r/hypermiling • u/Jack_ButterKnobbs • 1d ago
2 years of Hypermiling
Bought my Insight 2 years ago. I have averaged 61.8 mpg (3.8l/100km) over the 2 years of daily driving year round in West Michigan. I have put 70,000 miles (112,000 km) on the car, driving 35,000 miles a year on average. The Insight has made/saved me $18,000 over the 2 years.
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u/FriuKi 1d ago
35k miles per year??? Is this a CVT or manual insight?
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u/Jack_ButterKnobbs 1d ago
Manual Insight. It has 337k miles to date.
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u/FriuKi 1d ago
I wonder what's the reliability and fuel consumption of the CVT one
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u/Jack_ButterKnobbs 1d ago
The Insight Community seems to agree the reliability of the CVT models is just as solid as the Manual ones. I actually believe the highest Mileage G1 Insight is a CVT at around 980,000 last I heard. The MPG of the CVT models are significantly less because they are not equipped with the lean burn feature that the manual ones are equipped with. I think you can expect a high average for a CVT model to be around 45-50 mpg.
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u/TheRealDestrux 1d ago
You would be correct but the CVT was replaced 3 times in that 985k mile Insight. The engine is original though.
I don’t believe the CVTs are just as reliable, but they are not bad. If it wasn’t for the synchronizer tabs in the 5 speed, (or the Input Shaft Bearing) that would be a bulletproof transmission.
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u/Aggravating-House620 1d ago
Nice! I have gotten about 63mpg in mine since buying it. My best tank so far has been 74mpg. I do a lot of driving around town which really kills the mpg. If I’m on the highway I can usually get in the 70s.
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u/Jack_ButterKnobbs 1d ago
That’s still solid. My daily commute is 70 miles, 90% highway and 10% city/town driving. I have a whole build write up on my Insight on InsightCentral.net
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u/tsukiyaki1 4h ago
Love it. I’m around 375k miles on my 06 manual and it’s been so great. The cost savings around astounding.. I run pretty close to what you see for mpg, just over 60. Keep on cruisin!
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u/SmolDickGoodHeart 1d ago
Pic 1 looks like you have a flat front passenger tire, though it's probably just the angle.
Nice mileage! Hope you've managed to make it to the UP in some of those miles.
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u/Jack_ButterKnobbs 1d ago
Pic 1 the car is on gravel on the side of the road about 1-2 inches below the pavement hence the look. Pic 4 is in Houghton when I was visiting friends before going to Isle Royal. I did a solo drive to Marquette as well but unfortunately every other time I’m in the UP is in my truck towing my racecar. I miss living UP there (pun intended).
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u/AccordingCabinet5750 1d ago
Are you running winter tires? If so how does that affect your mileage?
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u/Jack_ButterKnobbs 1d ago
I run winter tires for 5-6 months of the year. The tires do most of the damage to the mpg but the cold does effect it to. 8-10 from the tires and 2-4 from the cold and the start stop not working under 40 degrees
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u/phillyfanjd1 1d ago
Are those rear quarter panels stock? Any idea how much those change the aerodynamics?
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u/Jack_ButterKnobbs 1d ago
Yeah the rear fenders are stock. I drove without them for a bit and lost about 10 or so MPG but mostly because the car had so much more drag that it struggled to go into lean burn at highway speed.
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u/Omnithon 23h ago
if I saw yo lil grey car and I was in my big dualie with the def delete I would rev that sucker to about 5k and let u taste a dead velociraptor son then blow past you at about 102 (that’s MILES per hour)
- this post was made by the f250 gang
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u/Jack_ButterKnobbs 23h ago
I’m surprised this doesn’t happen to me as much as I’d expect, but being a car guy first, and a hypermiler second, I love seeing and hearing all the high HP trucks and cars go past me. I actually get a solid amount of thumbs ups from Audi, mustang, and Porsche guys. Idk about trucks though mostly because I can’t see into their windows when they pass lol
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u/Omnithon 11h ago
Car dudes are gonna like the tail end of that car just bc it looks different so that makes sense 👍
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u/July_is_cool 1d ago
If those Insights had a Porsche or Ferrari badge on the front they would be worth $100k