Bill Hahn's Automotive

10/22/2025

Big thanks to our sweet customers who are spearheading this wonderful program for local Veterans. There is an event this weekend and we are proud to support their efforts, and the individual Vets that they are sponsoring.

🇺🇸 Ventura4Veterans Relief Project Thanks Bill Hahn Automotive! 🚗

A huge thank you to Bill Hahn Automotive in Ventura for their generous support of the Ventura4Veterans Relief Project! Your sponsorship helps us continue our mission of supporting veterans and first responders through community-based wellness and relief programs.
We truly appreciate your commitment to giving back and making a difference right here in Ventura County. 🙏🇺🇸

If you’re looking for honest, reliable automotive service, give Bill Hahn Automotive a call at (805) 644-1037 — they take care of their customers the same way they take care of their community.

10/16/2025

Cannot stop thinking about the sweet family who owns Ex Voto and the recent loss of their dear son/brother/philosopher warrior. Wishing them so much peace and love in this awful new reality. We're so sorry that life has now been cleaved into such a stark "Before" and "After" - May Seth's memory be a blessing and may everyone never stop talking about him and all the gifts he brought to this world.

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10/09/2025

Used car market... seems a little harsh right now! We have a few customers considering the purchase of a pre-owned vehicle and they are reporting that the prices are CRAZY right now!

Gone are the days when you could pick up a be**er little daily driver for a few thousand dollars. It's gotten us thinking about the various tips and strategies we recommend to clients who are in the market for new or new-to-them vehicles.

What are your go-to requirements when heading out to buy a pre-owned vehicle?

01/27/2025

New Year, new advertising adventures. Much thanks to Fausset Printing for the quality postcards!

Excited to see the updated artwork for our "Little Bill" the mechanic fella sail into our neighborhood mailboxes. Since we've been in the same (kind of hidden) Ventura location for over fifty years now, look for future mailings to announce our Anniversary/Customer Appreciation event a little later this year (when it's warm enough for BBQ and Mister Softee of Southern California again!).

10/21/2024

OFFERING FREE INSPECTIONS/SECOND OPINIONS THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS:

We've had an unusual number of customers getting "laundry list" estimates from quick l**e chains and dealerships lately. In several instances, safety items are marked as urgent, and customers are naturally quite concerned and looking to do the repairs immediately.

On inspection in several of these cases, however, we have found that items marked urgent were *not* urgent and could definitely wait until much further down the road to be addressed, if needing to be addressed at all (AHEM).

Sometimes it's a matter of opinion or in-house practices - for example, do you replace brake pads at 5mm, 4mm, 3mm (safety spec is 3mm or below, which where we recommend replacement - at 5mm you have up to 10,000 more miles on those puppies, let's not be wasteful!) - and other times it can leave us scratching our heads as to why something in pretty great shape (AHEM) would be marked as needing to be replaced urgently...

For this reason, we encourage folks to bring in vehicles for second opinions on estimates or recommendations given at any auto service centers where they don't already have an established or trusted relationship. Most of the time techs doing inspections are just being thorough and noting what they see needing to be done on the vehicle, but sometimes, oh sometimes... well, let's just say it can seem a little more intentional of a scare tactic to get folks to agree to repairs right away, and we at Hahn's Automotive DO NOT APPROVE OF THESE METHODS.

With holiday road trips coming up fast, we'd like to offer "the second opinion" or "sanity check" vehicle inspection FREE to customers who want to be sure they are aren't being taken for a ride before they go for that ride to Grandma's or the all-grown-up kiddos houses or the Ski Resort or wherever in the wonderful world one heads for these upcoming festive and celebratory days and weeks off!

Call us to make an appointment at your convenience: 805-644-1037

10/18/2024

See? Almost Turkey Time. Not even kidding. Gonna be here in a flash. Get your turkey ordered and your car in for it's pre-holiday-road-trip inspection!

🦃 It’s Turkey Time! 🦃

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and it’s time to pre-order your holiday turkey! Secure your bird with a $50 deposit and check one big thing off your holiday to-do list.

Whether you’re hosting a large family feast or keeping it cozy, don’t wait—supplies are limited! Stop by or give us a call to reserve your turkey and get ready for a delicious holiday meal.

10/18/2024

Mid-October - let's be honest, it might as well be Thanksgiving next week!!! Holidays are fast approaching! Driving to Grandma's for Turkey Day? Planning a trip to the snow over Winter Break? Be sure to get the family wagon in early for your oil change and pre-trip once over, make sure everything is tip top and ready to roll!

10/15/2024

Delightful stay last week.Thanks, KOA!

10/15/2024

Bill Bartels is the go-to guy for film productions and small businesses alike. As the Film Commission Liaison for the EDC, Bill is the bridge between Ventura County and the big screen, speeding up permitting and helping productions overcome challenges. With thousands of films under his belt, he’s a true veteran of making things happen fast.

But Bill doesn’t stop there—he’s also a trusted EDC Small Business Development Advisor. From strategic planning to entitlement compliance, Bill has guided hundreds of businesses toward success. In 2025, he’ll celebrate 15 years of dedicated service at EDC!

Outside the office, you might just catch Bill jamming on his guitar with his bandmates. He’s all about rhythm, both in business and in music.

09/16/2024

First we spotted her in the Guy Fieri Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives episode filmed at Pete's Breakfast House and now she pops up in the Ventura Family YMCA newsfeed. LOVE YOU NANCY!

Nancy has been a member of the Ventura YMCA for about 17 years now, but she has been affiliated with YMCAs for even longer. Nancy mentioned that her favorite activities at the YMCA are the group exercise classes and the swim classes. Although, the most important reason why Nancy loved the YMCA was because it gave her the opportunity to be a working mom and make friends. Nancy shared that she worked for the Navy in electronic warfare, and lived in San Diego where she was introduced to the YMCA. Nancy then moved to Ventura in 1983, joined our Ventura YMCA, and continued to get to know people while joining the Aqua Arthritis classes.

Nancy has been volunteering here at the Ventura YMCA and has been helping out in the Aquatics department. She helps take roll for classes, guides parents to their swim classes, and interacts with families on the pool deck. Nancy also mentioned that she wants to continue volunteering in all departments at the Ventura YMCA. We asked Nancy, “How do you embody a welcoming spirit to the YMCA?” she answered by saying that she loved to encourage people to work out and to take care of themselves. Nancy mentioned that she encourages a positive lifestyle, tries to always give people compliments, and says everyone needs a hug. Nancy is an amazing member and volunteer here at the Ventura YMCA, if you see her around the facility be prepared for a compliment, and a welcoming smile. Thank you, Nancy, for all that you do here at the YMCA!

09/16/2024

ArtsVentura Art Walk AND Car Show? What's not to love, Babes? 👏

We are loving the addition of the Avenue Art Stroll and Car Show to ArtWalk Ventura on Saturday, Sept. 21. They will be headquartered in the Avenue Adult Center, 550 N. Ventura Ave. This is an event with a lot of neighborhood participation! Art-based exhibits include low rider cars, skateboard art, youth graffiti art, photography, informational booths, art entrepreneur workshops, music, dancing and tacos. Thank you to The Westpark Story Project for putting this on!

Photo by Trinity Wheeler Photography

09/16/2024

POETRY AT ARTWALK THIS YEAR!!! On top of a new Film Festival? Ventura, we love you! Bell Arts Factory Museum of Ventura County

ArtWalk Ventura is once again featuring the best of area poets at our event Sept. 21-22. You can find them in the Museum of Ventura County Pavilion 12-2 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. - 1 pm. Sunday.