I sure hope I'm reading it correctly. I mailed my paperwork on Monday, so I'll let you know how long it takes.Wow if that is the case then that would be an additional $2500 reduction to my purchase price! Thank you for raising my hopes - I will get in line soon.
Price paid, plus dealer info
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Texas22Step
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I think the TCEQ web page does indicate that 87% of the funds are still available for grant. I have been following this since it was first posted and received TCEQ's check for the $2,500 Clarity PHEV grant in about 7-8 weeks time after filing my paperwork back in June. While this TCEQ stat is encouraging, it might be worth a call to them (go to the "contact us" tab on the page linked in the previous post) to see how many applications have been filed but not fully processed yet. If the length of that list is relatively short (i.e., less than a few hundred in front of your application), you should be good to go. However, if that list for pending PHEV applications is much over 1,500, then you may be too late for the $ since their system is first-come, first-served. That said, and given what we hear as background on this forum and other sources for 2018 Clarity sales rates nationally, and since they exclude non-Texas dealer purchases (including Tesla), my guess is that you should be fine.
su_A_ve
Active Member
When did you get these quotes? and also should I buy now, or at 3 year mark when the warranty expires. I am hoping Honda will be reliable
Honda Care has plans for new cars and used. These are new car prices and coverage is from the date of purchase until the stated plan's mileage/months since original purchase date.
Used car plans are based on purchase date and have a specific mileage and length of time and are a bit more restricted.
You have up until 6 months or 6000 miles from purchase date to get a new vehicle Honda Care plan.
Kilroy
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I just paid $34,234 for a silver touring, no extras and no dealer added accessories/options, and included the $200 dealer handling fee. I did the 36 month, 0.9% financing. I'm getting Honda OEM all weather mats & mud flaps online. Also using a local detailer for door guards & window tint.
NewtoHonda
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Wow is that OTD? Which state are you in?
Arthur Picard
New Member
I checked there 3 weeks ago before I bought, they only had 2 Touring models in stock, now it's only 1 silver one. They must be clearing out to make room for 2019s
Kilroy
New Member
Yes OTD, does not include sales taxes which are paid at DMV. I'm Missouri. I basically went to every dealer's website within 250 miles to see who had vehicles I wanted & then requested their "ePrice". Several were within +/- $400 of $35,000. All had disclaimers that it didn't include dealer installed accessories. Follow up calls with their internet division got answers. A couple offered to negotiate the price of those & several offered to find a car that I wanted that didnt yet have dealer installed accessories added yet... if we could agree on a price.
I'm sure as it gets closer to fall, Honda will be more aggressive in moving 2019's. In Missouri, Claritys do not seem to be moving and I find when you go into a dealer, rarely does a sales person know anything much about these cars. They try to steer you to an Accord hybrid which they know much more about. Good luck !
Ben Washburn
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I just bought a Touring for $33,209, inclusive of the Honda delivery fee. That does not include any other fees, taxes, or title, or any of the various credits I'll get. So based on the 'full' MSRP of $37,490 that's a discount of $4,281. Then I got another $500 off for military and they added door edge guards.
Yup I saw this a few days after I got my base clarity! Wish I didn’t look but hey that’s life.
Yeah, I don't know why I keep coming back to this thread after paying full price in early December. The biggest reason, I guess, is to see the effect of the glut of unsold Clarity PHEVs on the deals offered. I wonder how Honda will price the 2019 Clarity, which both Car & Driver and Motor Trend report will be exactly the same as the 2018 model?
I am being offered $32000 for touring model from dealer in TX (including tax, title, license and dealer accessories which include honda protection package, ultimate honda protection package, lifetime warranty window tint and 24-hr roadside assistance). I live in KS so I'm not sure how 'tax' would work. Do I need to pay taxes in TX or in KS? What if he makes me pay $32K, and then I need to pay taxes in KS as well?
Reading through this forum, this price seems too good to be true. So I'm skeptical.
Reading through this forum, this price seems too good to be true. So I'm skeptical.
Ben Washburn
Member
It seems too good to be true to me too, but who knows? Is it truly 'new' or maybe has it been a demo or press car for the last 9 months? Even if it is and has 5,000 miles on it, if it includes all that great warranty stuff it still sounds like a great deal to me. Which may be exactly why they're tossing in all that warranty.
As far as the taxes go, I think it's probably irrelevant if that's a true price--but I think the general rule is you pay tax appropriate to the state in which you register the car.
After back and forth with a few SoCal dealers over the past week, I got my Clarity base model for
$30K + tax/ttl/doc over the labor day weekend. No accessories included. Had to finance at 0.9% with AHF.
Thanks to all for the valuable information posted here. Here is my $0.02
Dealership pricings seem to be very dynamic, so, don't restrict yourself to dealerships posted here.
Use the prices posted but cast a wider net (yes, more work unfortunately).
If you are looking to get a "fresh" car - as in not sitting in the lot for a while due to possible battery degradation,
use the VIN # sequence (last 5-6 digits) to gauge the date of manufacture/arrival at the dealership without
having to ask for Carfax or other Paperwork when looking up inventory online.
Currently, VIN sequence is in the 16000 range for cars that arrived in August 2018.
Keeping track of VIN #s will also help us gauge sales numbers for this car and its popularity so we can be sure of after sales service and support from Honda
Mind sharing which so cal dealer you worked with? I looked earlier in August and couldn't really get close to that so I stopped for a bit as I'm not much in a hurry. Appreciate it!
NewtoHonda
New Member
may I know which dealer gave you that quote? It is too good to be true. I got mine from Houston and worked with a few dealers in Dallas but did not get anywhere close to that quote. If you are getting it and all seems fine then you should go ahead and jump on it. I assume the dealer will help you register the car in KS and will charge you the appropriate taxes.
NewtoHonda
New Member
Here in TX - OTD means including all taxes, fees, title - the final amount you will pay. Not sure what you mean by "paid at DMV" - in texas the dealer takes care of that. TTL - etc would be around 2k I suppose - then I had a similar quote in TX. BTW - I got my base clarity OTD 34,100 - including every thing - so what you got is similar.
NewtoHonda
New Member
I assume its for a Touring - then that seems OK and you might be able to negotiate even further. If its for a base then its too high an you can do better. I would suggest try getting equotes from dealers that you will be willing to drive-to to get a deal.