First of all - please disregard the negative reviews about this place of business as well as the bad words about the person who owns it by the name of Marshall. Totally unfair and not warranted. If you want to pay retail inflated car prices, then go to a dealer. If you want a fair and good deal on a used car and you are open minded and need honesty about the car you are looking at, then this is the place.
We own a business of our own and were very skeptical about driving out to "dump road" to visit Wolfe's Motors. We have not driven into the industrial area ever and only to the RC airfield and to dump our trash so we thought "sketchy".... but a lot has been done lately to accommodate some reputable businesses who operate there like: Kamanu Fiberglass Works who make world recognized canoes, Bali Boo - well known furnishings, stone cutters and many more who seek reasonable warehouse and fabrication shop space. This new developed area is far more immaculate and clean than the Kakaako Industrial area.
We were first convinced to deal with Marshall because he was very kind and informative on the phone about the Nissan Leaf that we were interested in. He was totally upfront and consistent about the details on the car. The price was below other cars in the same category and year but he was upfront that some of his cars were bought at auction and were first scrutinized for being mechanically safe and then bought by his company and cleaned up cosmetically. Our son's friend understands the car auction process and told us there are a lot of great cars there and if you know cars you can find great deals on many that are just cosmetically ugly and just need body work. Many car dealerships also buy cars from this place locally and sell them on their lots heavily inflated or a loss leaders in ads to get people out to their locations.
So that basically is what Marshall does. He finds great cars and then does body work on them - but he is not the typical hatchet auto body place that just does minimal work for first glance appearance. His shop does beautiful work on cars as he is an artist and takes pride in what he does. He is and old school kind of guy, lives in Waimanalo and very ethical and honest. Takes time with you and not pushy at all. We were surprised by his manner - shared a lot of interesting stories.
Marshall answered each and every one of our countless never ending questions we threw at him without any defensive attitude or tone. Try and find that even at a new car dealership? The last car we bought new was an arm wrestle and so fatiguing let alone intimidating.
Bottom line, if you are willing to think out of the box and trust someone, go to this place and see the owner Marshall. But go with the attitude that you are buying a car that is used, will have some cosmetic issues, but at least will be something at a much higher level of quality than going to your typical used car lot that is heavily inflated with hidden problems and then be prepared for the sales pitch and pressure.
It's a nice drive and Marshall is a great guy with tons of experience and knowledge. Take a risk - anytime you buy any car new or used it will be a risk, but at the price you will pay at Wolfe's Motors is worth the drive.
Mahalo Marshall for being: real, kind, patient and most of all honest and upfront!
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