Originally posted by joshuatree
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Originally posted by tutusue
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JT, I agree, the Insight is a sleeper. I read almost 200 customer reviews of the car before deciding on it. So many people were wondering why Honda doesn't advertise the Insight more. I'm not sure I've ever seen an Insight commercial or print ad. I think lack of advertising is a big reason why it doesn't have it's share of the hybrid market. It's certainly priced right, imnsho.
I have a friend who has a 2001 Insight with 150,000 miles on it. He loves it. I need to remember to ask him about the battery and whether he's had any problem with it. The battery isn't an issue for me as I'm leasing for 3 years.
I drove the car on the freeway for the first time today and found that I was averaging 50 mpg. A couple of times I cruised at 75 mpg! Amazing! Still, it's a gutless car; little get up and go. That isn't an issue for me, either! I'm constantly challenged to tweak my driving habits to increase the mpg. Zero to 60 in 5 seconds is counter-productive to that!
I think the Insight is still the least expensive hybrid available at several thousand less than the Prius.
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