I hear you but those 3 months testing Air to Ground Radios were exciting times for this Army Helicopter Guy.

 

Top speeds -

- HCH from Los Angeles to Vegas: around 88 mph on a big downhill stretch
- 300ZX TT Los Angeles (desserted freeway): 152 mph and I thought my fillings in my teeth might come loose

 

Anyone knows what the mpg is at around 100 mph (Not a very high speed at a german Autobahn ;c) )? I'm planning on getting a HCH, and my current car consumes around 25-27 mpg at 100 mpg with AC on.

 

You can easily dig up the goods on me. I've had my Insight 5.5 years, but pushed it hard the first two before I considered hypermiling. I've done 113mph a couple of times, raced people that whizzed past me....

I cruised at 95mph over about 100 miles to "show" a black Suburban he could not blast by me and got a recal or two. Probably the most abusive thing I did....

I've heard comments that remind me of when I floored the Insight. At full throttle, acceleration can definitely be sluggish, but the car was built for good milage, not racing - that applies to most hybrids on the road.

At almost 94,000 miles, my hybrid battery pack, BCM, MCM had to be replaced. Honda was nice to pay $6,500 after I put in $450.

You can say Honda has needed to recall their hybrids, esp the 2000 Insights, etc......bottom line is my driving also had a lot to do with the battery pack going out.



If your hybrid battery pack goes out prematurely and you do a lot of driving over 80mph, don't play victim.

 

115mph... down a huge hill on highway 78 in PA just outside of Allentown.

 

kenny, you make me smile! I'd like to be like that all the time, but I guess I let them push me around a little, so I pick it up a bit when I feel like I have to. Sad to be so swayed by peer pressure, isn't it?