Gettel Toyota of Bradenton

We had decided to purchase a Crossover type vehicle and did not have much luck with the Ford Edge or the Cadillac SRX due to the height of the seats. My wife has a bad back and could not get into the cars did not have much luck with the Ford Edge or the Cadillac SRX due to the height of the seats. My wife has a bad back and could not get into the cars without a lot of difficulty. We stopped at Gettel Toyota to LOOK at the Venza to see if my wife found it any easier to get in and out of than the other cars. She loved the car and found that entry and exit was not a problem. All the time our sales person, Rob Williams, was patient,understanding and not at all "pushy". We then decided to see what kind of a deal we could make on our trade, a 2006 Cadillac DTS, and the "loaded" Venza that tricked out at 38.8k. It took a bit of negotiating with the Manager Sean McGuire and Rob but we came to a price that we considered very fair. The Finance guy, Matt Burriss(we did not finance)explained the benefits of the Toyota extended warranty, again without any pressure, which we decided to take since we generally hold our cars for more than 7 years. Overall, as far as buying a new car, this was a very good purchase experience. All three people that we dealt with acted in a professional but not overbearing manner, which unfortunately we have experienced at other Dealerships in the past. I can recommend Gettel Toyota without any reservations if you are considering the purchase of a Toyota vehicle. More

FRAUDULENT ADVERTISING ALERT::::::::::::::::::: I FRAUDULENT ADVERTISING ALERT::::::::::::::::::: I received a letter offering 100% MSRP value for my used car in trade for a new car (the fine print FRAUDULENT ADVERTISING ALERT::::::::::::::::::: I received a letter offering 100% MSRP value for my used car in trade for a new car (the fine print was very vague about mileage deduction). I did my homework and new knew the high and low blue book values for my car and internet new price for the new model I wanted. In the end, I was quoted a price which was higher than elsewhere WITHOUT A TRADE. My car's value is between $10-12,000 - so they would have literally STOLEN my car for NOTHING. THIS LETTER WAS FALSE AND MISLEADING ADVERTISING! On further internet research, it seems that Gettel has done this before as I read about someone with a similar experience in 2008. More

Absolutely, the worst dealership experience I have ever Absolutely, the worst dealership experience I have ever had. They were friendly at first and they try to fool you. Once your in the dealing part of t Absolutely, the worst dealership experience I have ever had. They were friendly at first and they try to fool you. Once your in the dealing part of the buy then the friendly charm goes away. My paperwork was thrown like a ragdoll around the whole place for an entire week. I needed a secondary vehicle and I couldnt wait much longer. Then the best part was when my paperwork got approved by the bank. The finance manager by the name of "Ray" all of a sudden says no deal and pulls my paperwork back AFTER I SIGNED FOR THE TRUCK!!!!. They also ran my credit SIX TIMES!!!!! without my approval!!!. That shot my credit score to xxxx!!!. Neatless, to say after an entire week of waiting around I went to another dealer (firkens chyrsler used) and they helped me quite well and put me in the truck that I wanted. Don't waste your time at Gettel. Go to someone who actually gives REAL CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!. If you still want to take your chances, dont go with David Moran or Nick G. They are lousy salesman and they lack real customer service skills. More

Ok the worst dealer experience ever. I was in with my family 1 month ago, and looking for the new prius. Dave Martini was yelling this isn't a musuem we can't give these things away, I said slow down cow family 1 month ago, and looking for the new prius. Dave Martini was yelling this isn't a musuem we can't give these things away, I said slow down cowboy. He tried getting me to pay outrageous sticker prices. finally the sales man who i thought his name was marijuana starts saying to me lets do it now and laying the pressure on. i was horrified. as the saleman was getting the prius pulled up, i saw david martini in his truck across the street snorting what i belive to be was drugs. i said to the wife lets get out of this xxxx hole. maraouna chased me and was yelling what do you have to think about? i drove to germain and bought the car from tucker mayer. it was wonderful. i paid only 4 thousand over list and love the prius thanks germain. ps wierd thing happened david martini now cuts my lawn! so much for that! More