Re: If I sell my HCHII will I get the tax credit or wait till I file taxes to get cre
I would see how you could get your company to compensate you for the Hybrid rather than a company car. I don't see any downside to the Hybrid: it has 4 doors and comfortable seating for 4 adults, it has "oh Jeezus" handles in every seating position (EVEN the driver - gotta love that), it has map pockets in the door of each seating position, it has a pocket in the back of each front seat, it has 10 airbags, and it gets 50 mpg. I don't see any company-paid car (typically an SUV or full-size car) coming anywhere close to matching the Civic Hybrid ... maybe they would want a Camry or Accord Hybrid for the larger size ... but your company should really look at somehow compensating you for your car instead.
I work as a computer technician repairing computers and drive a good many miles each day. I have now owned my HCHII since last Monday evening and it already has 1,650 miles on it (averaging 205 miles/day including weekends or 195 miles/day for work). My company reimburses me a "flat rate" (govt rate) for mileage but also cover an additional cost since we use our own vehicles. My previous car ran the same 800-mile weeks but took two 20-gallon tanks per week or 20 gal * $3/gal * 2 fills/wk or $120 a week in gas but with my new HCHII averaging 45 mpg that is 17.5 gal/wk * $3/gal or $52.50 a week for gas. Right off the bat I'm saving them $60-$70 PER WEEK in reimbursing my fuel cost and for the whole year this amounts to $3,000-$3,500 that my company is saving because I'm driving a Hybrid. They are MORE than happy to have me use my own car rather than any rental car or company-purchased car.
Mine has the Navigation option and I don't know many company cars that come equipped with this option and this is a tremendous help (bordering on necessary) for a job where one drives around to businesses and residences 5 times a day and need to make the most efficient routes as possible instead of driving in a star pattern. Good luck though but I would lay out some numbers for the company to evaluate.
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