Alan Makabi
Alan Makabi at Cedar Rapids Toyota

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Website and Digital Manager

Cedar Rapids Toyota

1190 Boyson Rd
Hiawatha, IA 52233

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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.

Dealership Experience

20 yrs, 3 mos

Industry Experience

22 yrs, 9 mos

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Toyota Certified

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708 Reviews of Alan Makabi

January 16, 2017

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Easy and relaxed My car-buying experience at Toyota went seamlessly. Alan was relaxed and did pressure me into the sale. He allowed me the time I needed to make a deci More

by Anna
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Other Employees Tagged: Curt Wiedemeier

Jan 17, 2017

Cedar Rapids Toyota responded

Thank you so much for your business at Cedar Rapids Toyota! We value all of our customers, no matter the gender, and appreciate equality within our dealership! We are so happy you had a great experience with us, and hope to see you around again in the future! Feel free to reach out directly to Alan with any questions you might have about your new vehicle. Congrats!

Jan 16, 2017

Anna responded

I meant to write: "Alan was relaxed and did NOT pressure me into the sale."

January 16, 2017

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Excellent dealership and staff! My Wife and I went in for just a test drive, but Alan Makabi and Bill McArthur turned what usually is a nightmare situation into a very smooth and ple More

by NEAL SLATON
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Other Employees Tagged: Bill McArthur

Jan 17, 2017

Cedar Rapids Toyota responded

Thank you so much for the kind review! It's always great to hear that we make the car buying experience a pleasant one; we really try! We look forward to seeing you again at the dealership in the future, and feel free to request Alan and Bill directly! Congrats!

January 11, 2017

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best experience EVER in purchasing a vehicle Alan Makabi and Curt Wiedemeir made what is usually a stressful and intimidating experience for us in the past when purchasing a vehicle, effortless a More

by Greg67
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Other Employees Tagged: Curt Wiedemeier

Jan 12, 2017

Cedar Rapids Toyota responded

Thank you so much for choosing Cedar Rapid Toyota! We pride ourselves on our unique sales values, putting the customer first and our sales quotas somewhere down the line. We're so glad you could find something at our dealership, and hope you come back in the future! Feel free to reach out the Curt or Alan directly for any Toyota needs you might have!

January 02, 2017

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Toyota Corrola Internet Purchase Salesman walked me through all the features of the car which helped to validate my selection. Test drive with salesman allowed me to experience what w More

by Adam
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Other Employees Tagged: Curt Wiedemeier

Jan 03, 2017

Cedar Rapids Toyota responded

Thank you so much for choosing Cedar Rapids Toyota! We are so pleased the the internet sales department could get you what you needed quickly and efficiently! We are so looking forward to your next visit to the dealership; be sure to stop in and say hi to Alan and Curt!

January 02, 2017

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Fun and Easy experience The salesman was nice, fun and informative with all my questions. Was easy to work with and followed up with me on every concern. Great experience. More

by Mizzy's
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Jan 02, 2017

Cedar Rapids Toyota responded

Thanks so much for your kind review! We truly appreciate your business and hope you'll come back in the future. Feel free to reach out directly the Alan for any future Toyota needs!

December 31, 2016

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Great Dealership, Great Experience! This was one of the best experiences we've had at a car dealership. While the vehicle we were originally going to test drive was sold prior to us arr More

by Ryan & Stacy
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Other Employees Tagged: Stefan Christensen

Jan 02, 2017

Cedar Rapids Toyota responded

Thank you so much for your positive review of Cedar Rapids Toyota! We really appreciate your business and are so pleased that we could find you something after your initial interest was sold. Stefan and Alan are two of our best, so feel free to contact them directly in the future for any of your Toyota needs!

December 27, 2016

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In - Out and On Our Way! We went in looking for a certain vehicle - that vehicle had been sold the day before. Alan Makabi was awesome! He found us a similar vehicle in a shor More

by AmandaBieber
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Other Employees Tagged: Mike Leuenburger , Curt Wiedemeier

Dec 28, 2016

Cedar Rapids Toyota responded

Thank you so much for the great review! It's always amazing to hear success stories like this from our customers! Thank you so much for choosing Cedar Rapids Toyota , and we hope you'll be back in the future! Enjoy your new-to-you Highlander!

December 25, 2016

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Alan is very helpful in my search for 2017 Tacoma trd pro. My name is Ying, I was very excited when Toyota announced that they were going to release a 2017 Tacoma trd pro. I called many toyota dealerships near More

by Trdpro77
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Dec 28, 2016

Cedar Rapids Toyota responded

Hi Ying! Thank you so much for choosing Cedar Rapids Toyota! We are so glad that we could order the Tacoma you wanted in the color you desired and get it all worked out for you! We go above and beyond for our customers, you included, and do everything we can to make the process simple. Feel free to contact Alan directly in the future for any Toyota needs!

December 24, 2016

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Absolutely awesome Alan is awesome to work with. He was funny, very kind, honest, helpful, and just overall great. He asked me what I felt comfortable paying and he made More

by stacieeastman
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Other Employees Tagged: Curt Wiedemeier

Dec 28, 2016

Cedar Rapids Toyota responded

Thank you so much for the glowing review!! We are so lucky to have you as a customer! Your continued business at our dealership really does mean the world to us. Alan and Curt are two of our best, and it's wonderful to continually hear how great of a job they do with our customers. Please feel free to reach out directly to them for your future Toyota needs! And if it's wrong to want to hug your sales consultant, then who wants to be right?!

December 19, 2016

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Bought a used Tundra Great truck. Even with the fan control knob that broke right after I picked it up. On the eve of a -15° weekend. But Alan replaced it first thing Mond More

by 04TL
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Dec 19, 2016

Cedar Rapids Toyota responded

Thank you for choosing Cedar Rapids Toyota! We are so glad that you were well taken care of and enjoy your new truck! Feel free to reach out to Alan directly in the future!

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