Our '00 Insight has just over 95k miles. My dad's been driving it daily for the past couple years (I drove it prior). He's been able to maintain a decent 63mpg with A/C on for his commute. Lately, it's dropped below 60mpg and he complains about poor power and needing to use lots of assist to get up to speed. I finally got a chance to take it out for a spin to see if I could make any comparisons from when I drove it. Mainly, I seemed to notice the A/C taking more power out of the engine as well as it clicking on more often. It is 7 years old and the A/C seems to blow cold enough but would it be wise to have the system vacuumed and recharged? Also, its recently had a brake job at the local Honda dealer. We jacked each side of the car up and spun the wheels. Both rear wheels spun effortlessly for several rotations after letting go. The fronts stopped within 1/4 turn of letting go. Is this normal for discs to have a little drag? My dad thinks the lower mileage coincided with the brake job. The EGR valve was also being a PITA when I drove it but I don't think my dad gets into lean burn much.
Any comments would be appreciated.
Any comments would be appreciated.