A couple of years ago, before the rational part of my brain had time to react, I
jumped at a chance to snap up the Ferarri of fuel economy, a first gen Honda Insight. With some modifications (
small and
big) plus a careful foot, 100 mpg (US) highway motoring was at hand.
From: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...uft-25223.html
It was extremely cool to drive, and I enjoyed it for 2 summers. But with too many vehicles in the manger, it ultimately had to go!
I still miss the car, so the experience has me wondering: what other cars are out there that might cause me to ...
abandon LOGIC all ye who enter here!
For me to buy something on impulse, it'd have to be fairly cheap, like $2-$4k, and I'd have to be confident I could sell it a year or so later without taking a loss.
The only thing comes to mind at the moment is a Prius -- the oldest ones are in that price range, and I really dig the Toyota hybrid system -- it's a hoot to drive if you're a giant fuel economy nerd. 10 years from now, maybe a Prius C? Mitsu Mirage ownership is probably in my future, but that's not really an impulse kind of thing.
(And no, War_Wagon, I'm not driving a rust-free BC beauty across the country! Temptress!)
What about you? Waiting for used prices to come down on something special? Nissan Leaf? (Original ones are 3 years old now.) Still waiting patiently for a cherry Civic VX / HX? An impossible-to-refuse deal on a VW TDI? Imported/grey market Kei-car? Chevy Volt?
(Try to keep it realistic... eg. I'd love to have a Tesla, but it just ain't gonna happen.)