After quite a while of searching, I've finally purchased an insight.



It's a 2000, with a manual transmission...



... and a professionally installed Jensen sound system.

Anyway, I've been looking to purchase a hybrid car for quite some time, and decided a while back that I wanted an Insight. I found this community today while doing research, so I decided to post.

I don't have the car yet, since I live in Ohio and bought it from a couple in Georgia, but I'm heading down next weekend to get it. I'm terribly excited.

Congrats - I am jealous! Remember not to crank the sound system when going uphill

Oh my... It is a MT Insight !!!!!!


Congratulations on your new beauty. But if you're excited now, just wait until you find out what she can REALLY do!


Cheers;

MSantos

Congrats! Great investment. I wish I had one! Good luck, H

An MT? I'm not sure what that means...

Is that good?

Manual Transmission. H

wow. I feel stupid.

The 5-speed MT is the only way to go IMHO.

If you go with CVT ( auto ) you might as well go for the Prius and get extra seating room, since the MPG is not that different.

In my 5-speed I get 70 MPG in the city with a cold engine in cold weather without even trying. ( with dry roads. This car sucks with snow on the ground, but that is expected )

On a warm engine, I get 83-85 MPG in the city without doing anything special.
Trying hard and using hypermiler techniques, I'm in the 95 to 105 MPG range.

This car is awesome ( and quite comfortable, that surprised me )!
It's a bit hard to get in and out of being so low to the ground, and well, you'd be better off using the walk-up ATM cause you can't reach half the drive-up ones... but it is quite roomy once you are inside of it.

-John

How do you get such high MPG? The person who I purchased the car from averages in the mid 50's.

Also, I'd like to get the IMA battery looked at before the 10 year/150,000 mile warranty is up. Do you think the addition of the sound system voided the warranty?

As long as your stereo AMP is not pulling more than the max. recommended amps for all electrical accessories ( And I don't know what that is ) I do not think the added stereo will void anything.

Want more MPG without much effort?
Make sure you have at least 50psi in your tires.
Want even more MPG?
Drive 5 miles per hour under the speed limit in town, and 10 MPH under the speed limit on the highway.

75 MPG @ 55 miles per hour is a reasonable expectation.

This drops from 75 MPG to about 50 MPG if you drive 75.