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Epping, Sydney
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August 2004
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Chatswood Toyota Service Experience
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Tue, 14 June 2005 12:26
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Last month I created this thread where I asked for dealership recommendations as my MR2 was due for a service.
I ended up taking it to Chatswood Toyota.
The points of interest.
Quote: They were unable to give me a precise quote for a 45,000km service. They only had figures for the 10,000km interval services.
Work: Everything was done well and the car was returned to me as clean as when I dropped it off.
Cost: The cost was reasonable for the amount of work done. No complaints.
Shuttle Bus: Chatswood Toyota operates a shuttle bus between their service centre and Artarmon railway station. It operates at both ends of the day and I found it very convenient as I work in the CBD. The vehicle is a Toyota of course  .
Fuel System Clean: I got a call in the morning requesting my approval to clean the fuel system at an additional cost of $97. I declined as I don't believe such action represents long term value for money.
Tyre Black: They applied tyre black which was a minor annoyance. I was unable to wash the rims several days later without getting some of the black from the tyres on the sponge. Ruined a perfectly good sponge.
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Location:
Sydney
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January 2003
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Re: Chatswood Toyota Service Experience
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Tue, 14 June 2005 12:54
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Good stuff, I'm glad it worked out as I was the one that said they might be the go  We havn't caught up in a while mate, you going to be at Dyno day?
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Location:
Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: Chatswood Toyota Service Experience
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Tue, 14 June 2005 14:23
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| AlexT wrote on Tue, 14 June 2005 22:26 |
Tyre Black: They applied tyre black which was a minor annoyance. I was unable to wash the rims several days later without getting some of the black from the tyres on the sponge. Ruined a perfectly good sponge.
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i hate that stuff i allways told mazda when they serviced my last car never to apply it as after a day of spirited driving i was left with black blobs all over my nice clean yellow paintwork
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Location:
c'town, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Chatswood Toyota Service Experience
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Tue, 14 June 2005 22:26
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ohnoes! n0t teh sp0nge!!!!!111oneone 
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Location:
Potts Point, Sydney
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: Chatswood Toyota Service Experience
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Wed, 15 June 2005 00:24
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thats good to hear
I think Ben (Rolla Boy) works there, apparantly it has a good rep 
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I supported Toymods
Location:
sydney.au
Registered:
August 2002
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Re: Chatswood Toyota Service Experience
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Wed, 15 June 2005 01:54
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lol
servicing is done in my front yard...
but good review all the same.
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Location:
Epping, Sydney
Registered:
August 2004
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Re: Chatswood Toyota Service Experience
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Wed, 15 June 2005 12:30
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| Alchemist wrote on Tue, 14 June 2005 22:54 |
Good stuff, I'm glad it worked out as I was the one that said they might be the go We havn't caught up in a while mate, you going to be at Dyno day?
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I talked to Rolla Boy via PM as well. So you weren't going to get all of the blame if it didn't work out. 
Dyno day is looking very likely. I have to make up for being the first car to miss out on a run last time.
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June 2003
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Re: Chatswood Toyota Service Experience
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Wed, 15 June 2005 13:56
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You know you want that n/a 4 banger trophy!
Go man GO!
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Location:
North Shore Sydney
Registered:
August 2004
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Re: Chatswood Toyota Service Experience
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Sat, 18 June 2005 09:09
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How often do thoses shuttle busses come around? I used to live close by, so I could walk there but not anymore.
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Location:
Forster NSW
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September 2004
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Re: Chatswood Toyota Service Experience
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Mon, 20 June 2005 12:50
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| AlexT wrote on Tue, 14 June 2005 22:26 |
Tyre Black: They applied tyre black which was a minor annoyance. I was unable to wash the rims several days later without getting some of the black from the tyres on the sponge. Ruined a perfectly good sponge.
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That must be a toyota thing, my parents get their car serviced by toyota (so as not to void the new car warranty), it always gets tyre blacked!
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Location:
Epping, Sydney
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August 2004
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Re: Chatswood Toyota Service Experience
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Sat, 25 June 2005 05:01
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| MattHothatchboy wrote on Sat, 18 June 2005 19:09 |
How often do thoses shuttle busses come around? I used to live close by, so I could walk there but not anymore.
