Yeah, I know.. its been asked a bazillion times.. But I really do need your opinion

[Insightful66]

2001 Insight 30K miles CVT.. Mint condition. Own it outright for 10,800

or 2008/9 Prius 11K down and finance the remaining 9 or 10K at some crazy rate ( my credit sucks, damn foreclosures) for 2 years

Last battery change on the Insight covered by Honda 2 years ago

Sigh... its never easy

I know this is a Honda forum so we are all a bit biased
but still...

( one thing I was wondering about was the autostop.. is this thing gonna drive me crazy during traffic?)

[RedJellyBean]

Between a CVT Insight and a Prius II I'd lean towards the Prius. You should be able to find one for less than $20k!

[Cobb]

Wy are you interested interested in either car? You trying to save fuel, money, the environment or show your friends how smug you are?

If you are looking for a single passenger commuter car to save fuel Id go for the Insight. If you need to carry more, Id go for the Prius.

I know a lot of people have bad or no credit. How is your credit and whats the finance options?

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[Eli]

Buy the Insight and put the money you would be spending on car payments with the Prius into your savings account.

[Need4Speed]

After a few days you will get used to the auto stop. Do you need more interior space and seating for more than two? I think that is the decision maker.

[Cobb]

The auto stop also takes some getting use to in the prius. After driving a few miles in heavy traffic you get the feeling you were snookered by the folks at Toyota and that they just engineered the car to win over the epa testing as they use a short track.

Ive driven the prius 2 and 3 to see if the grass was greener. In heavy traffic in VA Beach were a stop light takes 15 minutes to change. After 7 minutes of ac use the engine stated up and it idled like a regular car at top lights. It stayed running til I coasted to a stop at the next light. Then after a minute or so it started back up.

With the ac off it went a bit longer before the motor started up and ev mode was worthless.

At least with the Insight you can FAS it and with the hvac off you can stay in auto stop unless the engine coolant gets too cool.

There is no ignition switch on the prius and it starts the engine up when ever it feels like it.

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[Need4Speed]

The price seems a little high. A 2001 cvt with mileage in the 28k range went for less in the last day or two. I bought my 2001 cvt in october for $7750 not including tax, title, etc, with 19,351 miles on it, good but not excellent condition. Before I bought the car I checked with a local Honda dealer and the battery was still under warranty until April. The ima light was on when I bought it, and two weeks later I had Honda replace the battery under warranty.

[Insightful66]

Ok, i couldn't decide, so I bought both, but a different set of cars from what I initially wrote about.

2004 Insight 33K miles CVT and for fun a 2007 Prius 19K miles : ) This should be a lot of fun.. I hope

[Eli]

I think you should have bought a MT Insight and the Prius to experience the best of both worlds. But congrats on your purchases.

[Mark Elvin]

Originally Posted by Insightful66

Ok, i couldn't decide, so I bought both, but a different set of cars from what I initially wrote about.

2004 Insight 33K miles CVT and for fun a 2007 Prius 19K miles : ) This should be a lot of fun.. I hope

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Could have bought just one & saved a wedge.