$3k-$5k, WTB a Gen 1 Manual in decent condition. Share this post if you know someone who wants to sell.
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Hey guys, I Sold my insight 2 years ago (had less than 98K on it) and bought a Prius. I'm looking to go back to Honda, but I want something that an enthusiast has owned or daily drives for years. Grid Charger is a plus, something that has upgraded batteries or still has the functioning Battery in it. I'm not afraid of modifing anything, I have a CNC machine to make parts. prefer something that has not been in an accident. Willing to pay $3k-$5k for decent mileage, decent transmission(not too horrible syncro's), preferrably adult owned and maintained. Color doesn't matter, I just want 5-speed is a must. I'm not too picky just want something nice for the money. I'm hardly ever on here(the forums in general) but feel free to reach out to me through email(if this is allowed) if you are serious about selling your daily, I'm located in Sarasota, FL. I have been on this forum for a couple of years, just haven't had that much time to stay super active since I sold my Insight. shoot me an email if you have pictures of what you drive Brettwcollins at gmail dot com (trying to avoid bot emails) Thanks guys/gals, Brett Collins |
I think Natalya's still selling hers. A little over 200K but appears very well maintained. Needs a new hybrid battery, but you can to a lithium conversion with 3x (I think?) the capacity for $1300.
https://ecomodder.com/forum/showthre...tty-37861.html Check out InsightCentral.net as well, there are several people selling Insights on there. Eric Powers in Wisconsin (can contact on InsightCentral) may have a few leads as well. |
It was listed as Sold! dang it, that one looked pretty good for what they were asking! pretty much similar to that would be awesome! I'm not too picky, I just want to get something that has a nice body and decent paint to start with.
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My bad, I should've followed the InsightCentral link and seen that. Keep an eye on there, Craigslist, and facebook marketplace. Deals pop up every now and then. I was prepared to drive a few hours to get mine, but mine popped up only 20 minutes from my house. Found it on facebook marketplace. Eric might know of one of two, but those would probably be nearer Wisconsin than you.
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I actually have a really good query system for filtering nationwide Craigslist posts which works pretty well for me. I have used that in the past few months, and have found 2 really really good deals, but when I tried to get a plane ticket to fly up and pay cash for them, they are already sold by that time..
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My son has one sitting in his driveway with a working IMA. It's silver like most, not torn up and everything works on it as far as I know. He quit driving it after he bought my old Volt, it's just not the same after you get a Volt!
Not sure about the synchros, we've had so many G1 Insights in the family I can't remember how his was, but I'm pretty sure he's got a grid charger for it, and it may still have the Daox 3-button shift knob on it We're about an hour and a half from you in Lakeland up 75 and I-4 east, if you're interested I'll let him know and you guys can talk. He had it on Craigslist for a while but these don't sell well when gas is cheap so he took it off, but he still wants to sell it He's a member here btw, here's a link to the car: https://ecomodder.com/forum/emgarage...vehicleid=8959 |
Yeah tell him I got cash right now I'll come pick it up. As long as everything checks out. Let me know I can give you my phone number so we can text if you want?
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PM me you name and number and I'll get it to him today, or you can PM him from the link and I'll let him know to check his messages
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I appreciate all the help guys, he just emailed me and I think we are going to get it setup.
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Did you end up buying it?
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Not yet, there is one in Lakeland that has some miles on it, but the seller is knowledgeable and legit so I'm not worried about the miles that much. I just havent had time to go check it out with family and the holiday weekend and such.
Do you have one that would be a good fit? |
I know of 3.
Car A: https://ecomodder.com/forum/showthre...ght-33755.html This one, it used to be mine, I sold it to a coworker. She's had it the last couple years, but I've done all the work on it. Her parents recently passed on a Prius to her so she doesn't need the Insight anymore. It probably has close to 200k miles now. I can check the miles on Thursday. - IMA battery has been bypassed with the Arduino setup. Lean burn still works. - New clutch installed by me with guidance from Scott KLR3CYL back in January - Has a CEL for a valve near the gas tank, I would take care of that before you (or anyone else) bought it - A/C works, and has dark tint - Still has aeromods underneath as documented in that build thread Cars B and C are owned by another guy who is now driving a Mazda. I haven't seen these two cars in about 5 months. Car B: - Citrus with over 300K miles on it - Dead IMA - I cleaned out a mouse nest that was in the IMA compartment - Recently had the ABS system replaced, brakes are new Car C: - Silver 2001 5MT - Weak but operational IMA, or at least it was operational, it may be dead now - Probably around 200k miles I can ask the guy - It had a CEL for IMA but it wasn't a battery code and the battery still provided assist - Has grid charger wire harness I installed - Kinda looks beat up Are you someone who would want a working IMA system or are you good with gas only? Just so you know a new IMA battery with warranty will NOT pay for itself in fuel savings. Another option is LTO. I'm *almost* ready to do LTO installs for other people. |
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