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re: Legit Toyota dealers in Louisiana
Posted on 6/12/26 at 8:48 pm to Reubaltaich
Posted on 6/12/26 at 8:48 pm to Reubaltaich
I’ve bought a couple the past few years from Donalson Toyota in SETX. Small dealership but made a good solid deal that I was comfortable with.
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Posted on 6/13/26 at 3:46 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Most car salesmen deserve to be treated like sub human shite. When you find one who actually is a decent person, stick with them.
Yep. I have a couple of guys up here in Ouachita parish that I can 'halfway' trust and will be corresponding with them with an eagle eye in the process
The worst of the worst is the F&I person. Next to the GM and the owners, these clowns are the highest paid in a dealership/car lot. They are the closet a person can get to an OT baller.
After you get a final price(documented with all fees plainly notated), this is where they start/try to put the 'pencil' to you.
He/she sits in their nice office with their hair all slicked back with their pearly white teeth, their fake Rolex watch and 7 gold chains thinking how they can scam another sucker so they can take their babies-momma /daddy on a cruise next week with their big fat commission they will make off another sucker.
The F&I office is where a dealer/car lot makes most of their $$$.
This is why potential buyers need to do their homework before even thinking about calling or emailing a place about a vehicle.
BTW, please keep those recommendations coming. I am sure others are getting some good info.
Posted on 6/13/26 at 3:55 pm to Reubaltaich
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BTW, please keep those recommendations coming. I am sure others are getting some good info.
All Star Toyota’s new ownership team seems to be great. They had a Tundra in stock that had the specs I wanted. Told them what price I wanted to be at 11% off MSRP and no dealer adds. They agreed to that price over the phone - told them I couldn’t make it over there for a day or two with my schedule.
No deposit, they blocked the car as sold in the system and I went over there when I had time. Told the sales manager I wasn’t buying any of the add ons and I was done in finance office with 25 min.
Was the most pleasant experience I’ve had buying a car locally.
Posted on 6/13/26 at 4:21 pm to CapitalTiger
Posted on 6/13/26 at 5:39 pm to Reubaltaich
Even living in South Louisiana, we bought from Van Trow for decades. Our salesman retired, though.
Posted on 6/13/26 at 5:50 pm to Boudreauboudreaugoly
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Price Leblanc
Do they still give "country sausage" to everyone who buys a new car?
Dahlin
Posted on 6/13/26 at 7:13 pm to OneSaintsFan
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Watch this and then tell me there is any other option… Price Leblanc’s Montage
Nothing against them. They didn’t have what I was looking for. I actually use LeBlanc for the service on my LC 100.
I tried to buy a 4Runner from All Star about 10 years ago and wrote all the McKay dealerships off. Was your typical negative sales experience,
Posted on 6/13/26 at 9:36 pm to Reubaltaich
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The worst of the worst is the F&I person.
I’ve helped my mother buy a couple of cars from Lexus. Told the guy up front we didn’t want any of the stuff. He said that’s fine, but I have to go over it with you. He zipped through it with no pressure. Very pleasant.
But my last Toyota purchase, the guy was like, “Next is the silver package.” I said, “We don’t want it.” He, almost crying, “But I haven’t even told you how much it costs!”
I said I didn’t want any of it at any price. He sulked his way through the rest of it.Posted on 6/13/26 at 10:03 pm to CapitalTiger
I went through them. Did everything online. Went the next day, signed the papers and out the door within 10 minutes
Posted on 6/14/26 at 1:11 am to Reubaltaich
We drove today from Watson, LA to Toyota of Katy, TX to pick up Grand Highlander. Easy to deal with online and got exactly what we were looking for. Purchased while it was in transit to dealer.
Posted on 6/14/26 at 8:25 am to tigerbutt
Lake Charles Toyota. I've bought several cars and trucks from them. Great service and family oriented.
Posted on 7/26/26 at 11:41 am to CapitalTiger
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All Star Toyota’s
I have been checking out their site. Seems to have a lot of good Toyota inventory with fair pricing.
The question has been asked several times in this thread what is a 'legit' dealer.
I want a fair price for a good quality vehicle WITHOUT all the bs crap thrown into the deal, aka OVERPRICED, USELESS garbage like VIN etching, fabric protection, wheel locks, market adjustments, nitrogen air filled tires, tire protection, key replacement...
Don't even try the 'four square' method.
I don't want to deal with the stalling tactics, ie keeping you at the dealership 4-5 hours trying to wear you down attempting to get you to just give up and sign the deal.
I don't want to get ambushed by some sleazy F&I clown who is going to
attempt to sneak in useless, overpriced BS fees at the last minute.
