Tony’s Auto Air

I have been dealing with air conditioning problems on & off for the last few years … sadly investing too much for quick fixes and never a real exact diagnosis or remedy until I got referred to Tony …
Called Tony and he scheduled me to drop car off for a free estimate … immediately impressed with his neatness and organization of his shop. I got a call back within a couple hours and went in to meet with him … he explained in layman’s terms the problem and what he would suggest I do after also checking car out and thinking it would be worth the investment … thankfully the estimate was cheaper than the estimate I got for another band aid fix … so he ordered the part and a few days later brought my car in and voila … air conditioning like when I first got the car :) so grateful to have Tony be our new go to automotive shop … I have payed the referral forward by sending a couple friends here and they both were very pleased …
Mahalo Nui Loa Tony
Since the above review (that I neglected to post)… Ive been back several times to get all our cars serviced and Tony continues to impress !!!
Highly recommended!

Waste of money. Brought my car in for my AC to be fixed. Payed $ 312 dollars. Went out in 3 days again. Brought it back to him and he said a had a leak in hose. How he didn’t notice it the first time I don’t know. Wouldn’t recommend to anyone.

Highly recommend Tony’s Auto Air. Tony is honest and very knowledgeable about cars. I was having a problem with my vehicle’s front passenger seat. Tony was able to fix the problem in less than 5 minutes. Another auto shop told me they’d have to remove the seat and it would cost hundreds of dollars. Thank you Tony!!!

If you like to throw away money than this is the place… Don’t waste your time. I dropped my car in for an estimate and told to come back in 2 hours. After 30 minutes I got a call back with some ridiculous prices and when I said let me think about it, he said «come get your car in the meantime». When I got there all I got was «the key is in the car». I was speechless… No wonder they have no customers.

I recently moved here from the mainland, and needed to buy a car. I used Unilocal reviews to find mechanics near the used cars that I was looking at. Tony happen to be close to where one of the used cars was, so I set up an appointment with him to check over the car. Tony was great! It turns out that the car was worth a lot less than what they were asking because of issues, and Tony suggested what I should offer for the car, but the dealership that had the car was unwilling to come down and meet the price, which told me that they were not being very honest. I kept looking for other cars, and ended up having Tony look at two more. For one of them, Tony called me within 15 minutes and told me he was done. I asked him if he was sure, because that was a really short period of time, but he had me come back to the garage anyway. When I got there, he told me about the undercarriage of the car being all rusted out and told me not to buy that car. I’m so thankful I had him look at it, because it was my top choice, and saved me from wasting all of that money. In the end, I bought the third car that Tony looked at, and took it back to him to fix the air conditioning, fix some of the belts, and take off an aftermarket car rack that was on the top. Tony did a great job, the car is running smoothly, and the air-​conditioning is running nice and cold now (after a week of sweltering in the recent heat wave!). I’m going to be taking the car back to Tony in December for a transmission flush, and in about a year for the timing belt to be replaced. Tony can definitely take care of any kind of car related issue — not just air-​conditioning. Tony is such a nice guy, and will definitely look out for you! Highly recommended!

Tony is my go to auto guy. I found him years ago because he was located across the street from my office. However, he was not the first person I went to when my ac was broken… although I should have! Broken ac and all other places suggested or gave me freon recharges, which was a temporary solution that would last days. When I finally went to tony, he found that my valve had a crack in it. Thank God this guy knew what he was doing as I was about to completely give up on ever having cold air again. He was honest, quick, and affordable. His shop is nice and neat and that tells me a lot about his work ethic. He’s also open on Saturdays and always calls you after the job is done… he’s always been able to do 1 day repairs for all my car issues. I drop if off early morning and he’s done by closing! He doesn’t just do a/​c and does most everything but he will also honestly tell you his limits and refer you to the right place. He’s a one man shop and is a Hard worker, friendly, and skilled! I’m soooo glad I found this place! Thank you Tony!

I have an old Mercedes, and the A/​C has been slowly dying. Took it in to Tony, he asked if I wanted to wait for a while. Hooked it up to his machine, while I made some phone calls, and in about an hour — ice cold A/​C! Said I might have a small leak, so he put in some dye, so if I had a prob the dye would show where.
I needed a lot of Freon — total cost: $ 170. Fast professional service. 5 Stars for Tony!

Tony seems to be very knowledgeable about cars. I just bought a used car and asked him to take a look at it because I feel a little iffy about the car. He took every complaints that I had seriously. He charged me $ 50 for the whole session, including lifting my car to check the problems.
One thing that I like about him is that he gives recommendations on whether or not to fix something. He would tell you if it’s not worth it.
Will definitely go back.

I get my oil changes here about twice a month. Fast and reliable. Tony has a nice clean shop and always super polite!

As noted by the other poster’s…I agree, Tony’s Auto Air is awesome. I first met Tony 3 years ago… I was having issues with my AC system on my 95 4-​runner. He diagnosed the issue as costly and instead of trying to convince me to spend the $$$, said I should just leave it as a beach car… I agreed. He didn’t charge me at all for that visit…
I recently took my 2005 Forester XT to have the Freon Evacuated… I then changed out the AC Compressor myself and took it back to have the system once again evacuated, then re-​charged with the Freon… the proper way to complete the job.
Most people would have let the Freon out into the open air and contaminate the atmosphere, thus saving themselves the evacuation fee, but he said that whatever Freon he took out would be replaced, saving me the additional charge of Freon upon recharging the system.
When I went to pick up the car, he noted and explained to me that the belt that I replaced had skipped a track and was creating a whining, squeaky noise… he assisted me in re-​aligning the belt, again, with no additional charge.
Top notch guy that really knows his AC system… highly recommended.
I am the co-​president of SubyLife — a Premier Subaru Club here on Oahu… we have highly modified Subaru’s and show our daily driven cars regularly. I will definitely point our members to Tony should they have any problems with their AC. Highly recommended. Thank you Tony.
Brent Sugita
SubyLife

Great service! I needed a starter. A place nearby quoted me $ 475. I brought my own to Tony. He installed it fast. Saved $ 175 in total.
A week earlier I needed help installing a brake light. He helped me, no charge except for the bulb of course.
Mahalo Tony!

If you are trying to find a good honest mechanic go to Tony’s. I drove in not knowing what was going on with my AC system in my car and gave me a quote right there. He was very friendly and helpful and yipee I have AC in my car again!!!

I was hesitant to go to this auto repair shop due to lack of reviews on any site on the web. But, I really needed my radiator fixed and didn’t have a lot of money, and I literally just called places up and went with who had the cheapest labor rates and it was this guy.
I am so happy I took a chance with this place. It is by far the best auto shop in Honolulu. I got in the same day I called, and the one worker that was there was really nice, and helpful. He gave us a pick up time and the car was ready right when he said it would be. He didn’t over charge me and actually gave me tips on how to fix other small things myself so I wouldn’t have to pay to get them fixed.
Cheap, quick, and honest. I love this place and will be taking my car there anytime I need a fix. =]