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Quite often. They drive back and forth continuously. I'm not completely sure what the operating hours are though. I do know that they are running at 7:30 AM and also at the end of the day right up to closing time. Call them up if you want to find out for sure.
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Location:
sutherland shire
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June 2004
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Re: Chatswood Toyota Service Experience
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Sat, 25 June 2005 07:42
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i go to Fergusons Toyota at Hurstville for service and parts. Have always had good dealings. they know a fair bit in the parts department about TRD stuff. The big boss there use to race Supra's sprinters and corolla's at bathurst before V8 super taxi's
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Location:
Perth
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November 2004
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Re: Chatswood Toyota Service Experience
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Sat, 25 June 2005 16:52
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why do they insist on letting my tyres down a little whenver i take it in for a service! it's soo bloody annoying
At first, i thoguht i imagined it...so the next time..before i went in, i checked, had 34PSI all around...
After service, it's down to 26 or 27 all around!
happened 2wice!!! whY?!
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Location:
campbelltown
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November 2002
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Re: Chatswood Toyota Service Experience
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Mon, 27 June 2005 03:19
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out of curiosity how much was a complete service?
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Club Member
Location:
Sydney, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Chatswood Toyota Service Experience
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Mon, 27 June 2005 10:56
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AlexT,
Glad to hear everything was ok... In future, when you drop the car off in the morning, you can ask for things to be done and left out, like the injection flush and tyre black and so on...
Matthothatchboy,
The shuttle bus runs from the dealer to Artarmon station from around 7:20am to 10am...
Then from the station to the dealer from 3pm till around 5pm...
It runs constantly so you can catch it either way...
Dale_ta22,
Majority of the cars we service or repair get washed and vacuumed...
Deeps,
Mechanics adjust tyre pressures according to tyre size, vehicle type and whatever the tyre placard suggests... Personally for vans and utes, front 34 and rear 40, passenger vehicles 32 and small cars (echo, starlet and daihatsu's) around 28 - 30... (all figures in psi)...
But if a car comes in with low profile tyres, I'll do 35psi...
rob-ae86,
All service costs vary as different things are done... I think we now charge around $90 per hour which is one of the cheapest hour rates around... Chatswood Lexus charges $140 per hour... Eep...
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Location:
Perth
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November 2004
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Re: Chatswood Toyota Service Experience
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Mon, 27 June 2005 13:50
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my car says 30 and 32, but i end up with 28ish when i get it back
pain in the butt, to have to take my car straight from servicing to the petrol station to fix the pressures :@
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Location:
Sydney/Wollongong
Registered:
October 2003
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Club Member
Location:
Sydney, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Chatswood Toyota Service Experience
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Tue, 28 June 2005 13:08
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Deeps,
Tyre pressures change when heat is introduced into the tyre... That could be the cause... Also, servo's are bad as the compressors are filled usually with water which means that water will go into your tyres and make them out of balance...
Conquest,
We have installed a water recycling unit so we still wash cars... 40 is a major service on anything besides Avalons or new Camrys...
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Location:
Melbourne, Australia
Registered:
June 2005
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Re: Chatswood Toyota Service Experience
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Wed, 29 June 2005 00:16
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Pictures?
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Club Member
Location:
Sydney, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Chatswood Toyota Service Experience
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Wed, 29 June 2005 10:49
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Pictures of what???
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Location:
Central Coast, NSW
Registered:
February 2005
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Re: Chatswood Toyota Service Experience
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Wed, 29 June 2005 11:30
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| Rolla Boy wrote on Wed, 29 June 2005 20:49 |
Pictures of what???
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of the water recyling unit, of course! 
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Club Member
Location:
Sydney, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Chatswood Toyota Service Experience
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Thu, 30 June 2005 20:48
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Thats what I was thinking lol... Who would wanna see pics of that??? It's a large water tank out the front, green, nothing special and think of your average pool water pump setup and picture that in the corner of a carpark...
Don't need pics anymore lol...
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Thank god for water restrictions, but at least the interior vacuum was good