If there was no G1 Insight, what car would you get?

[kitkit201]

Pretty amazing that a lot of us still would get either a CRX or Civic, keep them coming!

[Willie Williford]

Upsetting the apple cart, I would get an "Ariel Atom".

Willie

[jessemac]

I had a Toyota Echo that routinely got 45 mpgs without trying- and this was n auto. had it for 10 years and it never needed anything but the regular stuff. A Tesla would be fine on the other end, or a friend has a Nissan Leaf she swears by. Nothing seems to compare with the G1 for the price range and possibilities for home made mods tho.

[AbCaRed00]

More grist for the mill: Below's a link so with many choices of small economical fun and sporting looking vehicles that it's hard to decide!
IHLE Schottenring Car
Enjoy!

[IamIan]

If there was no I1.
I most likely would have gotten a Twike ... I have considered one several times ... more aerodynamic , lighter , etc ... at ~50 MPH the Twike uses about ~1/2 the energy per mile that even the aerodynamic and light weight I1 uses ... as a vehicle the Twike is not without it's cons ... but that was the strongest runner up for me.

[Bugone]

Now I think about it, the other car I was looking at instead of the G1 was a Smart Roadster.

[ok-insight]

If I couldn't have my insight, I would just put money into fixing up my 1976 Civic CVCC, and see how high I could get the mpg's on that.

[weatherizeyourhome]

240sx, I've enjoyed owning a few. RX-7 or Supra nice, previous car was a land yacht s420 benz weighs 3000lbs more than the insight

[kaypee171]

Golf or Passat diesel. Accord Hybrid. Fusion Hybrid. Corvette. Lotus Seven kit car. Jeep Wrangler. We had an HAH (1st gen) for a week or two before it developed a problem that caused the dealership to take it back. It was a REALLY nice car. If Honda would have upsized the battery and/or made it grid chargeable, they would still be making it. It could get 45 mpg when the battery was topped off, but that didn't last long. 255 hp and 45 mpg with a grid charger/more battery: sign me up.

PS- No CRX for me. I have owned 3. One the engine blew up within a week of purchase. The other two tried to kill me. I took it as a sign.

[theaveng]

More:
5-speed Civic hybrid with lean burn that gets 60-70 mpg, Lupo 3L that gets 88mpg, Chevy Cruze Or Civic HF (41-42mpg)
- Nissan Leaf if I could find one for $15,000 to do short trips
- Chevy Volt for similar price.