PSA: Going camping for a week with a Honda Insight...

[Eli]

Is nearly impossible. :sigh;

My poor car is packed to the brim. And we still have to fit bathroom things somewhere.. lol.

Going to Portland for a week, plan on camping most of the time. Granted, we do have a lot of shit.. but damn, it was so easy in her Civic. We've basically been going through what we thought we wanted to bring and eliminating things based on "stuff we need to bring" and "stuff we can buy when we get there".

Good Christ. This is why I want a 4 door hybrid that gets 60-70MPG. I'm pretty sure its possible, it just wouldn't sell. Bleh. I guess 50MPG+ would be a fairly good trade-off. But that extra 20MPG is pretty neat.

It's such a love/hate relationship with this car.. lol.

/rant

Probably post from my Blackberry while on the mountain at some point.

/waves

 

[moshquerade]

roof carrier?

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
roof carrier?

MPG slaughterer. May as well just get a Prius and enjoy the added comfort. I don't know what it is, I don't like Prius' tho.

I wish the 2nd generation Insight was a little better.. a little less mass consumer, and a little more MPG. But I digress....

 

[Rubycon]

Get one of these.

Or pull a trailer. :laugh:

Just add some more batteries.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: moshquerade
roof carrier?

MPG slaughterer.

well, sometimes you have to sacrifice

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: moshquerade
roof carrier?

MPG slaughterer.

well, sometimes you have to sacrifice

Well, I know.. What I meant though, is may as well just get a Prius and enjoy the added comfort instead of crippling a car that is capable of 70MPG to 50MPG. I don't know what it is, I don't like Prius' though.

I wish the 2nd generation Insight was a little better.. a little less mass consumer, and a little more MPG. But I digress.... Of course they aren't going to do that. Meh.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: moshquerade
roof carrier?

MPG slaughterer.

You're going camping not driving with it on your roof for the next five years. Sheesh, even with poor gas mileage, you'll still be saving money over staying in a hotel.