New lentil muncher at Clarke towers

[Rocket88]

Well, these have always fascinate me..........I have a feeling there may be one or two more on these 'ere pages. Dan Dares personal transport...from that there Yokshire...collection Thursday.

[Out Run]

@Jim Bell

[Asimo]

You need this:- https://www.insightcentral.net/forums/honda-insight-forum-1st-gen-discussion.44/

 

[Ohdearme]

Dangerous things, four pints in and squinting you’d think you’d bought a Prelude, then you’d wake up and find the stunner you pulled is ever so slightly a bit wonky-proportion-headed.

I do want one though.

[Jim Bell]

Nice. Cannot recommend highly enough. 

[spartacus]

Defo a result.

[Uncle Jimmy]

UR Woody Allen AICMFP.

[Uncle Jimmy]

Worth changing the 'engine' to a Soviet 2 stroke so it can keep up with modern traffic?

[stuboy]

37 minutes ago, Nibblet said:

Worth changing the 'engine' to a Soviet 2 stroke so it can keep up with modern traffic?

steam engine ?

[Asimo]

58 minutes ago, Nibblet said:

Worth changing the 'engine' to a Soviet 2 stroke so it can keep up with modern traffic?

I often thought of going Wartburg power if my Insight's engine died.  Correct size and cylinder count after all.

It didn't die of course.  

[Rocket88]

It would appear that mine qualifies for free road tax.....!!!!!

[Jim Bell]

17 minutes ago, colc said:

It would appear that mine qualifies for free road tax.....!!!!!

Bollox. The greatest injustice in the history of mankind is that mine (Asimos old one) doesn't qualify for free tax. 

Look at them. They're futuristic and run on electric. They ALL deserve free tax class. 

I understand EXACTLY how the peasants felt in France round 1847. 

Such an injustice. 

[Rocket88]

According to the inter web [that font of truth and decency........] if it's registered after March 2001 it qualifies............if not, no matter!

[Rocket88]

Collected yesterday that that there Bradford..........bought from son of the guy who'd owned and looked after it for ages..and looked after it scrupulously. Done very little mileage recently..went to tax it online free road tax because registered after March 2001 !

Journey home was uneventful and parsimonious, even at 80 it does 50 mpg, far more if you drive it like a nun. This one's manual, with very, very high greeting, but acceleration is reasonably brisk.

3 of the tyres were cracked, one, it transpired, dangerously so. Replaced with Pirellis, £149 for 3, fitted. Apart from that, nothing to do, except possibly give it a service.

[Pat Earrings]

Dibs! ? Always loved these weird things. Interested to see how you get on

[brownnova]

That looks like a cracking purchase! 
 

The more I see these the more I fancy having a go at owning one... 

[spartacus]

Is it hybrid all the time, or can it be driven on electric only, if so, how far, how fast?

Back in the '80's all cars were going to look like this in the year 2000, wtf went wrong?

I'm envious.

 

[Rocket88]

15 minutes ago, spartacus said:

Is it hybrid all the time, or can it be driven on electric only, if so, how far, how fast?

Back in the '80's all cars were going to look like this in the year 2000, wtf went wrong?

I'm envious.

 

Hybrid all the time.............electric bit is more of a power booster..................as I understand it......think, with modern wizardry, you cam put more efficient batteries in it........but I'm no expert. Jim Bell would know far more than me.

[Jim Bell]

10 minutes ago, colc said:

Jim Bell would know far more than me.

I think @Asimo and @jonny69 are the resident experts. I'm just driving one. 

They're fantastic cars for just doing general car type duties. Certainly my favourite yet out of all the shite I've had. 

Hope you get in well with it man. 

[jonny69]

Who the fuck just woke me up with an @ at nearly midnight on a Saturday night? I was just dozing off. Bell? You bastard. 

[Jim Bell]

13 minutes ago, jonny69 said:

Who the fuck just woke me up with an @ at nearly midnight on a Saturday night? I was just dozing off. Bell? You bastard. 

Shhhhhhhhh its just a dream. 

Go back to sleep. 

Shhhhhhhhhhh..

[Rocket88]

Do our resident experts on such matters know what this does......can't find any mention of it in the handbook.........

[SiC]

Dunno about the Insight but that looks like a standard Honda window control switch. So enables/disables the passenger window control. 

[Jim Bell]

Indeed, it's the switch for disabling the passengers window switch. Even though you can reach the passengers window switch from the driver's seat without much effort. It's called the "I have a child passenger that won't stop playing with the FUCKING WINDOW disablement decide"

[Rocket88]

Which is probably why the passenger side window doesn't work .....doh !

[jonny69]

13 hours ago, spartacus said:

Is it hybrid all the time, or can it be driven on electric only, if so, how far, how fast?

Back in the '80's all cars were going to look like this in the year 2000, wtf went wrong?

I'm envious.

 

Yeah it’s hybrid all the time. The motor is part of the flywheel, so it can’t drive on electric only. Put your foot down and it does the bulk of the accelerating with the motor, then charges back up when you brake or coast down. 

It works really well. Mine is an auto and I get about 60mpg commuting in London burb traffic and mid 70s or higher on a run. Manual is much better for the empeegees but the auto is the faster car. Hypermiling mine, I’ve done 114mpg on a 50 mile journey, but the manual will clear 120mpg on a run with a bit of practice. 

[Rocket88]

Non working electric window now solved.....thanks guys....................this little thing is surprisingly spritely...............!

[HMC]

It’s wonderful that Honda productionised it. Clearly a showcase and no eye on profitability. 2 seats and 15 years ahead of the game.

In 2005 I almost bought one new for my birthday but plumped for a new ep3 civic type r which was similar money; used s2000s were about but thin on the ground at Honda dealers; that was my preferred option. The folly of youth etc.

[Rocket88]

Looking at prices now, these seem to have retained value better ! 

[jonny69]

What's going on with this then?

I drove mine to work yesterday. At the current rate of fuel consumption and general not driving, I estimate I'm going to finish the tank of fuel I put in it 2nd week of March before lockdown in about early mid October.