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Originally Posted by Baltothewolf
For the record VSkid, thank you for your help, I'm sorry if it seems im shooting everything you say down but I'm really not.
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No problem, just trying to make you consider the other aspects of ecomodding besides just gas mileage.
Insights are good cars. I don't know how the CVT performance compares to the manual, but my manual Insight was pretty slow without assist. Adequate for someone on this site, though, and highway performance wasn't too bad (I assume the CVT would do even better, as it would automatically "downshift"). The one you're looking at sounds like it could be good to go for at least a couple years before needing anything besides regular maintenance.
My biggest advice for someone buying any hybrid is to get to know the car, how it works, and how to diagnose problems. You don't need to be an expert, but there's plenty of info online that will help you figure issues out. If you take it to the dealer, they're probably not going to know what to do and will just throw parts (and your money) at the problem and hope they fix it. If you can fix it yourself or at least point the dealer/shop in the right direction, it'll save you a lot of money.