[War_Wagon]

If your mom is in the auction business, she's going to be able to find you something for cheaper than you'll find on the street, it just might take a while. In 14 years I never saw a first gen Insight go through, then I saw 2 in 2 weeks lol. As for diesel Smart cars, we looked into shipping them south but they won't meet US emissions standards, at least in the states around here. Too bad, they are dirt cheap in eastern Canada ($5000 for a low mile 2006 wholesale cheap). And to me personally, I like driving them better than a Metro. In fact I like driving pretty much any eco car more than I like driving a Metro, but they are hard to beat if you are only interested in bang for buck high fuel economy. Though I would take my rat bagged, rusted out '92 VX with 220k miles over the mint 2000 Firefly 1.0L with 73k miles I had any day of the week if my daily commute included hilly, curvy roads and any stretches of highway. If you are spending that much time driving everyday, you might as well get some enjoyment out of it, and a Civic, CRX, or 1st gen Insight is just plain fun to drive compared to a Metro.