U.S. Auto Sales Okinawa Owner Shiko Used Cars that are junk and Shiko is a thief Chatan Other

I recently purchased a used 2000 Honda HRV from US Auto Sales in Okinawa.  I looked at a number of other dealerships in the area, but decided on getting the HRV from US Auto Sales.  This was mostly beause they seemed to know their cars better than some other places and the service was better. 

I was looking for a car with a GPS and most of the other dealers where I went, if the car had a GPS then it either didn't work or they didn't have the CD/DVD for it.  This irritated me as it seemed that they assumed since I was an American that I wouldn't be able to read Japanese (which I can) an thus wouldn't care about the GPS.  A Japanese dealer would never try to get away with this.  Also, the HRV I bought from US Auto Sales had all the manuals with it.  Few other cars I looked at did. 

My sales rep was David Tucker.  He was very helpful and likeable.  He gave me his full attention and did his best to answer all my questions.  Some of the other places I went to barely seemed to acknowledge me.  Shiko (the owner) was also very nice to me and eager to make me happy with my purchase.  They even let me take it for a test drive which most other places wont let you do.

Some things to note:  US Auto Sales only offers a 90-day waranty while most other places give a full year, but I was able to negotiate for a 180-day waranty.  I would suggest anyone else to do the same.  Also, the car had 90,000+ kilometers on it so they were good to change out the timing belt for me. 

About a week after I bought it I noticed a rubbing noise from the front right wheel.  My mechanic told me that a ball-joint on the strut needed to be changed.  I took the car back to US Auto Sales and they changed it out at no charge and had it back to me the next day.  It also needed a new wheel bearing, but I changed that out on my own dollar ($190).  US Auto Sales may have changed it for free if I had asked them, but I wanted my own mechanic to do the work.  Since these few small repairs I have been very happy with my HRV.

Overall, my experience at US Auto Sales was a good one and I doubt that much of what is written in the original report is true.  It is no secret that these cars are bought at auction and then fixed up and sold, but that is how they all make money.  US Auto Sales is no different I'm sure.  I would recommend anyone to take a look at US Auto Sales (among other places) and talk to Dave.  They might have what you are looking for.

THIS MESSAGE IS POSTED BY A FIRED U.S. AUTO SALES EMPLOYEE JEREMY DESHNER. U.S. AUTO SALES HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 16 (SIXTEEN) YEARS AND HAS GREAT REPUTATION. DESCHNER WAS FIRED FOR INCOMPETENCE AND AWFUL CUSTOMER SERVICE AFTER BEEN ON TRIAL FOR 2 (TWO) MONTHS AT THE LOWEST LEGAL PAY IN JAPAN. PRETENDING TO BE ENGLISH SPEAKING SCUBA DIVING INSTRUCTOR THIS INDIVIDUAL (DESCHNER) PROVIDED FALSE INFORMATION WHEN HIRED. THERE WAS NOT A SINGLE COMPLAIN ABOUT COMPANY'S CUSTOMER SERVICES BEFORE JEREMY DESCHNER WAS HIRED. DESCHNER CAN BE CONTACTED @ 090-6532-0764 OR FOUND @ TSUNAMI GEER AT CAMP FOSTER IN OKINAWA AND I CAN BE CONTACTED @ 090-3797-9895. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO APOLOGIZE TO ALL CUSTOMERS FOR THE HORRIBLE SERVICE DESCHNER PROVIDED THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS HE WAS FIRED.

SHIKO