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please be patient, this is my first post here I’d like you to meet this abused beauty. It’s a manual 2000 and it’s seen better days. Long story short, past owner ran into a ditch. Rock smashed oil pan into a million pieces. Thank god he hasn’t tried to crank it up since then. Haven’t picked it...

Last year I purchased a 2000 Honda Insight (manual). It's been a continuous set of lessons and between this forum and YouTube I've learned a lot about this car and how to maintenance it. It came to me with 201,000 miles on it and now has 211,000. The only issues I've encountered so far are a...

Hello friends! I wanted to talk about the "adventure" I have had trying to buy a gen 1. I have wanted a gen one for quite awhile, but having a car has always been just out of reach. Now that I have begun my working career I can afford to buy an Insight. But for the last 9 months or so every...

Hey, I’m sorry if this is the wrong category, but recently I bought a 2010 Honda Insight. I’ve had it for about three months. Last month, my car kept telling me to tighten my gas cap even though it was on tight and the little door was closed. I tried retightening while the car was on, but it...

Hello IC community, I became a 1st Gen Insight owner over the weekend and am in love! I picked up this 200k Monte Carlo Blue AT/CVT after a decent amount of self research, talking with the owner about the history of it, and going over a large list of maintenance records performed; including the...

Hi: Brand new 2013 Honda Insight EX Hatchback owner! I financed this for around 10-11k with 52k miles. I wanted to ask if there were any mods that are recommended including body kits, spoilers, etc. to increase mpg. I dove into a rabbit hole looking for window tints (I ended up getting 3M...

Figured I would start a little Insight blog thing, since this is my first one. Always been a big fan of MPG "high scoring". Use to own a few efficient vehicles: -2004 Peugeot 206 "Pug-A-Roni" (44.0 LMPG) before getting sideswiped. Not even sure how it got in the USA legally, but it had a clean...

I searched the first 3 pages of search results and could not find the information I was looking for, so I hope this isn't a redundant question. I bought a beautiful blue 2001 5MT over the weekend and have been studying this site for a week solid. I learned a lot and feel that the responses I...

I'm on my way to pick up an '01 with ~200k miles with an unknown maintenance history. I bought it at a private auction, sight unseen except for pictures, and got a fantastic deal. I'm completely expecting the battery pack to be trashed, but I am hopeful that it might be ok. The car is...

I am getting an 2010 EX, 11k miles next week-my first. I would like to know how to place/mount my iPhone to the dash. Any other newby info you want to share is welcome

Hi everyone I am PunkSmurph and I now own an Insight. I picked it up last night from a Subaru Dealer, it was used and in mint condition with only 36K miles on it. The car is fully loaded and I have the Navi. My last vehicle was a 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart, if you don't know what it is...

New 2010 Insight Owner. First a few items... 1. Everyone on this site is one of the reasons I bought an Insight and am I happy I did;) 2. My car has 36k, when I bought it 2 weeks ago. MID said 42mpg. After 2 weeks of 80% highway miles, this tank is at 55mpg on MID 3. I am setting cruise on...

Didn't find an introductions area so I thought I'd say hello here Just got a 2001 MT insight. Very satisfied so far, for a car that is 11 years old. Drove it for a week so far and got 53 MPG and working on getting better this week. The car is pretty solid but has some of the normal wear...

I've spent a lot of times pouring over all of these threads on driving techniques to learn as much as I can before posting any kind of ignorant or exhausted questions. Now that I've done my homework I'm hoping for feedback as to why I am stuck at 58mpg. I think I know the factors but would...

Hi, What a great forum. I have modified performance cars for years but you guys/gals are the ultimate car modification owners. Thanks for a great collection of information. I have an 04, CVT with 52K miles arriving soon. It is stock. Original battery pack and motor. I live on the benches in...

Hello All, My name's Bill and I'm a happy new first generation Insight owner from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Hooked already! lol. I had to travel a bit far afield towards the beautiful foothills in the south of my province to purchase my red 2000 Insight, near Bragg Creek, Alberta. from...