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darcane 05-02-2017 01:55 PM

Mr. Regular: G1 Insight
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGplJaMkH_s

Nailed it.

jcp123 05-02-2017 05:09 PM

He's also got Echo and Civic VX vids!

RedDevil 05-02-2017 05:52 PM

I saw what he did to a Prius. OMG! Never mind whatever he said about the Insight!

jcp123 05-03-2017 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedDevil (Post 539875)
I saw what he did to a Prius. OMG! Never mind whatever he said about the Insight!

To be fair...it's pretty hard to get positive words about a car out of him, unless it's an 80s or 90s Honda. It's happened, but not often.

cowmeat 05-03-2017 12:19 PM

I was driving to work in the Volt a couple of weeks ago and I blew around one of those old slow G1 Insights so fast that I had to slam on the brakes when I got next to it . . . to confirm it was my son, in my old Insight of course:D

Didn't want to scare some random stranger

vskid3 05-03-2017 12:20 PM

The picture he paints of the kind of person who owns an Insight is amazing. I was kind of upset that he knocked the car a bit for maintenance issues like the 2nd gear synchro, but that's about how most of these cars are at this point.

darcane 05-03-2017 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedDevil (Post 539875)
I saw what he did to a Prius. OMG! Never mind whatever he said about the Insight!

If that bothers you, do NOT, I repeat, do NOT watch his Avenger video.

:D

darcane 05-03-2017 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vskid3 (Post 539913)
The picture he paints of the kind of person who owns an Insight is amazing. I was kind of upset that he knocked the car a bit for maintenance issues like the 2nd gear synchro, but that's about how most of these cars are at this point.

I'd say that is a fair criticism. Honda transmissions of this vintage are particularly prone to problems. He also mentions the Input Shaft Bearing is making a lot of noise.

Transmissions from a little bit older Hondas typically don't have as many problems, so it's not really an age issue.

ECO-AKJ 05-04-2017 09:48 AM

I found this video comical because there will always be that "Negative Nelly/Nancy" out there making a bad comment or video.

Daschicken 05-04-2017 11:37 AM

If I remember correctly, he had good things to say about the cobalt xfe. Didn't watch video yet.

AJI 05-05-2017 07:09 AM

Saw the vid. Found his comments on the way the car drove a bit strange - a mixture of perfectly fair and way off-base. I always thought the gearshift was fantastic, for instance - certainly very much like other Hondas I've driven (including Type Rs, albeit perhaps not quite as precise as those). And I also found mine fun to throw about. Not a lot of grip, but the light weight really helps, and it still drives like the small, light car it is.

Admittedly I've not driven an old EF or EG-era Civic, and I know those are considered the archetypal small, light, nimble Hondas, but given the Insight's single-minded focus on economy it's still pretty good fun, and I think his assessment was perhaps a little unfair.

There is of course the possibility that the car he drove wasn't a great example of the Insight - it looked a little rough (missing a few trim pieces), and if the gearbox and say, dampers were both shot, then it'd not be nearly as fun.

RCR is great at doing a social commentary, and I always enjoy that aspect of the videos. But I don't think people should pay too much attention to what he actually thinks of the cars themselves. Actual professional reviews of the Insight were always a lot more positive...


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