Hi everyone. I've wanted an Insight for years, but only now have the money to actually buy one (and I want a new one). I've been hovering around on the forums now for a few days, and I've come up with a couple of concerns/questions:
1. I am concerned about the 400 lb weight limit that I've been reading about. I weigh 195, and most of my friends (that would be riding in my car) weigh over 200. If I couple that with 25-50 lbs of cargo (i.e. school books, etc), what can I expect to see as a result? The wording on the brochure, "maximum load," makes me feel that the car simply won't be able to move with that much weight in it. Or am I looking at a significant reduction in gas mileage?
2. I firmly believe that whatever car I pick should do two things--drive well and play my music the way I want it. Anything else is just gravy. I realize that replacing the head unit and speakers is standard (well, as standard as it is in other cars), but I am concerned about adding a subwoofer. I have seen the site with the guy who sells ready-made sub boxes with a sub built-in, but I think that his prices are too high. And I'm not a fan of the brand subs he is requiring to have put in the box. Has anyone else out there done something similar or different that they wouldn't mind sharing? I just hate to spend so much money on something so simple.
3. Getting it repaired. Generally-speaking, I'm not a car-savvy person. If something winds up broken on my car, is it going to take an act of congress to get it fixed? I know that these are low-production vehicles, but if something breaks down, I can't be without my car for 2 months. Are parts usually available in a reasonable timeframe? And that brings me to...
4. Tires. I've noticed a few posts on here regarding this. Since I put a lot of miles on my car (somewhere on the order of 25,000-30,000/yr), am I going to be S.O.L. when it comes time to change my tires. I mean, are the only things I'll be able to find going to significantly reduce my gas mileage?
That's all I can really think of at the moment. I'm sorry if I've asked questions that have been answered on here before, but I just couldn't find many answers to my specific questions.
Thanks everyone for any help you can give me!
Nolen
1. I am concerned about the 400 lb weight limit that I've been reading about. I weigh 195, and most of my friends (that would be riding in my car) weigh over 200. If I couple that with 25-50 lbs of cargo (i.e. school books, etc), what can I expect to see as a result? The wording on the brochure, "maximum load," makes me feel that the car simply won't be able to move with that much weight in it. Or am I looking at a significant reduction in gas mileage?
2. I firmly believe that whatever car I pick should do two things--drive well and play my music the way I want it. Anything else is just gravy. I realize that replacing the head unit and speakers is standard (well, as standard as it is in other cars), but I am concerned about adding a subwoofer. I have seen the site with the guy who sells ready-made sub boxes with a sub built-in, but I think that his prices are too high. And I'm not a fan of the brand subs he is requiring to have put in the box. Has anyone else out there done something similar or different that they wouldn't mind sharing? I just hate to spend so much money on something so simple.
3. Getting it repaired. Generally-speaking, I'm not a car-savvy person. If something winds up broken on my car, is it going to take an act of congress to get it fixed? I know that these are low-production vehicles, but if something breaks down, I can't be without my car for 2 months. Are parts usually available in a reasonable timeframe? And that brings me to...
4. Tires. I've noticed a few posts on here regarding this. Since I put a lot of miles on my car (somewhere on the order of 25,000-30,000/yr), am I going to be S.O.L. when it comes time to change my tires. I mean, are the only things I'll be able to find going to significantly reduce my gas mileage?
That's all I can really think of at the moment. I'm sorry if I've asked questions that have been answered on here before, but I just couldn't find many answers to my specific questions.
Thanks everyone for any help you can give me!
Nolen