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    Honda Insight Officially Cheapest Hybrid In US: Pricing Starts At $19,800

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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    03/10/09

    In reply to Honda Insight Officially Cheapest Hybrid In US: Pricing Starts At $19,800
    i thought this was going for something in the $18,ooo mark.


    or did i just make it up...?

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/10/09

    In reply to Honda Insight Officially Cheapest Hybrid In US: Pricing Starts At $19,800
    VTEC just kicked off yo.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    03/10/09

    In reply to Honda Insight Officially Cheapest Hybrid In US: Pricing Starts At $19,800
    I'd probably get this over a Civic, maybe over a Pruis, if I was in the market for a new, smallish sedan. It gets about 35% better milage than my car, and I'm sure it'll will perform adequately and probably very reliably. They'll sell plenty for commuter and second cars, and probably put more strain on Prius sales - which might be the entire point.


    I must say, all these comments slamming the car for not being the reincarnation of the Viper are pretty amusing. It's supposed to be a competent, comfortable appliance with a different, more economical propulsion system. Cue that flock of stunned Saturn buyers...

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    Image of BlackMage is doing the Time Warp agaaaaaaain!!! BlackMage is doing the Time Warp agaaaaaaain!!!
    03/10/09

    In reply to Honda Insight Officially Cheapest Hybrid In US: Pricing Starts At $19,800
    Fat Bastard: "It's so tiny! I've found bigger chunks of corn in mah CRAP!


    Ya know what? I kinda looks like a beh-beh... *licks lips*"

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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    03/10/09

    @BlackMage is doing the Time Warp agaaaaaaain!!!: Those two quotes shouldn't be put in that order. That's gross.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    03/10/09

    In reply to Honda Insight Officially Cheapest Hybrid In US: Pricing Starts At $19,800
    Personally, I find all hybrids to be cheap. I find their drivers to be cheap as well (To clarify, I don't find all of their drivers to be this way, but some).


    I didn't want to mention this, but I feel I must- their drivers are also tacky and classless. Lest I forget, they're also know-it-alls. They keep spewing forth their carbon-credit agenda, and trying to vilify all of us who remain somewhat skeptical. I'm not saying I don't believe in global warming, as it is a possibility, however, to reiterate, I am saying that I still remain skeptical.


    What I hate most is that they constantly chastise those who choose to drive different vehicles, especially those who choose to drive gas-guzzlers. I don't mind people who drive the Prius because they want to obtain better gas mileage, or even if they wish to reduce emissions, but don't harp on me for my vehicle choices. I will drive what I want.

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    Image of MDMAtheSentiments MDMAtheSentiments
    03/10/09

    In reply to Honda Insight Officially Cheapest Hybrid In US: Pricing Starts At $19,800
    This must be the 100th time this month that I see a hybrid post and I am bored out of my skull. Where did the NPOCP and DOTS go or where is the LeMons coverage?


    I miss Murilee.

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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    03/10/09

    @MDMAtheSentiments: (sighing) Oh- Murilee
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    03/10/09

    @MDMAtheSentiments: All the good stuff is on during the weekend when the Gawker empire let Murilee out of his basement/crawl space...
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    Image of OldeEnglishD OldeEnglishD
    03/10/09

    In reply to Honda Insight Officially Cheapest Hybrid In US: Pricing Starts At $19,800
    So how much gas does it use while lapping the Ring?
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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    03/10/09

    @OldeEnglishD: And what's its driveway time?
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    Image of FlakJack FlakJack
    03/10/09

    In reply to Honda Insight Officially Cheapest Hybrid In US: Pricing Starts At $19,800
    Paddle shifters? What on earth for? And why are those wheels so ugly? If you're going to put ugly wheels on a hybrid, you might as well opt for those flattish aerodynamic hypermile-geek wheels. These are just stupid.
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    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    03/10/09

    In reply to Honda Insight Officially Cheapest Hybrid In US: Pricing Starts At $19,800
    I know it's a slight threadjack, but I thought this was amusing:-


    At work, we took in a Land Rover Defender, 110 inch, nine seater station wagon, fully loaded as trade against a C320 estate car.


    We put the Defender up for sale for £15k, the next day a guy came in and bought it. His trade car? A Toyota Prius, '06 with only 17k on the clock.


    Asked why, he said "Yeah, we've done the whole saving the planet thing, now we want to have some fun".


    I wanted to buy him so many drinks.

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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    03/10/09

    @Rust-MyEnemy: The wagon Defender with soft top is at the absolute top of my fantasy garage. I think a first-gen 4Runner with removable top would be a better use of my money though.
    /also off topic
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    03/10/09

    @Rust-MyEnemy: I love inspirational stories.
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    Image of elwood elwood
    03/10/09

    @Rust-MyEnemy: So by "fun" he means "spending all my free time fixing British cars"?
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    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    03/10/09

    @elwood: Yeah, and the specialist tools he'll need will be a sledgehammer and a wrecking bar.


