John Gessner
John Gessner at Sunshine Toyota

John Gessner

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Sunshine Toyota

1355 West Dickman Road
Battle Creek, MI 49037

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5.0
76 Reviews

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13 yrs, 4 mos

5.0

76 Reviews

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76 Reviews of John Gessner

October 11, 2025

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I went in in sweats and a T-shirt purposely just to see how I was treated. All staff was awesome friendly helpful offered me beverages even manager place is awesome. Car was really good car. They took care More

by Hrbrown9399
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Oct 13, 2025

Sunshine Toyota responded

Thank you for your kind words and this wonderful review!

December 01, 2024

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John was cordial, friendly and great to work with. Finance and tech folks were excellent also. More

by PAZ
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Dec 02, 2024

Sunshine Toyota responded

Thank you for your kind review; we are happy to pass along your comments to the team!

June 17, 2024

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Great dealership and John Gessner was an outstanding sales person. He went the extra mile to find and show me different Toyota models that interested me. He was not pushy but patient in helping me. More

by Liz
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Jul 05, 2024

Sunshine Toyota responded

Thank you for your kind review; we are happy to pass along your comments to the team!

June 12, 2024

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Our recent experience purchasing a pre-owned Toyota Highlander from Sunshine Toyota in Battle Creek was fantastic. John did a terrific job helping us though the whole process and answering all of our q More

by Charlie
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Jun 13, 2024

Sunshine Toyota responded

Thank you for the 5-star rating and great review! We are happy to know that our team was informative and helpful and we hope that you will continue to choose us as your dealership.

February 15, 2024

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Came in was greeted well. Told my wishes and intents. The response was no problem. Every thing went well and as planned More

by Parr.russell
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Other Employees Tagged: Aimee Alger

Mar 01, 2024

Sunshine Toyota responded

Thank you, we're happy to hear you had such a positive experience with our team!

November 16, 2023

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It was the best Tacoma deal I could find within 150 miles of the Detroit area More

by justinhaug88
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Dec 07, 2023

Sunshine Toyota responded

Thank you for the five-star review. It was our pleasure to work with you, and we invite you back at any time.

November 06, 2023

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John Gessner is a pleasure to do business with. We went there to just look at a vehicle, and it was cleaned and waiting for us. I never had that kind of service before. More

by markkapitan
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Other Employees Tagged: Aimee Alger

Nov 10, 2023

Sunshine Toyota responded

Thank you, we are very happy to have provided you with such a positive experience!

October 27, 2023

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Quick and easy, friendly and helpful! Had a good selection and the salesperson had me driving away in my new car super fast! More

by onkodjinn
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Other Employees Tagged: Steve Schultz

Nov 10, 2023

Sunshine Toyota responded

Thank you for your kind review; we are happy to pass along your comments to the team!

October 08, 2023

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Ou family has purchased numerous vehicles throughout the years and always have a great experience. John Gessner and Dennis Walters make the buying process smooth and easy. Recommend Sunshine Toyota without More

by sbbk09
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Other Employees Tagged: Dennis Walters , Aimee Alger

Oct 17, 2023

Sunshine Toyota responded

Thank you for your kind review; we are happy to pass along your comments to the team!

September 15, 2023

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I had a great experience with John and Sunshine Toyota, from day one he always had swift communications, even know they were many delays from Toyota directly. More

by jasonust
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Sep 19, 2023

Sunshine Toyota responded

Thank you for your kind words and this wonderful review!

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