[gomarlins3]

My little Insight turns three years old today with over 77,000 miles. No problems. CVT with a LMPG of 54.7.

Just thought someone might want to know.

 

[redbug]

Nice job with the mileage! But what year is it, and how is the battery holding up? There seems to be anecdotal evidence here that the IMA battery packs in CVT models tend to last longer .. although YMMV as usual.

 

[gomarlins3]

'03. I have never had a full guage on the battery pack from day #1. I have always had the top bar empty unless I was going down a LOOOONG hill such as the Grapevine in CA. Then it would go fully charged. I haven't noticed any lack of charging or power.

 

[Insightful Trekker]

AFAIK your description of the top bar of the SoC gauge's operation is normal. Not that you were saying it wasn't.

HTH!

 

[gomarlins3]

I never knew if it was normal or not. It never seemed to be a problem, so I went with it.