hi. i just booked my insight today, after weeks of research and reading on the net, not to mention test drove the car at 3 different sales centres, finally i made up my mind and booked this car...my predicament doesnt end there, coz after that i am back at decision making process of selecting which color i want pulak. want black, dont have stock, in the end, took up blue color.

anyway, hi. hope i can share my experience later in this thread.

"GO GREEN"

http://www.insightman.com/mag_photos/2010_press.htm

insight development phase

http://blogs.insideline.com/roadtests/2009...walkaround.html

check this one out.

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Added on September 13, 2011, 3:28 pm"The Honda Insight's brakes use a single-piston sliding caliper and a one-piece ventilated rotor. The term "regenerative braking" is associated with hybrids, but that's an independent electricfied version of engine braking that has nothing whatsoever to do with the standard brake system, which operates in an utterly normal way"

it uses the crank rotation to charge the battery eh, instead of the brake itself.

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Added on September 13, 2011, 3:31 pmi'm getting my insight this friday, do we need to 'break-in' the engine? what speed? coz i plan to go straight back to perak for the holiday. leceh la if have to 'break in' at slow speed

This post has been edited by mrsafwan: Sep 13 2011, 03:31 PM

ok, thanks chizzu and watonk, i'll keep that in mind

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Added on September 13, 2011, 4:00 pmerr what's Creep Aid?

some more checking out activity

http://www.insideline.com/honda/insight/20...pact-coupe.html

http://www.insideline.com/honda/hybrid/goa...arly-sales.html

This post has been edited by mrsafwan: Sep 13 2011, 04:00 PM

how much?

SHOCKINGG !!!


THIS GUY IN JAPAN WENT ON EV MODE FOR A FULL 3MIN+ . SPEED 30KM/H

correct me if im wrong coz i dont understand japanese.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_OoNVAbntw&feature=related

Got my dyno blue pearl on 15/9. straight went back to kampung and "ter" reach speed at 150km/h. done first service and immediately "ter" reach speed of 180km/h.

fc getting around 19-20km/l. no complaints. love every bit of the car.

have i damaged my car with such high speed?

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Added on September 19, 2011, 11:07 ami wonder if our insight was caught in a flash flood. will that damage the IPU (as it located at the lower part of the trunk?)

will water find its way into the compartment or is it watertight? . dang i look at the news of flash flood and i started to think abt the IPU, scare the tutt out of me

does insurance cover it? water damage to IPU.

furthermore, can we wash the engine bay?? coz a lot of wiring and gadgetary n fancy electronic stuff is in there.



This post has been edited by mrsafwan: Sep 19 2011, 11:07 AM

ya, i hit 180km/h for a few seconds onli. after that 115-120.

blue lawa. very rare on the road. he he he (puji my car nampak)

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Added on September 20, 2011, 9:54 ami've got 2.60% from affin bank.

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Added on September 20, 2011, 9:56 ami think i'm not only break-in the car i break-the-car already. he he

i suppose wiping the engine with a micro-fiber cloth by 3m would suffice. provided there is not much water stain in there. i think the bay is sufficiently covered from external water splasing hence minimal cleaning.

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Added on September 20, 2011, 9:59 amya, at first i wanted black, but since the stock will arrive sometime in mid-oct i settled for blue instead. a wise decision because now i think i love this blue color. its darker, i supposed thats what the "II" insignia signifies (a more darker blue).



This post has been edited by mrsafwan: Sep 20 2011, 09:59 AM

anyone using MEX on a daily basis? issit just me or the IMA system really malas to work on this hiway. the IMA doesnt assist much, eventhough im climbing an inclination..most of the time the IMA is in charging mode (though im going uphill)..

or im getting paranoid with my own car.

help

yeah..hope i can stop thinking too much abt it. thanks

last nite drive in puchong..the engine is doing all the work, but the ima is either off or on charging mode, when accelerating, the assist was very minimum then back to charging pulak. i end up having my ima batery full..puchong where got hilly areas sgt (im talking LDP).

wow, what a deal.

