Insight arrives in July.

Nic · 16th June 2009, 20:44

My lovely wife has an insight coming mid July as her company car. Company car tax system makes it a no brainer £23/ month against £60 for the diesel civic. I would've liked to support swidon but costs make it hard.
Regards Nic.

cgsuk · 16th June 2009, 23:50

keep us posted how you get on with it, I've thought about a hybrid as a next car but i'm put off by such a small engine for a biggish car

Kremmen · 17th June 2009, 06:48

TBH I haven't read a good report about it yet.

The latest I read was the Which? car one which said the 'noise intrusion' was it's biggest problem.

I think around town it's probably ideal but out of town it doesn't sound like a good choice.

Brodick · 17th June 2009, 18:01

Afraid I don't trust which - certainly where cars are concerned. I have noted several errors in reports and stats about various makes and models.

Nic · 17th June 2009, 19:28

Noise at 100 was ok. That slippery shape keeps wind noise down, as long as you're not accelerating hard (when it sounds like a cow) it's fine.

Nic · 17th June 2009, 19:30

Oh and which? Don't have a clue on much bar washing machines!!!

Kremmen · 18th June 2009, 06:52

From all the Insight reports I've read I suspect the 'noise intrusion' is probably referring to the way the CVT box insists on full revs and lets the car catch up.

The Which? reports I'm reffering to are the ones submitted by readers, not the ones posted by their 'team of experts'.

The annual car magazine that comes out is quite useful. So far, for each car I've owned, the reports in that magazine have been spot on.

stevenvillatoro · 19th June 2009, 02:24

Insight owner comments in online forums indicate a high level of satisfaction with this model. You can read a broad range of owner comments, real-world mileage, etc. at the popular insightcentral.com site, if interested.

Peter_wright_1986 · 20th June 2009, 22:05

Keep hearing mixed reports about it in the media yet most owner reviews rate it highly. Was having a look at the interior of one today and thought it looked pretty nice. Gotta agree on the Stormtooper comments though.

jbracefan1977 · 21st June 2009, 00:36

those cars are pretty much averaging good and positive reviews... tell us how it fares in the long run.. good luck

Nic · 22nd June 2009, 19:45

Ta.

s33s · 22nd June 2009, 19:53

starting price in Greece:19900 euros.

16th June 2009, 20:44	#1 (permalink)
Nic Join Date: 8th December 2006 Posts: 9 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Insight arrives in July. My lovely wife has an insight coming mid July as her company car. Company car tax system makes it a no brainer £23/ month against £60 for the diesel civic. I would've liked to support swidon but costs make it hard. Regards Nic.

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Nic Thread starter Join Date: 8th December 2006 Posts: 9 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Noise at 100 was ok. That slippery shape keeps wind noise down, as long as you're not accelerating hard (when it sounds like a cow) it's fine.

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Nic Thread starter Join Date: 8th December 2006 Posts: 9 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Ta.

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