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Petrol prices here are going to hit $1.10/litre by the start of june. Time to save up for that hybrid car. I think I like the Honda Insite more than the Toyota Prius.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
betnoir has bought an Insight, so I did a little research and realized something I don't like about the Prius: Centralized Instrument Panel!
Prius dash board
Insight Dash Board
Any dashboard that makes you look left (in Aus) is wrong. I can't stand driving an Echo, and the Prius would drive me crazy. And the gear lever on the steering column? It's not really, but it might as well be. I'm pretty certain I'd go for the Insight now.
Whenever Honda starts selling them here, that is.
Petrol prices here are going to hit $1.10/litre by the start of june. Time to save up for that hybrid car. I think I like the Honda Insite more than the Toyota Prius.
betnoir has bought an Insight, so I did a little research and realized something I don't like about the Prius: Centralized Instrument Panel!Prius dash board
Insight Dash Board
Any dashboard that makes you look left (in Aus) is wrong. I can't stand driving an Echo, and the Prius would drive me crazy. And the gear lever on the steering column? It's not really, but it might as well be. I'm pretty certain I'd go for the Insight now.
Whenever Honda starts selling them here, that is.
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Date: 11 May 2004 14:06 (UTC)I was told that the off center display was designed so you could see it with your peripheral vision.
Uh-huh. So why make it numbers and not a dial or graph? I found I had to keep looking left while driving. sure I could see it when driving, but I couldn't tell what the damned thing said.
Oh that and the Echo I drove (Late 2002 model) felt like it was about to flip itself over on hard cornering and weaved over the road during emergency braking. Sheesh.