GA Tacoma Owners BS Thread

Those focus STs blow a head gasket at 90k miles...

 

I purchased mine from Toyota of Roswell. Now with that being said, the gentleman that helped me has since moved over to Cobb Toyota off Cobb Pkwy in Marietta.

 

I’ve been there a few times for service and TSBs (they’re the closest dealer to me at about 45 mins away). Not a fan of their service dept. a 45 min fix turned into a 3 hour fix. A 2 hour fix turned into a 3 day fix, all because they told me they had all the parts, drove 45 mins to get there, they said they didn’t have all the parts after getting the truck torn apart and I’d have to rent a car. Refused to give me a courtesy car until I fought with them for an hour and threatened to call corporate. Then when they ordered the part, they didn’t order ALL of them, so they had to keep it another day. Then tried to charge me for the courtesy car.

 

My wife has a 4Runner, too. We like it. Great for trips to the grocery store and we've even taken it camping and slept in the back of it comfortably.

I looked at a few F150's before settling with my 2015 Tacoma. Only upside is the extra room...glad I went with another Tacoma though.

And this is why places get burned to the ground.

 

for future reference .. I do have the capability of checkin to see what dealerships have what parts in stock

 

Can you also see what they're selling them for? I've noticed around here there's sometimes a notable difference for the same part.

 

My wife just traded her Highlander in for a new SR5 Premium 4x4 and she loves it. I've driven it quite a bit, including a trip from NY to GA and I have to say I'm impressed. Haven't been off road in it. The only thing lacking is the acceleration seems pretty sluggish. But they have a ton of leg room, comfortable interior, and a huge cargo area, and IMO the best looking SUV for its segment. The only thing my wife preferred in her Highlander was the smart key in the XLE trim. Could have gotten that in the Limited, but she didn't like the front end as much as the SR5 / TRDOR/ Pro.

When we have to swap vehicles for the day for some reason, I don't mind one bit.

 

Did you buy from Richard Warren as well?

 

Yes I did. Funny that you knew that. How was your experience?

 

Ha, yeah I remember getting an email from him saying that he moved over to the Marietta dealer.

This was my first new vehicle purchase and it went a lot better than I expected. I found the truck I wanted on their website, test drove it, and we agreed on their best online price... Not much haggling at all. The only thing we had to work on was the $600 dealer fee to be removed (website said no dealer fees, so they took it off) and to try and get the $200 tinted window fee removed/lowered (didn't work).

I would definitely recommend him.

How about your experience with him?

 

Cobb County Toyota, ask for Richard Warren. I'm gonna make a note of this.

 

My experience went pretty smooth. I stopped by the dealer, the day after New Years to check out the truck. Placed an order with the options I wanted, no extra stuff I knew I wouldn’t use. I was told it would take 6-8 weeks before the truck would arrive. I was ok with that since I needed to put my FJ back to stock to trade-in. Two weeks go by and I get a call from Richard saying they were able to get one sooner by doing a dealer trade. It had everything I wanted except The original selling dealer had already tinted the windows and added a red/black pinstripe to it. I tried to work it in the deal to not pay for either of these items but didn’t anywhere. When I brought it home, I didn’t even walk inside to tell the wife I was home, I immediately removed the ugly ass pin stripe.

 

I sure can

 

Well, I guess I know who I'll hit up next time I need something Don't think I need anything major coming up, just some oil filters. Which I can't imagine those having a huge price gap between dealers. Haha.

 

I bought my 17 at Rick Hendrick Toyota in sandy springs. Camden frame was my sales guy really cool guy and the Maher as a x army ranger!! I will go back there if I need anything else!

STAY AWAY FROM MCDONOUGH TOYOTA THEY SUCK BUNCH OF IDIOTS THERE!!

 

Get yah a excursion 7.3 if you want the king of suvs that’s my family car like driving a school bus lol!!! And get 21+ on Highway on trips!! You gonna pay for the 7.3 though they are hard to find in great shape! That with 6 inch lift and 35’s with 20’s!

 

I'm sorta reluctant to go to any Rick Hendrick dealer. I was at their Chevy dealer a while ago looking at Z71 Silverados, and their salespeople were rather rude to me. I won't get heavy into the ethics of why they were rude, but to put it briefly, the old couple looking at Corvettes and Camaros looked like a better prospect to them, therefore didn't wait more than 10 min before a sales guy jumped on them. Meanwhile I was there almost an hour before I gave up. Maybe their Toyota branch is different but that experience left a horrible taste in my mouth.

Funny enough, those are actually on my list of cars I'd love to have one day, when I'm at a point where I can just have cars because I want them. Haha.

 

I hear yah I had a 2014 Tundra 1794 I sold to get my excursion and pay for it and get rid of a payment!! All dealers are a joke maybe heathen on here at lowe Toyota could hook you up !!!

 

Who has replaced a clutch before and what brand did you go with, or recommend. My truck is my daily driver, and sees a fair bit of trails. Looking for something a more heavy duty than OEM, to stand up, to the abuse I put on the clutch while on the trails.
Thanks.

 

I know Marlin Crawler has one and I've heard LCE Performance have good ones. I'd go with one of those as that's what I've seen other people go with