Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Coffee, biscuits & internet...





It has been a year since I've last stepped into the Toyota Service Center in Seksyen 19, PJ. Yeah, I'm that hopeless that I've only realised that I haven't send my car for servicing for a whole YEAR!! Terrible kan.... However, it goes to show that the car is in top-notch condition that it didn't prompt me any need to send it for servicing (hehehe.. free promo laa pulak).

I have been Toyota's customer for almost 3 years now and for that period of time I have been sending my car to this particular service center. Nevertheless, the sight that had welcomed me this morning was really a refreshing one.

They had recently renovated the place and given it a new face-lift. It went from a shabby looking building to an ultra modern one, with bright color comfy chairs scattered around the customer's waiting lounge. They had even installed a huge flat screen tv with huge sofas around it. On top of that, they serve free flow coffee and biscuits! What more a coffee addict like me can ask for?

At first I was afraid that I'll be bored out of my mind since my car needed a major service work. That means long waiting hours ahead of me. I didn't bring along my laptop because judging from the old condition of the place, I didn't think that it would be of any use to me. Imagine my delight when I spotted a corner with two huge PC screens with a "free internet" sign in the lobby! Super cool ok (ok note the jakun tone here.. hehehe).. It would have been double super cool if I had brought my laptop along though coz the broadband connection was so slow and it wasn't installed with any instant messengers. But suffice to say, it still made my 6 hours wait bearable.

So, except for one annoying guy who kept trying to initiate a conversation with me by calling me "Kak Long", which was so very the irritating (sejak bila laa pulak I jadi his eldest sis?), I can say that it was a great service experience in total. I give them a 4 1/2 star rating.

How bout sharing your car service experience?




binx: smooth cruising babeh...!


7 comments:

Azer Mantessa said...

i get to watch animal planet, read magazines while my nissan is serviced ... promote nissan lak :-)

an hour waiting :-)

oh yes, with milo and biscuits :-)

and nice young clerk over there :-)

*tersengeh2 haku ni :-)

ubisetela said...

the latest one i had was in proton somewhere in Penang early this yr.. no astro channel, no drinks/biscuits whatsoever (i did not ask for any at the risk of getting answer like "awak pakai proton buruk pun nak demand lebih2").
hmmm... and a week after that I had a car breakdown and a mechanic recommended by a friend told me that whoever did the previous service changed something (can't remember what it was) with incompatible something.

Good service aye?

binx said...

azer mantessa:

cool..! i guess they have updated the stds eh now..

oh yeah... thanks for reminding me.. those young good-looking mechanics are a plus point too..!

:D


ubisetela:

haiyo.. kesiannya have to pay double laa plak.

am not sure bout proton.. but i remembered that the perodua service center that i went to dulu ok gak laa.. i mean takde laa superb service.. but OK.. no complaints laa..

Anonymous said...

bring me along next time! makan minum free...internet free...i bet klu dtg pagi mesti dia serve nasi lemak kan? ;)

*yes, seems that siblings are scattered everywhere on the planet!

Anonymous said...

At Hyundai's agent service centre..u'll get...

Warung Pak Mat infront, where u can spend hours staring at the junkyard.

Hey! that's my old proton! Dah jadi scrap? huh?

binx said...

teek:

suma tempat laa have to bring u :p

how did our parents do it ek? ok u dont need to answer that one...
:D


d'arkampo:

hmmm.. interesting sight..
in one corner u get to see the current car is being revived.. and in the other corner u get to see the old ones being abolished.

Dilip Mutum said...

Pass by that place several times every week but never got the chance to go inside. I only drive a Proton :-(