With my continued gas savings I bought this! (2001 Insight)

[2009Toyotoad]

Nice Car, I've been envious since they came out in the 1990s. I can honestly say that its the only reason I have not to as proud of being tall and over 250 lbs. My neighbor has an 05 with 160k+ miles, but I'm to darn big to drive it.

Before the Insight Honda automobiles were know as dependable, practical and durable investments. But the 1 Gen Insight and later the S2000, proved that Honda can be very artistic in design and forward thinking when given a clean slate to work with. My neighbor bemoans the second gen Insight, or rather insult to use her terms, as trite, conventional Honda thinking. I'm not that harsh, but I do think the second gen designers and engineers should have spent more time with the designers of the first generation

[cowmeat]

Thanks! So far, my two Insights have been my favorite cars, and I've had a long list of cars!

You must be an absolute giant to not fit in the G1 Insight. If I put the seat all the way back I can barely put the clutch pedal to the floor, and I'm about 6' myself. I'm not a small guy, and I drive that car every day, 30 miles each way.

[MetroMPG]

Grille block looks good AND like it was much easier to make than the one I put together.

[cowmeat]

Thanks! This one was quick, since I had already done the exact same grill block on Turtle. Looking for a third spoiler for my son to put on his Insight.

Shooting for 800+ miles & 80+ mpg on this tank. It should be doable, I raised the mpg a little this morning even while carpooling.The combination of route change, side pod mirror mod and grill block are working well! If I took the fifty pounds of junk out of the rear cargo area I might see an even bigger gain, lol.

Still have to hook up my injector kill and brake regen buttons, and if I get time I will add a full belly pan.

[fusion210]

It does look nice from those shots, just about OEM in appearance!

[cowmeat]

If you find one for yours, here's the installation (which takes a total of ten minutes)

Items needed:
(2) 3" 90 degree shelf brackets
(6) screws with Phillips heads
(2) U-clips to attach the spoiler to the brackets
Phillips screwdriver
Small hole punch with Plastic handle
Blowtorch
Sharpie
Beer
Tape Measure

#1 - Measure the center of the spoiler, and mark the back side with a sharpie
#2 - Put the spoiler on the corner of any handy flat surface and bend it gently at the mark until it's at about a 15-20 degree bend (dry-fit until the correct angle)
#3 - Dry fit it where you want it on the car, then with the sharpie put two tiny marks below it where the centers of the brackets will sit behind it
#4 - Take the 90 degree brackets and bend them (I used a vise and a hammer) to the correct angle, dry fit them to make sure the spoiler will sit vertically
#5 - Mark with the sharpie where you need to screw the brackets into the lower bumper
#6 - Hold the pointed end of the hole punch in front of the blowtorch until it's red hot, then push the point through the plastic bumper where the holes are
#7 - Add the clips to the top holes of the brackets, then screw the brackets into the bottom of the bumper, and screw the spoiler into place
#8 - Stand back and admire your work while drinking the beer (this step is optional)

[cowmeat]

Creeping up on an 80 mpg (on the FCD anyway) tank. I'm not sure I can hit 800 miles with the gas gauge sitting where it is, but I'm gonna give it a shot!

[MetroMPG]

Dumb question maybe (given where you live): are you running AC regularly?

[cowmeat]

Only when I have to, which equals when my wife is carpooling with me. Unfortunately/fortunately I work a ton of hours, so I leave for work before the sun's up and it's nice and cool (75 degrees). Usually I don't leave work until after six, and I keep the windows cracked since I have rain guards, and I keep sun shades on the front and back windshields. So generally it's bearable without AC.

If I hit 80 mpg on the FCD this tank, I'll run the AC on Econ next tank and see the effect.

[MetroMPG]

Gotcha.

I was in your neck of the woods briefly in mid-March visiting retired friends (snowbirds from the Great White North). It drove me a little nuts that even then (cooler) they all drove around with windows up and AC on. It was perfect windows down weather... well, to someone coming from the deep freeze. I suppose I was extra eager to experience as much outside as possible on a too-short escape from winter.