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    Lisa N.

    Kelly sold me my first Lexus RX 350 after the engine of my 2005 Camry broke. Transaction went smooth & she takes care of the rest for you. Highly recommend Automax for your new used car search and Junior was super helpful with the details of your car.

    kwang bin i.

    First of all Kelly the owner contacts you as Jay Lau, so you don't know who you're dealing with. Secondly Kelly will be little you if she thinks you're making a low ball offer. I made an offer for a car, he gave me other options. I didn't like the other options so I told him no thank you and thanked him for his time. He kept messaging me after telling me "Listed this car at $18500 and u are offering 13k". I looked at a Acura TSX at Top Value Auto they were selling a car for $16,995. I offered them 10k and they were ready to sell me the car. Unfortunately I passed on the car but they did not try to be little me and say you are giving us a "low ball offer". Bottom line Jay Luo is a bad sales person. Don't buy a car from him, he will be little you and try to insult you if you make a low ball offer. Jay will keep bothering you after the fact you tell him thank you just to get his point across. He told me I'm taking what he told me to personally but it's actually the other way around. Jay your a sales person don't take it personally when someone makes an offer on a car. I love your response it just shows how awful of a company you own. I didn't threaten you because you didn't accept my offer. Read the text. You kept bothering me after I said thank you for your time. Your response shows you can't read. Please look at the text then reply. lol I gave you an offer you gave me other options. I said no thank you thank you for your time and you kept texting me. Just shows that you are harassing me.

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    Brandey S.

    We needed a new car for our growing family after sadly losing our car in an accident the week prior. Kelly and Junior were amazing in helping us look at the jdm vans and allowing us to test drive while also not trying to up sell us to something we didnt need. They worked around our schedule and we were in and out in less than an hour for the paper work. Their selection is a gold mine for any jdm enthusiasts and we plan to be back when we are ready for another vehicle to add to our collection! Thank you guys so much! Top quality customer service and quality imported vehicles. 5 stars is defenitely not a high enough rating, we would give them 10 stars!!!!! We LOVE LOVE LOVE our family Van!!!

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    This review is for if you're selling your car. Hands down,…read morebest place to go for selling your vehicle. I went around the island everywhere and this was the most fair and negotiable place I've found. The dealership is gonna give you way less than you would want, I promise you that. If you've got a really great vehicle with ceramic coating and other things under warranty, you could walk away with a check either same day or the next day. The paperwork is smooth and takes less than 10 minutes (must be crazy right)? I was just as shocked, I promise. For assessing your vehicle, they get in, drive it around the block, go inside and get you a number based on the CarFax. It's that fast. If you're looking to buy here - HONESTLY some of the reviews look rough but keep in mind you're buying a used car and used cars come with some baggage. Do your research and ask for car maintenance records. My experience is based on selling my car only. So hopefully this helps you! They have a parking lot in the back and it is almost always tight, so just give them a call and a Sales Rep will come right out. Good luck!

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    I'd like to thank Malu for helping me choose a car.He was very patient with me and helped me every…read morestep of the way.I would also like to thank Rima for all his help too.I would definitely recommend Autosource to anybody looking for a reliable luxury car at a good price.

