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MsPotato
post Feb 16 2012, 03:43 PM

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[COLOR=blue]Am getting a 2012 version begining of next month! icon_rolleyes.gif biggrin.gif
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post Feb 22 2012, 12:30 PM

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Staticextreme, am getting mine on 3rd mar too! high 5! is urs the facelift version? am getting the facelift.
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post Feb 22 2012, 12:56 PM

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QUOTE(staticxtreme @ Feb 22 2012, 12:40 PM)
hi ms potato, ya facelift version. but according to my SA, no news on what goodies / updates until 28th feb.

hope they give better incentive / goodies / etc. to entice more ppl to buy insight, due to recent launching of Prius C which has tons more extras
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Mind telling me which branch you are getting from? My SA telling me more or less the same thing, and I was told the car will arrive on 29th. Am getting a white, and you? Been waiting for this car since begining of Jan, hope it's all worth for the long wait biggrin.gif

yup, agree with you, they ought to come out with some better incentives / more sweetener to fight with competitors.
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post Feb 22 2012, 01:13 PM

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QUOTE(staticxtreme @ Feb 22 2012, 12:58 PM)
hahahah me too! i booked since jan also waiting waiting now coming. finally. getting from sumber auto pj ss2

what about you ?
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Weststar Auto Jln Ampang. you are getting white too?
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post Feb 22 2012, 01:22 PM

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QUOTE(lunchtime @ Feb 22 2012, 01:14 PM)
what the difference btw current & FL version?
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Honestly, am not very sure of it as hasn't seen the car, no showroom car(s) available yet. But my understanding from SA is, it's just like the facelift version you see on the Japan Honda website. And this round's facelift, for M'sia, there will be one new colour, more to silverish grey - according to my SA.
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post Feb 22 2012, 02:36 PM

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QUOTE(Remedy @ Feb 22 2012, 02:11 PM)
Hi @staticextreme & @Ms Potato

I'll be collecting my 2012 end of feb/march too! glad to hear you guys are getting it as well!! smile.gif

by the way - i am still unsure if the price will remain the same.. any hints from your SA if the price is still 99.8 OTR?
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Congrats Remedy!

OTR RM99,812.15
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post Feb 22 2012, 07:25 PM

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QUOTE(Equallogy @ Feb 22 2012, 07:17 PM)
Im getting my FL insight aswell, but the SA called me and said my blackINS will only come end of march, i will get a whiteINS in early march if i want to make a switch ;((.. so far all my car are black, anyone facing the same problem?
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I guess it is really more on persnal preference. Don't push yourself to get a white just because you will get the car earlier, within a month's difference compare to driving the colour of car that you dislike for years! Think about it. smile.gif
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post Mar 5 2012, 09:59 AM

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Just got my new car on Saturday. 1st day using it for a longer distance to work this morning. However am still not very used to the auto stop function, expecially during the period of congested traffic (sigh...the morning kl rush hour). The auto stop doesn't stay long though am pressing the brake paddle (with the same pressure) and also, it's kind of uneasy when it was stucked at the jam, as the engine was feeling like it was going to auto stop (since the speed is rather slow, or about to auto stop in a jam) and juggle in between restarting engine and stopping engine. May I ask how do you guys manage it to work smoother? Thanks!
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post Mar 5 2012, 01:12 PM

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QUOTE(alxdc @ Mar 5 2012, 12:52 PM)
Few tips.
Drive with Econ off ( my experience Econ off or on my fuel saving is the same) so maintain off all the time.

When stuck in heavy traffic like u move few inches every 5 sec and your engine keep on and off that irritates u, then just shift the gear to S. The will remain on all the time.

Read the previous thread like version 2 onward. Got allot of tips.
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Thanks Calvin ans alxdc for the tips. Will try out the tips. I guess am still not getting the driving pattern right for lower fc. with nearly 40% of fuel gone (first full tank), am getting only around 170km drive.
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post Mar 8 2012, 04:01 PM

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QUOTE(Remedy @ Mar 8 2012, 03:59 PM)
I just collected my new Honda Insight FL 2012 - Aqua Metallic.

And i gotta say I LIKE IT!!! absolutely no regret in choosing this over Prius C.

The dash is stunning.. overall experience is cool. I don't care what other cars engine could do or more powerful..etc ..etc.

To me - the overall driving experience with this car is excellent!. Great comfort and good screen UI ! Believe it or not, instead of hating..I love the auto engine stop feature as well.. everytime it stops i feel happy smile.gif i am saving fuel hehe..

