Price paid, plus dealer info

Well I decided to pull the trigger.

MSRP for 2020 base model Clarity: $34,355
Taxes & DMV fees: $3,179
Dealer accessories and other charges: $433
Negotiated discount: -$6,155
Total OTD cost: $31,912

This is the absolute lowest price at the moment in the Bay Area. I reached out to every single Honda dealer in the area (all 20 of them). There were three who were willing to play ball and they all came within $100 of each other:

Larry Hopkins Honda (Sunnyvale)
Concord Honda
AutoNation Honda Fremont

DM me if you are interested in contacts at each of these dealers.

Now for the bottom line:

Putting $2,500 on 3% cash back credit card: -$75
Federal tax credit: -$7,500
PG&E rebate: -$800
Net cost: $23,537

I will report back in 12 months what I sold it for.

 

Great deal Hedgefundie! Thanks for sharing.

Did you forget about the $1,000 rebate from the California Air Resources Board? I think you are entitled to that one as well.

https://cleanvehiclerebate.org/eng/eligible-vehicles#:~:text=Administered by CSE for the California Air Resources Board, the,in hybrid light-duty vehicles.

And which 3% cash back credit card are you using? Mine is only 2%.

 

My income is too high for the CARB rebate.

3% cash back credit card is a limited time promotion on the Amazon Prime Visa.

 

No worries. I bought it at a similar price for a 2020 Base Clarity in SoCal. OTD came close to 31.8K$


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Another great deal from Honda Fremont, just in time for Labor Day





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This is good news. Thanks for sharing hedgefundie. I see the dealer incentive went from $2,500 last month to $4,500 on Sept 2. We'll see if this doesn't help to clear some of this excess inventory in CA. I personally am holding out for a deal on a Touring model.

 

What's the deal you are holding out for on a Touring?
Ideal price and model year for you is?

 

Great deals for Labor Day. At least $700 less OTD than what I paid just a week earlier.

What do people think about end of year deals? Historically even better than Labor Day?


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A little over a year ago Honda was offering a $6,000 dealer incentive on the Clarity and they were going for $29k + TTL. The base model was going for $26k. I am guessing prices will get back to that point by December. And as far as model year, I'll take a 2019 for the right price. They are still out there. I saw a post on this forum recently where a guy got a 2019 touring for $28,500. I would take that deal in a heartbeat.

Clarity sales have been horrible this year. Only 525 sold nationally in Q2 compared to over 3,000 in 2019. We'll soon see what Q3 sales look like. It seems to me that there is a huge surplus inventory out there, and they are going to have to make room for the 2021 models soon. I am no expert on this subject, so I would love to hear the counter argument. But if it was profitable for Honda to offer a $6,000 incentive in 2019 when sales were relatively brisk, they will have every reason to do it again. Alternatively, I've been doing some research on new car buying and experts say the best month of the year to buy a new car is December. And the second best month of the year is November, and so on.

I will add that I am currently leasing a 2018 Clarity BEV here in California for $200 a month and my lease doesn't expire until June, so I am not in any hurry to go from a $200 payment to a $600 payment for essentially the same car. But I know I want to get a Clarity for the long term so I can end the lease early when the right deal comes along. Honda is not allowing you to buy the BEVs at lease expiration like a normal lease. You have to turn them in.

 

That’s a big “IF”. We’re still searching for evidence that the Clarity is profitable at MSRP.

Last year there was the $6K Honda money and dealers were offering additional discounts. The $7500 Fed credit is still available. California offered a $1500 rebate and a gaggle of alphabet soup entities offered additional incentives. Oregon offers a $2500 rebate, and I believe Colorado offered $5K. It’s never sold well.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I bought one, but I think Honda’s main audience is street racers and people who like boring vehicles. If Acura wrapped this car up in a station wagon, I’d drop this hideous thing off at the dealer tomorrow.

It’s been covered before that Honda doesn’t advertise the car and nobody is in the middle anymore. They either was a BEV or an ICE.

 

Only you know your finances. You are currently paying $200/mo to borrow the car. You’ve stated your intent to get a Clarity for the long term. Same here. At least you’ll own the car after the payments are made.

I also wouldn’t call the BEV and the PHEV the same car.

 

That was me, I picked up a New 2019 Touring with the Clear Shield Package $395 & Protection Package $995 included at $28,501 plus taxes etc $31,103 OTD and sold my 2019 Base for $23,919. The dealer was asking $29,010 without the overpriced extras, so knocking down the price by $500 and getting the extras for free was a plus.
Where are you located?
Last time I checked the same dealer has now lowered their E-price to $25,458 for the 2019 Base & $28,510 for the last 2019 Touring left in Silver.

 

I'm in Northern California and I can't deal with the black interior, but thanks for the heads up.

 

Hey EV4Me,

Was that $28,501 an Out-the-Door price, or did they try to tack on a lot of fees?

 

$31,103 OTD, just sales tax, registration and a few doc fees if I remember.......same things I paid for with my previous Clarity and nothing out of the normal.

 

Thanks EV4Me. I shared the $28,501 quote with a local dealer who still has a white 2019 Touring and he said he will beat it! So I will be going down tomorrow morning to make a deal on a new Clarity. Thanks very much for your help!

 

Good luck! Please post back what your OTD price was!


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What dealer is this?

Thanks

 

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