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Gettel Toyota of Bradenton has 1 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforGettel Toyota of Bradenton

    New Car Dealers
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 9 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    12 complaints closed in last 3 years

    6 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 7/24/2009

    Years in Business: 33

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    This company is a new car auto dealer serving Southwest Florida.

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    6323 14th St W, Bradenton, FL 34207-4808
    BBB File Opened:
    10/28/1993
    Years in Business:
    33
    Business Started:
    9/19/1990
    Business Incorporated:
    9/19/1990
    Accredited Since:
    7/24/2009
    Licensing Information:
    This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
    BBB records show a license number of VF-1000991-1 for this business, issued by Department of Motor Vehicles-Tallahassee

    These agencies may include:

    Department of Motor Vehicles-Tallahassee

    2900 Apalachee Pkwy # B441

    Tallahassee FL 32399

    (850) 617-2000

    BBB records show a license number of MV14551 for this business, issued by Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services. The expiration date of this license is 3/25/2025.

    These agencies may include:

    Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services

    2005 Apalachee Pkwy

    Tallahassee FL 32399

    (800) 435-7352

    https://www.fdacs.gov

    BBB records show a license number of A095959 for this business, issued by Department of Financial Services

    These agencies may include:

    Department of Financial Services

    200 E Gaines St

    Tallahassee FL 32399

    (877) 693-5236

    https://www.myfloridacfo.com

    BBB records show a license number of MV0900501 for this business, issued by Florida Office of Financial Regulation. The expiration date of this license is 12/31/2024.

    These agencies may include:

    Florida Office of Financial Regulation

    101 E Gaines St

    Tallahassee FL 32399

    (850) 487-9687

    https://www.flofr.com

    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Alternate Business Name
    • Gettel Automotive, Inc.
    Contact Information

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. James C. Gettel, President
    • Mr. Robert E. Bisplingoff, Director of Operations
    • Ms. Rosemary Garza, Controller
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (941) 752-1851
      Primary Fax

    Phone Numbers

    Website Addresses

    Industry Tip

    BBB Tip: Buying a new car

    Customer Complaints

    12 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    12/21/2023

    Complaint Type:
    Order Issues
    Status:
    Resolved
    Date was 12/18/23. Its a loan for 46k on a new car. They got me to trade in by kying and saying my previouse loans intrest rate was hugher than the trade in. The person ********* who sold me the vehicle stated and wrote on paper in front of me that my previouse loan was at 15% and that they can do the trade in and get my rates lower to 8%. He lied and manipulated me to get a ****** review and sell me a car after multiple times i said no at first. But he insisted that me paying 15% intrest on my loan was bad and i should trade in to decreas to 8%. It was a lie. My other loan was at 7.4%. He manipulated the numbers to get me to think i was getting out of a bad rate when i was in fact going into a worse one.
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    Customer Reviews

    9 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    burkhard M

    1 star

    11/07/2023

    I went to Gettel Toyota Bradenton 14th St W Today for and oil change and tire rotation. I had an appointment and was there on time. A service advisor took over my car and everything was fine so far. About half hour later the advisor came back to to let me know that there is a problem with my rear brake system, my brake pads are dangerous down and I'm braking down metal on metal and its danger already and it needs to be fixed. I was very surprised because I was there for oil change 3 month ago and drove less then seven thousand miles in between and it showed that my indicator was green and that told me I had 50% or more and brake pads left. I was scared and let then do the repair because I need my car for business and it needs to be save. After the repair was done I received a phone call and I was told my car is ready for pickup. It turns out my bill went up to over $500.00 and I had the feeling I got ripped of. this is unacceptable. I talked about this to my friend he also had this once with Toyota Gettel and he also walked away From Gettel. what is going on with this company, why are they doing to to the people? I'm a mechanic engineer and I know that the rear brakes last way longer the the front brakes but these guys still try to scare the customers with false information to make unnecessary extra money for no reason. This is very bad reputation for Gettel Toyota and spreads the words to others. If Gettel not coming to me and fix this problem I also will walk away. I always was happy with this service but this is unacceptable. Gettel turns to a ripoff company like many others do.

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