I've been more or less obsessed with the new Honda Insight and 3rd generation Toyota Prius. I figured that one of these two vehicles would be my next car. I'm a big fan of Honda, so I figured that the Insight would be more of what I was looking for. But, I could not dismiss the Prius because of its 50 MPG rating, greater horsepower, and larger size.

I've watched tons of videos about each car on YouTube, including a very long press conference about the 3rd generation Prius. But, I hadn't seen either vehicle in person, until today.

I was at the local Honda dealership, having some maintenance done on my car. While on the lot, I checked out the Insights they had and became disappointed. I had no idea how small the Insight was. I knew it was smaller than the Prius, but I didn't expect it to be smaller than the Civic. It's similar in size to the Honda Fit, which is smaller than what I want.

So, even though it pains me to say it, the Honda Insight is not for me. It is considerably smaller than what I want. From here, I can see myself either going with the new Prius or just keeping my '03 Civic until something better comes along. Or, maybe I would consider the Civic Hybrid, who knows.