I was on a site looking at some ugly modified cars from Japan and did a double take when I saw this:
as I was closing the window I thought, "wait a minute those headlights look like the k-sight headlights, was that and Insight?!" and it is. It's not so bad, especially when compared to some of the others (here, if you want to check them out). There are some people with crazy tastes in Japan!
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2005 Insight, UK Spec Silver 5 speed with Alpine stereo, subwoofer & speakers with iPod link, IMA C&C, Shark Fin Aerial, Garmin EcoRoute HD, Skinz sound deadened rear shelf, 'InsightCentral' number plates, 19" rear wiper, Osram nightbreaker plus bulbs
Previous owner of 1999 Japanese Silver 5sp, 2001 UK Citrus 5sp & 2000 Japanese Red CVT Honda Insight - An extraordinary car for ordinary people
I want one! That's neat...do you think the "step" makes up for any lack of aerodynamics from taking off the tire fenders? He's probably not worried about that though!
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2000 MT Red. Pioneer head unit with iPod direct link. Dead IMA.
LMPG: 57.0mpg over 198Kmi
OMPG: 57.7mpg over 104Kmi
Best tank: 70.2mpg over 633mi
Best short trip: 87.8mpg over 18mi
Best long trip: 70.5mpg over 103mi
Best round trip: 76.1mpg over 46mi
I think our rear wheel skirts are more unique and look better.
This junk makes it look like any other boy racer car and just adds weight and increases drag Yuk!
Considering the fact the Insight is made out of aluminum & should last a long long time, I always planned that after IMA died I would be using the Insight as a rolling chassis for a project car.
Typical wide mouthed "combat" style bumper that doesn't match the existing lines of the car, poorly matched side skirts and cheap vinyl on the headlights.
Must either have crazy-thick wheels to make the rears stick out that far into the wells, or massive spacers.
But the white! And the mirrors! I even like the shaved hood... and the white spoked wheels are killer, too...
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Driving on down the road in my 2001 CVT, going "Boogety Boogety" ...and until avatars are provided, my car looks just like the original silver Insight on the header, above... =)
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