Very very nice car i would recommend.
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Welcome to the club Remedy. You could be the first Aqua owner OTR! rclxms.gif
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post Mar 9 2012, 11:23 AM

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Hey guys, a dumb question - as I can only do servicing on Saturdays (weekdays working and would like to send my car to sc personally instead of seeking SA's help though they said they can help to pick up and send back to my office), can I actually do my 1st 1k service abit after 1k but within the 1month period or it has to be by definte within 1k? Coz mine on average around 350km per week, so, i may need to service when it touches 700km on 2nd week if it has to be strictly within 1k.

Your advise please. wink.gif
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post Mar 9 2012, 03:27 PM

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QUOTE(cbinn @ Mar 9 2012, 02:18 PM)
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I did my 1st service at 1500km 3 days after I took my car because I did a round trip to alor setar first day i owned the Insight. Service center never complained about it. My 5k and 10k service were quite on time. Just did my 15k service few days back and my mileage is 15699, after i made a round trip kl-penang-kota bharu-kl which is close to 1000km. so far sc had not complained. I am doing around 5k a month.
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Thanks guys! smile.gif I guess it is just fine to do it passing 1k so long it is not too over. ie over 1.5k.
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post Mar 12 2012, 05:19 PM

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QUOTE(iTrump @ Mar 12 2012, 05:07 PM)
RM 675 for insured amount of RM4500 for windscreen. I am thinking of not insure windscreen. I remembered the SA told me will be cheaper for 2nd year... but it seem that the SA is wrong again.
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Mine just first year (this year) for FL version windscreen sum insured RM6k, premium RM900! rclxub.gif
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post Mar 12 2012, 05:46 PM

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QUOTE(ongdennis @ Mar 12 2012, 05:35 PM)
i also insure for 6k for my 2011 year insight.
reason behind is it include the tint...
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Yes, include the tinit. So if something happens, you get a free tint replacement too.
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post Mar 14 2012, 03:02 PM

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QUOTE(Lucky_Wishes @ Mar 14 2012, 01:59 PM)
guys... how to remove water mark on windscreen? I tried with car shampoo, but it doesn't work, anyone experience this?
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newspapers?

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post Apr 3 2012, 03:32 PM

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QUOTE(watonk @ Apr 3 2012, 03:08 PM)
Interesting. How much again?

Thinking to DIY from those cheap fin, coil some copper wire in there (as long as the signal comparable to original antenna), and walla! low cost shark fin. tongue.gif
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I saw a shop at 1 Utama (just one floor down from Jusco supermarket), selling cheap fins at RM9.90. There are a few colours available. Maybe you wanna check it out if you are staying at Klang Valley. smile.gif
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post Apr 4 2012, 09:31 AM

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This morning while I was stucked in the jam on a small hill (the tropicana road cutting out to BU and Kayu Ara, if some of you guys may know where it is), it went auto stop at the uphill (which is normal). Yet, when I switched from pressing the brake and immediately to throttle with gear D, my car gone backwards!! Twice! Twice it happened when I was trying to move forward, and I had to switch the gear to S to move forward. The kelisa behind was honking me like hell (as if she was shouting out loud:" Oy! are you sleeping?"). Oh, I felt so embarrased! I thought our car has this creep and hill assist? doh.gif Somemore, mine is a FL! rclxub.gif

Help! Do you guys have this problem? shakehead.gif
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post Apr 4 2012, 11:53 AM

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QUOTE(iphone @ Apr 4 2012, 11:39 AM)
even on D, can't fire up the engine without releasing the brake.
He need to engage handbrake, release brake pedal to fire up the engine before start moving.

Actually you will soon learn how to utilise the creep assist, i.e. when you apply brake and the car come to a stop on a slope, release the brake immediately (try NOT let the auto stop cuts in for too long by depressing the brake pedal).
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But the car tend to start auto stopping when the speed goes slow below 10km/h, especially when it hits from 4-0. Unless I turn off the econ mode or switch to S gear? This is seriously not the first time I encounter this problem, the first time was when I was again stucked in a morning jam at Damansara, infront of the CIMB buildings.

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post Apr 6 2012, 12:03 PM

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QUOTE(chris_tco @ Apr 5 2012, 11:15 PM)
are u sure? i though FL version comes with High Hill Assist? i can't believe it
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Start to believe it sweat.gif Dont think I couldn't be sure if the car was backwarding and if it was not the case, the car behind me would not be honking me like hell right? doh.gif
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post Apr 26 2012, 12:20 PM

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I think I could be the first FL version got whacked... cry.gif My baby just got hit this morning. cry.gif cry.gif

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