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["John Broome" <jbroome AT gmail.com>]

For all the right reasons, i think you're correct.

On 2/27/07, Greg Brown <gwbrown1 AT gmail.com> wrote:
> I thought it was "Toyota of Doorom"
>
>
> On 2/27/07, Andrew C. Oliver <acoliver AT buni.org> wrote:
> > 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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