That's actually a really good idea!
There are two issues that come to mind:
1) I already have the crx and have stripped
the interior, engine and all other crap that
I won't be keeping. Now granted, if I
Scrapped the whole car and started over
with an insight, i'd only be out about a
grand, which isn't a big deal, but like you
said, A used insight's gonna cost around
$10k. I give you props on the idea, it's a
good one, but considering I already have a
base car to work with, I'd just assume not
throw an additional $10k down the toilet.
I am planning on putting a lot of money
into this project, but I think it would be
foolish to spend $10k on an insight when I
can take that same $10k and apply it
towards toys for the CRX. Don't take me
the wrong way, maybe I'll do an insight
build after the crx is done.
2) I want a sleeper. Ya I know the Insight
would be the ultimate sleeper, but what I
want is a car that looks old, looks cheap,
and dominates everything on the street
and track. I have a feeling that if I pull up
on someone and I'm driving an insight, the
car is still gonna look new and clean and
aerodynamic, which isn't what I'm looking
for right now.
Just a little background on myself. I've already completed a mild build up on my 4th gen lude. I love this car, but I built it to be more of a show car than an all out racer. Granted, My lude runs a low 14 in the quarter, but I have enough money in the body that I'm unwilling to drive it as hard as I want to. If I wrecked it, i'd be extremely heartbroken. My goal is to make the CRX look as close to stock as possible. Now I do consider my lude to be decently quick, It's not fast enough for my liking. I could make it faster, but Like I said, It looks quick and It's not as fun to screw with people in the lude as it would be if I had a Hard core sleeper.
Anyways, sorry for the long post, I got a little carried away. More to come...