I don't want to be tricked into buying useless garbage that add Zero to the vehicle.
All the head games the F&I clown uses to sweet talk a potential buyer into adding onto the deals.
Give me a good interest rate (I am going to get one from my bank ahead of time).
Give me a good price on GAP insurance, if needed. My bank has a good rate. See if you can beat that.
Extended warranty? All new vehicles come with a minimum 3-year bumper-to-bumper factory warranty. Most extended warranties are never used, I think around 50 percent. So keep that in mind.
Give me a good fair deal and you will have a good customer, and I will give you a good recommendation to family and freinds.
Try to screw me, I am going to walk, and I am gonna hammer you and your establishment on social media, the Better Business Bureau...
And I will probably report you to the FTC and report you and your dealership to the manufacturer.
Posted on 7/26/26 at 11:53 am to Boudreauboudreaugoly
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I’ve had pretty good luck wth Price Leblanc too.
I’ve bought several new and used vehicles from Price Leblanc over the years. No complaints at all.
Posted on 7/26/26 at 11:57 am to Reubaltaich
quote:It’s never needed. It’s there for consumers who can’t control wants from their needs.
Give me a good price on GAP insurance, if needed.
Posted on 7/26/26 at 12:15 pm to soccerfüt
I just got a new Toyota, so a few datapoints.
Team Toyota - garbage. Car had been sitting on their lot for a bit. I go look at it one evening. As I pull in, I see the manager driving the car out of the lot, by himself. I walk in and am told “you can see it in a few minutes, someone just took it for a test drive. It was a Monday night and I was the only one there. Those stupid games waste my time. I gave them the numbers I was driving to MS to buy that week and said I’d prefer to keep it local if they’d match. They wouldn’t. I drove to Mississippi and bought as they texted and called thinking I was bluffing.
Greg Leblanc - nice, communicative, but just couldn’t make the numbers work on trade-in.
Negotiated one at Shapen Toyota in E TX and they were genuine and made a great deal. I just found a similar deal a few hours closer.
Bought from a MS dealer in Brandon. They were fine. Some dumb add ons but was still the best deal.
Team Toyota - garbage. Car had been sitting on their lot for a bit. I go look at it one evening. As I pull in, I see the manager driving the car out of the lot, by himself. I walk in and am told “you can see it in a few minutes, someone just took it for a test drive. It was a Monday night and I was the only one there. Those stupid games waste my time. I gave them the numbers I was driving to MS to buy that week and said I’d prefer to keep it local if they’d match. They wouldn’t. I drove to Mississippi and bought as they texted and called thinking I was bluffing.
Greg Leblanc - nice, communicative, but just couldn’t make the numbers work on trade-in.
Negotiated one at Shapen Toyota in E TX and they were genuine and made a great deal. I just found a similar deal a few hours closer.
Bought from a MS dealer in Brandon. They were fine. Some dumb add ons but was still the best deal.
Posted on 7/26/26 at 12:19 pm to runforrestrun
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Price Leblanc
I used to like that old man. A friend of mine was one of his care takers for a few years before he died. He would drive him all over.. Have to massage his leg at night when it started to shake, etc..
But he gave me 3 packs of country sausage before. He was proud of that damn sausage.
Posted on 7/26/26 at 12:36 pm to OweO
IRL, Mr. Price was quiet and shy. Nothing like his persona on commercials.
When My sister was a young widow, we dealt with him personally for a Camry, and he really did give her an “unbelievable” deal.
When My sister was a young widow, we dealt with him personally for a Camry, and he really did give her an “unbelievable” deal.
Posted on 7/26/26 at 12:38 pm to soccerfüt
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It’s never needed. It’s there for consumers who can’t control wants from their needs.
I disagree with this. If your vehicle is 'totaled' or stolen, your insurance covers about only 50-60% of owed value, you are left holding the other 40-50% of amount owed on the vehicle. That amount could be in the tens of thousands of dollars that you are going to have to come up with, ie you are 'underwater' with the vehicle.
Depending on how much the vehicle is financed for, you only need GAP insurance for a couple of years. The F&I guy is going to offer an expensive policy. Your bank/credit union probably has a policy that is much cheaper.
GAP insurance, like all insurance, assumes the risk on an asset.
Posted on 7/26/26 at 12:47 pm to Reubaltaich
Fred Haas in Houston.
Posted on 7/26/26 at 12:57 pm to SaintlyTiger88
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Hampton Toyota in Lafayette has always been a respected dealership.
Hmmmmm.
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Never bought from them
Ahhhhhh.
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