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Originally Posted by RICHCPA
Not sure how CR panned the Insight 2. I only drive short trips under 10 miles with the AC on and I easily get 43-44 mpg. The car is very quiet and the handling is fine. Yes, rear set access is limited and the interior may have excessive use of hard plastics and rear visibility can be obscured, but, for the price (EX) around 23k and the looks, give me a break. While I do not agree with CR, I am concerned that their review will actually hurt the resale value of the car. I originally paid MSRP for the I2 and I rationalized it away by thinking that the resale value will always stay high.
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Consumer Reports should stick toaster and waffle makers reviews. I could not care less about rear seat access. If the car was a two door or a two seater I still would have bought it. As far as retail value goes, car reviews do nothing to affect that. People forget car reviews 5 minutes after they come out. On the other hand, the repair and problem area charts may help or hurt your resale value but the Civic Hybrid has proven it's reliability so no fear there.
