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I'm a new poster here. I just learned about the Insight; I was under the mistaken impression it had gas mileage similar to the Prius, but it appears that's wrong. I bought a 2005 Mini Cooper with CVT a year ago. My driving is about 90% city. My experience with the MC has been horrible on the mileage. I can't seem to break 20 mpg just driving around town. I've hit up to 34 mpg on long freeway drives. I spoke to the dealer about it a few months in, but his only response was that city driving was terrible on gas mileage, especially with CVT. Part of my problem is my car is parked five floors up in a highrise condo building, which is 5 miles an hour up and down several times a day. Then my driving is stop and start around town.
Now I'm thinking of trading in and would like some advice. Do I just walk into a Honda dealer and tell them I want to trade in? Is the Insight buying process similar to the Mini, where you pre-order what you want and wait for it to come in? Should I buy a used one if it is available? I don't drive a stickshift and will need CVT - will this affect gas mileage. I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area - are the Insights easier to buy around here?
No offense to any Mini Cooper drivers here, but the "cuteness" of this car wore off long ago when I discovered my gas bills weren't decreasing!
Thank you for any advice you can offer.
ultra
Now I'm thinking of trading in and would like some advice. Do I just walk into a Honda dealer and tell them I want to trade in? Is the Insight buying process similar to the Mini, where you pre-order what you want and wait for it to come in? Should I buy a used one if it is available? I don't drive a stickshift and will need CVT - will this affect gas mileage. I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area - are the Insights easier to buy around here?
No offense to any Mini Cooper drivers here, but the "cuteness" of this car wore off long ago when I discovered my gas bills weren't decreasing!
Thank you for any advice you can offer.
ultra