I talked to a reporter from a University newspaper last night about the Insight. One of the questions he asked me was if I thought that the Canadian government should offer incentives to boost "green car" sales. (Ontario gov't offers a rebate for 2002+ buyers - I've yet to fill out the paperwork to get it - but the feds aren't doing anything.)
My response to the guy was that the Insight alone was incentive enough, because I love driving it so much and that I would have paid 10K more. (Don't tell my Honda rep I said that!
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What do you folks think - would a government payout encourage better sales? Would the federal or province/state governments waving money at you to buy green have made an impact on your decision or would it have just been bonus money?
Opal
My response to the guy was that the Insight alone was incentive enough, because I love driving it so much and that I would have paid 10K more. (Don't tell my Honda rep I said that!
What do you folks think - would a government payout encourage better sales? Would the federal or province/state governments waving money at you to buy green have made an impact on your decision or would it have just been bonus money?
Opal