Japanese Car Service - Largo (FL)

5 /5 Rachel Fuller: My alternator went out on my Hiace and I waited months to get it repaired because I didn’t know where to take it. By the time I took it to Denys I had a collection of issues I had let build up on my van. I swear I brought like $1,000 worth of parts I had bought already because other shops and people said I needed them. My AC hasn’t worked for years. So I brought a replacement AC compressor and belt hoping that it could finally work. Not only did Denys replace my alternator and verify it was working. But he took the time to explain how many volts it was putting out while driving versus when idling with the AC on. Which also means, he fixed my AC too!! I had a leak and once that was repaired and my system was charged my compressor stopped locking up and squeaking. So I didn’t need to replace the compressor at all. On the way home I noticed my fuel pump sensor light was off and texted him. He said noticed the light and got the water out. I hadn’t even mentioned that issue to him because I previously took it somewhere else and was told it wasn’t water and the sensor was just faulty. He also fixed several other issues I did report and replaced at least one bulb he noticed was out (which I didn’t mention). Denys could have just replaced all the parts I brought and charged me all this extra labor for it and he didn’t. He was super honest about what needed replacing and what didn’t. Not to mention he clearly knew exactly what he was doing and I felt he was HIGHLY knowledgeable about my Hiace. He’s definitely an expert. His pricing was also incredibly reasonable. I was shocked when I saw my total because I expected it to be so much more. I HIGHLY recommend this shop especially for any RHD vehicles. Denys has earned my repeat business for sure. I honestly don’t want to take my van anywhere else after this experience.

5 /5 Pete Dume: Denys is the only mechanic (of 5 or 6 that I tried) that knew what he was doing and had the resources for KEIs (1994 Daihatsu HiJet Japanese import mini truck) The guy is a beast. He had some parts shipped from Ukraine, some from Japan directly, he had the torque converter refurbished here in FL and then adapted some bearings and other parts that were not available,to put an entire transmission together. It works like a charm now. Im impressed not only with Denys mechanic ability, but also with his work ethic and honesty.

5 /5 Kaiden Does Things: My partners Honda Acty 93 had an issue with the drive shaft and it had been inoperable for about a month. Sergey from Japan Car FL recommended we come to Denys. He was incredibly knowledgeable and reasonably priced. He had it repaired within the day of dropping it off. Upon pickup, he had other Actys in his garage, definitely knows how to work on Kei trucks

5 /5 Paul Bernardini: 5 stars all day long! Very competent mechanic who know JDM cars inside, outside and backwards. He read all the service manuals. Prices very reasonable. Diagnoses and fixes without any BS. I’d give 6 stars if I could.