Have any of you Insight owner's experienced any of things stated below? I am just curious to know if what this guy is saying is true or not.
Tires
Special low air-drag tires shodding the Insight aluminum wheels cause
1. the loudest noise heard inside the passenger compartment at speeds over 40 mph
2. and the car to "slot car" or tramline by following grooves in the road surface.
Though the tires are
1. no more fragile than a normal radial tire,
2. wear fairly well, and
3. hold the corners well. (Rumored that an Insight can run the slalom quicker than an S2000 ).
Engine
3-cylinder all-aluminum inline engine is
1. quiet
2. and fires up quickly.
However,
1. the inherent inertial imbalance of three cylinders in-line is detectable at idle.
IMA
Integrated Motor Assist provides
1. low rpm grunt that almost compensates for the tall first gear,
2. the driver with a real-time (ASSIST-CHARGE) gauge,
3. a battery gauge indicating the state of the IMA batteries,
4. further increases fuel economy by switching off the gas engine at stops, if the driver choses
5. and is unfashionably different.
But,
1. the IMA can be tricked and will sometimes not immediately restart the engine and
2. it will sometimes turn off the engine while the driver is downshifting and braking
Note the IMA system shuts off the engine when the driver moves the gear shift
to neutral and the brake pedal is depressed. It restarts the engine when the
shift is moved into any of the gears.
Creature Comforts
Climate Control Air-Conditioning System
1. quiet,
2. cools quickly, and
3. maintains a temperature well.
Even this simple system seems to confuse the dealership whose employees always
seem to mess it up, either by turning up the temperature instead of pressing
the defrost button or by turning it off entirely.
Power Windows
can be a slow.
Remote Entry and Power Locks
work well.
Electric Power Steering (EPS)
works just like a hydraulic system except once in a while the driver can hear
the soft buzz of the EPS charging up. And no hydraulic fluid!
Stereo
works OK but lacks low end. A powered subwoofer supplements the stock speakers
well and even draws jealousy from "music connoisseurs."
Visibility
1. Rearward vision is obviously a problem even to a non-Insight driver.
Get used to using the mirrors because looking backwards reminded one
person of the turret of the Millenium Falcon as seen in the Empire Strikes Back.
2. But this unusual shape draws positive comments from even the most withdrawn people.
No, wackos don't chase you but if you're visiting New England, you may actually get some sort of response!
Thoughts about the dealership
1. You would think that the service department of the dealer that sold me the car would know what type of car it is.
2. Are 15,000 mile services supposed to take half a day?
3. Prepare to be the king or queen of the waiting room and see groups of people come and leave.
4. What's a Civic-Insight?
5. Oil changes cost more because of the special 0-20 weight oil.
6. Wheel balancing weights don't belong embedded in the sidewall of a tire.
7. However, despite their apparent incompetence the employees are courteous.
Tires
Special low air-drag tires shodding the Insight aluminum wheels cause
1. the loudest noise heard inside the passenger compartment at speeds over 40 mph
2. and the car to "slot car" or tramline by following grooves in the road surface.
Though the tires are
1. no more fragile than a normal radial tire,
2. wear fairly well, and
3. hold the corners well. (Rumored that an Insight can run the slalom quicker than an S2000 ).
Engine
3-cylinder all-aluminum inline engine is
1. quiet
2. and fires up quickly.
However,
1. the inherent inertial imbalance of three cylinders in-line is detectable at idle.
IMA
Integrated Motor Assist provides
1. low rpm grunt that almost compensates for the tall first gear,
2. the driver with a real-time (ASSIST-CHARGE) gauge,
3. a battery gauge indicating the state of the IMA batteries,
4. further increases fuel economy by switching off the gas engine at stops, if the driver choses
5. and is unfashionably different.
But,
1. the IMA can be tricked and will sometimes not immediately restart the engine and
2. it will sometimes turn off the engine while the driver is downshifting and braking
Note the IMA system shuts off the engine when the driver moves the gear shift
to neutral and the brake pedal is depressed. It restarts the engine when the
shift is moved into any of the gears.
Creature Comforts
Climate Control Air-Conditioning System
1. quiet,
2. cools quickly, and
3. maintains a temperature well.
Even this simple system seems to confuse the dealership whose employees always
seem to mess it up, either by turning up the temperature instead of pressing
the defrost button or by turning it off entirely.
Power Windows
can be a slow.
Remote Entry and Power Locks
work well.
Electric Power Steering (EPS)
works just like a hydraulic system except once in a while the driver can hear
the soft buzz of the EPS charging up. And no hydraulic fluid!
Stereo
works OK but lacks low end. A powered subwoofer supplements the stock speakers
well and even draws jealousy from "music connoisseurs."
Visibility
1. Rearward vision is obviously a problem even to a non-Insight driver.
Get used to using the mirrors because looking backwards reminded one
person of the turret of the Millenium Falcon as seen in the Empire Strikes Back.
2. But this unusual shape draws positive comments from even the most withdrawn people.
No, wackos don't chase you but if you're visiting New England, you may actually get some sort of response!
Thoughts about the dealership
1. You would think that the service department of the dealer that sold me the car would know what type of car it is.
2. Are 15,000 mile services supposed to take half a day?
3. Prepare to be the king or queen of the waiting room and see groups of people come and leave.
4. What's a Civic-Insight?
5. Oil changes cost more because of the special 0-20 weight oil.
6. Wheel balancing weights don't belong embedded in the sidewall of a tire.
7. However, despite their apparent incompetence the employees are courteous.
