Gillman Honda San Antonio Blog

There are only a handful of days over the course of the year that just about everybody in the country gets a day off, and Memorial Day is one of them. Of course, here at Gillman Honda San Antonio we're at work bright and early, because there are few better days to make our impressive inventory of Honda pre-owned vehicles and new cars available to all of those people enjoying their freedom—and shopping…

It used to be that finding a good green car was just about the most challenging thing in the world, because while all of the early models offered exceptional fuel economy, many of them were experimental in design and, for the most part, also pretty small in order to squeeze the most distance out of a tank of gasoline.

That, of course, has changed significantly over the course of the last decade or so, and…

It seems like only yesterday that we first introduced the all-new 2016 Honda HR-V to our readers with promises that it would someday be made available to San Antonio consumers, but enough time has passed since that initial HR-V post that we here at Gillman Honda can finally let our customers know that the company has announced a May 15, 2015 ship date for the acclaimed and highly-anticipated new crossover vehicle.

When we look at pictures of vehicles, they almost always are from the outside, and that happens for the same reason that real estate agents care so much about curb appeal; it has to look good from the street to draw in potential buyers.

In many ways, buying a new car essentially comes down to one thing: how much value can I get out of a vehicle in relation to the money it costs to purchase it?

It's a simple concept, but one that can prove challenging for a lot of auto brands these days. The good news is that Honda hopes to make it simple for consumers by establishing itself as one of the best values in…

Graduating college is an exciting time for thousands and thousands of American students every year, due largely to the fact that, for the first time, many of these young adults will have access to a real job and a real income for the first time in their lives.

Of course, one of the first things to do with all of that new money is to purchase a new vehicle to get to and from work…

It's not like there was anything wrong with the current Honda Civic, which has remained neck-and-neck with the Honda CR-V as the second-best-selling vehicle in the Honda stable, but there's no rule that says you can't take a good thing and make it even better. So that's exactly what Honda did by doling out a whole bunch of great updates for the 2016 Honda Civic at this year's New York…

When it comes to automotive brands, consumers tend to get hooked into one particular nameplate that has for years done right by them. Over time, it's not surprising to see certain brands sell more than other certain brands when those are the ones that have proven to be the most dependable.

Every year, J.D. Power & Associates takes a closer look at that dependability in their aptly-named Dependability Study, which for two decades has…

One of the great things about new and certified pre-owned Honda vehicles is that they come with great warranties that cover all sorts of potential issues completely free of charge. That's not all, though--the commitment Honda has to ensuring optimal customer satisfaction extends well beyond warranties. Occasionally there are recalls that occur, and our Honda service department also performs those fixes free of charge as quickly as possible for customers in need of them…