Toyota Universe

I have a 2010 Camry (about 6 mos old and bought brand new) and the dealership repaired it for the accelerator recall problem. I got my car back and after driving it over a speed hump at a supermarket a f new) and the dealership repaired it for the accelerator recall problem. I got my car back and after driving it over a speed hump at a supermarket a few days after, I noticed a noise in the front end of my car. It sounded like a metal clunking when driving slow on a hump. I tried to confirm the noise by driving it several times over a hump and it is there. Mind you, I know my car. This noise was not there before I took my car in for "recall repair". I took it back to the dealership a week after since I can't find time out from work. After being passed to three service rep agents just so I can tell them what I was there for, I finally spoke to one after 20 minutes of waiting. I spoke to them about my complaint and I requested to drive the car with one of their mechanics (or whoever will be dealing with my car) to show and make him hear for himself where the noise was coming from. Of course they told me that it would not matter and they will investigate it. I waited patiently and got my car back. I didn't mind the long wait since I knew that there were lots of people for the recall issue and service. The agent told me that they found nothing wrong with the car and they did all their "tests". I drove my car and the moment I hit a hump inside their parking lot, I heard the noise again. I tested it over and over again in their parking lot and it just confirmed that the noise is there. I immediately went back to speak with the same agent and told him about it. I requested for the "mechanic" to come and take a ride with me so I can show and make him hear the noise that I am hearing. The agent told me to wait so he can tell the mechanic. And waited...and waited. I asked him numerous times if the mechanic was on his way to see me and I was informed ( 3 times) that he will be coming out shortly. I waited again, and waited. Finally, I asked again if the "mechanic" was going to see me. The answer? "He can't attend to me since he was currently working on a vehicle. WHAT THE @#$%! After making me wait forever, they will tell me this. Not only that, they did not fix the issue with my car. To compound it, they insisted on having their "expert mechanic/s" take a look at my car while I requested that I drive the car with one of their "experts" so it is easier to know and hear what my complaints were all about. Was anything done? None. I wasted my time and I now hear a noise everytime I drive my car. They told me to come back and I haven't yet because of time constraints. I am not happy at all. Would you? More

I walked in to get a Jeep and trade in my Camry. The I walked in to get a Jeep and trade in my Camry. The Jeep was listed for 26777, when I get in they added $800 for Internet fee and $800 for delivery I walked in to get a Jeep and trade in my Camry. The Jeep was listed for 26777, when I get in they added $800 for Internet fee and $800 for delivery fee. And $814 supposedly for DMV (it was DMV plus 199 for vehicle protection, 280 Dealer doc fees, plus 20 for credit check) Take note..I had the money and no need to check my credit, I didn’t want the Vehicle Protection Package, he said EVERY car in NJ had it, I said NO I don’t have it on mine and I don’t want it on any car. He even said that the online price was to get me in and then they have to add the hidden fees. They offered me $9000 for the Camry . I was offered $15k and $15.3k at other Toyota dealers. This was on a 2008 Jeep with 28k miles. So 26777+800+800=28377 for the Jeep. I walked out. They tried all techniques….the manager talk, the squares, the how much you want and sign here, and even said that someone else had a deposit on it. Toyota had a chance for coming in and take my car, certify it and sell it. I went to Jeep, got 13k for Camry and paid 28500 for an 09 Jeep, no fees at all, not even doc fees. More

I bought a new car from toyota universe and received excellent service. The sales team was helpful and knowledgeable. They had the vehicle I wanted and gave me a fair and reasonable price. I would de excellent service. The sales team was helpful and knowledgeable. They had the vehicle I wanted and gave me a fair and reasonable price. I would definitely recommend this dealership to others. More

I have been a Ford guy for years and the nice people at Toyota Universe have switched me. I usally hate dealerships and all the people and tactics that come with them, however the folks at Toyota Universe Toyota Universe have switched me. I usally hate dealerships and all the people and tactics that come with them, however the folks at Toyota Universe in Little falls are straight up professionals. They never misled me and always looked out for my best interest. I felt very at ease with the salesman Orlando, he was quite helpful. He was never pushy. As for my entire expienenec, I felt like a part of the family after driving off the lot in my 2010 Toyota Camry. I will recomend to everyone I know these guys. Thanks again!! More

