perform the stuck accelerator recall service. So in 2-weeks time, I was back at the dealership, although the service was no hassle. Just out of curiosity, I checked a few other in-stock vehicle VINs randomly and realized that Tansky's simply do not perform the recall on in-stock vehicles!!! Are they nuts?
The bottom line is -
1. I recommend Tansky's for the price. Check price first, and they will negotiate as long as you stick to your gun.
2. Do not buy absolutely *anything* extra from the finance department (the guy who does your paperworks). It's all rip-offs.
3. Before taking delivery of the vehicle, check toyotaownersonline to make sure that your car doesn't have an open recall. Make them perform the recall before pick-up, if needed.
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