
Toyota of Boerne
About us
Additional phones - (210) 870-1800 or (830) 755-8100. Sales Hours: 8:30-8:00 Mon-Fri & 9:00-7:00 Sat. Service/Parts Hours: 7:00-7:00 Mon-Fri & 8:00-5:00 Sat.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Auto dealership, parts & express lube.
Amenities
Free Estimates
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
| Number of Stars | Image of Distribution | Number of Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| 67% | ||
| 8% | ||
| 0% | ||
| 8% | ||
| 18% |
We ordered the car in late July, and told it would be up to six months for delivery. We expected some delay, but based on Internet forums related to this vehicle, 3-4 months was more common. Regardless, we were not in a rush and accepted the delay and requested updates once a month. They welcomed our USAA buying certificate, assuring us the discount would be honored though the MSRP and option costs might be different. This was understood, if they could let me know what the price difference would be.
Over the next nine months, rarely did I receive an unsolicited updates. Despite the assurance they would send updates, I almost always had to contact the dealership (especially in the first 6 months). They were responsive when prompted, but always with minimal information. I never did get the final cost for the options we ordered, despite including this question with my request for status updates every month. After the 5th month, our original sales associate had left Toyota of Boerne. We were not notified, and instead found out after getting a bounced email requesting an update. We were assigned a new sales agent, who was a little better at keeping us updated, but still could not provide the simple cost information we requested. At one point, we were finally sent an MSRP and said there would be no USAA discount. We were able to resolve this misunderstanding, but it was extremely frustrating that this would crop up even after sending our new agent all of our previous communications with the original agent.
The car finally arrived about 9 months after we ordered it. We made an appointment to pick it up, a week after it arrived at the dealership. We forwarded the appropriate information to help expedite the paperwork when we picked up the car. Despite this, and the fact that we were not financing with the dealer, it still took 3 hrs to get the car. Furthermore, the car was not ready. The car was not cleaned, the cargo mat was left out, and they were just installing one of the options when we arrived! Not only did they have the car for a full week to do this, but they had 9 months to make sure everything was in stock. They did correct everything, including having us bring the car back to get detailed and then another trip to get the cargo mat.
In addition to the sloppy preparation of the car for delivery, the checkout process also had its problems. Intentional or not, our finance agent came across as sexist. He was quite chatty with me, asking where I work, what I do for a living, etc. Not a single question to my lovely wife sitting their with me (who is an accomplished professional in her field). He also gave us the wrong extended warranty. I had quotes from other dealers for a specific warranty. They came close enough to matching cost, but failed to match the term of the agreement. This mistake was not caught until after the agreement had been processed. The agreement was cancelled, but the cash goes back to the lien holder instead of us (even though we put 60% down). So, not only did I lose getting this cash back, I have to spend roughly the same amount out of pocket again with a different dealer to get the extended warranty I was looking for. While it all works out in the end, it's an unplanned inconvenience and reduction in our cash reserves.
The sales process seemed to go well. However, the relationship went downhill immediately. The salesman delivered my car. There was no spare key. I called the parts department and set up an appointment to have a spare key made. Boerne Toyota needed the car in order to make a key. They had no key blanks to make a key for my car but could get a blank in the next day. I made an appointment for the day following that. I drove 30 min. to the dealer on the appointed day only to find that the key blank that had been obtained for me had been sold. They said that they could obtain another blank, so I made another appointment. They made the key for me without a hitch.
About a week later they called me and said I had to bring in the car for the state inspection. This was in April. I told them that it had a Feb. inspection sticker. I couldn't understand why the car needed another inspection and I couldn't get a satisfactory answer, so I took the car in for the inspection.
Over the next few weeks I found scraps of paper on the floor of the car. When it kept appearing I started digging. It turns out that newspaper was stuffed around the glove compartment and somewhere under the back seat. At that point I started wondering if the car had been wrecked. If so, it had been my bad not to ask for a carfax. I had figured that Toyota dealerships were highly professional and could be trusted.
In Sept. of 2012 I traded the RAV 4 in on a Lexus. The Lexus dealer said that they ran a carfax and that my car had been in an accident. The seat bags had not deployed, so it had not been a bad accident. Based on my experience with the newspaper stuffed around the glove compartment I wasn't surprised.
Lexus gave me $12,000 trade in. I had paid $22,000 six months earlier.
Licensing
State Contractor License Requirements
All statements concerning insurance, licenses, and bonds are informational only, and are self-reported. Since insurance, licenses and bonds can expire and can be cancelled, homeowners should always check such information for themselves. To find more licensing information for your state, visit our Find Licensing Requirements page.
*Contact business to see additional licenses.