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rustbar · 12-22-2011, 03:13 AM

Just bought a 2006 insight M/T with 19,000 miles for 9k, clean history regularly maintained, I think I got a good deal. Have been looking around the forums, just wondering if the battery warranty is good until 2016 and if I should expect it to fail before then. Any other tips and advice would be appreciated also. Thanks!

Need4Speed · 12-22-2011, 06:20 AM

Thats a great deal, I paid $7750 for my 2001 CVT in October with 19K and I wanted a manual. Yours is 5 years newer as well.

gilbertguy · 12-22-2011, 08:56 AM

You got a great buy, welcome to the club! Also add where you are to your signiture block, comes in handy if you need some help with something.

racer26 · 12-22-2011, 09:26 AM

Battery warranty is 10 years from in-service date. Call a Honda dealer with the VIN and they can tell you what the in-service date was.

Yes, you should probably expect to have to change the battery under warranty.

bamamarc-77 · 12-22-2011, 09:38 AM

sounds like a great deal. just paid 6700 for an '03 cvt with 78000 miles
enjoy!!!

rustbar · 12-23-2011, 12:50 AM

Awesome, good to know the next battery should be on honda, looking forward to getting some great mpg. A big step up from my last car that got 15mpg on premium...

aisbell · 12-23-2011, 04:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by racer26

Battery warranty is 10 years from in-service date. Call a Honda dealer with the VIN and they can tell you what the in-service date was.

Yes, you should probably expect to have to change the battery under warranty.

I believe the IMA warranty on '05 and '06 models is only 8 years/80,000 miles. With only 19k miles in 5 years, this car might not have been driven regularly, so its battery's cells could already be imbalanced. I'd buy a grid charger ASAP to restore the balance. With probably only 3 years remaining on the IMA warranty, the battery might not fail during the warranty period.