For new or pre-owned automobiles, Glacier Honda in Castlegar offers great prices and great service. Anyone who has owned a Honda can tell you: “they are built to last.”
“Honda is known for its reliability and long term saleability,” said Ron Cutler, owner and general manager. “With proper maintenance you can get thousands and hundreds of thousands of miles out of them.”
Cutler relays a story of a man in New York whose 1990 Honda Accord reached the one million mile mark. Honda gave him a brand new Honda for hitting the milestone.
“It’s related to long term reliability,” he said. “They are built to extremely high specifications and therefore do last for a long, long time.
“We have a full line-up of Hondas from the Fit, which is the smaller wagon style five-door hatchback, the Civic, Accord, right up to sport utility such as the Pilot, the Oddysey van.”
Although still known more for sedans and hatchbacks, Honda is delving more into the truck market with the Ridge line.
“It’s progressing,” said Cutler. “Whether they’ll expand the truck market, we don’t know, but it’s been a good seller for us.”
Cutler has been with Glacier Honda for almost 21 years.
“1991 was when I first became involved,” he said. “I had two partners at that time. We bought out one and about three years ago I bought the other partner out so I’m on my own.”
Before purchasing Glacier he was involved with a home improvement centre.
“Car business has always been interesting to me,” he said. “I’ve always been interested in cars. I like the idea, I like the pace of the business. You could say in some respects I bought myself a job in 1991 and have been here ever since.”
Cutler was born and raised in Nelson and still lives there. In 2001, the business moved from the Queen City to its current location in Castlegar.
“Honda Canada wanted us to be in position more central to the West Kootenays,” said Cutler. “We haven’t looked back.”
Another major change the dealership has made is adding pre-owned vehicles to the mix.
“We’ve always sold new Honda products and will continue to do so,” he said. “We always relied just on trade-ins to sell as used cars but this last two or three years, I’ve gone after buying a lot of all makes and models and increasing our used car volume tremendously.”
The Glacier Honda automotive shop also now services all makes and models.
“We’ve got trained technicians in all aspects,” said Cutler. “We can’t just rely on just repairing Hondas unfortunately. I guess that’s a good thing because they don’t break down a lot. But we do major repairs on just about anything including trucks and some motorcycles.”
Earlier this year, Glacier Honda was awarded “Q Dealer” Status. They are one of only five dealerships to win the prestigious award in B.C. and one of only 40 in Canada.
The award is based on customer satisfaction, customer service, and overall business environment.
For new or pre-owned automobiles, Glacier Honda in Castlegar offers great prices and great service. Anyone who has owned a Honda can tell you: “they are built to last.”
“Honda is known for its reliability and long term saleability,” said Ron Cutler, owner and general manager. “With proper maintenance you can get thousands and hundreds of thousands of miles out of them.”
Cutler relays a story of a man in New York whose 1990 Honda Accord reached the one million mile mark. Honda gave him a brand new Honda for hitting the milestone.
“It’s related to long term reliability,” he said. “They are built to extremely high specifications and therefore do last for a long, long time.
“We have a full line-up of Hondas from the Fit, which is the smaller wagon style five-door hatchback, the Civic, Accord, right up to sport utility such as the Pilot, the Oddysey van.”
Although still known more for sedans and hatchbacks, Honda is delving more into the truck market with the Ridge line.
“It’s progressing,” said Cutler. “Whether they’ll expand the truck market, we don’t know, but it’s been a good seller for us.”
Cutler has been with Glacier Honda for almost 21 years.
“1991 was when I first became involved,” he said. “I had two partners at that time. We bought out one and about three years ago I bought the other partner out so I’m on my own.”
Before purchasing Glacier he was involved with a home improvement centre.
“Car business has always been interesting to me,” he said. “I’ve always been interested in cars. I like the idea, I like the pace of the business. You could say in some respects I bought myself a job in 1991 and have been here ever since.”
Cutler was born and raised in Nelson and still lives there. In 2001, the business moved from the Queen City to its current location in Castlegar.
“Honda Canada wanted us to be in position more central to the West Kootenays,” said Cutler. “We haven’t looked back.”
Another major change the dealership has made is adding pre-owned vehicles to the mix.
“We’ve always sold new Honda products and will continue to do so,” he said. “We always relied just on trade-ins to sell as used cars but this last two or three years, I’ve gone after buying a lot of all makes and models and increasing our used car volume tremendously.”
The Glacier Honda automotive shop also now services all makes and models.
“We’ve got trained technicians in all aspects,” said Cutler. “We can’t just rely on just repairing Hondas unfortunately. I guess that’s a good thing because they don’t break down a lot. But we do major repairs on just about anything including trucks and some motorcycles.”
Earlier this year, Glacier Honda was awarded “Q Dealer” Status. They are one of only five dealerships to win the prestigious award in B.C. and one of only 40 in Canada.
The award is based on customer satisfaction, customer service, and overall business environment.