First, BlueInsight1701, great pic! That's pretty gutsy to be going that fast AND take a picture! I love it. And how many other cars do you know that can still be getting 25mpg at over triple digit speeds (check out that instantaneous fuel mileage meter, its a tick under the 25mpg mark, pretty impressive I'd say!).
Second, to rodneyAB and dazey, you're probably right and truly safer, but my philosophy has always been, and continues to be, that if you're going fast then more likely you get to choose what you hit instead of being a target for someone else to hit. Meaning, if the worst case situation were to occur, I'd rather be able to somewhat choose how I'll try to dissapate the energy of the impact rather than allowing some two ton behemoth to plow in to me (because I don't really think our 1,800 pound aluminum wondermobiles will do much good in causing the other vehicle to loose its energy before ripping through us like a tin can). Hopefully it'll never happen, but at least our diminutive size can be an advantage in some panic situations. I've used the small size to avoid several incidents where other larger vehicles I've had probably would have impacted with something.
Anyways, at least with the Insight frugality does not mean boring!
Second, to rodneyAB and dazey, you're probably right and truly safer, but my philosophy has always been, and continues to be, that if you're going fast then more likely you get to choose what you hit instead of being a target for someone else to hit. Meaning, if the worst case situation were to occur, I'd rather be able to somewhat choose how I'll try to dissapate the energy of the impact rather than allowing some two ton behemoth to plow in to me (because I don't really think our 1,800 pound aluminum wondermobiles will do much good in causing the other vehicle to loose its energy before ripping through us like a tin can). Hopefully it'll never happen, but at least our diminutive size can be an advantage in some panic situations. I've used the small size to avoid several incidents where other larger vehicles I've had probably would have impacted with something.
Anyways, at least with the Insight frugality does not mean boring!
