{"id":10,"date":"2026-08-08T03:05:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinoshitaimports.co.nz\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-09-03T05:19:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T05:19:39","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kinoshitaimports.co.nz\/?page_id=10","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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My goal is to create something that benefits everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I believe this business has a chance to do that.<\/p>\n– Leon Young<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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“Genuinely fast, efficient and reasonably priced. Leon who also serviced my car did an exceptionally good job – he deserves a pay raise honestly. Will be coming back in the future”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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“Great experience with Bays Mechanical today. Their pricing is very fair and the service is always honest and professional. Leon’s amazing to deal with, friendly, helpful and easy to talk to. Definitely a trust worthy mechanic and I’d highly recommend them”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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“Really impressed with the service! Nick and Leon are top guys – thorough, honest and great at keeping you informed. Their communication is spot-on, and they clearly care about doing things right. I’m lucky to have found them to look after my ’67 Dodge. Couldn’t ask for better hands”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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About Us<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

After 5 years in the industry, becoming qualified technician and a WoF inspector. Helping people navigate through the whole process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leon has found, that people aren’t getting the best care in automotive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being able to actually help people along side Nick at Bays Mechanical was great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goal has always been to help people with their cars. Now with Kinoshita Imports, he can do exactly that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Valet & Service<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While working full time as a mechanic, Leon started Valet & Service. Providing detailing & mechanical services on the weekends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After one year of happy customers, the work load was getting a bit much. Working 6-7 days and trying to balance life. Wanting to spend more time on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That leads us to now. Shifting to be able to prioritize his goals and spending his time doing what he does best.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Leon has always envisioned creating something that helps the community. The way business is dealt with these days lacks empathy for the customer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Communication, transparency and honesty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Money is being made, but not at your expense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A fair trade in the service delivered to you. Taking dishonesty out of the equation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The aim is to create a community that works in a loop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Giving back to the community and delivering quality service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing up Leon returned to Japan frequently to see family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sparking his love of cars and the JDM community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Giving back to that community and helping it grow .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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For all Kinoshita items purchased, the money will go directly into community projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These projects will bring people together, with a focus on creating a support system to lift everyone up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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My goal is to create something that benefits everyone. I believe this business has a chance to do that. “Genuinely fast, efficient and reasonably priced. Leon who also serviced my car did an exceptionally good job – he deserves a pay raise honestly. Will be coming back in the future” “Great experience with Bays Mechanical […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-no-title","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinoshitaimports.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinoshitaimports.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinoshitaimports.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kinoshitaimports.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kinoshitaimports.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/kinoshitaimports.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":222,"href":"https:\/\/kinoshitaimports.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions\/222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinoshitaimports.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}