I wrote:

>Now payback is another thing - payback compared to what?  I paid $5000
for
my used van, not a really fair comparison.  There are few cars with such a
tight amount of space as the insight, so how would one compare?

>Car payments on a $20,000 car might cost me $300 a month, which makes the
difference in operating costs pale in comparison.  Not looking good.  If
the battery is going to wear out in 4 years the Insight is really looking
bad.  Anybody got facts on this?


A quick peruse of Ebay motors shows that a 2001 model Insight can be
bought for about $8800, whereas a similar  Civic goes for about $700 to
$1000 less, give or take.  Given a few hundred dollars difference, the
used Insight wins IMHO.  They seem to come with a 7 year warrantee on the
electric system, does that mean the batteries last at least 7 years???  My
experience with NiMh is pretty positive over NiCads, but that may not
translate to a car.

--Lawrence

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