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Crazy Volt incentives makes me want to trade

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  1. MansTer420

    MansTer420 Junior Member

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    yeah... thise rebates either from gov or state, you dont get them instantly.

    so you will have to have responsibility on full 40k price tag for minimum of 3 yrs or so.

    truth hurts

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    The $7500 government one is only until you file your taxes for the year of purchase. Whether or not is applicable to a specific person is up to that person to find out from the tax preparer before purchase but even if one were ton buy on January 1st of a particular year, I don't see waiting approximately 13-15 months a long time to get back $7500 from the Feds. Can't speak for the incentives California gives since I dont live there but I find it crazy for a state who needs money to give money away like that but that's for another thread. YMMV
     
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    I remember GM recently refusing warranty repairs based on the problem being labeled a "design decision" rather than a manufacturing defect.

    LOL. In other words, GM expected the car to be a POS.

    F8L, think long and hard before you give so much of your money to GM. In fact, expect to be screwed.
     
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    Maybe he has a subconscious desire to trade girlfriends too. Or did he already go homeless after the previous car trade, freeing himself from that particular restriction?
     
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    I wasn't aware that F8L shared with PriusChat how that incident ended. Actually, I thought the thread had been deleted.
     
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    I think F8l wants us to convince him not to do it. Otherwise his girlfriend will have to and he doesn't want to be immasculated again.
     
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    If it was deleted, it was at the OPs request and we found it an acceptable request.
     
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    More than acceptable. I was having nightmares that the GF might see it.
     
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    CharlesH CA HOV Decal #5 on former PiP

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    But if one adjusts their withholding (or estimated payments, as their situation indicates) , one can recover the $7500 over the year. As good as it feels to get a big refund at tax time, it is not exactly the most financially prudent thing to do.
     
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    And that may be why we found it an acceptable request! lmao
     
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    Not everyone sees things in a "most financially prudent thing to do".

    Sometimes if you're just not happy with a vehicle or want something different which may better suit ones needs... If one could swing making the change they want to make, who cares in the end.
     
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    CharlesH CA HOV Decal #5 on former PiP

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    Yes, unexpected things can happen toward the end of the year which lead to a big refund, but I was thinking more of folks who deliberately tweak their withholding in order to get a big refund. :)
     
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    That sounds like Toyota and the unintended acceleration lawsuits and recalls.
     
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    LOL! Maybe that's the reason...

    Yeah, it sounds like he might need approval from the GF first before taking the plunge... I remember the deleted thread.
     
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    Apparently I missed the best parts while vacationing, off grid (really just off-line), returning too late to see the whole story.
     
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    the prob is....

    it clearly says UP TO $7500.

    that means ut is nit guaranteed for you to be eligible for that credit.

    you maybe able to get some but nit the whole 7500.



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    He's better off with the PIP then. There's more room to sleep in it than a Volt.
     
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    Sorry if I offended anyone when I posted my smarta** remark. I didn't realize the thread had been deleted at F8L's request; I was just going from memory.
     
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    I got 34,350 last month for my PIPa as a trade for the Rav4EV. I jumped on that trade offer...
     
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