has anyone tried toyota's Thunder services? does it offer a complete line of parts and services? why would anyone still use the regular toyota service if thunder which is cheaper is available? thanks for the inputs!
The Toyota Thunder service is being offered at their respective dealerships, i.e. Toyota Pasong Tamo, Bel Air, etc. It's for out-of-warranty Toyota vehicles like the previous generation Corollas and Coronas.
Basically, its still Toyota which provides the service. Only thing is, the parts are cheaper since they are not Toyota OEM parts. Rather they are made to the specifications of Toyota vehicles so that the owner of the car is reasonably assured of its quality.
Medyo mas mura rin ang Thunder service IMHO.
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eto experience ko sa kanila:
My car is a 98 Gen 1 RAV. I noticed white smoke sa exhaust ko so I brought it to Thunder QA. I arrived mga 8am. Kaka open pa lang ata nila. Yung parang receptionist was reading the newspaper nung dumating ako. Ako pa lang ang nandun. Ni hindi ako tanungin kung ano ang kailangan ko. I had to call his attention pa samantalang nasa tabi lang siya ng door. Upon calling his attention sabi ko I would like to have my car checked. "Hi. Good morning, I would like to have my car checked. It is a Gen 1 RAV 4. I noticed it is emitting white smoke kasi eh." Sagot agad siya, sir di po kami gumagawa niyan eh. Dalhin niyo na lang sa likod sa casa namin. Kasi ginagawa namin dito is mga Hi Ace, Corolla, Corona at Tamaraw lang."
Ano ba naman yan, local released Toyota rin naman ang auto ko ah. Oploks. Obviously he didnt want to be disturbed reading his newspaper.
Pag dating ko sa QA casa, sabi dun "Sir, kelangan iwan ang auto niyo para ma check up namin. 3-5 days para ma diagnose." Dinala ko na lang kina Chieffy and change oil, air and fuel filter. Ayos na.
hmmm... di ko pa na tatry yang toyota thunder service na yan... pero i would like to. sana nga di mangyari saken yung nangyari kay blackmagic, dahil makakaupak ako ng tao pag ganon
Hirap lang kasi sa casa ang dami nilang mga OJT. Kadalasan may problema sa trabaho. So kailangan pang i-back-job. Aksaya sa oras. Di kagaya sa mga suking talyer, maganda trabaho.
Originally posted by BlackMagic eto experience ko sa kanila:
My car is a 98 Gen 1 RAV. I noticed white smoke sa exhaust ko so I brought it to Thunder QA. I arrived mga 8am. Kaka open pa lang ata nila. Yung parang receptionist was reading the newspaper nung dumating ako. Ako pa lang ang nandun. Ni hindi ako tanungin kung ano ang kailangan ko. I had to call his attention pa samantalang nasa tabi lang siya ng door. Upon calling his attention sabi ko I would like to have my car checked. "Hi. Good morning, I would like to have my car checked. It is a Gen 1 RAV 4. I noticed it is emitting white smoke kasi eh." Sagot agad siya, sir di po kami gumagawa niyan eh. Dalhin niyo na lang sa likod sa casa namin. Kasi ginagawa namin dito is mga Hi Ace, Corolla, Corona at Tamaraw lang."
Ano ba naman yan, local released Toyota rin naman ang auto ko ah. Oploks. Obviously he didnt want to be disturbed reading his newspaper.
Pag dating ko sa QA casa, sabi dun "Sir, kelangan iwan ang auto niyo para ma check up namin. 3-5 days para ma diagnose." Dinala ko na lang kina Chieffy and change oil, air and fuel filter. Ayos na.
oploks nga!!!
hmmm...
just to be safe..
dalhin nyo na lang sa suking talyer ang mga rides nyo!
blackmagic, bad trip talaga dyan, yung rav4 ko din dati nung pinacheck ko ang brakes biruin mo ba naman hatawin sa loob ng paatras at di manlang tumingin sa rearview mirrow, siguro feeling nya dahil diretso lang naman paatras so no need to look at the mirror, pag tingin ko sa likod sabay sigaw may Fx sa likod, buti nalang naisingit ng Fx driver sa isang open parking space kundi sapul!!! Hayop na iyon
Meron ding similar concept ang Nissan. Key Value naman ang tawag sa parts. Pero sa same service area din ginagawa para hindi naman discriminated ang dating.
