Wow, front back also kena

Sound serious. Which screw bro? Cant find the post.

Btw, that sandwiched Insight looks expensive (to repair).

Couldn't really tell which one, the SC guys tell me that after I complained to them..
rev the car, make them listen to the sound...
saw them open the cover underneath the car, and found the cause..
said some screws at the driveshaft need to be tightened..
*the remark they wrote is readjust driveshaft bracket/tighten screw...

If your car has that abnormal sound, bring to the SC ASAP, while within the warranty.. =)

Btw, I bring to SC Imavest Sg Long.

P/s: my mistake, the video that I post earlier has what the SC called "tapering sound", because it was meant/designed like that and it's normal..

but the sound when I revved is different - which I didnt have the video...

Wow full tank can really tahan 1 week of full use man! summore drive like a normal car, most of the time NOT in Econ mode.
Totally awesome

We've been living in this heaven since last year

Hi.
to all insight onwer. 2011 and 2012. Just want to find out. Does your car ima battery bar drop to 2 or 1 bar and it start charging with no assist when ever you drive up to a slope or a hill?

This post has been edited by alxdc: May 3 2012, 09:49 AM

Yes AFAIK that's normal for charge to drop if IMA assist in uphill drive. If the charge is low enough, the battery will be in forced charge mode where it will use engine to charge IMA so you feel drop in power when going prolonged uphill.

Crazy... FC even better than my old Kelisa

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Added on May 3, 2012, 12:10 pmBy the way, anyone knows when the Mugen bodykit for 2012 FL model will be out?

This post has been edited by kets: May 3 2012, 12:10 PM

You are not alone, mine also have problem(insight FL 2012) having sound after reaching 125km/h and above. Sound getting worst when drive more than 130km/h.

Meet 2 service center to report and rectify the problem. From their diagnose, this is because of front windscreen rubber not tight and wind goes in when reaching certain speed.

SC told there no replacement if my windscreen broken during repair.. so need to wait until they have stock??..!!!

Which SC u went?

Ya loh. Heaven!

Sometime even forget when last visit gas station. One time drove almost 2 weeks without refueling. Drive to work everyday fuel cost like taking lrt only. Amazing!

BTW changed back to semi synthetic at 15k service, pedal seems heavier and engine not so responsive. FC dropped a bit from 600++ km per tank to 550++km per tank

Might change back to full synthetic and feel the fun back. Fun and fuel saving at the same time? Amazing.

Please share your driving condition and style that u achieved that results. Thanks

below are my engine oil comparison between semi and full 0-20w.
the semi is between 10k-15k km
full 0-20w is between 15k until now

all in city drive.


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Took a test drive of the Honda Insight today. The car drives well and looks good. Wanted to ask though... from the forum, looks like this car does have some quality issues? Leaking etc? Anyone can comment? Deciding on this vs Prius C... Thanks in advance!

if u dont mind the interior of the prius c, i think its price is a very good bargain.

Normal. If you need more power, u have to floor the accelerator & the force charging will stop.

Is this the same issue with bonnet whistle?

I think that figure consider normal unless u frequently stuck in traffic jams and lots of short trip.
I easily hit 595km per tank. This is last week.


The 2 issues is whistling noise, and some water leak at the passenger side. I didnt face that leak, but that whistling sound has been addressed. So far very satisfied, especially on the fc and comfort/handling balance of the car. It slightly rigid if u used to a toyota, but very less roll & floating, confident handling.
U should go for prius C if u particular on comfort ride and dont mind the lack of boot space. Fc should be slightly better too. On the other hands, i found prius C body roll still like typical toyota, interior fail, and still quite a bit noisy due to lack of insulation. The regenerative braking is a bit noisy (whining). Overall, its still a smaller car but should be ok if u didnt require so much space.

How do you guys managed to achieved 600km per tank ???
Throughout the year I had only managed to hit 550km 1 time. Most of the time only hit 480km-500km only.

Is that something wrong with my car? or my driving style?

Eco mode all the time and normal traffic.

lets be more specific on the figures...
this will give a clear picture.

DRIVING: 70%City 30%Highway
TRAFFIC: Jam every morning to work
FUEL: Ron 97
ECON MODE: Off
FUEL CONSUMED: 32 Litre
TRAVEL: 523km
REMAINING KM READING: 33km



I hit this before few months ago:-

DRIVING: 70%City 30%Highway
TRAFFIC: Jam every morning to work
FUEL: Ron 97
ECON MODE: Off
FUEL CONSUMED: 35 Litre
TRAVEL: 570km
REMAINING KM READING: 0km

This post has been edited by alxdc: May 4 2012, 06:49 PM

DRIVING: 90%City 10%Highway
TRAFFIC: Normal jam to work and back (no standstill)
FUEL: Ron 95 (BHP or Petronas)
ECON MODE: ON 24/7
FUEL CONSUMED: 32 Litre
TRAVEL: 440km - 460km
REMAINING KM READING: 40+-km

P/S: Always tried to maintained speedometer green if I am not in rush.

This post has been edited by vaio_me: May 4 2012, 07:09 PM

I forgot to add the important average speed


DRIVING: 70%City 30%Highway
TRAFFIC: Jam every morning to work
FUEL BRAND: Shell
FUEL: Ron 97
ECON MODE: Off
AVERAGE SPEED:70-100km/h
FUEL CONSUMED: 32 Litre
TRAVEL: 523km
REMAINING KM READING: 33km

This post has been edited by alxdc: May 4 2012, 07:30 PM