BMW of Honolulu

These guys are very proud of their pricing structure. These guys are very proud of their pricing structure. Basically, here is the math: Whatever the reasonable price you think a part should cost These guys are very proud of their pricing structure. Basically, here is the math: Whatever the reasonable price you think a part should cost, mark it up anywhere from 100-400% Whatever the reasonable price you think labor should be, double to quadruple that too. Worse yet, these guys never stock anything and they also don't give out loaners. Unless you go in for a warranty repair, go anywhere else. As for warranty repairs, make sure they don't break anything else while they have your car. Sad to say but the service writers get a kickback for ripping people off, one of those kickbacks is keeping their job as they have to meet specific sales numbers or be fired. Those that do well ripping people off, make the big bucks on commission. More

These guys do not honor any buying service pricing and do not deal on price. Their special is MSRP all day long. There are dealers all over the mainland who will ship a car to you in a week for thousands not deal on price. Their special is MSRP all day long. There are dealers all over the mainland who will ship a car to you in a week for thousands less than these guys charge. Don't let the salesguys lie to you, according to their BMW franchise agreement, they are obligated to honor the manufacturer's warranty and service plan for all BMWs regardless of where you purchased it. More

BMW of Honolulu is a nice enough dealership as far as friendliness goes and everyone greets you and treats you nice. However their actual service was really poor. My experience pertains to service of my friendliness goes and everyone greets you and treats you nice. However their actual service was really poor. My experience pertains to service of my car. + They worked on my car fairly quickly to find the problem, called promptly (first day car was at shop, I had no appointment and had my car towed in as it broke down) and advised parts not in stock and should arrive in 3 or 4 days. - No follow up, I had to call 5 days later only to be told that the parts came in after 3 days but they "forgot" to work on it. + Lots of apologies. Promised to have car worked on as soon as possible. - That soon as possible wouldn't be until the 8th day as it was heading into a Sun + holiday on Monday. - No apologies when picking up car for delay of 4-5 days. Almost like it never happened. - Price on invoice lists $760 dollars labor- there is no breakdown of hourly labor fee. No breakdown of how much time was spent on each job. Diagnosis of problem / change fuel filter / change fuel pump. A search online shows labor to install a fuel pump shouldn't be more than 1 hour even for a DIY person. - Invoice states that I approved at $1500 estimate on initial notification of problem. That did not happen. +Car was nicely cleaned inside and out. - Discovered following day that rear seat cushion was not put back correctly. Instead it was just lying there without being secured down. - Discovered shop rag left in engine bay a few days later while working on changing belts myself. Close to radiator fan which could have caused big trouble if it managed to get stuck. So in summary I would prefer never to return to this place again but I probably will have to since they are the only BMW dealership on the island. More

Buying a car doesn't get any easier or more pleasant than this. We were in the market for a used 3 series, and we were never pressured to upgrade to something we couldn't afford. Rob Doyle was our sales advi this. We were in the market for a used 3 series, and we were never pressured to upgrade to something we couldn't afford. Rob Doyle was our sales advisor, and he went out of his way on a number of occasions to help us find the right car, including calling us the day that one came in. There was no pressure at any point in the process, and even at the last minute when a couple of flaws were found in the car, they honored the repair without trying to renegotiate the price. Even buying a pre-owned car, we were treated with the utmost respect. Great experience from top to bottom. More

Me and my wife just purchased a used car from BMW of Honolulu 3 months ago. They were great when we were there looking for a car but the moment we steped off of the lot we recieved extremely poor treat Honolulu 3 months ago. They were great when we were there looking for a car but the moment we steped off of the lot we recieved extremely poor treatment from that day on. I still have not recieved my registration for the vehicle and everytime i call (8 times not) all I ever get is the runaround about they dont know what is wrong and they will get back to me. They never do. Forget about the fact that they said they would find the spare key for me I know that is never coming. Beware this dealership they have extremly poor customer relations. More

