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  • From: "John Broome" <jbroome AT gmail.com>
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Good,
  • Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:53:35 -0500

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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