Seriously, the employees need to stop writing here, all the good reviews work for toyota universe. You can get a better price anywhere else. All dealerships play games but they play more than any other. Th the good reviews work for toyota universe. You can get a better price anywhere else. All dealerships play games but they play more than any other. The salesman make promises and then the salesmanager tells you direct quote "he is just a sales guy he has no power nothing he said means anything". They do anything they can to get more money out of you, including breaking one thing on your car when repairing another. any dealership you go to will try to get MSRP except toyota universe. They try to get more than MSRP. I have never seen that before. All dealerships will show you the dealer invoice so that you know how much they paid for the car. Not toyota universe. they use the squares tactic and show you all these numbers that are far from straight foward and play games with the tax and anything else they can think of. There are so many toyota dealerships in the area. Go to any other. Dont even think of getting your car serviced there, the salesman are scammers, the sales managers are experienced scammers, and every employee is in on the scam. go to any other toyota dealership, ask to see the invoice pay no more than that. you can usually go below invoice cause they make the profit on the service and financing. play one dealership against another and toyota universe wont be able to make the deal they are probably one of the worst dealerships in the country. More

It was a great experience. They explained everything to me and walked me through the whole process. I have never fealt better about buying from anywhere else like toyota universe. The way I was treated sur me and walked me through the whole process. I have never fealt better about buying from anywhere else like toyota universe. The way I was treated surprised me it was about me and not ablout making the money. More

I went to the dealer to take a look at the new 2010 corolla and when I got there they did every thing to give a new car . What i like the most the price plus they very profisinal plus when I ask to tal corolla and when I got there they did every thing to give a new car . What i like the most the price plus they very profisinal plus when I ask to talk to a manger he give me a very stright deal In and out in 2 hour More

I went with my mom to lease a new car. Wanted to be at around 199 a mth. Heard about Toyotathon on TV so we went to check it out. We had heard very good things about Toyota Universe and live in Totowa. around 199 a mth. Heard about Toyotathon on TV so we went to check it out. We had heard very good things about Toyota Universe and live in Totowa. When we walked in we were greeted right away by Armond. He was extremely polite and has great product knowledge. After a few minutes he had us test driving a new Corolla. My Mom loved it. They had every color on the spot so she chose red. They matched the deal that was on national commercial w/ no hidden costs nor games. With in an hour in a half my Mom was driving away w/ her new car. Trust me when I tell you, and I'm in sales now for 30 years, couldn't of been a better nor easier transaction. I thought we'd be shopping all day. We also met their General Manager Chris who came out and thanked us for our business. Was a classy touch. You really don't see that anymore. We also liked the fact of Armond showing us around the service department and introducing us to the manager there. More