I've had two negative experiences at BMW Honolulu. I had vibration in my front end while braking and brought it by to the service department. I was awakened with an astounding $1700 estimate to repair, but vibration in my front end while braking and brought it by to the service department. I was awakened with an astounding $1700 estimate to repair, but were uncertain that this would take care of the vibration. They claim to have attached a "listening device" to one of the strut towers to "hear" where the noise was coming from. The next day, fully disgusted with their methods, I called a BMW mechanic. It was the front control arm bushings. A common maintenance item on 3 series past 60k miles. My guy charged me $252, including parts for two OEM bushings and labor. Shame on Will, Vernon, Bill, and the very polite crew of service writers that frequently "hose" over their prey and even bragged to me that they always exceed their sales targets set by Shelley Eurocars. This is done through skillful deception, use of fear tactics, and constant upselling. The second event was an alignment. The first beef is that Kanaan refused to honor a lower estimate to check the alignment and insisted that this estimate had expired. Next, Will explains that whether all four or only one wheel is out of alignment, the cost is about $380. Wow. Did it even need alignment? Will assured me that the computer would record the camber settings and it would give a printout of the numbers. Upon paying my bill, he had conveniently forgotten the printout that was the whole basis of the need to align. Shameful! The somewhat honest technician let me under the car and he found I had a minor valve cover gasket leak. Will's estimate was $1400. My mechanic did the grommet and gasket replacement for $290, out the door cost. More

After suffering through several horrible experiences at this dealership, including once waiting almost two hours to get my car after I got a phone call telling me it was ready (they were "in a meeting" and this dealership, including once waiting almost two hours to get my car after I got a phone call telling me it was ready (they were "in a meeting" and no one could come out to give me my car back?!?!), being promised a loaner, then was told I couldn't have one when I dropped my car off; car returned dirty after being dropped off clean; car returned with a scratch and small dent in the door... you'd think this was enough. But the last straw came when, during one appointment, they called to tell me my car seat motor was broken and they wanted permission to order a new one. (It was working when I dropped the car off.) I told them no, just put my seat back where it was; I'm the only driver and don't need to move my seat. A year later, someone else looked at the seat. Guess what? THE FUSE HAD BEEN REMOVED. He replaced the fuse and the seat was fine. Not only are they incompetent and couldn't care less about their customers, they are completely dishonest. I just had a BMW brought in from the mainland because I refuse to give them my business. More

At first would not provide loaner and is not willing to take care of the customer even if the vehicle was under warranty. Then later notified me that they had found one and gave me a loaner. It took some r take care of the customer even if the vehicle was under warranty. Then later notified me that they had found one and gave me a loaner. It took some reasoning but dont think that it should be that way. If you pay good money for a car and it breaks down during warranty,there should be compensation for the customer no matter what, no if's and's or but's. Only asking for another car to drive and customer should not be forced to go and rent one at the customers expense if there are no loaners available. we are lucky this time that they came across an available loaner. More

I have used this dealer's service department many times over the years I have owned my 330i. They are VERY expensive. Most of the work I have had done was done properly, but again, I had to pay through t over the years I have owned my 330i. They are VERY expensive. Most of the work I have had done was done properly, but again, I had to pay through the nose for it. $273 for oil service? Jeez. All they do is change the oil and filter, and the cabin filter, and check a few other things, most of which I can do myself. I have had window regulators replaced, and found my window tint scratched up after they completed the job. They quoted me nearly $1000 to replace the pads and discs for just my rear brakes. I had it done for $440 at an independent shop. I will not be using this service department again any time soon. More

I have had several bad experiences with their service department. I had reported a problem it I had to return four times, until the noise that I heard got so loud that they could finally diagnose the pro department. I had reported a problem it I had to return four times, until the noise that I heard got so loud that they could finally diagnose the problem which was a loose nut in my rear suspension that the stated that they had torn apart while attempting to determine the problem. On another occasion, I took my car in for another problem, which they charged me $1,400, but did not correct the problem. On another occassion, my daughter took my car in, for which I had an appointment, and even after she informed them twice that she had an appointment, the ignored her and assisted two different male customers who had later appointments. My daughter is not a young school girl but an attorney. Both of my children enjoyed my BMW, and were BMW converts, but not any more. One is an attorney and the other an engineer. They have lost three future customers. If a new dealership were to open I might consider a BMW again, but for now I am happy with my Mercedes. More