Oahu Automotive Specialist

I am loyal to specific brands — Hondas, Sonys, Apple phones, etc. I am also loyal to people who are honest and hard-​working, and do good work. I have been taking my Hondas to Sam and his crew for years — going back to when their location was in Kakaako. They do honest work — for an honest wage. His crew recently diagnosed a difficult problem on my daughter’s car — never thought it was what it was — but he got it right, and fixed it. I trust him — and will go to no other mechanic.

After 3 back yard mechanics that didn’t fix anything but made my car worse, I took my 1994 Camry to this shop that was referred to me by my friend. I had a valve gasket cover replaced because there were some oil leaking in the engine. With parts and everything the 3 backyard mechanics pretty much schemed over $ 2000 from me. Then I took it to Firestone on Hickam AFB who charged me almost $ 800 to replace 2 oxygen sensors that didn’t need to be replaced. It actually made it worse. I called Toyota dealership at Mapunapuna and they quoted me $ 200 just to diagnose it. Even though I told them exactly what is wrong with it. And Toyota also said that it is probably the rings or the valves that needs to be replaced and it would cost well over $ 3k. My car is not even worth that much even though it had less than 90k miles on it which is pretty great for a camry that have been well maintained. So, my friend saw the poof of smoke that came out of my car and told me to call Sam from Oahu Automotive. He quoted me $ 60 to diagnose it. It took him less than an hour to get back to me saying that the PCV valve needs to be replaced and he went ahead and replaced, took it around the block a few times and said the problem has been fixed. Needless to say, I paid Sam a whopping $ 122 for labor, parts and diagnosis that would’ve cost me more money then I would ever spend on a used car. Sam and his crew are local boys. I could tell from talking to him that he’s not in the business to screw people over and fix anything that would give him more money. Instead he fixed the problem and that was it. I’m a happy camper and if you ever want a down-​to earth mechanic that is honest and truthful YOU NEED to go see Sam at Oahu Automotive Specialist. Save you lots of money, time, and headache.