Alan Makabi | Page 42
Website and Digital Manager
Cedar Rapids Toyota
1190 Boyson Rd
Hiawatha, IA 52233
Born in Peoria IL and relocated to Cedar Rapids in 97’ with my wife Myrna, we started our family. Jasmine is now 26 and Jacob is 19 so you can imagine never a dull moment at our house. For pets, I have 2 aquatic turtles that beg for food whenever I am near the 55 gal tank that is stocked with several oversized Goldfish that now resemble Koi. My other pastime pleasure is cooking and thanks to my very thoughtful wife Myrna who bought me a smoker, I have acquired a love for smoked meats adding a layer to my waist line if you know what I mean. I have always been focused on taking care of customers and the last 19+ years I have spent in the car industry working on this 1 customer at a time. I take pride in having the privilege of running our internet team and being able to change the perception of how easy and hassle free a car buying experience can really be. A big THANK YOU to all my past customers and look forward to assisting all the future ones.
Read moreDealership Experience
20 yrs, 3 mos
Industry Experience
22 yrs, 9 mos
Specialties & Trainings
Leasing Consultant
Toyota Certified
BDC Work shop
College Grad and Active Military info
708 Reviews
Write a Review708 Reviews of Alan Makabi
January 16, 2018
Leased 2018 Avalon Alan was very very helpful and never pushy. I would highly recommend getting your next car from Alan! It was super easy and fast. We felt he was ve Alan was very very helpful and never pushy. I would highly recommend getting your next car from Alan! It was super easy and fast. We felt he was very fair. More
January 16, 2018
Quick and easy buying experience I traveled from out of town to purchase this vehicle and the dealership was accommodating to my schedule to pick up the truck and hit the road as quic I traveled from out of town to purchase this vehicle and the dealership was accommodating to my schedule to pick up the truck and hit the road as quickly as possible. No surprises and everything went smooth. Alan took the time to help set up the Entune apps and navigation with me before leaving the dealership and this was much appreciated More
January 07, 2018
Easy, Efficient, and Helpful Purchased a certified pre-owned car and was very pleased with the entire process. Staff was helpful and informative from the beginning. Did not feel p Purchased a certified pre-owned car and was very pleased with the entire process. Staff was helpful and informative from the beginning. Did not feel pressured into any decision and felt like there was a good level of transparency in the negotiation process.. Would recommend to others considering a new purchase. More
January 06, 2018
Top Notch Service From the start Alan was great. Very personable and not high pressure at all. I loved that we were able to discuss and make a deal over the phone, emai From the start Alan was great. Very personable and not high pressure at all. I loved that we were able to discuss and make a deal over the phone, email and text. It makes things very convinent and worked great since we live an hour away. Curt was also very personable and not high pressure. He explained our options and did not continue to push when we declined. He got us an amazing rate and was able to manipulate numbers when I asked. The process was very easy and painless. Before we left with our shiny new (to us) 4Runner Alan made sure we knew how to work all the navigation and had our phones hooked up. Plus it was freshly washed and had a full tank of gas in it and we got this awesome photo! We will absolutely be back! More
Other Employees Tagged: Curt Wiedemeier
January 04, 2018
Easiest Car Buying Experience, Ever!! This was the first time I had explored purchasing a car using the internet which was prompted by my reluctance to go out in the extremely cold, Decemb This was the first time I had explored purchasing a car using the internet which was prompted by my reluctance to go out in the extremely cold, December, Iowa weather to car shop. After entering the info on what I was looking for, Alan Makabi contacted me, practically within the hour! He was able to locate a car, answered my many questions, gave a great tutorial on the features/functions on this new vehicle and was always available by phone, text and email. Bill McArthur explained the buying incentive options and streamlined the entire paperwork process. I appreciated that I only had to make one trip to the dealership from start to finish. More
Other Employees Tagged: Bill McArthur
January 03, 2018
New purchase Relocating from out of state, the employee at this dealership help me make a speedy purchase. They start working with me on the phone and through E-ma Relocating from out of state, the employee at this dealership help me make a speedy purchase. They start working with me on the phone and through E-mail while I was still out of state. More
Other Employees Tagged: Wendy Nelson
December 29, 2017
Great car buying experience A very positive car buying experience. I would highly recommend this dealership. Alan quickly responded to my online request; had the car warmed-u A very positive car buying experience. I would highly recommend this dealership. Alan quickly responded to my online request; had the car warmed-up when I arrived for a test drive; answered all our questions thoroughly; gave us space to discuss; didn't use any high pressure sales tactics; and was consistently friendly, knowledgeable and professional throughout the entire process. Curt was equally friendly, professional, and efficient with the financing and paperwork. He was clear and concise as he walked us through the financing, licensing, warranty information. In addition, fellow technology nerds will enjoy his desktop digital surface for viewing and signing documents. :-) We love the car! Thank you Alan & Curt for making the process of getting it such an enjoyable experience. More
Other Employees Tagged: Curt Wiedemeier
December 26, 2017
Amazing experience We really enjoyed our experience with Cedar Rapids Toyota. We just purchased out first vehicle from them and would recommend anyone to start there. We We really enjoyed our experience with Cedar Rapids Toyota. We just purchased out first vehicle from them and would recommend anyone to start there. We worked with Alan Makabi who reached out to us right away and then went on and beyond to ensure we get the best deal and the best price and even more with the purchase. No pressure, very personal and very easy to talk to. Offered coffee, fireplace, snacks and gave us time to make the decision. We enjoyed every minute of it. We knew we could trust Alan right away. We came in for a test drive and within less then an hour we were ready to write a check. Big difference when compared to prior experience dealing with McGrath sales people. This dealership crew is super easy to work with and we could test drive anything we wanted to without any hesitation and wait. Sales Manager Mike at Toyota was more then willing to work with us on the price and agreed to give us even little more with this purchase just to make us happy and stay with them. We could not resist. We are very thankful for a wonderful service and wonderful deal and would recommend this place to anyone. Thank you again, Alan Makabi and Mike! Bill from Finance team was very knowledgeable and explained to us everything we needed to know in matter of minutes. Within less then an hour we had keys in our hands. We are very happy with this beautiful vehicle and the service we have received that we didn't expect. Great team to work with. Thank you. More
Other Employees Tagged: Mike Leuenburger , Bill McArthur
December 23, 2017
people friendly I only hope the product is half as good as the people are at the dealership, have owned toyotas since 1986 and believe that most of there product is s I only hope the product is half as good as the people are at the dealership, have owned toyotas since 1986 and believe that most of there product is still second to none, also believe that the tundra is long overdue for efficiency updates. More
Other Employees Tagged: Steve Lemke, Wendy Nelson , John Nus, Chris Langhurst
December 21, 2017
New vehicle purchase I will not deal with anyone else other than CR Toyota. Everyone is so friendly and makes me feel right at home....from offering me popcorn, drinks or I will not deal with anyone else other than CR Toyota. Everyone is so friendly and makes me feel right at home....from offering me popcorn, drinks or snacks, to showing me how to operate my new vehicle. Thank you! More
Other Employees Tagged: Paul Speral , Bill McArthur, Chris Langhurst

