Buying A Used 2000-2006 Honda Insight Hybrid: The Guide - Green Car Reports
If you've been reading Green Car Reports over the past week, you might have seen we recently bought a 2001 Honda Insigh t--an example of one of the first hybrids sold by a major automaker. But what if you want to buy your own early Insight. And more importantly, should you buy one over a 2001-2003 Toyota Prius--the other, and considerably more successful hybrid that subsequently started the craze. Arguably, one of the trickiest aspects of buying a first-generation Honda Insight is finding one in the first place. Honda sold little over 17,000 units worldwide between Japanese sales starting in 1999 and production stopping in 2006. On a global scale, that's pretty rare. The downside is that it might not be anywhere near you--you may need to travel quite a distance for a good Insight. If you've managed to find an Insight, the next thing you need to know is what sort of general condition it's in. Many Insights will have covered over 100,000 miles by this point, and more than a few have done double that. Those that haven't yet broken into six-figure mileages will typically cost a bit more, but the important thing to note is that condition is much more important than mileage. Source: www.greencarreports.com
