Just joined the cool kids club. The NSX of Economy.

[jedi_sol]

nice! you plan on keeping the Mustang?

[UltArc]

Originally Posted by jedi_sol

nice! you plan on keeping the Mustang?

Hell yea! The Mustang has an extended warranty with Ford, 100k miles, or 6 years. Since I got her in May/June of last year, she has just short of 26k. The Insight is here because I need to preserve the Mustang's miles. Although it will be paid off early, it needs to be under warranty the whole time.

The nice thing, is that I was blessed enough to find a good deal on what I, as one can tell from the thread title, believe is an extreme example of aerodynamics and fuel efficiency performance. The plan is to do about 100 miles or less per month in the Mustang until I get the miles in check, then bounce between the two. I would like to stick to about 500 miles/month, 10 tanks over the year. Commute in the Insight, take the Mustang on trips, either way, I will have something else to spread the miles out with.

If I am going to get an affordable commuter, I'm going to do it right! And now, the Mustang can be a garage baby and just come out once in awhile to be shiny in public

[Xist]

Originally Posted by UltArc

Hate to make a short post, but stopped by while on hold with insurance company-

(39 dollars for 6 months, 100k/300k!!!!)

Is that $39 a month or $39 for six months?

Either way, I made a notification for Insights on Craigslist. If I saved $39 a month in gas, in theory, I could park Bacon and break even.

[UltArc]

Originally Posted by Xist

Is that $39 a month or $39 for six months?

Either way, I made a notification for Insights on Craigslist. If I saved $39 a month in gas, in theory, I could park Bacon and break even.

I pay $39 for 6 months of coverage on the Insight. Deductibles are $500.

Bodily Injury Limits $100,000/$300,000
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Property Damage Limit $50,000
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Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Bodily Injury Limits $100,000/$300,000

[Xist]

Originally Posted by UltArc

I pay $39 for 6 months of coverage on the Insight.

I have paid more than that for one lunch!

Yay Disneyland...

[UltArc]

Originally Posted by Insight for life

I have a parts car.2001 silverstone 5 speed. Let me know if you are interested in anything. The front end was wrecked.

Is the motor for the rear hatch release still available? The whole cd changer? Net that goes over the rear, or the net for maps behind the seats?

Also looking for driver carpeting, push pins, a cover for the rear hatch light (with on/off switch). I hope you've got some stuff left!

Also, to everyone, is there a Taurus like grille on 2000-2002 Insights in Japan?

From: Insight - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"In Japan, 2000-2002 models carried a front white Taurus-shaped grille."

There is no citation, and with the help of translate.google, I searched used 2000-2002 Insights in Japan and found nothing new (except some sweet colors).

[samwichse]

If the hatch release motor whirs and the hatch doesn't open, you can buy just the little plastic piece that broke from prototypist on etsy or shapeways (I think it's about $4 plus shipping):
littleblueplasticpart1 by prototypist on Shapeways
littleblueplasticpart1 by prototypist on Etsy

(contact him and he'll make you one, I don't think he keeps them in stock since it's 3d printed)

If the hatch motor makes no noise at all, there's a plug that sometimes gets corroded that runs around the outside of the hatch glass back to the main body shell.

More info on the connector and the little plastic part:
TRUNK NOT OPENING !!!!!!!!!!! - Page 3 - Insight Central: Honda Insight Forum

[UltArc]

Originally Posted by samwichse

If the hatch release motor whirs and the hatch doesn't open, you can buy just the little plastic piece that broke from prototypist on etsy or shapeways (I think it's about $4 plus shipping):
littleblueplasticpart1 by prototypist on Shapeways
littleblueplasticpart1 by prototypist on Etsy

(contact him and he'll make you one, I don't think he keeps them in stock since it's 3d printed)

If the hatch motor makes no noise at all, there's a plug that sometimes gets corroded that runs around the outside of the hatch glass back to the main body shell.

More info on the connector and the little plastic part:
TRUNK NOT OPENING !!!!!!!!!!! - Page 3 - Insight Central: Honda Insight Forum

Wicked. Does IC have a forum of common problems/issues and responses? I should probably search their first, most of my issues are missing or damaged pieces. I should check their about the 6 cd changer, too, as mine won't pop out.

[samwichse]

Also, no one knows who put that on the wikipedia page about the Taurus grille, and no one has ever found a picture of an Insight with one, even the Japanese members. It may not really exist or maybe someone had a modded car in Japan at one point? The carpet is available new from Majestic but it'll cost you ($384 new for the whole assembly):
Honda Automotive Parts

Used... they'll all be in worn shape, don't know how bad yours is, but even a used one from a better condition wreck could be an improvement, but definitely put down a good floor mat or you'll just wear out whatever you put down there.

Sam

[samwichse]

Originally Posted by UltArc

Wicked. Does IC have a forum of common problems/issues and responses? I should probably search their first, most of my issues are missing or damaged pieces. I should check their about the 6 cd changer, too, as mine won't pop out.

You want this page:
Common Topics/FAQ/DIYs/Info Can be found here- ***PLEASE READ THIS FIRST*** - Insight Central: Honda Insight Forum