Negotiation Strategy-Tax Credit Notification
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Re: Negotiation Strategy-Tax Credit Notification
Originally Posted by edovando
I used AAA in order to buy. I paid 500 over invoice on 08/2005. There were only 2 dealerships in all of Southern CA that had the HCH on discount. The lowest I was able to get negotiations prior to AAA was 500 over what I paid (1000 over invoice). After using AAA and all of its buyer protections I'll never haggle over a price without them again.
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Re: Negotiation Strategy-Tax Credit Notification
I just called AAA here in So Cal. I know two people that purchased last week thru AAA referalls. You can also go to the AAA website which will email you participating dealerships. I would still speak to a AAA rep so that they can explain what the dealer can and can't do. I walked away from the dealership at first, explained to AAA what had happened 2 days later that dealership begged me to come back and purchase the vehicle. I got some free accessories over the headache!
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Re: Negotiation Strategy-Tax Credit Notification
Honda sells more Accord hybrids than people here seem to think. Total Honda hybrid sales (Civic, Accord, Insight) for 2005 were 43,358. See:
http://www.thecarconnection.com/Auto...175.A9879.html
We can assume some increase in 2006 to perhaps 50,000. So the tax credit should be safe through 2006. It might be reduced to 50% by the second or third quarter of 2007. That's my guess.
It'll be interesting to see how Prius and HCH sales are affected in the fourth quarter of 2006 when the credit for the Prius begins phasing out and the HCH still has the full credit.
http://www.thecarconnection.com/Auto...175.A9879.html
We can assume some increase in 2006 to perhaps 50,000. So the tax credit should be safe through 2006. It might be reduced to 50% by the second or third quarter of 2007. That's my guess.
It'll be interesting to see how Prius and HCH sales are affected in the fourth quarter of 2006 when the credit for the Prius begins phasing out and the HCH still has the full credit.
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Re: Negotiation Strategy-Tax Credit Notification
Originally Posted by ElanC
Honda sells more Accord hybrids than people here seem to think. Total Honda hybrid sales (Civic, Accord, Insight) for 2005 were 43,358. See:
http://www.thecarconnection.com/Auto...175.A9879.html
We can assume some increase in 2006 to perhaps 50,000. So the tax credit should be safe through 2006. It might be reduced to 50% by the second or third quarter of 2007. That's my guess.
It'll be interesting to see how Prius and HCH sales are affected in the fourth quarter of 2006 when the credit for the Prius begins phasing out and the HCH still has the full credit.
http://www.thecarconnection.com/Auto...175.A9879.html
We can assume some increase in 2006 to perhaps 50,000. So the tax credit should be safe through 2006. It might be reduced to 50% by the second or third quarter of 2007. That's my guess.
It'll be interesting to see how Prius and HCH sales are affected in the fourth quarter of 2006 when the credit for the Prius begins phasing out and the HCH still has the full credit.
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Re: Negotiation Strategy-Tax Credit Notification
Originally Posted by shenfo
Does anyone think that the 06 will retain a higher resale value than the 2005?
Everything about the 2006 is better than the 2005.
What is astonishing to me is why Honda didn't bump up the price about $5000 for the 2006.
I would have paid it.
It's worth it.
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Re: Negotiation Strategy-Tax Credit Notification
Originally Posted by kenny
Yes, demand for hybrids will outpace supply for many years.
Everything about the 2006 is better than the 2005.
What is astonishing to me is why Honda didn't bump up the price about $5000 for the 2006.
I would have paid it.
It's worth it.
Everything about the 2006 is better than the 2005.
What is astonishing to me is why Honda didn't bump up the price about $5000 for the 2006.
I would have paid it.
It's worth it.
Non-navi - 20771
Doc Fee- 170
Total- $20,941.57 + tax
Thoughts?
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Re: Negotiation Strategy-Tax Credit Notification
Originally Posted by AZMerf
Interesting. Knowing that Civic sales are about 25K and Insight sales are around 1K, it is hard to believe HCH sales are above 20K. I wonder where they got their data.
Here are the official stats through November 2005:
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...01/153705.html
In 11 months Honda sold 23,336 HCH, 16,106 HAH, 624 Insight.
