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 °° LYN Honda Insight Owners Thread V1 °°, The Power Of Hybrid. Owners Welcome !

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post Mar 7 2011, 02:56 PM

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my guess is that the earlier batches has a lot of white units as i guessed HM estimated that the demand for that colour to be very high
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post Mar 8 2011, 04:09 PM

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QUOTE(dinkoi @ Mar 8 2011, 03:45 PM)
One good thing about Honda service, they let u bring ur own part like engine oil, s/plug, oil filter, etc
not like d T****A, if u bring s/plug or engine oil better than their, they wont accept, am I rite!
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the Honda SC that i went allowed me to bring my own oil, but charges a RM10 surcharge for it
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post Mar 12 2011, 12:18 AM

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QUOTE(adamking @ Mar 11 2011, 11:15 PM)
Wah...  toyota and honda japan factory close bcoz of the tsunami.
http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/03/toyot...down-after.html

Not sure it will affect delivery or not. I was looking at footage in youtube, quite devastating.
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according to the news, the Suzuka plant has resumed production
Suzuka is where Insights are made

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post Mar 15 2011, 09:56 PM

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i guess delivery for the immediate 2 months will still be ok, just as what HM said
beyond that, we'll just have to wait and see
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post Mar 16 2011, 12:54 PM

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well, for some where the company gives interest subsidy, longer loan period doesn't cost them much
and for some, even if they have the cash, they rather take a longer loan but put the cash elsewhere where the return could be higher
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post Mar 17 2011, 10:54 AM

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initial discussion will be on Insight
say how good hybrid is for the government's image, bla bla bla
then later when finalize, end up choosing more expensive hybrids
need to maintain image mah
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post Mar 17 2011, 02:52 PM

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QUOTE(kennyguy @ Mar 17 2011, 02:39 PM)
I sold my 05 city Idsi (black) for RM 44500, even lower than you.
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considering yours is 05 idsi, you got a better deal lah
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post Mar 24 2011, 10:30 AM

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QUOTE(voscar @ Mar 24 2011, 09:54 AM)
Nobody care to find out? sad.gif
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it has ivtec + 2 spark plug and valves per cylinder


Added on March 24, 2011, 10:31 am
QUOTE(jeremy0 @ Mar 24 2011, 09:56 AM)
After driving the hybrid for 3 days, it is a big change compared to my old civic....the car is great in the city and i do enjoy the engine start stop feature esp there are no traffic jams in ipoh town....

Fuel consumption is excellent and the 40 litre fuel tank is very friendly to my pocket...I average about 100kms a day travelling from my house to my workplace in Kampar. I manage to hit about 155 km/h during a test run stretch and overtaking is a breeze....

My only concerns are the noisy dunlop tyres....since they are the same size as the Honda City tyres, they only have goodyear assurance and conti CSC5 at the moment....I've been using Michelin tyres on all my cars but they do not have one for 185/55/16 at the moment...can anyone recommend a pair of quieter tyres
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CC5 should be quiet as it is supposed to be comfort tyres


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post Mar 24 2011, 03:06 PM

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QUOTE(voscar @ Mar 24 2011, 02:53 PM)
Meaning the engine used in local Insight is the same as in this webpage?

http://www.honda.com/newsandviews/article.aspx?id=4922
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errmmm, yeah
stated it's is insight powertrain mah
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post Mar 24 2011, 05:38 PM

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well there an ultrasonic sensor to detect movement in the cabin when the alarm is armed
so when you wife moved, the alarm will get triggered
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post Mar 25 2011, 05:06 PM

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QUOTE(groovy @ Mar 25 2011, 04:42 PM)
Of course it can still run. You're good for another 100km at least. I have tested this but it is not recommended to drive on mostly empty tanks because the oxidation from the unused tank may damage the engine
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not to mention that it might put extra stress on the fuel pump
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post Mar 29 2011, 01:24 PM

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QUOTE(ZeroSP @ Mar 29 2011, 10:31 AM)
Handling and safety above everything... If me I will even go for 205/45/R16
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but be careful with the warranty on the wheel bearing

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post Mar 29 2011, 02:01 PM

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QUOTE(dinkoi @ Mar 29 2011, 01:43 PM)
I pay RM450 for all screen, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
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you are insuring for a sum of RM3000?

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post Mar 29 2011, 02:48 PM

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QUOTE(sony_user999 @ Mar 29 2011, 02:37 PM)
i think adamking cant ask from other branches dy.... deposited, and kena wait...
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why not? just cancel with one branch and make a new booking at another
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post Apr 4 2011, 01:39 PM

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QUOTE(infinitium @ Apr 4 2011, 01:17 PM)
use semi-syn enough lah... esp w/5k change interval. more than sufficient. i would prefer changing cheaper oil (semi-syn) more frequently v.s. fully-syn for 10k smile.gif
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more frequent change will incur more labour charge but more importantly, is the time spent going to the SC
btw, the oil filter is rated for 10k km
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post Apr 4 2011, 09:11 PM

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QUOTE(cabalerro @ Apr 4 2011, 08:45 PM)
Yes. IMO from what SA told us, the windscreen it cost 5k...thats why we insured..

actually why it cost so much? special windscreen? can protect from UV attack?

intelligent windscreen?

LOL
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because it is imported from japan
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post Apr 6 2011, 09:32 PM

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QUOTE(lovencare @ Apr 6 2011, 08:43 PM)
Oops i mean the Buatan 2011 as for the car unit itself. Yeah I have the same thinkin in the 1st place which week 50 is very close to year 2011. But what interested me though is that my friend had a few similar cases b4 with CBU unit. He mentioned the tire's manufacturer date shouldn't be more than 2 months from the day you collected your car. FYI my car was collected on March. Else either it be an inside job or the car itself is old. Will get more confirmation with Honda and my friend b4 decided what to do next. Just doin myself wat's right as a consumer, coz this is not a cheap car.

Btw do you own Insight? Appreciate if you could provide the manufacturer date of you tire as well if you don't mind. Thanks.
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shipment from japan + custom clearance + registration would easily take more than 1.5 months
don't be too finicky over these matters
you are buying a CBU car, which unlike CKD cars, doesn't leave the factory a week or two before the delivery date


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