Mk1 Insight aquired, to go with my Lupo 3L

[cptsideways]

Looks like I now have two eco cars


Just bought a Mk1 Insight on ebay for peanuts, there might be some issues relating to the battery but hey it was only £900 (about $1500) Its a JDM manual one imported in 2006 with 160k on the clock.

Shall update you all later in the week & get some pictures of my steeds side by side, the existing one is my Lupo 3L Tdi, Two rare cars in the garage

[Daox]

Lucky guy. Got any pictures? What is the plan for the Insight?

[OG VX]

Nice! Congrats on the pick up. Will you be starting a build thread?

[samwichse]

Originally Posted by cptsideways

Looks like I now have two eco cars


Just bought a Mk1 Insight on ebay for peanuts, there might be some issues relating to the battery but hey it was only £900 (about $1500) Its a JDM manual one imported in 2006 with 160k on the clock.

Shall update you all later in the week & get some pictures of my steeds side by side, the existing one is my Lupo 3L Tdi, Two rare cars in the garage

Is it a MY2006 or just imported in 2006... Peter's been looking for a 2005-2006 ECM to experiment with and seems to have given up on finding a JDM/UK one. You might contact him at 150mpg@gmail.com and see if you two can get together. Trust me, he can make it very interesting to do so (he's got lots of cool gadgets in his shop).

Sam

[cowmeat]

Looking forward to seeing another Insight on here, nice price too!

I'd trade you my Insight for that Lupo in a heartbeat. Wish they sold them here!

[cptsideways]

Well I picked it up last night on the trailer behind my hideously uneconomical Landcruiser! (18mpg towing)

Got it home & have been having a good poke round, its seems much better than I was expecting! Its quite clean straight & very tidy. Only issues spotted are some bleed on the charge/assist LCD display & the rear shocks need sorting ASAP.

First impressions, It's massively noisier than the Lupo!!! You'd think the Lupo was electric compared to this & yes the Lupo is of course a diesel.

The insight feels like a much lighter car (not that it is) it's crash'ier over the bumps & there seems not a lot suspension of travel, it's more like one of my old race cars lol. Still it goes quite well, it being a JDM one the trip meter in KM/L is obviously wrong as its had a KMH to MPH speedo conversion done, so that's on my list to sort out & get rid of the stupid aftermarket immobiliser thats been fitted.


So here are two rare eco cars side by side, next job a full clean & see what we've got

[pgfpro]

Nice purchase!!! I'm still shopping for one, but they seem to be keeping there value in the Pacific Northwest???