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Added on September 26, 2011, 8:56 amwhat do u use to make your dashboard shine like that. nice.

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Added on September 26, 2011, 8:57 amwow man, thats quite big a gap

This post has been edited by mrsafwan: Sep 26 2011, 08:57 AM

check out my FC http://www.fuelly.com/driver/dynoblue/insight

what is small parking light bulb? which one is that

how much is the HID headlight cost. and the foglight?

is it just plug n play, or need some rewiring. pls advise bro.

thanks.

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Added on September 27, 2011, 10:16 amsince my ima is very lazy assisting me on MEX hiway. i have came up with this theory.

hypothesis :
a. ron97 burns better n give better pickup, hence the engine produce more power at the same power band compared to same engine that uses ron95. therefore a ron97 engine more relax than ron95.

b. ima motor assist when the engine need some power (uphil/accelerating).


since im using ron97 since day one, can i assume that my engine performs better, thus requiring IMA to lazyly assist my engine???

im gonna try ron95 in this few week to feel and check out my theory.

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Added on September 27, 2011, 10:44 amhttp://www.themotorreport.com.au/6915/the-real-mccoey-on-ron-research-octane-number

This post has been edited by mrsafwan: Sep 27 2011, 10:44 AM

i agree. i have no qualms with ron95. my concern is my IMA. going uphill going on charge, going downhill also on charging. my ima battery end up full lehh..im gonna ask the service centre to have a look.


by the way, regarding ron95 and 97, i have 2 friend using insight and RON95 (both of em). here are simple stat from their fuelly.com data:

(a) their consumption is 6.0L/100km and 5.0L/100 km respectively, while my car is 4.7L/100km (RON97).

(b) cost per km is 9.6cents/km and 11.17 cents/km respectively while my car hovers at 13.1cents/km (RON97).

© for the same 3,000km (average travelling per month) basis, they will consume 150litres of fuel (5.0L/100km), 180litres of fuel (6.L/100km) while my car will only consume 141litres of fuel (4.7litre/100km) RON97.

(d) their average cost (based on 3,000km distance) would be RM285 (5.0litre/100km), RM342 (6.0litre/100km) respectively while i will fork out RM395 (4.7litre/100km).

in conclusion :

(a) ron97 gives slightly better mileage (4.7litre/100km) vs 5.0litre/100km.


(b) since ron97 costs RM2.80/litre, the average cost per km is at 2cents/km extra than RON95. if RON97 is priced at slightly RM2.50/litre i guess RON97 its worthwhile to use.

© for the same 3000km basis, RON97 will have to fork out extra RM50 for the same mileage, consider the extra RM50 for better acceleration and cleaner and smoother engine.



will i use ron97 again? i guess, weighing on the extra cost and the benefit it offers, i will definitely use ron97 for a cleaner and smoother engine in the long run.


all these are facts, compiled via fuelly.com. not some advert feel good feelings.

5.0L/100km (http://www.fuelly.com/driver/insectisight)

6.0L/100km (http://www.fuelly.com/driver/sheen86)

and my fuelly (http://www.fuelly.com/driver/dynoblue/insight)


feel free to discuss. thanks.

he he he..true oso...

wow not bad. almost no difference.

wah, so near..ya i agree with your points. hehehe. i put the fuelly data just for discusion, comparing between those two fuels in terms of cost n savings. i cant say much about the performance though, because there are no benchmark that can be compared of.

when i think of it, yeah, RON95 is better than RON97, and our insight is an awesome fuel sipping machine. even with your driving style, u still manage 6l/100km. if i do that with my previous waja, that would be a disastrous 9-10litre/100km.

i'll try to press the accelerator harder, so far i have been light footed and very concious about accelerating..cannot turn blue, cannot turn blue..hahaha


sorry mate, if i made the reference without your consent.

good day.