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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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Centralised Speedo
Date: 12 May 2004 02:52 (UTC)When I saw a Toyota with that layout a couple of years back I commented on how it was a step backwards, but the salesman had a precis of a research paper which he showed me. Apparently we can flick our eyes right/left some 15 to 20 percent faster than we can up/down so, at least theoretically, putting the speedo off to one side is safer, once you get used to its position.