Hello,
About a year ago a friend of mine went to a local dealership to test drive an Insight. He was just going for the heck of it. He has always been into cars and had followed the Insight for a while. He was afraid it wouldn't have enough power for his taste and that it would feel like he was driving a golf cart. About 3 hours after he said he was going to stop by for the test drive he calls me from his cell and tells me to look outside. There he sat in his brand new silver Insight. I took it for a drive and I must say it is a BLAST to drive!!!! Ever since then, the Insight has been near the top of my list to look at when it was time for me to buy a new car. Well that time is quickly arriving. I'm afraid my current car is going to die on me any day. So the hunt begins. I'm still trying to narrow down my selection but the more I look the more I keep coming back to the Insight. My only real problem with it is the lack of cruise control. I've read over George and Tim's cruise control installation articles. I'm not one to tinker too much with my cars so I doubt I'll take that route. However it is nice to know that the option is available.
Another question I have is about removing the rear skirts. I realize this will reduce the MPG, and I'm not even sure I'll do this. When I was looking at insights last year I ran across this picture:
http://www.micro-fault.com/filedrop/insight_no_rear_wheel_covers.jpg (If this picture belongs to anyone I apologize it has been a long time since I found it so I have no idea where it came from) I thought this was one of the sweetest cars I had ever seen. What I'm wondering is, are there kits to put on the back of the rear wheel cover if you remove the skirt? I hope this makes sense. If not let me know and I'll try to explain it better.
I apologize for the long intro post.
Perhaps I'll go the Insight route and become a fellow member of your community.
Thanks in advance for any info,
bjordan
About a year ago a friend of mine went to a local dealership to test drive an Insight. He was just going for the heck of it. He has always been into cars and had followed the Insight for a while. He was afraid it wouldn't have enough power for his taste and that it would feel like he was driving a golf cart. About 3 hours after he said he was going to stop by for the test drive he calls me from his cell and tells me to look outside. There he sat in his brand new silver Insight. I took it for a drive and I must say it is a BLAST to drive!!!! Ever since then, the Insight has been near the top of my list to look at when it was time for me to buy a new car. Well that time is quickly arriving. I'm afraid my current car is going to die on me any day. So the hunt begins. I'm still trying to narrow down my selection but the more I look the more I keep coming back to the Insight. My only real problem with it is the lack of cruise control. I've read over George and Tim's cruise control installation articles. I'm not one to tinker too much with my cars so I doubt I'll take that route. However it is nice to know that the option is available.
Another question I have is about removing the rear skirts. I realize this will reduce the MPG, and I'm not even sure I'll do this. When I was looking at insights last year I ran across this picture:
http://www.micro-fault.com/filedrop/insight_no_rear_wheel_covers.jpg (If this picture belongs to anyone I apologize it has been a long time since I found it so I have no idea where it came from) I thought this was one of the sweetest cars I had ever seen. What I'm wondering is, are there kits to put on the back of the rear wheel cover if you remove the skirt? I hope this makes sense. If not let me know and I'll try to explain it better.
I apologize for the long intro post.
Perhaps I'll go the Insight route and become a fellow member of your community.
Thanks in advance for any info,
bjordan