Canadian Ecoauto rebate q?

[Maximuz]

how long didnt it take u guys to get your rebate money?

its been 8 weeks now and the guy on the phone said not to expect it till oct. wtf

[zukered]

I sent my application first week of June, I got my cheque August 8.

Did you get at least a letter saying they'd received your application? I got that about mid-July.

[ricohman]

I sent mine rebate in May and got it 10 days ago.
$1000 cheque from the feds.

[Maximuz]

yea my letter is dated 7/23/08. i called them today and they told me 12 weeks from that date. i think that is a terrible turn around time to verify 2 things ones of which is probly only a few key strokes on any fed computer

[Red Iron Crown]

Ouch. I bought my Fit back in June and the dealer told me it usually takes about 6 weeks to process. It's been more than that now, though I have received the "We've got your application" letter.

[Maximuz]

yea my dealer told me like 4-6, its been 8 now.

[fitster]

i got my fit june 10 received a letter from them yesterday saying that my account is being processed

so another month i think

[Fitlurker]

Can't believe only MT's get the rebate. What about us AT's! ;)

FitLurkerNoMore

[zukered]

Originally Posted by Fitlurker

Can't believe only MT's get the rebate. What about us AT's! ;)

Sadly, they only offered the rebate for cars which had a combined highway/city mileage of 6.5 L/100 km.

The 2007 Fits didn't even qualify. Honda rightly complained that some of its competitors which did qualify for a rebate, were missing some built-in safety features.

Mind you, I find Transport Canada's mileage estimates unrealistically optimistic. The USA's EPA revised their estimates last year to be more realistic.

[Red Iron Crown]

Originally Posted by Fitlurker

Can't believe only MT's get the rebate. What about us AT's! ;)

Yeah, the eco rebate was enough to keep me from buying an AT. Losing the rebate would have nearly doubled the cost of going to an AT. Which is a shame because the Fit has an excellent AT, with five speeds (unheard of in this segment) and a taller top gear than the MT for more relaxed highway cruising (who needs 3000rpm for 100km/h?).

Though it was probably for the best because if I had gotten an AT model I would have had to bump up to the Sport model to get the paddle shifters.

[Maximuz]

yea its a bummer that the AT doesnt qualify, im lucky i wanted an MT from the begining

[Red Iron Crown]

My rebate cheque showed up yesterday. I mailed off my application on June 18, so it took a bit more than two months to process.

[stendzme]

Two months for me... Just came in two weeks ago.

Two months seems to be about average, although maybe things are slowing down now due to all the goverment types taking vacation?

[Maximuz]

got my chq today $1000, went and blew 400$ on an 80gig ipod classic and some car stuff for it.

[petey100]

I recieved mine in 6 weeks,yahoo free federal $$$$$$