Toyota certified is fine, but the big thing to look for as far as mechanical training is ASE certification. That is the national standard for mechanics. Most techs will be very proud to tell you their certifications if you ask nicely.
Yea, guy that car is good looking, got to figure out how to post my pic someday. Got one like it 05, silver, dly 6/13/05, 1105 miles..just love it. I'm married so I don't look for the chicks to compliment the car but in your case they are , but see muscles car don't do this car justice..you got a good set of wheels, and you sure don't miss the gas pumps.
Well, got the steering taken care of. It was a camber and toe-in (?) adjustment. Now the steering wheel is straight when I drive straight