2005 Honda Insight

Hatchback

1.0L 995CC 61Cu. In. l3 ELECTRIC/GAS SOHC Naturall

Automatic

jhmze14765s000374

Clear

Hybrid-Electric

This is a nice 2005 Insight with a clean title. It is a nice car that gets great gas mileage because of the design of the car. It is made of high strength aluminum, has the preferred automatic transmission and weighs only 2200 pounds. That is 1000 pounds less than the Toyota Prius. The tires are the recommended Bridgstone Potenza's (designed specifically for the Insight) and are in okay condition, not new but not bald either. The a/c is cold. The IMA battery charges as it should and the autostop works perfectly. The IMA was rebuilt just a few weeks ago on 10/17/2015 and I have the receipt to prove this. It has 135,000 miles which is below average miles for this type of car. My car has the usual scuffs and scratches but nothing above and beyond normal wear and tear for a 10 year old car. These cars last well into the 400,000 miles mark and will also go up in value because they are rare finds. Honda built very few of these cars world wide. Even Jay Leno, an avid car collector, says the 1st Generation Insight will soon be collectors items. They cost $30,000 to build. Honda still services them also. This model of Honda Insight is still to this day the absolute king of mpg of all hybrids. Sure you can buy an all electric Chevy Volt or even a Tesla but do you really want to spend $45,000 to $70,000 on a car that has a charge rate of just 5 miles per hour? Talk about limitations. For basically the price of a used Ford Focus you buy my car and get 45-50 miles per gallon or more depending on how you drive. The 1st Gen Insight was introduced into the US a full 7 months before the Toyota Prius so was the very 1st Hybrid on the market. Even today in 2015 no Prius or other hybrid car can beat my car's mpg. Here is the proof (add a 'w' to each before copy and pasting) ww.motherearthnews.com/green-transportation/miles-per-gallon-cars-zb0z11zblon.aspx and a neat insight video ww.youtube.com/watch?v=9WYypHmERtw Please remember my car is a 2005 model , not a 2000 or 2001 or 2002 or 2003 or even a 2004. It is newer than those models so that is why my final price is will be more than older Insights. I am also going to have the car detailed it is pretty clean inside and out already but a detail will make it look brand new or close to it less a few scratches of course. Lastly, I am a small car dealer here in Orange, California. This means you are protected in your purchase because I am licensed and bonded. I specialize in these Insights. If you buy this and live in California you will also need to add salestax. I pay all other fees. If you live out of state you do not need to pay me salestax. I can also pick you up at the airport if you buy it and live out of state. You can then have an easy and inexpensive drive home. Choose John Wayne Santa Ana if you want to fly here. If you want to have it shipped I can take it to the shipper for you. If you need me to store the Insight for you I an do this for up to 1 month free. Send me a message and we can work this part out . Regarding cruise control, no Insights have this as Japanese makers felt the drives would not be long enough to install it. You can install one pretty easily for about $300. Here is how to do it ww.insightcentral.net/owners/mods/cruise1.htm ((put an extra w so you can click on it)) Sorry this has to be said: This is a listing to buy my car. If you win the auction you are legally obligated under Ebay's rules to pay for it. If you need a bank loan, need to ask your wife or husband or pastor or mom or check with your psychic advisor,,, please have these issues resolved before you bid, not after. If you win the auction you just bought the car. This is why a deposit is required. It really is that simple. I have done a 10 day auction so you have plenty of time to ask questions. Please let me know if there is anything I can help answer for you. I love these cars and drive one daily. On Oct-29-15 at 21:03:53 PDT, seller added the following information: I have received a few questions about the gas mileage possibility in this car and yes it is usually above 50 mpg you could even get over 60 mpg pretty easily with some easy changes in your driving habits like not driving in the fast lane etcOn Oct-30-15 at 14:33:01 PDT, seller added the following information: I would like to sell this car sooner than later of course so I'm going to drop the price $100 each day until the end of the auction. If this helps you buy it now please do. I've had over 200 pageviews with 18 active "watchers" and it has only been listed for two days so I have a feeling it will sell pretty soon so don't miss out. 2005 and 2006 are pretty rare years to find for saleOn Nov-06-15 at 08:11:28 PST, seller added the following information: I have just lowered the price to below $5,000 to tempt those of you sitting on the fence I would recommend hitting the Buy It Now if you want one of the newer Insight cars you will ever find for a good deal when gas goes up again in a few months these cars will be worth $6,000+ very quicklyOn Nov-06-15 at 17:57:24 PST, seller added the following information: I received a question on the original Matt which I do have the threading is coming apart a little bit on the end but they are in decent condition if you want them you can have them they do say Insight on them they are original from Honda