Hanlees Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Napa

Good news, everyone! 

Hanlees Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Napa is officially open!

So, we're hoping that we'll see you all real soon.
We're located 333 Soscol Avenue, Napa, CA.

Have a nice day. ☺

NEW STORE: Hanlees Hilltop Buick GMC

We're proud to announce that our newest store, Hanlees Hilltop Buick GMC, is now open!

You may also want to check out the official website: http://www.hanleeshilltopbuickgmc.com/

Looking forward to your visit at our dealership!

Why Choose Certified

At Hanlees Auto Group, we want to bring that sense of comfort and care to our customers. And when it comes to certified pre-owned vehicles, we'd like to reassure you about the benefits when it comes to looking at these type of vehicles.

A certified pre-owned car, CPO for short, is a vehicle that has either been traded in or bought for repurchase. Car manufacturers have the dealers inspect and repair these before selling them from out of their own pocket. Meanwhile, the manufacturers provide a warranty on the certified pre-owned cars. Usually, there are reduced-rate financing options available to interested buyers.

Each car manufacturer has their own take on what it means to buy a CPO vehicle. Click here for more detailed information.

1 for Everyone Sales Event at Hanlees Toyota

Spring is coming. And what better way to welcome the season than buying a new car during the 1 for Everyone Sales Event at Hanlees Toyota. This is 1 event that you cannot afford to miss!

For a limited time only, so hurry in today!

Visit either our Davis Toyota or Hilltop Toyota sites to learn more. 

Hanlees dealer to buy Napa Chrysler

Don Lee, CEO of Hanlees Auto Group, has agreed to purchase the Napa Chrysler dealership for an undisclosed amount despite it filing for bankruptcy protection.

Read the full story on Napa Valley Register.

Consumer Reports 10 Top Picks for 2015

With all the pricing incentives out there, now is the best time to save money on a brand new 2015 vehicle. Consumer Reports rated the 10 top picks for 2015, and we're proud to have carried six of those vehicles! However, only three of those models are still in stock - click below to view availability:

Green car: Toyota Prius
Compact car: Subaru Impreza
Large car: Chevrolet Impala
Midsized sedan: Subaru Legacy
Small SUV: Subaru Forester
Midsized SUV: Toyota Highlander

 

Read the full Consumer Reports article here!

How to Recondition a Car Battery

Written by one of our favorite blogs, this car battery reconditioning guide will show you how to fix your battery instead of replacing it, and is written by an experienced mechanic!

Car Battery Reconditioning Guide

Toyota's College Grad Rebate Program for Buying a New Car!

If you've graduated from college within the past two years (or will within the next 6 months), you can take advantage of Toyota's awesome College Grad Rebate program! 

Not only will you receive a $750 rebate, but you won't have to make a single monthly payment for the first 90 days!

To learn more, visit either our Davis Toyota or Hilltop Toyota rebate sites to learn more, and where you can fill out a form to contact us today!

Are Volkswagens expensive to repair?

Volkswagens are undoubtedly awesome vehicles. They give a luxurious and sporty look and performance that feels like a class above, without the price tag that you'd expect to come along with it. But if you start asking around, undoubtedly someone will discourage you from buying a Volkswagen "because they're expensive to fix." Is that true?

According to Rick Hayes, who's been selling Volkwagens for almost 24 years:

Although VWs may be a little more expensive to service, the service requirement is only every 10,000 miles or one year, compared to many others that require service every 6 months or 6,000 miles - that's less service visits." 




What about aftermarket parts?
Like any vehicle out there, many aftermarket items can be used on VWs. But why use VW parts? Rick Hayes says, "The advantage of using VW parts is that they are....VW parts. And when installed at delivery, come with the manufacturer's warranty."

We asked Gary Byrne, our Napa VW Service Manager, to help us learn a little more about VW parts. According to Gary:

I would not recommend aftermarket parts due to the fact that VW parts have a 12 month and/or 12,000 mile warranty from any authorized dealer in the country, and
aftermarket parts have no labor warranty & the parts are not as good. 




What does all this mean for you? It means your money isn't being wasted, because Volkswagen parts are made to last longer, and serve you better.

Check out our VW service pages, where you can personally ask a service tech a question about your vehicle, rent a car, learn more about VW maintenance, and view up-to-date pricing specials on both service and parts.

Visit our Napa VW Service Page
Visit our Hilltop VW Service Page 

Hanlees Subaru Supports Meals On Wheels of Solano County

Hanlees Napa Subaru is happy to support Meals On Wheels of Solano County. May no senior go hungry.

