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Utah Flyfisher 01-31-2024 09:52 PM

Toyota service
 
Looking for recommendations for where to have Toyota SUV serviced. ☺️ Doesn’t really need to be a Toyota dealer I’m just looking for somewhere honest 🤷🏻*♀️ Not trying to take advantage of a clueless person. At home I know exactly where to go for service but I really don’t know who is honest in TV area. Thanks for any help/advice

villagetinker 01-31-2024 10:12 PM

Wildwood Tire, I have been using them for 10 years, great honest service.

AZ SLIM 02-01-2024 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Utah Flyfisher (Post 2297030)
Looking for recommendations for where to have Toyota SUV serviced. ☺️ Doesn’t really need to be a Toyota dealer I’m just looking for somewhere honest 🤷🏻*♀️ Not trying to take advantage of a clueless person. At home I know exactly where to go for service but I really don’t know who is honest in TV area. Thanks for any help/advice

Sumter Tire and Auto. Main street (301) in Wildwood. There are two locations, one east of 301 and one west. I go to the one on the west side right next to Hungry Howies pizza. My wife has a 96 Avalon. They have done both oil changes and repairs (front breaks and new front axles). I'm very happy with them. Repair prices were much lower than the estimates I got from a Toyota dealer.

MX rider 02-01-2024 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by AZ SLIM (Post 2297046)
Sumter Tire and Auto. Main street (301) in Wildwood. There are two locations, one east of 301 and one west. I go to the one on the west side right next to Hungry Howies pizza. My wife has a 96 Avalon. They have done both oil changes and repairs (front breaks and new front axles). I'm very happy with them. Repair prices were much lower than the estimates I got from a Toyota dealer.

Same for me. I take my 2022 Tacoma to them for service. Good peeps.

Bill14564 02-01-2024 07:17 AM

You will find recommendations for Wildwood Tire and Sumter Tire & Auto in several threads.

Michael G. 02-01-2024 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2297093)
You will find recommendations for Wildwood Tire and Sumter Tire & Auto in several threads.

These guys are great.

My son went there with his Toyota to have them check his brake pads.
They jack up his car, remove a couple wheels, checked the brakes and said their good for now and never charged him.

Who does that in todays world??

cjrjck 02-01-2024 08:58 AM

I have used Accurso Automobile Repair on 466 near 301 many times. Dealt with Jason the owner. Very good service. Requested a brake job once when they were performing another service and they showed me where both front and back were still good to go. With over a 100k miles on the car, many shops would have performed the brake job without checking.

Harvin 02-02-2024 06:31 AM

Sumter Tire and Auto is outstanding, I called them on a Saturday because my AC did not work, they had me bring the car in that same day and fixed it.

Diamondgirl 02-02-2024 06:47 AM

Go to Expert Auto in Leesburg and talk to George, the owner, honest and fair
 
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Originally Posted by Utah Flyfisher (Post 2297030)
Looking for recommendations for where to have Toyota SUV serviced. ☺️ Doesn’t really need to be a Toyota dealer I’m just looking for somewhere honest 🤷🏻*♀️ Not trying to take advantage of a clueless person. At home I know exactly where to go for service but I really don’t know who is honest in TV area. Thanks for any help/advice

Go to Expert Auto in Leesburg and see George the owner. I’ve been dealing with him for 3 years and his shop has taken care of a Toyota SUV, Fiat 500, Porsche, Kia and Nissan. They know what they’re doing, he’s honest and prices are fair.

mark g 02-02-2024 07:24 AM

I would recommend Sumter Tire. Been using them for years and they are really really good. Fair, honest and reliable. We have both a Toyota and Honda service by them

GpaVader 02-02-2024 07:35 AM

If you are looking for Toyota Dealership recommendations, I have used both Phillips and Deluca. While Phillips is a little closer we have found it worth the drive to Ocala for Deluca. My wife brings her Rav4 for her scheduled maintenance. The service department at Phillips just would not talk to her and when they did they talked down to her. I went with on one occasion and witnessed this first hand and talked to the Store Manager about it. When it happened again we moved to Deluca and have never looked back. I was also not a fan of some of the services they were pushing on her and have never been even suggested to me while I was in for service.

VApeople 02-02-2024 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by villagetinker (Post 2297033)
Wildwood Tire, I have been using them for 10 years, great honest service.

I agree!

When we moved here in 2016, they were recommended on this website (probably by you), and we have been very happy with the service they have provided for us.

Decadeofdave 02-02-2024 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by villagetinker (Post 2297033)
Wildwood Tire, I have been using them for 10 years, great honest service.

I take my Toyota to Wildwood Tire also, they have been good to me.

Lottoguy 02-02-2024 10:02 AM

I take my Toyota Highlander to DeLuca Toyota in Ocala for some services. The other times I take it to Pep Boys on 42 in the very far north area. BTW Pep Boys will fix your flat tires for free.

mrf0151 02-02-2024 10:45 AM

Hard to imagine that Tire shops mentioned here would be able to do anything beyond just the bare basic maintenance items. Today's vehicles have so many electronically controlled components on them. There is no way the tire shops will have the specific special diagnostic and repair tools and factory training that is takes to do the job with the hundreds of make and model vehicles out there today.
I worked for years with a major tire company on the service side. We had to send away many jobs daily to the dealer. With that, I then for the following 25 years, worked with one of the big 3 automotive manufacturers in service. Tire shops are limited in what they can do.

Michael G. 02-02-2024 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by mrf0151 (Post 2297536)
. Tire shops are limited in what they can do.

Sometimes you can't judge a business name alone.
Tire shops today do a lot of high tech service then they did years back.

Never could figure out why people need to go to their seller dealerships for service.
Their way over priced on hourly rates.
Prices in parts are crazy.
Appointments need to be made weeks in advance.
Your dealing with service writers that like to sell you more service then needed.

I was always to by customer service of your product:
"Go by your manual for time and mileage service intervals only"

JoMar 02-02-2024 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael G. (Post 2297122)
These guys are great.

My son went there with his Toyota to have them check his brake pads.
They jack up his car, remove a couple wheels, checked the brakes and said their good for now and never charged him.

Who does that in todays world??

Sumter Tire

danamees 02-02-2024 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Utah Flyfisher (Post 2297030)
Looking for recommendations for where to have Toyota SUV serviced. ☺️ Doesn’t really need to be a Toyota dealer I’m just looking for somewhere honest 🤷🏻*♀️ Not trying to take advantage of a clueless person. At home I know exactly where to go for service but I really don’t know who is honest in TV area. Thanks for any help/advice

I took my 2014 Toyota to Sumter Tire for a second opinion after Toyota Orlando told me I needed to replace my front Suspension at a cost of almost $3000. The guy at Sumter Tire told me he would send his wife alone, cross country in my car and not think twice about it - he found nothing wrong. I will be going there from now on! Very honest and so nice!


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