"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
05/26/2020 at 11:09 • Filed to: None
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"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
05/26/2020 at 11:09 • Filed to: None | 3
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The Insight is a heck of a quirky daily, but there’s a few quirks that get on my nerves.
For those who don’t want to watch the video:
1. The steering wheel is off-center relative to the seat
2. The blower motor shuts off when the car auto-stops and the HVAC in general is weird and confusing despite appearing normal at first
3. The upper trim around the door leaks water directly onto the driver seatbelt reel, causing a wet seatbelt and potential SRS issues
4. The manual transmission is pretty weak by Honda standards and prone to 1st and 2nd gear synchro issues due to a faulty “dual cone” design.
5. The fuel economy is too good and I don’t get to fill it up more than once a month so my graph of fuel economy has a disappointingly small amount of data points.
Cé hé sin
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/26/2020 at 12:17 |
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5. The fuel economy is too good and I don’t get to fill it up more than once a month so my graph of fuel economy has a disappointingly small amount of data points.
Yes, it’s terrible when that happens.
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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> Cé hé sin
05/26/2020 at 12:23 |
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Such a shame, really.
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> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/26/2020 at 21:08 |
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SamIam
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/26/2020 at 22:11 |
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Yeah, I hate the fact I have logged 99.8 mpg over hundreds of miles in my Gen 1.
Bill
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/27/2020 at 00:19 |
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Actually the input shaft bearing of the manual transmission is more apt to be a problem area than the synchros. If you lose the ISB, you’ll find yourself needing new, or if you can find it, a used input shaft in decent condition. If you think the clutch is anywhere close to needing service and the Insight has over 100K miles, get a replacement from Luk, and a new input shaft bearing. You can do the job in less than a day. Use genuine Honda fluid in *either* the manual or the automatic transmission. The Honda fluid is expensive, but it is worth it,
Dude, replace the plastic clips at the back of the trim piece above the door already. Yes, they are four bucks each and only available from Honda, but that is a helluva lot better than wet seat belts.
If you don’t like the blower motor stopping, but the HVAC selector in eco mode instead of automatic and blower motor will stay on and the engine idle stop will still stop the engine as long as the temperature is above 41 Fahrenheit.
The car has a trip computer that keeps track of fuel economy since the car was manufactured and a short term economy that you can reset at fill-ups. The lifetime economy may also be reset, but that feels like cheating if you do.
Not sure about the steering wheel. I’ve been driving a 2003 5MT Insight for eight years and I have not found the driving position disconcerting.
What does suck: the bake and fuel lines are not plastic coated their entire length for some reason and will probably rot by the time the car has 175K miles on it. The easiest way to deal with it is to get a roll of copper-nickel line you can hand form or else you’ll drive yourself nuts trying to match the bends in the original lines.
What also sucks: the hybrid battery pack tends to not last that long and costs about $1500 if you want to replace it - which is actually an easy job to do yourself. Dirty secret - you can drive the Insight with no hybrid battery. The engine has a 12 Volt starter and will start like any car if the hybrid pack is off line. The way to do that is to shut off the main circuit breaker and then simply unplug all connectors from the BCM module (the one on the passenger side). The 12 Volt inverter won’t charge the battery if the main breaker is off and the BCM is plugged in. A friend of mine has been driving a manual transmission Insight for a year with the hybrid battery shut off. The other secret is fuel economy is only slightly less.
Rafael 117
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/27/2020 at 23:21 |
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Are you sure it was the door seal causing the leak? On mine it was the seam sealer on the body welds cracking and letting water in. You have to remove the A pillar trim to access them. One bolt at the very front and clips the rest of the way. I used RTV on every seam I could find all the way around the hatch and above the doors and the car has been leak free since (I also had a leak at both sides of the cargo area). Even if it isn't the cause of your particular leak, it's worth inspecting to check for cracks. Very common on them