Who in Canada is waiting for the Clarity

I just picked up a grey Touring. Now I can share this journey.

I had my grey base cancelled on me 2 weeks ago. (May 24th to be exact, and that was after 3 month of wait time.)
Leading up to that, I have a bad feeling that Clarity was't coming, so there were some email exchange to the sales rep a week prior.
He kinda hinted that I *might not* be getting a Clarity, but he will keep me posted.
So that morning he said he is meeting with Honda Canada, and as soon as the meeting is over, he called me and said, Sorry no 2018 Clarity for you, they are pulling all orders for 2018. Whatever it's there or allocated for, that is all. So unfortunately they didn't get any allocation (or my order wasn't allocated) for the rest of the 2018.

While doing my research for alternative choices all over again. I stumble across on auto trader, and shows couple Clarity posted in Montreal area Honda dealers (no base still, only Touring available)
Sent a message, couple phone call exchanges, put my deposit 24 hours later. and jumped on the train 3 days later, drove home in a brand new Touring.

Couple factor that drive the decision:
- need a car to start saving gas. (down 1 car, the distance we put on the minivan for the past months went through roof, a lot of driving back and forth because we are down to 1 car.)
- I really want a Clarity
- want to take the rebate now.
- I really want a Clarity
- one Clarity sitting in the lot, except it's a little bit far.
- I don't want to wait anymore. (been waiting for 3 month and still nothing.)
- I really want a Clarity

So yeah, I spent the first 6 hours driving a Clarity back from Montreal.
made it home in one tank (25L) covers 550km. Never realize that gas saving is this significant.
Now, I hope I get my rebate soon!

 

Congratulations....

 

Congrats, If you mind me asking did you manage to get any discount on it and if yes how much?
I ordered a base model from Langley Honda on April 8th but changed to Touring as one arrived to the dealership on Friday. Didn't want to wait and risk not getting a car at all. I originally negotiated a $900 discount with the dealership on the base model, just wondering if I can hope for more discount since I'm changing to touring.

 

I'm out. My dealer confirmed he can't order one. I asked about the red touring that I tried which is their demo, but I have my suspicions someone else already asked the same. It's a touring in any case, and I don't feel like spending extra $$ for a navigation system I don't want or need. With all the demand out there from the Ontario rebate they will prob sell it to someone there!

 

Well I believe no one will get majority. Irrespective of results , Honda do not produce any more base model for 2018 , so is your strategy is to wait till base model comes this year or next year in the case you described?

 

I noticed you now have a positive update that you have adding into the google sheet. Did you get a VIN yet ?

My delivery date has been changed again from the week if june 5 to the week of june 11

 

Hard to tell from this thread how many are actually waiting for a Clarity vs how many have been told to give up waiting on a 2018 Clarity.
Especially a base Clarity.
From what i can tell while all the Clarity base trim models have been allocated not all of them have been delivered to the dealer.
So how many people are still waiting on word about their Clarity base trim?

 

as per the tracker, at least 4 people have base models confirmed cancelled by dealer.

 

So how many people are still waiting on word about their Clarity base trim?

 

Per the data in the tracker, 26 people with base orders still waiting.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JRR0NLutmqBS5yZuzpAAWVNeUCL8jQKzoZwkX0W4icg/edit#gid=0

 

jonker honda is showing 4 new touring models on their listing :

800646
800552
800666
800645

All vins seem to be higher numbers indicating recent inventory ? interesting though still does not come up in car guru

 

I thought some of those base models were cancelled or cancelled and switched to tourings.......
thanks.
cars are still on their way to dealers as far as I can tell but almost noone is saying anything to customers.

 

If you look into price of Hybrid Base Accord, the price is 39k,so touring is better than any other options

 

I emailed the dealership before last weekend, and they wrote me back today - according to them, the Clarity is still coming in, but they don't have an ETA; supposedly they will have an updated ETA sometime next Monday. Fingers continue to be crossed!

 

Where did you find this info? I don't see anything on their website

 

Found from their website

 

I see it now, I think they have just launched a new website. I think all of these cars are spoken for. I'm picking up one of the cars listed there on Tuesday.

 

Maybe they accidentally listed cars that are already sold? I called a dealership in Ontario a month ago that was the case.

Edit: beat me to it