How simple is it if vested interests added the in-state gotcha to create a monopoly? Discounts will dry up, etch/kahu/lojack will get installed and MF will get marked up such that most of the $5,000 will not actually benefit the consumer.
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This, 100% - the only way people wonât get screwed is by buying a Tesla because they donât play those games.
Itâs just a hand-out to the NJ dealers.
PREACH! This is especially true at Hyundai dealerships. Thatâs why I love this site, and why I realized that I had to be a lease broker. Itâs a difficult nut to crack but itâs possible to get the cars without all the extra markup. You either have to know somebody, use a broker, or accept that youâll pay some markup. I had to call in some favors to see if anyone I knew from high school was selling Hyundai.
After sitting down and going over the economic situation with the people that actually run the dealership, and showing them the historic Slickdeals posts from 2014 when this happened in Atlanta, I think I convinced them that they can just do hella volume and not make people miserable if they just sell the cars for a fair price and not splice random crap into their wiring harnesses.
I think itâs our job to keep them honest, because these are car dealerships in NJ that weâre talking about, but at the end of the day, someone is gonna sell a lot of EVs to NJ residents. Because NJ is a great state for EVs. And yes, I hope that someone is me. This is my paid ad on the Marketplace section of the forum.. I will try to keep my marketing separate from actual advice on EV ownership in NJ.
Well Iâm in MA so you canât help me. But what type of dlr discount (before incentives) is possible for Ionic EV various trims?
Thereâs not big margin in the base model car. Few hundred more to play with in the Limited. What youâll discover at Hyundai dealerships is that first pencil is usually OVER MSRP by the time all the crap and fees are added to your car. If you can lease the car for MSRP, or $500 less, by the time the doc fee, etching, KAHU, and all that stuff is added back into the price, youâve actually done pretty well.
With brands like BMW or something, % off MSRP on the sell price of the car tends to be a good comparison point. With Hyundais, the $ amount of straight dealer-markup line items is usually where the negotiating needs to happen. If you can get all your dealer fees down to $700 or less (usually just a Doc fee and one add-on), and $700 off the MSRP of a new Hyundai, thus getting a markup-free car, youâve done pretty well, and are paying thousands less than the next guy off the st at the same dealer.
Has anybody tried to flip their etrons yet?
Just FYI, theyâve re-allocated a large chunk of the $$$ for this program so it may be about to run out of money already.
Puts me in a tricky spot because I have a Model Y on order and after the out-of-state debacle I have absolutely no faith that theyâll give notice of the funds running out.
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How does the rebate work with Teslas? Is it a point of sale order or you have to file for it afterwards?
You get the check in the mail after the fact for Teslas and all other EVs. Just apply online at at the CHARGEUP.NJCLEANERGY site after purchasing. Make sure the vehicleâs MSRP is under $55k.