Coming from Canada, I don't have a lot of helpful advice about the incredible hoops you guys have to jump through just to buy a car (how can there be a non-refundable deposit!).
Is there a ticking clock on the state rebate? I know the federal tax credit goes away in the new year for basically every EV, but especially the ones not made in America.
If the state rebate will still be around next year, it seems like the math works out that you'll be financially ahead to walk away from the current deal (and lose your deposit) and place a new order at a different dealer that will process the state rebate. Plus you get the satisfaction of a crappy dealer losing a loyal customer.
And maybe, just pointing that out to your current dealer will get them to budge.
But of course, that means you've got to restart the waiting period on a new order.
Is there a ticking clock on the state rebate? I know the federal tax credit goes away in the new year for basically every EV, but especially the ones not made in America.
If the state rebate will still be around next year, it seems like the math works out that you'll be financially ahead to walk away from the current deal (and lose your deposit) and place a new order at a different dealer that will process the state rebate. Plus you get the satisfaction of a crappy dealer losing a loyal customer.
And maybe, just pointing that out to your current dealer will get them to budge.
But of course, that means you've got to restart the waiting period on a new order.