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["Andrew C. Oliver" <acoliver AT buni.org>]

Note that Toyota of Durham is now near the southpoint mall and this more 
or less close to "The park".
For the most part I've been satisfied with them albeit they aren't quite 
as cheap (said 15000 service cost me $99 yesterday and by the time they 
did the other things including my state inspection I didn't get out for 
under $170 despite my oil change being free).  They also will drive you 
to the mall while you wait, go watch a movie...  I have a Civic Hybrid 
because automatics are for sissies (even if more fuel efficient in the 
case of the hybrids ;-) ).

Bill Geschwind wrote:
> Before I moved to Africa I had a 2005 Prius which I bought new. I got to
> know Doug and his wife Nikki (who posts on PriusChat as Galaxee) quite well
> and learned to trust their judgment completely. Not only is he a very
> talented and trustworthy mechanic, he is also a Prius enthusiast who truly
> believes in the Prius and its technology and who genuinely enjoys working on
> them. I had all of my routine maintenance done at Toyota of Durham, where
> Doug works, and was surprised at how quick and inexpensive it was - in
> particular in comparison to the Acura dealership where I had my previous car
> serviced. Everything except the 30,000 mile service was done while I was
> waiting in the service lounge. The 5,000 mile services cost, IIRC, in the
> neighborhood of $25-30, the 15,000 mile service around $80,00 and the 30,000
> mile service less than $200. Other than that I just added gas and had one
> slow leak in a tire fixed at a gas station - that was all it needed over the
> course of a two-year ownership covering around 37,000 miles. I found it to
> be an exceptionally dependable and economical car to own, not to mention the
> environmental benefits. 
>
> If you find yourself unable to find a mechanic in Raleigh/Cary or are not
> satisfied with the service at the Raleigh dealerships, I can highly
> recommend Doug at Toyota of Durham, and it just might be worth the drive
> over there.
>
> Now, if I could only find such a reliable and trustworthy mechanic here in
> Cotonou...
>
> - Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Brian
> Daniels
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 8:22 PM
> To: Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/
> Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Good,independent service for Toyota Prius in
> Cary area
>
> On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 01:47:44PM -0500, tkarches AT imapmail.org wrote:
>   
> > We just purchased a new Toyota Prius, and I'm not particularly 
> > interested in driving from Cary to the other side of Raleigh for routine 
> > maintenance.
> >
> > Any recommendations?
> >
> >     
>
> This is probably not what you wanted, but...
>
> We also just got a new Prius.  While exploring priuschat.com, I found that
> the 
> husband of a poster there is the head hybrid tech at Toyota of Durham on
> 15/501.  
> The recommendation was to ask for 'Doug' to do the work on your car when 
> scheduling the appointment.
>
> We've only had ours for a few weeks, so I haven't had a chance to test this,
> but 
> at least the tech owns a Prius himself...
>
> On the negative side, Fred Anderson in Raleigh (where we bought the car) 
> delivered it with the tires 7lbs underinflated, and didn't set up the tire 
> pressure warning system.  So we had badly low tires, and disabled
> notifications 
> of same.  Luckily we caught it, but it didn't make for a good first
> impression 
> of their service department.
>
> --Brian
>
>   


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