How do I start this thing?

[MegaDeathwarrant]

Hows the room in this car? Would it fit a 6"2 person nicely?

[mrjeroen21]

@MegaDeathwarrant

Your length should not be a problem. The only thing is that the car is very low, so tall people have to roll out of the car :-)

[Mexside619]

what is she doing out of the kitchen??

get back in there!!!!

[MarantzSt153]

Die auto zag er echt vaag uit lol XD

[2rk4lyf]

That is one ugly car how would you take the back wheel off?

[peterf1]

Nice quick video. . . wish you had done a full review as your answers to comments are very helpful. Funny, I've visited The Netherlands twice, and don't remember seeing any Insights. The reviews I've read of owners are very, very high. . . even by Honda standards. Do you regret selling it?

[mrjeroen21]

Yes i do regret selling it... Its was a great car. There were only 3 Insights in the Netherlands. Its was only sold in England, Germany and Switzerland. Pretty unique to drive one in Holland ;-) Attention all over the place. I 've also been in a carmagazine showing my Insight. Well, all good things come to an end. Its in good hands now.

[tsujimasen]

The car's max speed is 112 mph, for those who want to know.

That's full throttle in 3rd (4th and 5th are overdrive)

[auxili160]

hwo harsh is this car? as in vibration and feeling every crack in the road?

[mrjeroen21]

Well, it handles perfectly. Comfortable suspension, idle weight distribution, pretty fast and quiet. Drives just like a normal car but with great fuelconsumption. I can highly recommend the car. Drove it for two great years but wanted something else. So bought me a 2005 Civic Si 3-door

[musewolfman]

@mrjeroen21

not to make you have regrets, or anything, but I saw an Insight somewhere online that had the engine that your Si has swapped in, and it only lost about 5mpg. Of course, that's not necessarily the most cost-effective way to get the best of both worlds, but it kinda makes you think...

[KevinExEye]

I thinking of getting this car, currently have an old si del sol. Do you think this car could maintain 70mph going up a 10%-15% grade for a few miles?

[mrjeroen21]

Dont know, never tried it that way, but the engine is pretty powerfull (ofcourse with full batteries). You should buy one, its very reliable and fun to drive. Good luck

[KevinExEye]

@mrjeroen21 dude, i just got one. you were right. it's powerful and fun to drive. i got one in dark blue with a CVT, year 2002. it makes it up the hill better than a del Sol.

[mrjeroen21]

A very good choice! Happy hypermiling! ;-)

Btw, post your Insight on YT!

[CockneyRebel1979]

@mrjeroen21 That car sounds lovely in reverse. :)

[auxili160]

@mrjeroen21 sounds like a remote controlled RC car :D

[faast26]

Het blijft een uitzonderlijke auto!

De techniek van een Honda ligt jaren vooruit op de rest

[mrjeroen21]

Waarvan akte!

[crammage]

stuid theres no back seat

but the style is soo suave!

[hongkongsucksballs]

ive got an 04 honda insight, and they dont do o to 6in 10.5 seconds. maybe falling off a cliff.

[mrjeroen21]

Ha ha!! I never tested it myself, did you?. But i heard the magazine Car and Driver tested the Insight once and did a 10,5. However i think its more like 12 sec.. With full batteries ofcourse..

[gorskiegangsta]

That's a cool looking hybrid, lol. Did you notice that there's much more to them than catches the eye a first.

[jasonlava]

So cool, even the rooster liked it :-D

[orlandoromania]

0-60 is in 10.5 seconds with battery fully charged.

[disturbed663]

convert it fully electric lol thatd be sweet

[Steve2780]

My neighbor has an Insight too. I really like it (almost more than my Prius...), but the only problem I have with it are its teeny-tiny wheels. They can only use it for half of the year because the snow gets so deep. I don't think it's economical to have a car you can only use for half of the year. As soon as it's spring again I see them all over the place. Sort of like people opening their pools.

[mrjeroen21]

Realy? Well, i dont have that problem here in my country. 3 days of snow at the most..

[MechanicV8]

its definitly a trade off, nice interior, terrible exterior

[epicdeuce]

Woman and cars... always make me laugh

[joe4ska]

Try pushing down the clutch when you turn the key!

[mrjeroen21]

Well it was her first drive and i didnt told her to put the clutch down before starting the car. But she did fine as you can see.

Greetz

[DdgeShelby]

I think I heard a Sony stereo  ;)

[forddeeler]

I am thinking about buying a Honda Insight. How is it different to a Toyota Prius. I noticed when you first start the Honda the petrol motor starts. When you first drive off is the Honda suppose to run on electricity during take off. Or is this a Toyota Prius thing

[Steve2780]

When you first start a toyota prius, the petrol engine starts too, however, a honda insight is a power-assist hybrid meaning it cannot run solely on electricity and the prius can. Unfortuneately, the insight is no longer in production, but the slightly larger civic hybrid is also available. I personally own a prius and know someone with both an insight and civic hybrid. They're all very nice cars.

[joe4ska]

Honda's Hybrids always have the engine on, The electric motor provides torque for acceleration. This set up allows Honda to put slightly smaller engines in their hybrids and get better highway mileage.

[thenewmadmax]

looks like a futuristic CRX

[smbstressfest]

There's a sort of "whine" sound from your engine. My Insight doesn't sound like this, does it sill make that sound?

[mrjeroen21]

At that time the engine was cold so it sounds like an airplane ;-)

However, the soundquality of the camera isnt so well either. I have the car obout 3 months now and i enjoy driving it every day. How about you?

[shawtiee1085]

how is the acceleration of this car?

[m33749]

its not that bad, my dads has no problem pulling out onto roads or into traffic, the electric motors help in the low-end

[mrjeroen21]

its a 2000 model with all the new updates from the latest 2006. It is no longer in production. But there is a new one to come.

[Tekkin58]

BTW, is it a 2000 or an '07? Or what is the year of this car?

[Tekkin58]

That's the car of the future. What do you think about it? Kinda still makes me want a Toyota Prius.

[mrjeroen21]

about 68mpg, depending to your driving style ofcouse.. It can be allot higher. Some Insight drivers have proven this.

[interceptor180]

what kind of fuel milage do you get with that thing.

[mrjeroen21]

Yep, 1 van de 3 in Nederland. Ben er erg trots op! En Daihatsu en Toyota maar adverteren dat zij de schoonste en zuinigste massa-productie auto's fabriceren... Momenteel rijd ik gem. 1:30 en de uitstoot van c02 is 80gr/km. Ze zijn dichtbij maar de Insight bestaat al sinds eind 1999. Ik bedoel maar.... Go Honda!

[jbbuist]

Cool, een Honda Insight in Nederland. Deze auto blijft ver zijn tijd vooruit, zelfs in deze tijd. Wij hebben thuis een verre opvolger van deze hybride honda. De CIVIC HYBRID 2006. Het is leuk om toch ook de eerste productie hybride tegen tekomen op internet, en dan nog wel uit Nederland.