New owner questions
Created June 3, 2007, at 12:58 am by kchilton27
I am a proud owner of a new 2007 honda civic hybrid for 3 days now. I have a couple questions if anyone could help me. I looked up the tax credit thing and would like to know how many of my hybrids have been bought this year already and what number am I? Because if you are 60,000 or below, you get the full credit (well, supposed to but you know how taxes go)
Also if anyone could tell me where I'm supposed to buy the fluids for the hybrid, that would be great too. If nothing else I'll go ask where I bought this car from. But I'm sure their prices might be slightly inflated. I bought some off-brand Motor Oil OW-20 from wal-mart tonight that looks ok to use for my car but it's not "Honda" brand for only $5! LOL My list of fluids i need to buy are below.
Thanks guys!
Honda heavy duty brake fluid DOT 3
Honda CVT fluid
Honda Long-Life Antifreeze/Coolant Type 2
Honda Motor Oil 0W-20
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4 years ago
A few years back I heard of a Japanese auto manufacturer's maxim "just in time", meaning to get supplies almost as you need them, not a long time in advance. Some of the items on your shopping list likely won't be needed for years.
It's your call, but especially for the first few years, it might be simplest to just bring it in to your dealer for servicing. With the computer controlled service intervals, you'll likely find even things like oil changes are few and far between. Our oil changes, with about 25,000 km annually, are working out to one every 6 months. Might be worth noting: the owner's manual only spec's oil filter change at every other oil change.
I know with our dealer, they offer oil for sale, but if you bring it in for servicing, they knock a few dollars off the price per liter. Considering the overall price of an oil change service, and the fact that they're abreast of the service bulletins, and that dealer servicing documents everything in the event of an engine warranty claim, it just didn't make sense to me to go the do-it-yourself route, at least for the first few years.
I've changed fluids, done brakes and set up valves on a few Hondas in the past, but with fairly long service intervals and little overall savings (if any), I'm letting go.
4 years ago
Hi kchilton27;
Congratulations on your new car.
Mendel's opinions reflect that of many of us. I should also add, that a significant number of HCH-2 owners who have had their oil changed at the dealership were subjected to "silent" software updates/recalls to the car's various systems. In had two such updates during my last oil change. This is because they enter your VIN into their system and the factory recommended updates are flagged for your car if it applies. My last A1 service which included the 0W20 oil change cost me $52.47 CND.
Now, there are also those of us who enjoy changing the oil ourselves. You should have no problem with a common 0W20 oil from any brand. But the other fluids may be a different story. Nevertheless, you should be able to purchase any of the replacement fluids/parts from any Internet outlet. My favorites are:
hondapartsdeals.com
collegehillshonda.com
Cheers;
MSantos
4 years ago
Thank you for the follow up posts. Very good information sharing. I really like the links. I want some accessories now.
Do you know anything about the tax rebate and how do I know what # hybrid I have purchased? How many have they sold this year and how do i come across that information?
4 years ago
Per the IRS website:
http://www.irs.gov/irs/article/0,,id=164492,00.html
IR-2006-183, Nov. 22, 2006
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has acknowledged the certification by American Honda Motor Company, Inc., that several of its Model Year 2007 vehicles meet the requirements of the Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit as qualified hybrid motor vehicles.
The hybrid vehicle certifications recently acknowledged by the IRS and their credit amounts are:
Honda Civic Hybrid CVT, Model Year 2007$2,100
Honda Accord Hybrid AT, Model Year 2007$1,300
Honda Accord Hybrid Navi AT, Model 2007$1,300
Consumers seeking the credit may want to buy early since the full credit is only available for a limited time. Taxpayers may claim the full amount of the allowable credit up to the end of the first quarter after the quarter in which the manufacturer records its sale of the 60,000th vehicle. For the second and third calendar quarters after the quarter in which the 60,000th vehicle is sold, taxpayers may claim 50 percent of the credit. For the fourth and fifth calendar quarters, taxpayers may claim 25 percent of the credit. No credit is allowed after the fifth quarter.
The total number of qualifying Honda hybrid vehicles reported sold as of Sept. 30, 2006, was 28,408. Therefore, purchasers of Honda’s qualified vehicles may continue to rely on the previously issued IRS certifications.
4 years ago
so considering they hadnt reached 29,000 since the end of september of last year, i would say it's safe to assume they haven't sold 31,000 cars in the 8 months till now....
So that would mean the full credit of $2,100 would be mine to claim come next Tax Season.
What do you think?
4 years ago
What a great site!
http://www.ahm-ownerlink.com/
I was e-mailed this shortly after buying my car. Very good information about my car!
4 years ago
As far as claiming the full $2,100 tax credit, I am sure that there will be updated releases of information from the IRS during 2007. Given all the information that I've researched (I research quite a few tax related items), the full credit is still available for the HCH. However, everyone's individual tax situation is different and you want to keep that into mind. For instance, if you are subject to AMT, you will be unable to utilize the tax credit.
I hope that helps!
Gooch
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