Sale Story

jat1793 · 11-11-2007, 07:44 PM

There was an Insight for sale in my area with only 40k miles, and it was a 2005 model!

I was so happy; I was going to go and see it. I found out it got sold the day before... It was sold in just a few days. It was still sitting at the dealership, but of course I couldn't see it since it had been sold. I think that might be record time for a used Insight to be sold. Just my luck!

The Citrus Smoothie · 11-12-2007, 04:30 PM

Sale Story? Shouldn't that be Sad Story?

Good luck with your hunt.

bagwell · 11-12-2007, 07:33 PM

just go to autotrader.com there's 47 of them!

Caryfd227 · 11-13-2007, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jat1793

There was an Insight for sale in my area with only 40k miles, and it was a 2005 model!

I was so happy; I was going to go and see it. I found out it got sold the day before... It was sold in just a few days. It was still sitting at the dealership, but of course I couldn't see it since it had been sold. I think that might be record time for a used Insight to be sold. Just my luck!

When I got my insight I was actually heading to the toyota dealership to get a prius. I had always wanted an insight and the honda dealership was on the way to the toyota dealership so I decided to stop in and see if they had any used insights on the lot....

I was in luck. I stopped by the honda dealership around 1pm and the VW part of the dealership had just taken a '06 insight on trade for a new jetta that very morning. I put a down payment on it and went to the bank.

My insight sat on the used dealers lot a grand total of around 6 hours

That has to be a record

jat1793 · 11-15-2007, 07:31 PM

Look at this:

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?c ... Spotlight=

Also, I thought this would be a good place to post stories of how people got their Insights. Any volunteers?

LoNOx 1 · 11-15-2007, 07:42 PM

I bought mine through autotrader in April of 04 from Milledgeville, GA.

I had learned an enormous amount here so I called about it. I asked very detailed specific questions about the recalls, IMA system, etc. The owner answered and also explained he had Excel spreadsheet with every gas fill, where bought, price, fcg reading per tank, lifetime, every wiper blade, oil change, nickel, dime spent on it since new.

We negotiated a price and I sent him a deposit contingent on it being in the condition I expected.

I drove about 600 miles there and it was as he had explained. Loaded it on a trailer and pulled it home behind my Nissan Frontier. The rest is history.

**uhtrinity** · 11-16-2007, 01:17 AM

I literally stumbled on mine late last spring. It was at a mom & pop car lot down the street. They said they had a lot of interest, mostly novelty, and once people found out it was a 2 seater it was a no deal.

At the time I was unsure exactly what it was until I looked at http://www.fueleconomy.gov. After seeing the Insight at the top of the list I went for a test drive. After getting home I found this site and browsed it for about 4 hours, the info on the 10 year / 150k mile warranty was the clincher. The next morning I went back and made an offer. They wanted $6700, I got it for $6400 that same day. To date I have only caught a glimpse of a red Insight here, my mom told me that she has seen a silver one like mine, so they are extremely rare in this town. I have yet to have seen any others in any of my other travels.

Fred · 11-17-2007, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Caryfd227

My insight sat on the used dealers lot a grand total of around 6 hours

That has to be a record

Does the term "lucky" sound at all famiiar?

By the way, nice going!

Fred / Proud Owner of "The Silver Bullet"

Caryfd227 · 11-17-2007, 10:53 AM

Oh I definitely consider myself extremely lucky. Not that I don't like the prius... but I believe I am much happier with the insight than I would be with the prius.

jick · 11-24-2007, 05:45 PM

I picked up my 2000 Insight in a private party sale that was on Craigslist. My '95 Integra was totaled in an accident a couple of weeks prior, and I needed new wheels. I had told myself that, once the price of used Hybrids came down I'd go that route, and I saw this Insight with 57k miles listed for $5k. The owner thought there was some major transmission work needed, and he wanted to just get rid of it and go carless.

I test drove the car on a lark, as I assumed the Insight would drive like a golf cart, but I thought it'd be a good chance to get behind the wheel of a hybrid for the first time. I was pleasantly surprised at how "normal" the car rode, with decent steering and handling, and not atrocious acceleration. And I determined that the "transmission problem" was actually just a loose heat shield, giving the car a nice $1600 discount below trade in value.

I've had it for over 6 months now, and I've been averaging about 61mpg overall with ~6k miles added to the tally. I enjoy the conversations that people start up about the car, and the $300 or so that I've saved in gas prices over that period. Now I'm waiting for the CR-Z so I can have the efficiency and the sporty all in one car (maybe even with a back seat!).