Hi TigerHonikar:

___First off, welcome to GreenHybrid. And now to the details …

___There may be a 2006 Insight but your local dealership will not be seeing one until early November at the earliest if one is ever released after the current 2005 MY. If that dealership was promised an Insight for June/July delivery, it is without a doubt a 2005.

___There are many possible hybrid combo’s Honda can create but only Honda knows what they will allow us in the near future vs. what they allow their own JDM to see, drive, and own.

___A hybrid of whichever type would kill your EX in the FE department if you want it too. Case in point, your EX will never dream of seeing 50 mpg given your driving description let alone 75 mpg like Lakedude’s HCH as of late. Did you understand the meaning of the last sentence? You will not see > 100 mpg in an Insight either if you drive like you are late to your own wedding. You might want to consider a somewhat Fuel Efficient non-hybrid. As it stands, 44 mpg on a road trip in a Civic EX doesn’t really mean much to anyone that hangs out here. I would suggest that you read, practice, and become proficient with some of the tips and tricks we use because a Civic EX w/ Auto is easily worth more then just 44 mpg when driven in a fuel efficient manner.

___Good Luck

___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Waynegerdes@earthlink.net