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Our days are soon to be numbered...as imports replaced the 70s muscle cars, within the next 10 years I see the fuel cell technology replacing what we do now. I for one welcome the change and hope to modify that too Anyone else with me...or do you really love your gasoline engine. I wanted to get an Insight, but I couldn't afford one Any thoughts on upcoming technology?

The G2 Racer

:fawk: That fuel saving technology. j/k

How knows what the future holds?

WNT_2_Go_Fast

You know why you can get 1500k on a take of gas. It's the 60hp motor and the top speed of 90. Think about it.

Oh ya don;t forget the OOHH so cool wheel covers for the back wheels. WOWWIE ZOWWIE

HAHAHA

The only thing I really like is the colour matched H on the hood. Check it out next time your at a Honda Dealer.

Lates RICH

imported_SW20 MR2

Until those cars drop in price, gas-powered cars will still rule. The Insight is a step in the right direction, but the thing is bloody expensive when compared to a cheap car. You need to drive a tonne in order to realize any savings over buying a cheap gas-powered car.

imported_i-WERKS

imagine in 10 years, we'd be swapping batteries instead of engines. Modifying the motor's magnets instead of intakes. Kinda like modifying a big electric powered RC car. It'll be quite interesting.

imported_Hybridtheory

personally...... i'll always be partial to gasoline engines.....

i need to hear the intake sucking in air.......... the growl of my exhuast


not the hum of batteries as i go down the road as a whopping 80 km/h

imported_MY SiR

The point of the Insight is not for economical reasons. Honda is LOSING lots of money on it. It is to show that Honda can do something that other manufacturers (with some exeptions of course) said couldn't be done practically. Rich, Have you ever driven an Insight? It actually isn't that bad to drive. If you drop it in 3rd on the highway, let the VTEC kick-in, she goes pretty good (the light weight helps). It is surprisingly peppy and I had it up to 140+ kph with no problems. For comparison, a '00 Civic Sedan EX automatic was driven at the same time, and the Insight went twice as far as the Civic on a (smaller) tank of gas.

How about the Civic Hybrid (the gas/electric type)? The surpising thing about it is how much it is like a regular Civic. I drove one up from Toronto to Cochrane (800km) in winter conditions with snow tires on one tank of gas! True it isn't cheap to buy either but Honda isn't losing money on it as well. The costs are coming down. Don't be surprised if you drive a hybrid (or fuel cell for that matter) car in the (not too distant) future.

Just my $0.02.

Mark

Buff 'n Stuff

I considered buying an Insight... thought it would be more practical for this day and age. With that in mind, I thought I'd look wiser owning a more cost and energy efficient vehicle. However, the boy in me made me get the SiR instead.

CrazyKid

thei nsights top speed is WAY higher then 90... i had one as a loaner car... and beat the hell out of it... its a fun car... not as slow as you think either.. unfortunalty it was late fall i had one.. no tracks open or i woulda have raced it to see what it would do... it did cool burnouts... those skinny little tires smoked like a ****.

PULOVR

And this is the reason why you should NEVER buy a car that was once used as a rental.

imported_JookSingKid

i sometimes think of the civic hybrid as my next car...

i like to drive...

isn't that what its about?

might as well get some economy on it too.

imported_dented dx

hey you can always have two cars, a econobox and a fun car
Problem solved

90EFHB

I was thinking the same thing

BOND007

imported_My Blue Si

bloody expensive??, 20k is bloddy expensive

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imported_JookSingKid

yeah... but all the fun happens out of the blue...

finding twisty roads in the econobox...
I don't want to see a porche drive past and think...

"damn! I should have drove my fun car."