Price paid, plus dealer info

Discussion in 'Clarity' started by JKroll, Feb 16, 2018.

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  1. CaryLyn

    CaryLyn New Member

    Actually, to get the rebate you need to make less than $300,000 for married filing jointly, $150K if single. If you make less than 300% of the federal poverty rate you can get an additional $2000! That’s only grossing @$75K for a family of 4. @35K for couples. Your total rebate for the Clarity could be up to $3,500. I hope that might help clarify. :)
     
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  3. kcsunshine

    kcsunshine Active Member

    FYI, NY doesn't have any income requirements for their NYSERDA rebate program which is $1,700 for the Clarity. There is also a bill being proposed to exempt electric cars from sales tax which would be a big discount. It is in the early stages. I don't think I can wait. I just got a quote that is about $200 less than CaryLyn paid. The impression that I got here in NY is that the Clarities are not selling fast. Our gas taxes are not as high as CA and I bet charging stations are harder to come by compared to CA.
     
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  4. doretau

    doretau New Member

    back in 2014 when I was shopping around the bay for fully loaded Honda Odyssey, the same dealer also gave ridiculously high prices over email.
     
  5. Rich_in_CH

    Rich_in_CH New Member

    Yeah, I pretty much got this one the day they unloaded it from the car carrier at Southpoint. I keep looking for other Clarities (Claritys feels more wrong) around town, but they always turn out to be Accords. I haven't seen another one yet around here yet, but I'll keep my eyes peeled.
     
  6. qtpie

    qtpie Active Member

    Can we apply for this CA rebate now or we have to wait until tax-filing time next year? Thanks.
     
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  8. Eric1978a

    Eric1978a New Member

    Here in New England I am being offered the following lease on a standard model: $189/mo for 36 months with $2999 down. Separately MA gives a $2500 rebate.
    I think this is a good deal but wanted to check in with the forum.
     
  9. seonachan

    seonachan New Member

    That's a great deal - I'm also in MA and got the $279/mo 36 months with $3k down deal that's offered in the Northeast CARB states. With tax etc. it's $305/month.
     
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  10. doretau

    doretau New Member

    What's the best deal anyone has got in the Bay Area?
     
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  11. Fordl98

    Fordl98 New Member

    Touring $34500 @South Bay Honda with wheel locks and door guards
     
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  13. doretau

    doretau New Member

    Is that OTD price with tax title and license?
     
  14. KenG

    KenG Member

    Lol.... not me!



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  15. qtpie

    qtpie Active Member

    Just stop dreaming about getting the Touring model under $36k OTD this year. Maybe wait for a few more years.


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  16. doretau

    doretau New Member

    Just trying to confirm all information and not make any assumptions. I just started my research on Clarity pricing so have no "dreams" on pricing.
     
  17. NotoriousG

    NotoriousG New Member

    $33,480 -> ~37k OTD from Capitol Honda.

    Additional details in my earlier post. Good luck!
     
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  18. rodeknyt

    rodeknyt Active Member

    As soon as you get your license plates, you can send in your application. You can download it from the state's clean air vehicle web site (there's a link on the DMV web site if you search for EV or Clean Air Vehicle).
     
  19. Rhea

    Rhea New Member

    Hi, how much was the OTD?
     
  20. Rhea

    Rhea New Member

    Can you please share dealer info?
     
  21. Is that an out the door price?
     
  22. siddpup

    siddpup New Member

    We just picked up our touring model (in steel) today. It was $35,623 OTD, excluding taxes. We got the body side molding, all season floor mats, door edge film, splash guards and the center console mat (included in that price). We do still plan to add tint to the windows, but otherwise-he has every option we felt was needed. Other than the blue car option, that is.
     
  23. Mithil

    Mithil New Member

    Here is my buying experience:
    Since i had about a month to buy my next car, i had a lot of time to read a few forums on car buying tactics and emailed 7-8 dealers for OTD quotes. Did not pick up any calls and only negotiated over emails. Got a quote from a dealer that seemed to be the lowest i could get in that area. Contacted a car buying concierge that has a service that will take your written quote from a dealer and try to find you a lower price for the same features. They then split the difference in savings with you if they can find some or there is a $0 fee for their service. They got back to me and said they couldn't improve upon the quote i had from the dealer within 100 miles of the dealership.

    Got an appointment with the dealer and showed up with the quote papers printed out. Since this was an internet quote, i did not get the same salesperson who had provided the online quote. The salesperson i got took the papers and went to the 'manager' to confirm that this was a price they could give me (even though this was an OTD quote). He came back with a higher number and said they had forgotten to add delivery and documentation fee in the OTD price. Unbeknownst to him, i had a separate print out of the OTD price broken down which did include these fees that he mentioned. I guess he did not know the format that their internet sales people send these quotes in. From that point on, they started the time wasting tactics car dealers are famous for. I don't think they were too happy selling me the car at the quoted price. The finance manager that was then assigned to me did not seem too happy either or was just generally 'non-caring' about selling me this car.

    Then began the scare tactics of selling add-ons for scratch and paint maintenance, tire insurance and 3rd party extended warranty. Since this is a relatively new technology for honda/me, i was interested in a warranty and was quoted 3rd party $2560 extended warranty for 6yr/100,000 miles. I showed them the Hyannis Honda quote that i picked up from this forum. He was very skeptical of it and did not even offer to match it but instead tried to convince me that you can't buy Honda care from a dealer if you aren't buying the car from them. After declining all other add-ons, we were asked to wait in the waiting area for about an hour. Finally between the sales person and the finance person, we finished the deal and drove away in our new car.

    TL;DR:
    Got the Solar Metallic Silver Clarity Touring for ~$34500 OTD (incl. registration, state tax and other fees) in NJ with door edge films, splash guards and wheel locks included. PM me if you want actual names of any of the research tools, dealer name, etc that i used. Wasn't very happy with the dealer experience, but worth it for this price.
     
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