    In the case of the Defender, good ol' British engineering actually means something.

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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/10/09

    In reply to Honda Insight Officially Cheapest Hybrid In US: Pricing Starts At $19,800
    The ePRS (US Patent No. c11077983) gave me this:


    The 2010 Honda Insight will cost $19,800 making it the cheapest hybrid vehicle in the USA.


    Styled like a Prius for extra smugness, the Insight will feature a CVT, Eco Assist, and a host of other range-reducing creature comforts.


    Eco Assist includes an "ECON" button, not nearly as cool as a "SPORT" button, which will make the car slower and display the driver's smug rating. We stole the leaf idea from Ford and intend to implement it in our industry-first Multi-Information Display.


    Standard safety features include the OPDS (Occupant Position Detection System) as well as air bags. Carbon credits sold separately.

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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    03/10/09

    @engineerd thinks cannoli is deserving of a star: I think I'm going to start selling smug credits. What do you think?
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    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    03/10/09

    In reply to Honda Insight Officially Cheapest Hybrid In US: Pricing Starts At $19,800
    Pah. Sub $20k? Must be rubbish.


    For this reason I have decided not to buy one. In fact, It's put me off hybrids full stop.


    You just lost me as a customer. $300 more, you know, in quality territory, I might have been interested.

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    Image of b612markt b612markt
    03/10/09

    In reply to Honda Insight Officially Cheapest Hybrid In US: Pricing Starts At $19,800
    "Upgrade to the $21,300 EX and you'll get stability control, heated mirrors, paddle shifters and other equipment."


    I am so sick and tired of manufacturers making safety equipment (stability control)"Optional". How truly disgusting and telling of their corporate culture that they withhold life-saving technologies from those who choose the base model.


    HYUNDAI FTW!

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    Image of theeastbaykid theeastbaykid
    03/10/09

    @b612markt: Optional stability control is hardly the lowest-hanging fruit on that tree of reasoning. Try checking out the state of inner-city public schools.
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    Image of Daniel Horney Daniel Horney
    03/10/09

    In reply to Honda Insight Officially Cheapest Hybrid In US: Pricing Starts At $19,800
    Can't a car company make a hybrid that's at least a little bit "sporty?" They're either land barges (in the case of GM's and Chrysler's SUVs) or dorky little cars like this and the Prius. I don't think hybrids are really the secret to efficient vehicles, but if they're going to be made, can't they be at least a little bit fun?
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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    03/10/09

    @Daniel Horney: I believe the Accord hybrid was the fastest model, but no one bought it and has since been canned. All three of those statements could be wrong though, it would bore me too much to research a Honda.
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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    03/10/09

    In reply to Honda Insight Officially Cheapest Hybrid In US: Pricing Starts At $19,800
    Mark the tape, paddle shifters have officially jumped the shark.
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    Image of combat chuck combat chuck
    03/10/09

    @SirNotAppearing: I thought they jumped the shark when they were available on the Fit.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/10/09

    @combat chuck: I thought they jumped the shark when they were available on anything without a DSG.
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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    03/10/09

    @combat chuck: Oooh, I forgot about the Fit. We've come a long ways since they were a magical part of the 360 Modena.
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    03/10/09

    In reply to Honda Insight Officially Cheapest Hybrid In US: Pricing Starts At $19,800
    I've never attempted to use the ePRS, but let's see what I can make this baby do....


    "YEAH, we undercut the competition!"


    ???

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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    03/10/09

    @Scroggzilla: Quite succinct.
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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    03/10/09

    @Scroggzilla: Unexpected output. Alright, just put the ePRS down and step away, maybe engineerd won't notice you touched it when he gets back.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/10/09

    @Scroggzilla: That's patent infringement!


    You apparently had the 5-micron BS Filter active. I usually only use the 7.5-micron BS Filter.

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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    03/10/09

    @SirNotAppearing: Well, he just left it layin around...and I didn't think he'd mind..and uh...an OLDER boy told me to do it.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    03/10/09

    @engineerd thinks cannoli is deserving of a star: @Scroggzilla: You knew you were going to get caught, but you still did it. How did it make you feel? Good I bet!


    I'd like to use ePRS one day, but I know I'll get caught too.

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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    03/10/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: In my head it looks like the medic gun on Team Fortress 2. Just pull the handle and out comes concentrated press release.
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    SirNotAppearing was starred SirNotAppearing was unstarred
    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/10/09

    @SirNotAppearing: Naw, its more like a light sabre. That's the only thing strong enough to cut through communication-degree crap.
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