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Originally Posted by jpleong
Of their seven major faults (ride quality, handling, interior noise, acceleration, rear-seat, access and visibility) I actually chose the Insight because I thought well of five of them...
JP
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Ok, lets start an informal owner satisfaction survey on these seven major faults... I'll begin:
1. Ride Quality - I do not find this to be any different than any other car that I own, have owned, or ridden in over the past few years. I do not feel that the Insight is overly harsh in any way.
2. Handling - No it's not an S2000, but taken for what it is, it handles quite well. I actually had alot of fun on some mountain roads through Wyoming earlier this year and forgot I was driving a hybrid.
3. Interior Noise - They're WAY off base on this one. The only interior noise that I get is if I hammer the throttle. I find this acceptable because you should get a nasty reminder of how much fuel you are wasting when you do that.
4. Acceleration - For 99.999% of my driving I do not NEED anymore acceleration than what the Insight provides. If I get into a situation where I NEED more, then I probably shouldn't have done whatever it was that I did to get into that situation. Any expression of a lack of acceleration is purely out of WANT for more acceleration, not need.
5. Rear-Seat - I can at least agree with their point here. However, as most have expressed on this forum, this is something that you are well aware of before buying this car and you must evaluate your own needs before deciding on this. This is certainly NOT a reason to not recommend the Insight, but it should be noted.
6. Access - I am assuming that they are talking about the rear seats again. If so, see comments above.
7. Visibility - I was concerned about this before I had a chance to sit in the car. And my g/f being very short (5'3" or so) was VERY concerned about this. What we found is that the adjustable height seat and huge side mirrors eliminated any concerns. The only annoyance that I still have with this is that you cannot see the face of the driver that is tailgating you at times. But that is an annoyance, not a major issue.
Does anyone else want to add their take on these issues?
