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Old 08-09-2014, 03:27 PM   #12 (permalink)
backpacker3
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Originally Posted by Baltothewolf View Post
Agreed. But repairs on G1 insights outweigh the fuel saving costs unless your willing to do all your own work. If not, this is my personal opinion.

G1 Honda insight.
92-95 Honda civic VX.
96-98 Honda HX.
Saturn SL1? I think it's the SL1 and the older ones at that, pre 2000.


I will never buy anything else then a VX and a HX. When my HX dies I'm just going to rebuild it, parts are extremely cheap, and readily available. When the parts start to become rare, I will simply upgrade to something newer, a civic maybe. I had considered started hoarding parts in my back yard in a shed so I can get 800k-1.2M miles worth of repairs.
True but the OP didn't say the cheapest car but the best for Ecomodding. With the insight you have a awesome platform that gets excellent fuel economy to start with then you still have plent of potential for modifications. Kill switch, wheel covers, bellypan, tire spats, full boat tail, WAI, more instrumentation, you name it and then as several members here have done, you can get 100 mpg or more. I haven't seen very many other cars that have hit that mark.
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