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I've had my CVT insight since 2001 and until a couple months ago I haven't had a single mechanical repair... and I'm closing in on 130k miles.
I just had to make the painful choice of trashing my insight or paying $4,500 for a new CVT as mine was completely worn out in the lower gear area. Unfortunately Honda doesn't offer rebuilt CVTs so I was gonna get slammed. I still decided to keep the insight and take the hit.
Anyway, just wondering what other repairs I should be preparing for. My battery is still going extremely strong. In fact, I was shocked how strong it still is when I took a 7,500 mile road trip to Montana this past october. The goal is to reach around 200,000 miles before I need to replace it. Do the batteries suddenly go out? Or is impending death pretty obvious months in advance? Anything else I should be prepared for?
Thanks,
-Bob
I just had to make the painful choice of trashing my insight or paying $4,500 for a new CVT as mine was completely worn out in the lower gear area. Unfortunately Honda doesn't offer rebuilt CVTs so I was gonna get slammed. I still decided to keep the insight and take the hit.
Anyway, just wondering what other repairs I should be preparing for. My battery is still going extremely strong. In fact, I was shocked how strong it still is when I took a 7,500 mile road trip to Montana this past october. The goal is to reach around 200,000 miles before I need to replace it. Do the batteries suddenly go out? Or is impending death pretty obvious months in advance? Anything else I should be prepared for?
Thanks,
-Bob