I've Done Both
You can easily dig up the goods on me. I've had my Insight 5.5 years, but pushed it hard the first two before I considered hypermiling. I've done 113mph a couple of times, raced people that whizzed past me....
I cruised at 95mph over about 100 miles to "show" a black Suburban he could not blast by me and got a recal or two. Probably the most abusive thing I did....
I've heard comments that remind me of when I floored the Insight. At full throttle, acceleration can definitely be sluggish, but the car was built for good milage, not racing - that applies to most hybrids on the road.
At almost 94,000 miles, my hybrid battery pack, BCM, MCM had to be replaced. Honda was nice to pay $6,500 after I put in $450.
You can say Honda has needed to recall their hybrids, esp the 2000 Insights, etc......bottom line is my driving also had a lot to do with the battery pack going out.
If your hybrid battery pack goes out prematurely and you do a lot of driving over 80mph, don't play victim.
61.5mpg lifetime - 82mpg in recent months
Best Run > 
www.cleanmpg.com
"fanatic" is what the lazy call the dedicated
Last edited by Delta Flyer; 06-06-2006 at 06:58 AM.
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Less puking.
