Do you mean Ann Arbor? If so the VIN is 003295 which means manufactured about May, so it's probably being shipped from a California dealer.
You're right on top of it, aren't you?
My 2013 Volt was totalled a couple of weeks ago. My daughter has a Clarity Touring that she bought last year and I wasn't able to find a red or green one less than 450 miles away.
I actually hadn't seen that one until you mentioned it so I found it with a quick search, thanks for bringing it up. I think it's interesting, why would they bring in a 2019 from California assuming that is what is happening, maybe it was for an order that fell through but it was too late to back out of the transfer so they are listing it. But why would this dealer sell someone a 2019 when most others won't? Maybe a customer was willing to pay MSRP for the car and the dealer decided to chance bringing one in, worst case the customer cancels, dealer keeps the deposit and presumably this dealer believes they would be able to sell it, unlike other dealers who won't touch a Clarity with a ten foot pole unless they have to. Although you would think they would get one from NY or somewhere closer, but then again there are a lot more 2019's available in California so more likely a California dealer was willing to bargain.You're right on top of it, aren't you?
Germain doesn't seem really on top of it. After setting up an appointment and promising me that they'd plug it in overnight they had to call back later to tell me that the car wasn't *actually* there.
) I found the SR 250 mile model X is the closest option on the drop down menu to the base M3 that the map offers and selecting it shows it would take nearly 8 hrs longer! Just as importantly, using the supercharger route would take us through Houston both ways on the frequent 1300 trip which is a huge, huge negative for us. Plus, that can add a lot of extra time due to traffic delays the map app can't foresee.
Although one advantage is that if passing through Corsicana you can have a nice meal at Collin Street Bakery while charging. I sometimes stop there for lunch or dinner when driving from Houston to Dallas, last time I was there I was surprised to see a supercharger station in their parking lot.I compared two long road trips I took this summer with the Tesla supercharger planning map and the 1300 mile trip that we took in the Clarity would have taken 4 hrs longer while the 2k mile trip I took in my Energi would have taken 15 hrs longer using the $50k LR model 3. The map app doesn't offer the choice to select the standard range $35k base version (hmm, I wonder why????
Very good question, my friends in Alberta and Manitoba have never even heard of Clarity and have not seen one in those provinces so I suspect there either don't sell it in those provinces or ran out of stock? Or perhaps the range is too low for -30 degrees winters?
Yes, it was an experiment with a number of objectives. I would be surprised to see any of the 3 variants produced for 2020. Service people have told me of fuel cell Clarities that could not be repaired. The BEV we have developed a DCFC fault and I could only find one dealer with a DCFC charger (not yet working) who said it was only for 1) Hondas AND 2) Hondas sold by their dealership AND 3) Hondas with an active service ticket (charger had a useless CHAdeMO connector + CCS). We have experienced sudden acceleration with ACC on in traffic jams that required emergency braking. The observed retreat to CA for PHEV signals withdrawal from the market; I don't think a website offering a 2020 reservation is very meaningful (probably you will get offered another model) and of course the dealers just aren't going to say much. My source is a former Honda employee who drives a Clarity BEV who said 2019 was the last year for BEV.
Knowing whether or not a car is on the lot would seem to be a fundamental dealer function. However, I've had good luck with Germain Honda. Our Clarity was fully charged for our test drive, they understand how to install service bulletin updates, and they didn't try to charge me to repair a defective A/C condenser (unlike another forum member's dealer).You're right on top of it, aren't you?
Germain doesn't seem really on top of it. After setting up an appointment and promising me that they'd plug it in overnight they had to call back later to tell me that the car wasn't *actually* there.
Well, I guess this went out the door:
Also- the implications for servicing are not good. Why would a dealer maintain certifications, equipment and parts for a vehicle can't sell?