OK...its long...but bear with me....might save you too. OK...its long...but bear with me....might save you too. Saw new 2010 Tacoma online, MSRP $27k+, Internet price $25k+. Steal right? Wrong. Calls OK...its long...but bear with me....might save you too. Saw new 2010 Tacoma online, MSRP $27k+, Internet price $25k+. Steal right? Wrong. Calls within seconds of submitting an email to dealer from website. Robbie (Internet Sales *Fanager) [I only say "Fanager" b/c he's not really a manager....just wants to be one....like how everyone wanted to be like Mike. And FYI - there is no "Mike" at this dealer]. Moving on. Robbie proceeds to tell me "come down, we'll take a test drive, yada yada yada". Ok. Stupid me drives 45 minutes to dealer, walk in, ask for "Robbie"......MIA. Ok, thats fine, things come up, he had to run out, whatever no biggy. I tell front desk "just send someone that wants to sell a truck today". Now you would think that the dealership would turn into the Rice Bar at a Sumo competition at this point with Salesmen diving for the chance to actually sell a vehicle. Nope. Nothing. Actually, the secretary (who is the only person that i would remotely converse with after this debacle b/c she was very sweet and polite) starts to curse out the other people on the end of the line telling them that there is a customer waiting for help and he's been here for over 20 minutes. Yup. 20 minutes. Not a single salesman said "hello" or "hi can i help you". Nothing. Ok, no problem, i'll just go out and look at the truck i came to see. (Now mind you it is lightly raining out and i would prefer NOT to go outside, but after seeing the most stereotypical dealership and salesman at this place, with their oversized Car salesmen suites that look like they borrowed it from a Dallas Cowboys linebacker, I decided that if I am going to get wet, they are.) So I walk outside (from side door of Toyota Universe Prison, no really...its prison like with all the gates and security offices.) and I have to go and find the truck myself on the lot (remember, 30 minutes and counting --> still no salesman) Finally, 10 minute after that (40 minutes), Robinson (Salesman) walks out and we proceed to talk truck. I tell him up front that I do not qualify for the $1000 College Grad discount, nor do I qualify for the Military discount. Ok, so no discounts, thats fine, as long as the Salesmen knows upfront, so when we get to the price, there are no issues. Take a test drive, which went well. Its a Toyota tacoma.....how could it not? During this time, the Salesmen goes on to tell me that he's only worked there for 2 months, this is his first time selling cars, etc etc. Whatever. Don't care if your a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle in a Salesmen costume, just talk truck. Thank you. Anyway, test drive done, love truck, lets talk numbers. Now mind you, if i knew what i was getting into, i would have shoved my own own foot up my arse and kicked myself out the front door. Stupid me. I sat down. 4 box pricing paper comes out, and these salesmen LOVE it. I was told by the Saleman to "ignore what i'm writing down here, this is just to tell my manager that i talked to you about all of these prices, and then you showed me the lower internet price afterwards"......Ok, no problem, but WHY would they want to hide the internet price from people that didn't bring in their little print out? Odd in my eyes, but I played along. Scribbled a line on the makeshift "contract" that he presented me which was actually just the backside of the 4 box sheet. Salesman dissappears, has to talk to the Sales Manager. Ok, no prob. Comes back, and i won't even begin to tell you what came out of his mouth b/c after he said "ok...." i lost track. Numbers were flying everywhere, pen marks everywhere, its like he's convincing HIMESELF that his numbers are correct, in which I have only 1 choice but to agree with b/c I want to see where this leads to. Nowhere. Thats where. So, I put my offer on the table and tell them that I know I can afford this truck at this price, with this loan term and interest rate. I did my homework, so I was OK right? Wrong. (now I forgot to mention in the beginning of this story that I also had a trade-in vehicle in which I would either not trade, or take the trade depending on what they would give me.) So I proceed to discuss the trade. They asked what I "wanted" for it. I told them $2000 over the price that I owed on it, b/c in reality, thats what I WANT, but def. not what i'm expected to get. Bye bye Salesman, back to Sales Mangers office (which always seems to be so far away that you can't see them either). They come back, say sorry, can't give you what you owe for trade, yada yada yada, "I gotta feed my family" BS line comes out, the usual. Whatever, no trade, i'm OK with that. Not end of world. So now comes TAZ. TAZ will be the individual that presents himself as the "Sales Manager" and looks nothing short of the next CEO of any other business....except for the fact that the instant he opens his mouth, you'll realize that your talking to nothing more than another sneaky Salesman. Still, I'm ok with that. I consider myself a pretty hard nosed fella, so I stick with it and try to haggle. No go. I take a minute to look at numbers, and even though they alrady "took" $2000 off the sticker price, its still not making sense. (again, did my homework and I know exactly what I can afford, and all they want to do is talk about "getting me to my monthly paymen".) I tell the saleman that I need a night to think about it (after repeatedly telling them that I can't buy the vehicle today b/c I need to talk to my significant other about the purchase before I buy. Understandable, at least for me anyway.) They didn't like that, but said they would hold the deal until the next day and I could come back. Ok, no pressure anymore, I can go home and feel good that I might be getting a V6 Tacoma at a steal of a price, well, from what it LOOKED like anyway. Tomorrow comes, I wake up early like a little boy on Christmas morning, 8:00am. (I usually sleep till about 11:30am on Saturdays regardless of any interruptions, heavy sleeper, what can i say). Excited as hell to drive my