Anyone have in's at any of the dealerships down here?
My truck was stolen New Year's Day and if it doesn't come back, I'm going to need a new vehicle.

Got plenty friends at Toyota.

Mapunapuna - Chong Kim
Used Cars - Ed Higa

Kailua  - Darin Haitsuka

Also Cutter Ford Aiea - Joe the Manager

Tony Honda Waipio - Scott (not forum people)

Mostly all are 2A people.

If you cannot find what you want here with a connection that can get you employee type rates, say in the 500-1000 over invoice and if you are looking at having to pay around MSRP (even just slightly under MSRP, vehicle price dependent), I suggest looking to buy from the mainland and ship it here.  Not hard to do and can save you quite a bit of money.  My last 2 vehicles have come from the mainland, the latest being my truck that I just purchased this past July.  I know, buy local, but when it comes to several thousand dollars in savings, that is an easy choice for me. 

Another thing that kills me is the adjusted "market value" above MSRP.  Mention that to a mainland dealer and they will laugh at the "market value" concept.  That is how the local dealers make you feel they are giving you a price break.  Not too mention they are still getting a manufacturer "hold back" so invoice is a bit deceiving.  Even if they sell at invoice they are still making money because the manufacturer is paying the dealer 2-3% directly even if sold at invoice.  Not too mention bonuses to dealers for volume.  So don't let them convince you that they are "breaking even" or "losing" on a deal because they are not in that business to lose.  I know they have overhead and people got make money pay bills and feed families and I am all for that, but the "market value" thing is purely a way to stick it to the local people who think buying from a dealer in Hawaii is the only option to get a car.  It is actually easier working with a dealer from out of state.  Little to no haggling, especially if a dealer works with online, or out of state purchases on a regular basis.  Too easy just to purchase elsewhere, so they don't bother with haggling.  Bottom line pricing is pretty rock bottom so there is no need to go back and forth. 

On my car I got the dealer to actually go below invoice and split the "hold back" with me with little effort on my part.  Also since they were next to a west coast port, the sales guy actually dropped the car off at Matson for no charge.  I sent him a nice gift box from Hawaii.     

do not go to honolulu ford
waste of time.

If you have Costco or Sams membership try those also.

The only problem is sometimes you make the deal and the dealer who suppose to deliver the car to you mostly tries to flake out. (Ford)

I was going to mention Costco or Sams programs, but I wasn't sure if they did that in Hawaii.  When I bought my 4Runner in Washington State, I went through Costco.  They offered a set pricing on specific cars and a specific dealer.  For the 4Runner, it was $1000 over dealer.  That was when that specific model had just come out and the dealer just read off a price over the phone.  I shopped around and none of the other dealers in the area could match or even come close really, so I ended up getting it through the Costco dealer.  The "trick" was that there were a number of competing dealers within 1-2 hours drive, but with many brands here, there aren't as many dealers.  Like Toyota and Lexus. 

My cousin used to have a hook-ups with Audi and when I was looking, he mentioned that the way to do was through a mainland dealer/vendor.  The competition there is great and many dealers are willing to sell at what dealers here can't even touch. 

Good luck on your search.  Hope you recover it or that you were insured.  I had my car stolen when I lived in Seattle, but thankfully (more like unwitting luck), I was insured.  My family friend set me up with insurance and she talked me into including theft and vandalism coverage, mostly for road debris damage, which is common in Washington.  Only like $5 more per month, so I went with it.  Well, I got more from insurance than I paid for my car.  The car was actually recovered about 3 hours drive north of where I lived, but it was already after I was paid out for the car.