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Free 2017 Volt just pay the taxes

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I have read some of the stories of the great deals that some of you have gotten over the years purchasing Volts so I started thinking of how someone in California could get a free Volt. So here is my best shot.

Right now in California there are several standard rebates:
Volt Cash Allowance $1,000
Tag Bonus for cars that have been on the lot for a while $1,000

I have seen dealers around me discounting Volts for $3,200 to 3,700 off.

Then there are of course other rebates like the Conquest Bonus $500 or the Farm Bureau $500.

So it should be pretty easy to get $4,200 to $6,700 off with dealer discount and rebates. Then there is the possibility of more rebates with the GM Card. The GM card max is $3,500 but there is bonus right now for up to $1,500 additional dollars. So there's another $5,000 off.

There are other possibilities for additional amounts of money with Replace Your Ride or the San Joaquin Valley Vehicle Replacement program that is similar to RYR. Replace Your Ride is up to $9,500 of additional assistance. However, RYR is income based & location based and requires an older vehicle to trade in to receive the money.

Then you have the Federal tax rebate of $7,500 and the State Rebate (CVRP) of up to $3,500 for the Volt. Then there are local rebates such as the San Joaquin Valley Drive Clean Rebate of $2,000.

So hypothetically someone could get a 2017 Volt for almost free. I am sure others will know of more rebates that are stackable like the Recent College Grad or the Military rebate to get the Volt closer to free or examples of the 20% off of MSRP that they had in the summer months. Let's here more of your great stories of how you got your Volt for almost free. :cool:

2017 Volt Lt $34,095
Dealer Discount -$3,700
Price $30,395
Conquest Bonus -$500
Volt Cash Allowance -$1,000
GM Card w/bonus -$5,000
Farm Bureau -$500
GM Tag Bonus -$1,000
Price Net Rebates $22,395
Taxes 7.75% $2,361.81
Replace Your Ride -$9,500
Fed Tax Rebate -$7,500
State Rebate -$3,500
San Joaquin Valley Rebate -2,000
Total Price OTD $2,256.61
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Don't forget the SCE $450 Clean Fuel Rebate.:cool:
When I bought my Volt, the car dealership had a special offer to pay state taxes. I paid $21,000 for my $44,000 Volt with taxes paid, so if I factor in state taxes, my effective purchase price should be adjusted to just under $19,000 before taxes. This is almost no different from people borrowing to drive a new car now instead of waiting until I saved the money to buy it later. I would challenge all forum members with purchasing power cards to prove me wrong and buy their next car without points or rebates. But they didn't give me a receipt to reassure myself and use Paystub Generator | The Best Checkstub Maker Online in USA since I needed the guarantees.
When I bought my Volt, the car dealership had a special offer to pay state taxes. I paid $21,000 for my $44,000 Volt with taxes paid, so if I factor in state taxes, my effective purchase price should be adjusted to just under $19,000 before taxes. This is almost no different from people borrowing to drive a new car now instead of waiting until I saved the money to buy it later. I would challenge all forum members with purchasing power cards to prove me wrong and buy their next car without points or rebates. But they didn't give me a receipt to reassure myself and use Paystub Generator | The Best Checkstub Maker Online in USA since I needed the guarantees.
Why would I buy my next card without the GM Card rebate if I have it? I too paid $21k for my $44k Volt in 2013. Sadly, new Volts are no longer for sale. No matter, I’m saving my pennies for a Lyriq.
And here I am paying $12,800 for a used 2017 LT with 42K miles when I should have bought it new for almost free!
I was just offered $16K for it from the same dealership where I bought the car but I didn't take the offer. I could have driven 20K miles and gotten paid $2000 (after taking out sales taxes of course) Coincidentally they are selling similar 2017 LT for $19K. Hmmm I wonder how they came up with that figure. :unsure:
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