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My dear Mr. Gerdes:
A small point. Please, don't take this the wrong way, I mean no harm :wink: .
I. And possibly most Insight owners as well. Did NOT buy the Insight with a cost-benefit ratio in mind.
I paid over $3,000 for a Mac Plus back in the mid '80s. It was an outrageous amount for a computer then, and I. Didn't. Care. It was cool, and I bought it without worrying about getting my money back.
I. NEVER. Buy based on price or return on investment ONLY. I'm sure you don't either. Otherwise, we would all be buying the Cheapest and the Stuff On Sale only. I don't see the highways clogged with Kias and I don't see lines snaking out of McDonald's. I do see lines snaking out of expensive, cool restaurants that provide the public with quality, novelty, and feel-good times.
My Insight is cool and it couldn't draw more attention than if it was on fire. It is the first vehicle of its kind, and as such, it is chock-a-block full of compromises along with cutting-edge technology. I expect such passion from a vehicle that goes to the trouble of saving weight by having a carbon fiber oil dip stick. In the words of Ash in Alien, "I admire it's purity..."
If I put a sharp pencil to it, my Insight is probably all you say it is, moneywise. But I don't pick my fun by lowest cost, I don't pick my women by weight, and I don't pick my friends by politics or religion. And if my Insight someday goes to that great Hybrid Parking Lot in the sky, I'll miss it... and go right back out and buy whatever's cool and neat the year that happens (where are the hovercars I was promised when I was young...?) :lol: ...and not rue a nickel I spent on it. Life is a cabaret, ol' chum...
A small point. Please, don't take this the wrong way, I mean no harm :wink: .
I. And possibly most Insight owners as well. Did NOT buy the Insight with a cost-benefit ratio in mind.
I paid over $3,000 for a Mac Plus back in the mid '80s. It was an outrageous amount for a computer then, and I. Didn't. Care. It was cool, and I bought it without worrying about getting my money back.
I. NEVER. Buy based on price or return on investment ONLY. I'm sure you don't either. Otherwise, we would all be buying the Cheapest and the Stuff On Sale only. I don't see the highways clogged with Kias and I don't see lines snaking out of McDonald's. I do see lines snaking out of expensive, cool restaurants that provide the public with quality, novelty, and feel-good times.
My Insight is cool and it couldn't draw more attention than if it was on fire. It is the first vehicle of its kind, and as such, it is chock-a-block full of compromises along with cutting-edge technology. I expect such passion from a vehicle that goes to the trouble of saving weight by having a carbon fiber oil dip stick. In the words of Ash in Alien, "I admire it's purity..."
If I put a sharp pencil to it, my Insight is probably all you say it is, moneywise. But I don't pick my fun by lowest cost, I don't pick my women by weight, and I don't pick my friends by politics or religion. And if my Insight someday goes to that great Hybrid Parking Lot in the sky, I'll miss it... and go right back out and buy whatever's cool and neat the year that happens (where are the hovercars I was promised when I was young...?) :lol: ...and not rue a nickel I spent on it. Life is a cabaret, ol' chum...