After two months of looking at other dealers and private party sales, I stopped in Gladstone Toyota to test drive a 2010 Toyota Tundra that was offered used with the Toyota Certified Warranty. I met Rob B. that afternoon and we test drove the truck. He was the most knowledgeable Tundra salesperson I'd met so far, and told me he had attended the ""Model Release"" event in Texas when the new body style was released in 2007. He had also owned a Tundra so with his knowledge and my research we pretty much were on the same page. I already knew I wanted to buy a Tundra from my research. After the test drive we worked a few scenarios regarding price, things went well, but I was not sure this truck was the one for me. I went home and thought about it and visited 2 other Toyota dealerships for pricing etc. I then thought I would go with NEW truck - the first new vehicle I have ever purchased. I found 2 identical tundras on Gladstone Toyota's website and decided to go check them out. I headed back to Gladstone Toyota. The Floor Manager Joe C. remembered me and basically said, pick any truck on the lot, and its a deal. The numbers he showed me were much better than any other dealer and were in line with the ""internet only"" pricing that I had seen on some 'out of area dealers' During this visit I noticed that they had a TRD Rock Warrior edition truck on their lot, so I got pricing for this truck from Joe and Rob at that time too. I like to think about things so I headed home and ran some numbers. Friday I woke up and decided that I was going to buy the Rock Warrior Tundra. I showed up with a cashiers check and a pre-approved loan for the balance and went to test drive the Rock Warrior Tundra. Four miles later were were back at the showroom. Yes I sort of fell in love after the test drive. When we were working out the deal, everything went smooth. The pricing was printed out for me for me to review, not scribbled on a sheet of paper like other dealers. There were no surprises. The truck headed to the detail shop to get wiped down and it was then moved into the showroom. We headed back to Finance Dept next and went over the warranty and paperwork, and I presented my check and financing.
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