    If you are reading this, it's probably because you are looking to buy a car from Auto Source…read more Listen to the scores of bad reviews, they are trying to save you the trouble of dealing with Auto Source, and Oahu's most notorious predatory used car salesman, Rima Braden. First of all the car that caught your eye, is likely just a shell of what it appears to be. Many of the cars sold at Auto Source have serious mechanical problems. You will be told not to worry, that all maintenance is included in their Carousel program and wont cost you a cent. What that really means is that you are not permitted to have anyone else check the vehicle, only AS can repair the vehicle, per their contract. And they will ignore requests for repair, gaslight you and treat you as if you are problematic when you do need repairs. Registration and safety checks are also allegedly included, and they are almost as difficult to get done as actual repairs. They also do their own safely checks and do not comply with state law, I can prove that they slapped a safety check sticker on my vehicle, when it did not have a working headlight or brake lights or safe tires. Used car salesmen often use a tactic called 'the waiting game', where the customer is left alone for long periods of time. This is done to create decision fatigue, as isolation lowers your resistance to bad terms. This is Rima's favorite tactic and it will be replayed every time you need something. He has asked me to come in to speak with him about my vehicle, which was in the shop repeatedly for the same issue, only to leave me alone in a room for hours. After HE made the appointment. Ultimately I sat there for nothing, despite Rima's text advising he would switch the car out, he did nothing to rectify the situation. His staff also commonly switches their phones to airplane mode, when they answer a call that they don't feel Like dealing with. The red flags are there from the beginning. Don't ignore them. Look around you. Customers are being given iPads to sign their contracts on, after hours of being stuck in the dealership. They are anxious and discouraged from reading the contract. Once signed, AutoSource will not automatically send a copy. In fact, they won't give you a copy of it even if you request numerous times. They will tell you that they report to credit agencies, they do not. They will tell that you are entitled to the unused portion of your security deposit, if you end your lease before the two year period is up, they will not. They will tell you that you are entitled to rebates for purchasing EV from them, you are not getting any rebates because they are not an authorized dealer. In my case, I leased a car via Carousel+ program. I already had a car and was trying to improve my credit. The salesman and Rima lied to my face because they do not report to credit bureaus. The vehicle I leased smelled of oil at the test drive. I was told it was from a spill, not to worry, the car had been owned by an elderly gentleman. I seriously doubted that, and would intimately find out that the car was in a terrible accident where a pedestrian was maimed. Nice. Anyway, I kept taking the car back in for the same problems over and over. Many times they would have it for a week or more. In August of 2025, they had it more than I did. And no, they did not supply a loaner car, as promised at purchase. Twice I got loaners, only after practically begging. Both times they were clunkers. At one point my car's interface was telling me that the engine was malfunctioning, and would not ho over 40mph. AutoSource knew this for months and would gaslight me as if I were lying, despite taking it in and showing them They admitted the car did the same thing during their test drive and they did nothing. Ultimately I was told to return the vehicle and the unused portion of my deposit would be returned. Spoiler alert: it was not. To make things even more fun still get billed because these guys kept the car in my name, and frequent parking garages in kakaako that charge my card. For context, I returned the car 7 months ago. And yes, of course I told Rima and of course he did nothing. I realize that a lot of used car dealerships have bad reputations, but AutoSource makes most of them look like saints. I invite you to look Auto Source, and Rima up on ecourtkokua. Look at the pages and pages of lawsuits filed against this business, the BBB's non recommendation, and lastly these reviews. You will see a common theme. Believe your neighbors over the guy who gets commission for making another sale for Rima.

    Today Auto

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    (34 reviews)

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    I was 8 months pregnant & my car was about to fall apart.. I was honestly a little nervous to buy…read morefrom this dealership due to the look of it BUT do not judge a book by its cover. I did end up buying a 2018 Hyundai Elantra w/13k miles on it.. they had actually just got the car & were still in process of fixing a few things. Because I bought the car over a holiday weekend, they were not able to get it into the shop for a few days so they allowed me to take the car home until the shop was open and at that time they gave me a nice reliable motor car while my car was worked on.. they fixed everything. Once I hit my car back I realized it was pulling to the left & seemed like the alignment needed to be done.. with no hesitation they arranged a time for me to drop off the vehicle and get a loaner car so that they could fix the issue.. figured out something in the alignment was bent so they fixed it & in the meantime I gave birth.. this shop is located in Honolulu & I live deep in the west side. My husband is military and works 24/7 therefore I am full-time mom and with a newborn it was stressful thinking about how I was going to get to Honolulu to pick up my car.. no worries.. they sent a driver out to switch cars right at my house. I can not recommend this shop enough.. they are reasonable, reliable & affordable. They are up front & honest. I had a great experience & highly recommend Today Auto!!

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