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| Dealer (South Carolina) emailed me today (2/9) that they will have three 2010 Insights in late March. Colors are white, silver, and the light blue (don't know its name). | |
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Replying to: rookie60 (Feb 07, 2009 9:56 am) ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////- ////////////////////////////////////// Crazy as it may sound, I hope right but I think you're wrong. The price of oil is tied closely to the health of the world's economies. Barring a major catastrophic event bringing the price of oil up quickly, we're well over a year away from a healthy economy, and high oil prices. Here in the Midwest regular gasoline topped out at $4/gallon last July. It was as low as $1.50/gallon around the 1st of the year and is now about $1.80, due more to local gouging than higher oil prices. $3/gallon should be our mid-summer peak in 2009 - probably lower. $4/gallon gasoline will be back, but the summer of 2010 is the earliest it will happen. That's why we need a $1/gallon gas tax to help fund "infrastructure stimulus", at least while prices are low.
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"..$1/gallon gas tax..." Good start but what our government really needs to do is set a target for future gas prices and make it so by imposing taxes incrementally, $10.00 gallon in 2020. And use the income wisely, say rapid transit systems. |
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Replying to: dodgeman07 (Feb 09, 2009 7:34 pm) |
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Replying to: jchan2 (Jan 19, 2009 3:59 pm) Given the rise in the Yen I think it's unlikely Honda can keep the price at $18K. I do think $20K is more likely for base model. I wouldn't pay markup either. If demand is very high though it may be difficult to get one at MSRP in the beginning. |
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The Honda dealer where I bought my 2009 Fit Sport called yesterday (2/25 dinnertime - don't you love calls at dinnertime) to say the manager was adding a $1,000 "market adjustment" to all Insights. I told him to tell the manager I was no longer interested in an Insight from them but to let me know if he recanted. Tonight, also during dinner, they called back to say the manager had made "an exception" for me since I was a former customer. I'm surprised they're playing these games; new cars aren't selling as it is.
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Replying to: dweiser (Feb 26, 2009 5:40 pm) But yes, it IS an odd time to be playing the game the same way they did in boom times. |
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I ordered an Insight and knew more than the dealership about the "new" model. My salesman, from whom I bought my Civic Hybrid in 2006, says I am the first to order one from big Berlin City Honda in NH. He said it should arrive in May, perhaps late April, and my request for a dark red EX with Navi evoked more questions than answers. He thinks it may be the color of the Accord, tango red, and pricing is still unknown. He has no fliers or information for customers yet. I hope he doesn't try to up the price, and may give me a better deal as a third-time buyer. The Insight may mean a loss of mpg over my Civic, but up here on NY state's northernmost border, the long unforgiving winter drags mpg into the mid-30's. The Insight will be a techie upgrade, but I hope it doesn't disappoint with a cheap ride compared to my relatively luxury-sized Civic. My daughter in NC is eager to buy our Civic, and the 7yr/120K warranty will pass to her with it. I was surprised that the SC dealer is expecting Insights in March, whereas the Honda dealer in Albemarle, NC told me they wouldn't get them until at least September. |
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Replying to: moondog6 (Mar 01, 2009 8:17 am) Here are the exterior colors Honda lists for the North American Insights: Clear Sky Blue (new and exclusive to the Insight) Spectrum While Pearl (also a Civic hybrid color) Alabaster Silver Metallic (also an Accord and Civic color) Polished Metal Metallic (also an Accord and Civic color) Crystal Black Pearl (also an Accord, Civic, and Fit color) Atomic Blue Metallic (also a Civic and Element color) Tango Red Pearl (also a Civic color) The Clear Sky Blue is a very light/bright blue. I expect the LX to be $19,995 and the EX to be $21,995.
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Replying to: rookie60 (Mar 01, 2009 8:42 am) http://lucienk.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!A4AE3FB12A26635!952.entry Also see here Insight pictures with color red: http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/abg-first-drive-2010-honda-insight/ and http://www.netcarshow.com/honda/2010-insight/ I believe dealers will get the Insights end of March but first customer deliveries may take several months.
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