In your experience, when is the best time to buy/lease either a Honda Clarity or Accord Hybrid?
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If youāre looking for a ābest dealā you can get it any time with a Honda Clarity - and currently not at all with an Accord Hybrid. This is based on an abundance of incentives with the Clarity and literally zero with the Accord Hybrid.
With that being said I would definitely test-drive both in person to figure out which best fits your needs. The Clarity is great for some and others are completely turned off by it.
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Looking at the 2018 clarity the best time last year for NYS area was October , November and December.
For the 2019 numbers you have to wait i think until March.
Below pleaee find link to 2018 clarity incentives.
Iāve just made the rounds at a few dealerships recently, the Clarity is def my favorite car out of all the ones Iāve tried. Iām only looking to lease a car because my boss is giving me $400 a month extra just to do so (the transmission just went on my last car which was over 20 years old so whatever) and this is my first time doing anything like that.
Unfortunately I canāt seem to get any dealer to go down to the range that Iāve seen people quote around here, in the higher $300ās / month with around $2k downpayment. That would be ideal but from what I understand, last year the dealership was passing some portion of the $7,500 tax credit + $1,700 state rebate to the customer (roughly $6,300 was passed on to the lessee according to salespeople I interviewed)
It looks like Hondaās just pocketing all the incentive money right now, for a Touring 2019 Clarity I was quoted $685mo/ $2k Das / 15k miles / 36mo which ironically makes a similarly specād Accord Hybrid over $100/mo cheaper! (550mo / 2kDas / 15k / 36mo miles for Accord EXL)
According to Dept. of Energy pages, the Tax and State incentives are still in play. What happened?
Like, I still might lease an Accord Hybrid or even Insight if they keep pulling strings like this, but itās started to kind of turn me off from Honda entirely. If I could scare up a few more grand for downpayment I could be rolling in a Model 3 for lower monthly payments! Why donāt they see this as a threat?
They donāt really care is they sell the carā¦ so no, other evs are not a threat to them. You didnāt mention, but I assume you are talking about the phev not the ev version. Its competition is not the other evs anyway, itās the Volt that just got discontinued.
If this is your first time, especially on a car like this, I suggest you hire a broker. You will find the right car, you just need to find the right dealer.
I think youāre correct, I was able to find a broker in Brooklyn thatās still offering 2018 Clarity for half what the dealership quoted me on a 2019 one!
Thanks for that advice, Iām going to pursue that lead further
Well last year it was Mayā¦
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Inventory is drying up on Claritys and gas prices are going up. Iāve turned down about 10 offers and āwhatās your BEST price?ā emails since the start of this month because my dealership only has one of them. At one point I had more Type Rās than Claritys - but then my team sold two Type-Rās in one day (I figured you guys wanted to hear more about my Type R dominance).
Try to find a dealership that still has a lot in stock.
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I would also suggest you take a look at the base Clarityā¦I personally donāt think the touring is worth it over the base. If you are tight on the $ it would be wise not to stretch your payment just because your boss covers $400. Take the free car.
Questions for those in the know: is Honda likely to offer the same incentives come October 2019 like they did back in 2018?
Nobody can answer that. It all depends on supply/demand. Could be better, could be the same or could be worse.
is there a way to find out loyalty incentives?
I currently see 1/2 local dealers advertising $750 loyalty towards a accord/odyssey for having a honda 2009 or newer in the household.
Thatās all there is for Honda. For the Odyssey you need to have an Odyssey. For the Accord you can have any Honda in the household. Has to be 2009 or newer for both.
Can anyone comment on the 36mo lease offers for base Honda Clarity I am getting in the NorCal bay area?
This is my first time considering a lease, so please excuse any mistakes or misunderstanding on my part.
I saw that the current manufacturer offer is $2999 down with $329/mo for 36 months (assuming this does not include tax, title, DMV, etc.?)
The dealerships I have talked to say they are not participating in this offer and the best offer I have gotten is $2999 down and $395/mo with taxes and fees included.
Is that a reasonable offer?
Thanks!
Yesā¦for the dealer. Move on to the next one.
I see. Iāve talked to a couple of dealerships now and couldnāt find anyone willing to offer even the manufacturer deal.
I also mentioned the $6000 discount going on right now, as well as the $7500 federal tax credit, but they are saying that the credit goes to Honda Financial Services instead of the dealership.
Feeling quite lost as it seems like prices were a lot lower this time last year, but not sure what price I should be looking for right now.
What trim is this?
This is for the base trim.
You should aim for under $400 with 0 down. Not the deal from earlier in the year but not much you can do since Honda dropped some of the incentives. Email all of them and also talk to the dealers and brokers we have on the forumā¦but most importantly, be patient and donāt rush into anything.