Huh, only knock & spray cost about RM 550!!!!. Do you want to find other alternative? I can recommend one workshop, the price is competitive and nice job after done coz i've sent my CITY for repair last time.

sorry to hear tat u having small accident.
btw, the part so expensive?

thanks for your offer...but then, i'm afraid other car workshop may not have the right painting for my pearl white (according to the service advisor, this is the most expensive metalic color for honda model)...besides that, the advisor said that it voids certain parts of the car warranty if it is being repaired by non honda authorized workshop...didn't have much alternatives, so i just swallow the cost..

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Added on April 19, 2011, 4:46 pm

yes..understandable the parts are extraordinarily expensive because these parts are ordered and shipped from japan 

thanks for your offer...but then, i'm afraid other car workshop may not have the right painting for my pearl white (according to the service advisor, this is the most expensive metalic color for honda model)...besides that, the advisor said that it voids certain parts of the car warranty if it is being repaired by non honda authorized workshop...didn't have much alternatives, so i just swallow the cost..

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Added on April 19, 2011, 4:46 pm

yes..understandable the parts are extraordinarily expensive because these parts are ordered and shipped from japan 

now in Penang i see a few insights... starting to get more... mostly with PKA/PKB number plate... mostly white n black ...

agree..i saw it black color insight at Jelutong shell yesterday everning .. plate is PKC .. ... only silver i haven't see yet ... wait lah .. mine is silver dunno when got car .. .. .. 

interesting~ i saw 2 silvers in pg b4 in PKA n PKB. but mostly white i must say. only saw 1 black and 2 blues. but am happy with my whitey~ yeepee~

I purposely mislead the pricing to justify my sidestep purchase. Haha.

My insight for next year, tax exemption will still here. However, when Proton, Perodua or Naza (local players) market their own hybrid, they will re-impose the tax.

Honda will have to increase the price to let say, 130k. But to keep competing in hybrid market, by then they will include features like trunk light (&$(%#!!), auto door lock (^#(&$$!!), pedal shifters, reverse camera, better sound system maybe navi unit, more choices of colours, auto hatch release, real 'keyless' entry and push start button. They might even push the engine to 1.5 IMA with higher capacity motor and battery with extended full electric range. Not to forget, motorized AC.

totally agree...when parts & maintenance are cheaper, there will be more buying demand which would subsequently boost up the resale value..

i had just met an car accident on my insight ytd... due to the stupid faulty traffic light..
my bumper was dented...went to honda service center and consult the service advisor
was being told that bumper replacement would simply cost above 2k and the lead time for shipping is unknown (could take up to 1-2 months)...luckily, the advisor said that there is no crack (CBU made bumpers were tough) and the dented part would be easily being repaired by knocking and respraying the paint which would cost roughly RM 550

if there is no local assemble parts, i think the future resale value of this car would be very low..
if you are the 2nd hand buyer, would you want to get through such a hassle for parts replacement? not to mention that the price for the spare parts are neither decent ...

now in Penang i see a few insights... starting to get more... mostly with PKA/PKB number plate... mostly white n black ...

agree..i saw it black color insight at Jelutong shell yesterday everning .. plate is PKC .. ... only silver i haven't see yet ... wait lah .. mine is silver dunno when got car .. .. .. 

interesting~ i saw 2 silvers in pg b4 in PKA n PKB. but mostly white i must say. only saw 1 black and 2 blues. but am happy with my whitey~ yeepee~

I do have some issue with my 1GB pen drive, normally it doesn't recognised after I turned off the engine then I wan to play it come with error. I used another 2GB then it's ok, no problem.

I guess some pen drive may have this issue. BTW the different 1GB and 2GB i used was 1GB = USB 1.1 & 2GB = USB 2.0.

soon i wil join the cruise... hahaha... pls honk while u see insight wit pkc 7X88  

totally agree...when parts & maintenance are cheaper, there will be more buying demand which would subsequently boost up the resale value..

i had just met an car accident on my insight ytd... due to the stupid faulty traffic light..
my bumper was dented...went to honda service center and consult the service advisor
was being told that bumper replacement would simply cost above 2k and the lead time for shipping is unknown (could take up to 1-2 months)...luckily, the advisor said that there is no crack (CBU made bumpers were tough) and the dented part would be easily being repaired by knocking and respraying the paint which would cost roughly RM 550

if there is no local assemble parts, i think the future resale value of this car would be very low..
if you are the 2nd hand buyer, would you want to get through such a hassle for parts replacement? not to mention that the price for the spare parts are neither decent ...

No la, tyre was another issue because my ride was really harsh, nothing to do with the grinding noise.

Actually the metal knocking/grinding noise can be heard when i start the engine in the morning, I think this is the same noise I hear when accelerating, the noise will go off when I let go the pedal.  I hope this is normal but need more insight owners to test their cars to find out.

By the way, FC for second tank is 710km, just pumped RM64.00 petrol.  90% city 10% highway.

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Added on April 19, 2011, 11:15 am

Any speed as long as you press the accelerator pedal the noise will come on, and it will go off when let go the pedal. 

I hope it is not CVT or any big problem because the noise is not really audible unless you pay full attention to it.

ok i am collecting my car tmr, count down 11++ hours to go...

Congrat!    I am collecting my car within this week ~ waiting for SA to call. Hopefully Thursday or Friday ~ 

try sandisk brand one should be ok. used quite a no of sandisk thumbdrive on my NHC. it works.

i like honda car audio system the most, stock audio system already very good, no need to install third party one at all.

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Added on April 19, 2011, 10:26 pm

wow that similar to my number!!! 

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Added on April 19, 2011, 10:27 pm

that's the risk like us as first-movers need to bear no choice. 

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Added on April 19, 2011, 10:30 pm

so jialat? tmr when i take car, if got this problem also can reject the acceptance of the car? 

i tot this is u :

KIDMAD aka JOSHUA WONG, ARE YOU A RETARD?  YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND OUR WARNING?  YOU ARE NOT LISTENING TO US.  ARE YOU PREPARE TO LOSE YOUR JOB?  YOU SPENT TOO MUCH TIME IN THIS FORUM.

YOU HAVE ONCE LAST CHANCE OR ELSE YOU SPEND THE REST OF YOUR TIME IN THIS FORUM, NO NEED TO WORK ANYMORE.
QUOTE(Felixchui80 @ Apr 16 2011, 01:48 PM)

by opening up another ID

Can anyone please advise me on how to remove this yellow stain? I suspect it is cause by road tar and I tried removing it with Turtle wax car wash as well as the Bug & Tar remover, but it is still there. I last wax my car about a month ago.


Thank you

Was advised to use clay bar, does it help?