Well, the time has unfortunately come for me to have to say goodbye to my beloved little Silver Racepod, 2000my #1203. Its finally gotten to the point that with a young child and the inability for the whole family to pile in my car, that I have to look to part ways with my little gas miser and get something a bit more practical in terms of space, seats, cargo room, etc. I think in the course of the next couple of weeks I'll be trading or selling, with hopes that the Racepod's new home will be a good one. I've never felt about a car like I do this one, I almost want to interview potential owners to make sure they'll take good care of her after she's gone from me!
I surely can't complain, and its only because I can't afford to keep the Insight AND get something else that I have to make this tough decision. I honestly thought this day would never come, at least not when I bought her back in June of 2000. 79,000 fun miles, 53.5 mpg lifetime, 4 days of dazzling skeptics at the autocross track, no end to the shear joy of having one of the few cars in the affordable price range that even almost 5 years after buying people still stop to ask about.
People would probably laugh and think me a kook for droning on about a car, but I think about my little Racepod almost as an animate being. Kinda like Herbie the Love Bug. Whatever I get (probably a Mazda 3s 5-door, that's what I'm going to look at this weekend), I hope I enjoy. But I know I wont love it like I loved my Insight. Maybe I'll hit the lottery this weekend and be able to hold on to the Pod and get four of five more cars just because!
So, this will probably be one of my toughest automotive decisions, but all good things do come to an end, eh?
For the rest of you Insighters, I'll tip my hat and give you a wave whence I pass your way, remembering too the days when I was a Hybrid Pioneer with my little Silver Racepod!
I surely can't complain, and its only because I can't afford to keep the Insight AND get something else that I have to make this tough decision. I honestly thought this day would never come, at least not when I bought her back in June of 2000. 79,000 fun miles, 53.5 mpg lifetime, 4 days of dazzling skeptics at the autocross track, no end to the shear joy of having one of the few cars in the affordable price range that even almost 5 years after buying people still stop to ask about.
People would probably laugh and think me a kook for droning on about a car, but I think about my little Racepod almost as an animate being. Kinda like Herbie the Love Bug. Whatever I get (probably a Mazda 3s 5-door, that's what I'm going to look at this weekend), I hope I enjoy. But I know I wont love it like I loved my Insight. Maybe I'll hit the lottery this weekend and be able to hold on to the Pod and get four of five more cars just because!
So, this will probably be one of my toughest automotive decisions, but all good things do come to an end, eh?
For the rest of you Insighters, I'll tip my hat and give you a wave whence I pass your way, remembering too the days when I was a Hybrid Pioneer with my little Silver Racepod!