A statement from Executive Director Cathy Hall

"Meals On Wheels of Solano County's mission is to nourish and enrich the lives of seniors in Solano County with an emphasis on those ages 60 and older, by providing nutritious meals to active and home-bound people; thereby promoting their health, well being and independence. 

Meals on Wheels of Solano County has been delivering meals to home-bound seniors in Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Suisun, Vacaville and Vallejo since 1977. Today over 600 meals are prepared fresh and packaged for home delivery or delivery to our congregate sites on a daily basis. 

The chief purpose of our organization is to serve senior clients, 60 years of age or older and who are frail or considered at-risk. Many of our clients rely on our program to provide their one healthy, substantial meal of the day. By providing a nutritious meal on a daily basis we are able to aid in the reduction of senior malnutrition, food insecurity and promote senior independence and socialization. 

We are partially funded through the Older Americans Act. We are required to maintain an accountable and highly monitored food program. We are proud to serve nourishing and good tasting food. We are not able to accept food donations."

Acceptable Donation Items:

• 48 qt. chest coolers
• Large insulated bags for transporting food
• Freeze Packs (hard plastic)
• Permanent Markers
• Duct Tape
• Stick notes
• Avery laser/inkjet white mailing labels- 5160/8160 or Staples laser/inkjet white mailing labels/18057
• Copy Paper

To find out more about donations and where to get them, please visit our website, where you can also make a cash donation to help purchase raw food and gasoline--the most important and costly part of the Meals on Wheels program. 


Meals on Wheels can be contacted at:
95 Marina Center

Suisun City, CA 94585

Phone: 707-425-0638

Email: info@mealsonwheelssolano.org

Hanlees is now solar powered!

Our commitment to being a company that cares about the environment goes far beyond selling electric vehicles: we just finished adding solar panels to every Hanlees building, including our corporate office. The project, an installation of 3,957 solar panels, will give us the capability to produce enough energy to completely power all of our buildings (an estimated annual annual energy production of 1,690,000kwh).

Installation began at Davis Toyota, where we're taking advantage of more than just the roof of our building: the first phase of our solar installation can be seen on our lot, with a car port that holds 48 solar panels. After that, we added 1,005 solar panels to the roof of our building--essentially covering every available flat surface in solar panels. Since then, we've added panels to every building in both Davis and Richmond.

But our buildings aren't the only thing that are solar powered at Hanlees--the 2015 Prius has an available solar roof that uses embedded solar panels on top of the car to power an electric fan that keeps the inside of the cabin cool when it is parked--not only making your entry back into the vehicle more comfortable, but saving the amount of energy required to cool off your car when you start it up.

Additionally, the Nissan LEAF SL has a photovoltaic solar-panel rear spoiler that converts sunlight into energy to help power vehicle accessories.





View more photos of our solar installation

Interested in learning more about our electric vehicles?
Davis Toyota Hybrid Inventory
Davis Nissan Leaf Inventory
Davis Chevrolet Volt / Spark EV Inventory
Hilltop Toyota Hybrid Inventory
Hilltop Nissan Leaf Inventory
 

Hanlees Davis Nissan's "Retire Your Attire" Annual Clothing Drive

Hanlees Davis Nissan is now collecting gently used professional attire for the annual Retire Your Attire Clothing Drive! The donated clothing will be used for WEAVE's Suited for Success program.

According to WEAVE: 

"A lack of professional clothing is often an obstacle for survivors of domestic violence seeking to reenter the workforce. Through WEAVE’s Suited for Success program, survivors are able to regain their confidence. This program provides women with professional clothing and accessories, interview advice, and job skills consultation. Those who graduate the program are empowered to go back to work and reenter society as financially independent individuals. Women who obtain employment are also eligible to receive clothing to expand their work wardrobe."

Hanlees Davis Nissan will be collecting gently used, professional clothing for both men and women. Stop by our location at 5009 Chiles Road in Davis, CA with your donation, and help someone reenter the workforce today! 

Hanlees Napa Virtual Test Drive: Rick Hayes Shows the 2015 Subaru Forester XT

Interested in buying a Subaru Forester at Hanlees?

View our Subaru Forester Inventory

E-Waste Recycling Event at Hanlees Napa Subaru and Volkswagen

Stop by Hanlees Napa before April 30th, 2015 to drop off your unused IT equipment!!

