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Auto Repair Shop With Wahiawā, Waipahu Locations Cares For Customers
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unnecessary services.
He explains that he’s
repairs and more.
“We’re especially known
“We’re all like family shut down for a week due to We’re fairing OK, but
mates, acquiring the nec- essary tools can cost about $100,000 to $150,000, so “the tool investment is bru- tal,” he shares.
worked at various other shops where he quit because of upselling or dishonest practices that were only fo- cused on the bottom line.
for transmissions and I’m known for my advanced di- agnostic skills,” Davis notes.
here,” he declares. Currently, the company
a COVID-19 outbreak, the parts supply chain can be disrupted for a month.
there’s people I know in the industry that aren’t doing so well right now, it’s really bad,” Davis says.
As a business owner, Da- vis also says he’s devoted to charging fair prices for the work his shops provide.
“Everybody knows we’re honest and appreciates it,” Davis adds.
LS Automotive Repair & Transmission has leased its Waipahu location since 2008. The company pur- chased the former Ace Transmission site in Wahi- awā in 2018 using a U.S. Small Business Administra- tion loan that became a true success story, Davis says.
— like many others across the country — is facing an unprecedented perfect storm of manufacturing- and ship- ping-related problems.
Davis says he hopes that things can return to normal in the next six months.
“It’s just the nature of an economy, but we’ll be OK,” he adds.
He notes that when it comes to auto repairs, his focus is on “fixing what’s needed, and diagnosing it correctly the first time.”
LS Automotive Repair & Transmission is a full-ser- vice general shop that does all kinds of work, except body and fender.
“We’re having supply chain issues over here right now, I mean everywhere is,” Davis shares.
Meanwhile, due to the chip shortages, the prices of new cars have gone out of control.
Besides his work, Davis said he also loves cars out- side of the shop.
“We’re providing a com- munity service and I like helping people,” Davis em- phasizes.
Among the jobs they can tackle are transmission re- pairs, electrical diagnostics, regular maintenance, timing belt replacements, air con- ditioning services, engine
The company has seven employees, and according to Davis there’s not much turn- over. He said he believes in taking care of them, includ- ing buying them meals.
In addition, he notes that the pandemic has also added major delays. For instance, if a manufacturing plant is
Because he and his part- ner founded their company during a recession in 2008, they know how to overcome obstacles. Davis sees the current situation as a tempo- rary hurdle to jump through.
He’s also a proud dad of four daughters, two who are in high school and two in el- ementary. He says his older girls are active in marching band.
In addition, he says that he doesn’t believe in selling
“I love cars and my kids,” he shares.
He explains that there’s a computer chip shortage, so if a car needs computer work, electronics can be in short supply.
So, people are keeping and repairing their older cars for a longer period of time now, Davis notes.
He used to build racecars and laments the fact that there’s no safe and legal race track on the island anymore.
“We’ve been open for 13 years, and in the paper, (Honolulu Star-Advertis- er) we’ve been Hawai‘i’s Best for the last three years.
For more information on LS Automotive Repair & Transmission, visit lsauto- motivehawaii.com.
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