We were wise to buy an INSIGHT!

[ibjeff]

I knew this car, the Honda Insight, was special, even when I was teased by everyone around me. I bought it cheap and knew I had a bargain....no matter what anyone else thought......I now can drive and not worry so much about the price of gasoline.....high gas prices affect us all...but not me as much......life goes on...I'll keep my strange little car, and NOT SELL IT...because with it, in today's gas "crisis", life goes one for me...life as usual!!!!!!I think I am VERY wise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dtlee]

Ha ha! When the Insight came out in 2000 I knew it was special due to the all-aluminum body. However, I was fresh out of college and couldn't afford one. Plus, I wanted something FAST at the time. Eventually, I started doing a 50 mile commute . . . I was trying to hypermile my CRX and just got tired of turning the key to kill the motor on downhills. I also found that my CRX wasn't getting more than 30 MPG, which was the best I could do in San Francisco. Now I do 60 MPG easily, have the safety of airbags and ABS, and the envy of all those around me! =)

[griller]

I work for a small (very small) oil company.

When I bought my Insight in March 2006, my co-workers thought I was nuts. One went out and bought a Yukon Denali not too long after I bought the Insight. She is verrrrrrry defensive (meaning she seeks every opportunity to justify her riverboat of a car) about her purchase now....I notice she doesn't drive it to work as much anymore. (26 gallon tank, 13 mpg, 30 mile commute, 4 dollar gas, ha ha ha ... you do the math)

Then last week the Vice President of our company asked for a ride in the Insight. He drives something about the size of an Expedition.

Am I smug? ...... INSUFFERABLY!!!!

[elvispanda]

Interesting, I was just confronted at work by this notion of "You got the last laugh!" from a coworker. I don't really feel that way about the car, I mean, I always wanted one and in 2003 the time was right so I picked up my silver CVT. The reasons seemed obvious then and now: lightweight aluminum, new technology, high efficiency, no sacrifice in comfort, tax break, carpool sticker, etc. We're not talking large amounts of wisdom, here, are we? It's just that 99% of the population was buying the myth that bigger is better. Now they're desperately trying to dump their steel mountains but there's little used market for these dinosaurs.

I just have trouble thinking of myself as particularly wise when it seemed so obvious. I bet they could sell a lot of Insights in today's market!

[Dgate]

Buying the Insight required knowledge of the concept and its place in world events while those that opted for dinosaurs were only apeing their peers or going with the flow,doesn't require a lot of smarts to do that!

DGate

[Patrickmilburn]

I've always been fond of the Insight, but hadn't seriously thought about owning one until lately. If I had been smart and realized what a cool little car this is, I'd have gotten one years ago instead of waiting.

Better late than never I guess!

[ScottH]

Yeah, my Insight was a nice purchase too. But now that it has just over 100k miles on it and is 7 years old, it's tempting to put in on ebay for what they are selling for (basically what I paid for it used in 2002). It's temping to sell in and get a nice Corolla or something like that. Not the great gas mileage, but I expect to have to put more money in the car maintenance wise too.

[jat1793]

"Am I smug? ...... INSUFFERABLY!!!!"

Hey Griller, have you seen the South Park episode about hybrids, "Smug Alert," which features a Honda Insight? (In the show, they call it a Honda Hindsight) Unfortunately, the Insight only makes a small appearance.

You can watch the whole episode for free, and believe it or not legally, from South Park's official website. It is season ten, episode two

http://www.southparkstudios.com/episodes/

Enjoy.

[james]

"Now they're desperately trying to dump their steel mountains but there's little used market for these dinosaurs."

If the prices of scrap metal and gasoline both keep going up the way they have, those dinosaurs may soon be worth more crushed

Maybe next year, instead of a so-called economic stimulus rebate, the government should hand out $600 checks for each Hummer crushed.

[retepsnikrep]

Originally Posted by jat1793

"Am I smug? ...... INSUFFERABLY!!!!"

I'm even smugger with two