AutoNation Toyota South Austin

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At closing time one day, an AutoNation employee overheard a delivery driver muttering under his breath: ‘I’ll never understand why they always park their trucks here.’ Curious, the worker followed the truck outside and saw nothing but empty parking spaces. Just as he was about to shrug it off, he noticed a small sign on the ground: 'AutoNation Toyota South Austin – Trucks Park Here Too!' Turns out, the grumbling driver was just another neighbor who parked there regularly.

2. While loading new inventory, a delivery driver growled into his phone, ‘This Toyota is slower than my ex-wife’s Civic!’ Finally, he looked at the vehicle and muttered, ‘At least it’s not as slow as that old Ford Escort of mine.’ A passing neighbor overheard him and laughed, replying, ‘That’s because you never learned how to drive anything faster than a lawn mower!’

3. One morning, as a salesman was showing a family around the lot, their little girl pointed excitedly at something on the ground. ‘Daddy,’ she whispered, ‘is that a robot?’ The man looked down and saw nothing but a glint of sunshine bouncing off a newly delivered Toyota’s chrome trim. The salesman smiled and knelt down. 'No sweetheart,' he said gently, 'it's just our new friend from Japan saying hello.' They all laughed, and the girl ran over to explore another shiny car. Later that day, an anonymous delivery driver left a note in the showroom: "Next time you see a kid pointing at your cars, don't forget—we're all robots inside!" Everyone had a good laugh.

4. While loading new inventory, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar: every time he placed a certain model of Toyota in its spot, the car would emit a soft, whistling sound like a happy bird. Curious, the driver asked his supervisor if anyone else had noticed it. Turns out, a neighboring mechanic had heard similar whispers from the same car whenever he worked on it late nights. Together they discovered that the noise was just the air conditioning kicking in—an unusual feature for that model. From then on, AutoNation Toyota South Austin became known as the place where cars hummed like contented birds.