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Originally Posted by nemix
Just took a test drive in a 2000 insight.
the goods:
57 mpg in my city test drive
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Add a kill switch, learn the ins and outs of the car, and you'll have that at 70mpg without too much difficulty.
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it sat for 3 months before it went to auction
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That's not good for the battery, but that comes with the territory - used Insights generally sit before you buy them. Perhaps you'd be comfortable installing a grid charger to prolong the life of your battery. That project is well within the reach of any type of engineering student.
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maintenance light couldn't be reset, honda tried also but the owner said they couldn't? (that sounded suspicious....)
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Is the "TRIP" button worn out? That happens sometimes. There's a fix documented somewhere at InsightCentral.net.
Fleet cars have hard lives, but they're priced accordingly.
Overall, I haven't heard anything here that would scare me off.