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Check your data. The Insight is smaller than the Fit inside and kneeroom. And certainly Civic Hybrid. Where is the premium worth more uncomfort?
... about knee-room. The Insight has a bit more leg and hip room than the Fit. The ceiling is lower, about the same as the Civic.
The Fit has 2" more headroom and an immensely bigger backseat. The Magic Seats make the cargo area bigger too.
But comfort is a relative and personal term. I'm much more comfortable in the Insight than I was in the Fit. The Insight is much quieter, more cushioned on the road while still keeping some road-feel and much smoother and easier to drive.
The Fit is best for the "fun" factor, cargo room and enormous back seats.
Though I gave up those qualities, I gained in fuel economy, luxury and personal comfort.
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After back-to-back test drives, it seemed a toss-up between a Fit Sport Auto and an Insight EX. But the more I thought about it, I couldn't justify the difference in cost for less interior space, poorer handling and steering, and poorer visibility of the Insight. I liked both cars, but liked the Fit better overall.
Check your data. The Insight is smaller than the Fit inside and kneeroom. And certainly Civic Hybrid. Where is the premium worth more uncomfort?
i agree with j, comfort is relative. especially when you consider the countless cars that people buying the insight could be coming from.
the insight only feels a little less roomy than the civic and thats mostly in the back seat. in my case ( a 5'8 guy with a 5'2 wife and no kids and stuff to haul around) the insight is just as comfortable if not more than my gd3. (not to metion safer and a better highway cruiser.)
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Originally Posted by Btrthnezr3 Say Wha??? You mean, there's another reason to have a suspension?
I went to my local Honda dealer and test drove both the Fit and Insight. I drove the FIT first (Sport MT) and was surprised how well it drove. It was fun to drive, cornered well, and was fast enough for me. I then drove the Insight (EX). I didn't like it. I didn't like the transmission (can't get an MT), didn't like the blind spot in the back, and didn't like the mushy ride. It is a boring big sedan. Even if the price were the same, I'd go for the Fit over the Insight. I am waiting to try the 2010 VW Golf TDi, before I make my decision.
My experience exactly, except you didn't mention the vague steering of the Insight. Fit vs Golf TDI -- now there is a dilemma! The TDI is going to run circles around the Fit, while getting better gas mileage, but the Fit will probably see fewer trips to the service department for repairs.
For me, I'd rather get a Fit than an Insight, same with the Yaris over the Prius. We can get as good as, if not better gas mileage than hybrids. Also, imo, unless you do a lot of city driving where you can drive 25 mph (so that the engine doesn't kick in), hybrids are a waste of money.
I think it's all about the value for each person - from $$$, drive experience, looks, utility, etc.
Looks - I think the Insight looks so close to a Prius. :-) And the difference in GD and GE looks is in the eye of the beholder. I bet people who have the GD will say they like the GD look better and the owners of GE will say the GE is hands down more appealing than the other. :-) I hope so since that's one of the reasons we bought the cars we did. We like the way it looks, the way it drives, the ammenities we got, and so on.
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If I had all the money in the world, I would have quite a few cars and a few garages filled.
I think it's all about the value for each person - from $$$, drive experience, looks, utility, etc.
Looks - I think the Insight looks so close to a Prius. :-) And the difference in GD and GE looks is in the eye of the beholder. I bet people who have the GD will say they like the GD look better and the owners of GE will say the GE is hands down more appealing than the other. :-) I hope so since that's one of the reasons we bought the cars we did. We like the way it looks, the way it drives, the ammenities we got, and so on.
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If I had all the money in the world, I would have quite a few cars and a few garages filled.
True that. On my Yaris forum, there are some people who will talk smack about the sedan, which is what I own. I have no clue why they choose to put down other cars. Sounds like you guys might have that here too, between the GE and the GD???
I like the styling of the Insight, but picked tha Fit because of price, and it had all the goodies that I use. Don't need navi, because I can read a map. (anyway, my wife has a TomTom that she plays with. It keeps her amused, and quiet.) As far as green goes, I am a science teacher, and global warming is a joke. Saturn and Jupiter have been warming at the same rate, over that same time. It is caused by the Sun, and volcanic activity. Man has nothing to do with it, and paying thousands for a "green' car that has no real effect is a waste of money. The fit is comfortable, reasonably priced, cheap to drive and versatile.
My old road atlas is falling apart, so I tried to buy a new one at Walmart last weekend. I couldn't find one, so I asked. "If we have them, they'd be over by the magazines, but they're kind of obsolete." I hadn't thought of this before, but GPS units are basically to printed road atlases as electronic calculators were to slide rules. (If you're too young to remember slide rules, google it.) At some point, I'm probably going to have to break down and get a GPS -- preferably one that I can use either on a motorcycle or a car.
The Insight has a VERY annoying problem; the hatch window angle(s) is set so that with the rear-view mirror set right for me at 5'11"*, the mirror reflects the hatch which reflects the road. Which means if there is a tar-patch job on the road and it is sunny, there's a constant little wiggly line ticking my vision up to the rear view mirror. Seriously annoying. This isn't a problem the Prius or Fit had.
*: I've got longer legs proportionally for my height though, so I'm all-the-way-back in the driver's seat.
I think it's all about the value for each person - from $$$, drive experience, looks, utility, etc.
Looks - I think the Insight looks so close to a Prius. :-) And the difference in GD and GE looks is in the eye of the beholder. I bet people who have the GD will say they like the GD look better and the owners of GE will say the GE is hands down more appealing than the other. :-) I hope so since that's one of the reasons we bought the cars we did. We like the way it looks, the way it drives, the ammenities we got, and so on.
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If I had all the money in the world, I would have quite a few cars and a few garages filled.
I think it's more than just relative. I was really "jazzed" about getting an Insight. But when I did the math and looked at the car, I was just less than impressed. Immediately after I made my decision, the mediocre reviews of the Insight came pouring in. And even in Car and Driver's comparo vs. the Prius, which the Insight won, the last line of the story tells people to buy a Fit!
As for money, I can buy whatever I want (within reason). But that doesn't mean I want to waste it. With the driving I do, the Fit just made more sense.
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