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Hello bros, just joined today and so far I have been learning a lot about car stuff! thanks guys for your helpful infos and ideas, I really enjoy visiting your site(it was very nice!), anyway just want to vent out my disappointment on toyota thunder service (specifically in balintawak) I have a 2003 altis and have it serviced twice at toyota balintawak, to be honest I was dissatisfied with their service, first of all the receptionists are not that accommodating, car service are quite questionable(quantity over quality?), and to top it all, my car cover was missing after I left that casa (just noticed it after a couple of days,) Kaya sana iwasan nyo tong casang to as much as possible!
ako satisfied naman ako sa toyota commonwealth..ewan ko lang ang iba. kasi un disc brake ng rav namin na sa passenger side.tumutunog un squeal .then pinacheck ko sabay na sa 5K PM... pinalitan nila, d ko man lang nga alam, sinabi nalang sakin na pinapalitan na hehehe 7K ata un worth nun brake pads lang.. under warranty. depende actually dun sa guy na nakakausap mo. may accomodating may ndi. pero im satisfied naman dun
hi guys! TALAGANG HWAG KAU SA TOYOTA THUNDER SERVICE ALONG ARANETA AVE, IT IS ALSO OWNED BY TOYOTA QUEZON AVENUE WHICH I HAVE CURSED A LONG TIME AGO!!
I HAVE PREVIOUSLY TOLD MY STORY SA OLD BOARD NG KOTSE, JOHNSTONE1 HANDLE KO, SINIRA NILA CORONA KO 4 2WKS!
BWISIT SILA!
TRUST ME MGA PEEPS, U CAN INFORM ALL UR FRIENDS OR RELATIVES NOT 2 SERVICE DER UNITS SA TQA N ITS OTHER SHOPS!
NAGULAT NGA AKO EH WEN I DROPPED BY SA THUNDER NILA SA ARANETA, C MR EPAL ROBLES NANDUN, SUS, 2 YRS AKO NAGHINTAY NG TAWAG NILA PRA DUN SA REPORT NG SIRA KONG FRONT CHIN! NI-HI NI-HO WALA!!
TIMING BELT PINAGAWA KO, LAHAT GINALAW, PALIT! **** SIRA PARIN! I WENT 2 ICHIBAN, DAMNET! HI-TENSION WIRE LANG PALA SIRA N SPARKPLUGS!
Damn right. All casas, IMHO, are motivated by quantity over quality. That explains their arrogance, outrageous fees, and sloppy performance.
I have brought my last two brand new Toyotas to practically most of the Toyota casas in Metro Manila. Here are some of my horror stories:
1. My front left speaker was stolen when I left my Corolla for three days for a minor paint job. I only discovered this the next day after retrieving my car.
2. My expensive 17" chrome mags was scratched - obviously by the rev-happy car jockeys, as described in some of the previous posts in this thread.
3. Overspray here and there with practically most of the paint jobs done there. Talk about sloppy paintmanship!
4. Repainting, in general in casas, are terribly third-rate. They are the worst. I've experienced bubbling in the first few months - and not just on one occasion.
5. My stereo's remote control was switched. Mine was in mint condition. The one that I got had scuffs all over.
Lessons learned? Casas are motivated first and foremost by quantity, not quality. The reason is primordially economic - a high overhead expense that they must hurdle. Over the years, I've learned to go to different shops for different works - paint, mechanical, electrical, airconditioning, etc. The biggest plus here is that you get expert service in each shop's area of expertise, unlike the trainees/imbeciles/unionized staff of the casas who treat your car as just another hurdle in their daily 8 to 5 grind. Why should they give a f---? It's not their car! And they get that same amount in their paycheck every payday regardless of their sloppy workmanship!
And, if I may just point out, have you ever wondered what goes on in their work areas after you check in your vehicle? We are at their mercy since we are not given the chance to even catch a glimpse of what they are doing, or are pretendong to be doing, to our car. In short, we are supposed to take their word for it every time, all the time, when they say that this or that needs to be replaced or serviced, etc.
on my experience... everytime na ipa PMS namin yung 2000 revo diesel namin sa toyota balintawak North eh hindi namin iwan.. ako mismo bantay habang ginagawa nila... nakikipag kwentuhan ako habang tune-up nila... kaya satisfied ako sa work nila dahil sure ako kung ano dapat gawin nila at meron din naman ako nakukuhang mga tips..
pero hindi maganda paint job sa toyota balintawak north.. yung left fender namin na pinapukpok lang eh within 3 months lobo na.. naka tatlong backjob sila sa isang simple fender lang.. pati ngayon eh halata mo na repaint pa din after 1 year .. pero yung mga replaced parts like yung hood at right fender eh okay naman at parang hindi napalitan...
pinaka worst experience ko eh toyota manila bay.. ang pangit ng service nila.. kahit nandun na ako at nanonood eh hindi pa din maganda service nila..
sa toyota makati.. no experience yet sa PMS.. yung 1K PMS eh change oil/filter lang naman kaya hirap sabihin kung or hindi.. matagal lang sila sa warranty repair..
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