truck. Show up at Dealer...where's the Salesman? Aparently they all have a early morning pep-rally upstairs to talk about how they will financially rape that days customers. Ok no problem, I was early anyway. I did however bring some firing power with me. Best bud, used to Sell cars for over 10 years. Ford. Knows his stuff. Thought I would be able to have him just verify the numbers and tell me that yes, they are NOT ripping you off. We'll see. I take my buddy out, we look at the truck, he likes it. Doesn't really care much about it as he has not been looking at this truck and only did a minutes worth of research that morning. But he knows the game, and thats all i needed. Salesman comes out, again, I make him get that suit wet hoping that someday it will soon cause it to shrink. No go. We sit down again. This time with Buddy. Buddy proceeds to talk to Salesman, and he lets the Salesman do his thing and "explain" what he is showing me. And let me tell you was this entertainment. The Salesman did the explanation, Buddy ask some questions, they continue to talk, blah blah blah, lots of terms and numbers I don't understand anyway. Then it gets to the point where Buddy just asks to see the invoice of the truck. We've talked numbers long enough, and we just wanted to see where we were at as far as what type of deal we were getting. And mind you, ANY, and I repeat ANY reputable dealer will show you invoice price of the car if you ask. If they don't, walk away. Salesman refuses to show invoice price even though he has it on the table, only hiding the price with another sheet of paper. He asks "well if we're going to look at Invoice price, let me pull up the invoice price on your car". I told him no problem, but it would make no difference. He basically did not want to show us HOW MUCH they were still ripping me off. So we quit the "show me the invoice" speech b/c it wasn't going to happen. This is when it gets interesting. Salesman back to Sales Manager office. They both come back. Salesman is now sitting in a chair directly behing myself and Buddy. Sales manager at the throne. First thing, "We can't give you what you want for your Trade.....actually, we can't even give you what you owe" (which mind you, its only $3600 for payoff and I was asking 5800 privately knowing that I will never get it.) He then continues to the deal breaker questions. "Are you a college graduate within the past 2 years?" NO. Are you active in the military?" NO. Here's comes pen to paper, and the addition of about $1350 on the total price of truck. Wait....I thought the truck was only $25k+ and that if I didn't qualify for these items, which the salesman alrady knew, then we should have gotten this out of the way from step 1. Nope. Salesman, who now I am pointing directly at like bird dog hot on a trail, and procee to tell him that I told him from the start and that he should have told his manager that. He, who is now looking like a puppy who just piddled on the floor and saw the better half of a backhand, claims he was "unaware" of that information. BS. This is the moment when me and Buddy stand up and proceed to give TAZ the better parts of our thoughts on what he's just tried to pull. Now in the heat of the moment, I am pissed. Obviously. But the minute I start my own truck and drive away through the prison gates of Toyota Universe, I begin to smile, knowing that they were NOT able to dupe someone else into their tricks. I wholeheartedly hope that no one ever has to go through this with this dealership or any other dealers. Yes....there IS a cherry on top. I got a call from the Toyota Universe phone number on Monday (couple days after I was at dealer) and as usual, I don't pick up b/c I'm at work. Listen to the voice message that was left. Aparently....this dealer has done this quite a few times and for whatever reason they've had quite a few bad reviews/surveys from customers. Go figure. NO WAY! Would never have guessed. Anyway, guy on the phone states he works for "Hotdealers.com" and was hired by Toyota to fix problems and hacks at dealerships across the country. Now you would think I would just ignore and move on, but I really like this truck. So I call him back, let him do his thing, blah blah blah, which is actually a bit interesting as his story on what he does make a bit of sense. Anyway, he told me he will be talking to the GM of the dealership about the problems, the 2 individuals that I worked with, and there will be some "changes" at the dealer within the next few weeks. Good right? Finally someone to get the baddies out and the goodies in. She I am currently in the process of working with this gentleman and he said that he will see if he can make the deal happen with the vehicle i want and no games or gimmicks. Told him where I wanted to be, told him whats too much, and if he can't do it, just tell me. That was yesterday (11/17/09) around 5:30pm ET. It is now 12:35pm on 11/18/09 and I just received a call from this "gentleman". I'll keep you posted....but ya...stay away from this dealer. They stinky. Sincerly, Truckless Shopper More

My wife and I were looking to buy a new car. We were greeted by a saleswoman who was very nice. We looked at three Toyota Highlander's and were not interested with any of the vehicles. When we started greeted by a saleswoman who was very nice. We looked at three Toyota Highlander's and were not interested with any of the vehicles. When we started getting serious in negotiations, another salesman got involved and I don't remember his name and I dont care to. They seem to hire immature salespersons who can't make decisions on their own. When negotiating, they always have to talk to the sales manager (Their Daddy) and when they came back to the table, they really have nothing to offer. Just a bunch of lip service. While we were in the dealership it was busy but it seemed like it was families eating all the free popcorn and hotdogs. I didn't see any vehicle sale transactions happening. when I made my final offer on the Highlander, I was told by the salesman, "Look how busy we are, we don't have to discount our cars, we are TOYOTA!!! I said OKAY, I'll talk to you later. I now own a new Honda. Go Figure. CarMan More