Recommendations for Twin Cities eastern Toyota dealerships?

My poor old 2013 GMC Acadia just crossed the 200k mark. It has been my goal for as long as I’ve owned vehicles to get a GM car across the 200k line on the original motor and I finally managed to do it with the Acadia. Sadly, it’s not with the original transmission, but that’s transmission fluid under the bridge.

So now I’m on a wholesale changeover to other vehicle brands and I’m going to look at Toyota.

Anyone have recommendations for the best dealer to work with in the eastern half of the Twin Cities? Also willing to consider other dealerships if they are truly outstanding.

Maplewood Toyota

When it comes to new car dealerships I don’t know what can be different. They all will be union so shop rates will be within a couple of bucks of each other. I’m guessing they all work within a percentage or two on markup on the vehicles. Beat up the metro guys and then give Dave Marquart a call. I think he has a Toyota dealership in Eau Claire or Chippawa Falls. He also owns The Boat Center.

Good luck in whatever direction you go.

There is a difference. I’ve bought a few cars recently and buying from dealerships that offer a non-negotiable, lowest cost available model is a much better experience. All you negotiate is your trade.

I recently bought a car through Belzer and with all my research, the non-negotiable setup was the best cost. It was also easiest to buy from.

I don’t know any Toyota dealers but I’d recommend this model over the tried and true old school sales model.

Avoid morries at all cost. They have been the worst place I’ve ever purchased a vehicle.
I needed warranty work a month ago and they were out till the end of June for a loaner. No biggie they said my truck would be done in 2 days. 5 days later 7 voicemails I left them and no response. I go in and notice my truck hasn’t moved. They tell me they are backed up it’ll be done in 2 days they promise. That was on a Monday. That Wednesday they tell me Friday. Friday I got a call they can’t look at it for 2 more weeks. I asked why keep telling me 2 days. The lady told me corporate does all schedules and completely ignores what the service desk is telling them. While I was in there I was 1 of 5 pissed off customers. I ended up having it towed to a different non morries dealer and told them I’d never be back or buy another anything, and for the hell of it i looked up there reviews, and they are poor. Now I’m battling to get my tow out of there back paid but that’s just endless phone call after phone call.

I bought my 4Runner (used) from walser Toyota in Bloomington, 494 frontage road west of France. Very good experience with Kela Smith. Price was comparable to other dealerships, trade on my Honda Pilot was what I could have sold it for myself. Looked there for my wife a couple months ago but she liked the Hybrid CRV more than the RAV4.

I contacted all of the Duluth/Virgina dealerships and none would negotiate period. I started reaching out to the dealers in the cities and found that Inver Grove Heights Toyota worked with me but I got a better deal from Wausau Toyota. This was during Covid so it’s been a while. IGH was within $1000 and at the time I got close to $5500 off sticker from Wausau for whatever that is worth. This was on a Tundra.

Bloomington Toyota off 494 East of 100 is the largest volume Toyota dealer in the Twin Cites.

SIL bought a Tundra last fall in the metro. I believe all he did was build the truck online and submitted it for quote to all dealers within a nearby radius. He based his decision on price and responsiveness. Did not have a trade so it was pretty straight forward. Don’t know which dealer he ended up using.

Sounds like the perfect time to look at ridgelines

If looking used, I’d avoid stealerships at all costs.

If you are looking at new, I’d use Joe’s strategy listed above. That’s what my wife did with a brand new Jeep Cherokee L and it was pretty seamless.

Avoid Burnsville Toyota. They are trash