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Old 06-10-2015, 10:42 AM   #3 (permalink)
Baltothewolf
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Winsight - '00 Honda Insight
90 day: 56.69 mpg (US)

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The 2000-2006 Honda insight gets 20MPG+ than the 2007-2014. The 2000-06 insight is only a 2-door 3 cylinder 1.0L while the 07-14 is 4 door, 4 cylinder 1.2L.

Only really, really bad drivers get 50mpg. I haven't seen an insight driven by a diligent driver get under 60mpg. Hell, I drove a CVT 02 with no hybrid Battery and I still got 55mpg!

If you aren't willing to work on the car yourself, I wouldn't get a 00-06 insight. They aren't hard to work on, but a lot of mechanics don't know how to work on these cars, so they charge extra due to unknowns.

In order to get the best MPG possible, you must do the following.
Proper stamped spark plugs torqued to 17 foot pounds.
All underbody paneling intact.
Bridgestone potenza re92's tires, no NOTHING ELSE WILL WORK. All of the alternative tires are horrible for mpg.
Coast a lot in neutral (MT).
Avoid hard braking up to stop lights, and hard acceleration from a stop.

Everyone I know that follows the above tips, and learns how to optimize lean burn (MT only) gets minimum of 60mpg. I know one guy that has all the aforementioned and uses A/C and he still gets 55 on average for a tank.

If you are looking for something to get you from point A to point B in a timely manner, be relatively smooth and comfortable, and still get decent MPG, go with the CVT. If you want the best mileage possible so you can not spend all your hard earned money on gas, but deal with shifting, then go with the manual. The manual gets about +/- 8mpg better than the CVT due to lean burn. However, the CVT costs minimum 2500 to fix, and a rebuilt manual from a forum member (replaces all bearings, and fixes downshift grind synchro issue) is only 750$.

[Edit]: I took a trip out to San Diego with my dad about a month ago, I did 80-85MPH on the freeway, the road was rainy and wet, and I still managed 58MPG. I had no underbody paneling at the time.
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