2002 Honda Insight

Coupe

Automatic

JHMZE14732T001603

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Hybrid

This is a nice 2002 Insight Hybrid 1st Gen 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 with "sport" and "drive" settings and weighs only 2200 pounds. That is 1000 pounds less than the Toyota Prius. The tires are in good condition and are the recommended Bridgestone Potenza low resistance tires. The a/c is cold. The IMA battery charges as it should and the autostop works perfectly. It has 149,000 miles which is below average miles for this type of 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. Honda still services them also. They cost $30,000 to build.This model of Honda Insight is still to this day the absolute king of mpg of all vehicles ever made for public use. 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 50 miles per gallon or more depending on how you drive. That equates to 500 miles on one tank of gas, instead of 100 miles before you need to stop and plug in for 8 hours like the Leaf, Volt or Tesla. 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 2016 no Prius or other hybrid car can beat my car's mpg. Here is the proofww.motherearthnews.com/green-transportation/miles-per-gallon-cars-zb0z11zblon.aspxand a neat insight videoww.youtube.com/watch?v=9WYypHmERtw This is a 2002, not a 2000 or 2001 so the price is a bit higher than older Insights. Regarding shipping: I can 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 . Some have asked about 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 due to Ebay's rules about including sites, guess they think some people advertise or promote other stuff in their listing besides what they are selling)) 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. You pay sales tax even with a private party sale but you pay it at the dmv so it does not feel like an extra fee, just expensive registration. But I collect this sad to say, not the dmv. In fact I complete all dmv paperwork for free if you want. If you prefer to do it that is fine also. If you live out of state you do not need to pay me sales tax. And 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 within 24 hours after auction end. It really is that simple. I have done a full 7 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. Feel free to make an offer, ya never know I might just accept. I love these cars and drive one daily.