Limited experience on the insight, but so far the maintenance is pretty simple/typical, just with typical Honda/insight-specific twists to it, like having to press the front wheel bearings on rather than simply replacing the whole hub. No timing belt to snap, fortunately. Synthetic oil. Specific way to change the coolant. Specific, indexed spark plugs. Etc.
(Aftermarket) parts are limited, and will probably get more and more scarce. Most wearable/consumables are available, but some you might expect aren't...like the front struts.
Easy enough to work on. Not quite as easy to get at everything as on a Geo Metro, but still more room to get at things than on more modern cars that use every inch of available space under the hood.
This is all presuming you're doing your own work. If it's on the easy side for a DIY'er, it shouldn't be too costly to pay a tech by the hour, unless he's chasing gremlins.
My opinion, take it with a grain of salt.
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