Items Acceptable for Collection
- LCD Monitors (Flat Panel TVs, Computers)
- Cell Phones (Smart Phones and iPhones)
- Laptops
- Tablets and iPads
- CRT's up to 40" (Tube TV or Monitors)
- Video Games/Consoles
- Fax Machines
- DVD/VCR Players
- Printers
- Computer Peripherals
- Switches/Routers
- Cords and Wires

Items Unacceptable for Collection:
- Alkaline Batteries
- Ballasts
- Kitchen Appliances
- Light Bulbs/Tubes

How does it work?
All donations will be collected, packaged, and transported to a secure facility for full reporting. You can rest assured that there is certified data destruction, and stringent global security standards for the processing of all donations. 
The donations will be sorted for recycling or reuse.

Share the Love: Hanlees Napa Subaru Raises $6,877 for Local Red Cross

Every year, Hanlees Napa partners with Subaru and the community to raise money for causes we care about, and this past holiday season we raised $6,877 for the local American Red Cross.

Did  you know that over the past 20 years, Subaru has donated more than 50 million dollars to important causes that help and support animals, the environment, education, the community, and health?

Learn more about Subaru's commitment to helping local communities:
http://www.subaru.com/love-promise.html

Hanlees in the News! Last RAV4 EV in Production Sold at Davis Toyota!

We recently had the privilege of selling the last new RAV4 EV at Hanlees Davis Toyota! Jay Chen explained why he chose the RAV4 EV to the Davis Enterprise:

After my last RAV4 was totaled two weeks ago in a freeway accident (and our family emerged unscathed) we tested the B Class, Soul, i3 and Model S. Reinforced our first conclusion that the RAV4 is the best EV on the market for a family with a baby.
Hope this one will last longer than the last.
Thanks to Shawn Howell for mentioning where the last one was, and to David at Hanlees for making the sale happen!

Over the past 3 years, 2,537 RAV4 EVs were produced. Anyone that has been behind the wheel of the RAV4 EV knows that this is a seriously fun car to drive, and that the RAV4 EVs impressive fuel efficiency (78 MPGe city) did not get in the way of it's quick acceleration and sporty handling.

Though Toyota hasn't released any information about a rerelease of the RAV4 EV, this wasn't the first time we've seen the vehicle. the first generation was available from 1997 to 2003, and Toyota has a long history of EV vehicle development, so there's plenty to look forward to when it comes to Toyota's future in electric vehicles. In addition to the RAV EV, Toyota has released the TownAce EV, Crown Majesta EV, Toyota e-com, a two passenger concept EV, along with an even longer list of Hybrid vehicles.


The brand's future in EV development is "just around the corner" – in fact, Toyota's next EV model is being released this year! According to Toyota:

We're focused on the future with advanced vehicles like our EPA-rated 95-MPGe7 Prius Plug-in Hybrid and zero emission Mirai fuel cell vehicle. While we've stopped producing RAV4 EV, our engineers remain hard at work developing the next generation of battery technology, so the future is bright.

Though the 2015 RAV4 EV is no longer available, Toyota still offers a wide selection of hybrid and hybrid plug-in models. Stop by Hanlees Toyota to view our great selection of hybrid vehicles!

Read more about our sale of the last RAV4 EV:
http://www.davisenterprise.com/media-post/the-last-of-its-kind/
http://insideevs.com/toyota-sells-last-rav4-ev/

See the history of Toyota's EV vehicles:
http://www.toyota.com/esq/vehicles/electric-vehicle/ev-history.html

Want to learn more about Toyota's Mirai? Visit:

http://www.toyota.com/fuelcell/fcv.html

Interested in purchasing a hybrid vehicle?
View our Complete Hybrid Vehicle Inventory

Top 5 Driving Emergencies

When we first get behind the wheel, we expect everything to go as planned, for us to get to our destination on time with no mishaps. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. While pilots must demonstrate expertise in responding to emergency situations, the typical automobile driver undergoes no such training; oftentimes, the first time they are forced to respond are during life-threatening situations. Here are 5 driving emergencies that relate to tire/acceleration errors and how to respond to them safely and efficiently.

1) Tire Blowout
When people first hear the pop of a tire blowout, most people tend to instinctively slam on the breaks and get off the road, which is actually likely to result in a crash. Instead, you should lightly press on the gas pedal to gain control of the car and keep driving straight down the lane, allowing your car to coast until it reaches slow speed (about 30MPH). Only then should you gently turn towards the shoulder of the road that is on the same side as the blown tire. To prevent blowouts in the first place, be sure to check your tire pressures routinely.

2) Tread separation
The technique is similar to that of a blowout, but this situation is more dangerous because it can become audibly undetectable after the tread falls off, and because the steel-backed rubber is spinning at high speeds that can easily destroy and injure. If you experience a tread separation, lightly press on the gas pdeal, drive straight down the lane, allow the car to coast to a slow speed until you can turn to the shoulder of the road.

3) Stuck Throttle
If your engine is running uncontrollably, you should stop it immediately. Often this happens while pushing the brake, so you should release and put the transmission in neutral (or at least switch off the ignition).

4) Sudden Acceleration
This is similar to a stuck throttle except the problem lies not with mechanical failure, but with the driver accidentally stepping on the gas instead of the brakes. The correct response is the same as with a stuck throttle, so please see #3 above.

Top 4 Reasons You Get Pulled Over

We've all been in a situation where we're in a hurry to get to our final destination when, lo and behold, we see flashing lights behind us and get pulled over. It's easier to get pulled over than you think — keep these below five violations in mind the next time you hit the road.

1. Speeding. This is dangerous for obvious reasons: the faster you go, the longer your reaction time to an unexpected situation, such as an upcoming pedestrian or sudden lane change from another car. Braking distances increase as well, increasing your chances of bumping into the car ahead of you without proper awareness.
2. Distracting driving. The use of cell phones while driving was banned in several states due to the dangers of distracted driving, with the restrictions ranging from only texting to all use. Drive as though your life depended on it, because even that one second you take to send a text can mean the difference between life and death.
3. Hazardous driving. The two most common are following too closely (slowing reaction time) and improper lane changes (cutting someone off, changing lanes without looking first, or failing to signal). This also includes stop sign and stoplight violations, improper lane changes, illegal U-turns, failures to yield, and unsafe speeds.
4. Equipment violations. These include heavily tinted windows, burned-out headlights, broken windshields, expired tags, the lack of a front license plate (in California and some other states) and loud exhaust modifications.

Traffic jams

We all know the feeling: you've had a long day of work, your family's waiting for you with dinner, you're excited to go home... when suddenly you're stuck in a traffic jam and can't move an inch for 30 minutes. How do traffic jams start, and how can you avoid them? This article will help you answer these questions.

1. How do traffic jams start?

• Bottlenecks (40% of all traffic): where the roadway narrows or heavy traffic demands lead to backups.

• On-road incidents (25%): crashes, stalled vehicles, on-road debris blocking the road

• Weather (15%): hail, wind, snow, fog

• Construction (10%): road construction and highway maintenance

• Miscellaneous (10%): special events (sports competitions, concerts) and poor signal timing (and poorly timed traffic lights)

1. How can you avoid traffic jams?

• Most traffic jams are recurring (happens every day). Know which highways tend to be congested during the times of getting to and from work (rush-hour).

• Utilize real-time traffic displays when they are available. Lighted billboards located alongside highways can alert drivers of potential delays and advise alternate routes.

• If more people carpool, fewer vehicles would be on the road and reduce overall congestion; furthermore, cars with 3+ people can use the carpool lane, which leads to shorter commute times and fewer hassles.

Picture courtesy: http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/news/how-to-avoid-traffic-jams-35319_2.jpg

What to do if you get into a car accident

We understand that getting into a car accident can be frightening and stressful, but the last thing you should do is panic; there is a series of steps you should take to ensure that both you and the other party leave the scene in good graces. How you react can help prevent future injuries, reduce costs, and accelerate the clean-up/repair process.

1. Safety always come first; make sure all injuries, no matter how minor, are taken care of. Call 911 for an ambulance if necessary. If it is a minor accident with no injuries, move both cars to the side of the road and out of the way of oncoming traffic. If your car is stuck and cannot move without the aid of a tow truck, turn on your hazard lights, exit the vehicle, and move to the side of the road. Ideally, you'll have flares or warning lights in your emergency kit in order to warn other cars.
2. Stay calm and civil. Know that an accident is just that - an accident. No one (not you, or the other driver) is at fault; don't even say "I'm sorry," because that too can be interpreted as an admission of fault and be used against you during the insurance claim or police report.
3. Exchange information with the other party. This includes name, phone number, local address, email, insurance company, policy number, drivers license number, and car license plate number, as well as the year, make, model, and color of each car involved. Never exchange your Social Security number. 
4. Photograph and document the accident. Use your camera to take pictures of any damage to either car; you want these photographs to demonstrate the entire context of the situation to file a claim, so be sure to take pictures from both close-up and afar. If there are witnesses, get their contact information as well, in case the other driver tries to dispute the situation. Have a written description of the time, location, road conditions, and process of the accident, including a diagram if possible.
5. Call your insurance company. Report the accident as soon as possible. This ensures that the company has your side of the story on file before the other driver files a claim, which puts you at an advantage.

Image credit: http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS343yTgTKaW81Yl1OoTukiYGtbwhMTLp4TZMMQwwvBsJqag5_2