Good idea about the clutch switch. No floor mats in this car, but I'll wiggle the pedal next time I see the delayed response to the key.
Good news about the dash fuel economy display too, if mine's as accurate. I'm only at the 1/2 mark on this tank, so won't know for sure for another week or two.
1/2 mark = 777 km so far = ~1550 km on this tank, or nearly 1k miles. (Assuming the gauge on the 40L / 10.6 US gal. tank is reasonably accurate.)
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Dead Insight = Ecomodder recommended pick
I mentioned this in war wagon's thread about his
Insight's forced battery recalibration...
I'm only on my first tank of fuel, but I would recommend to any ecomodding-type of person to buy an Insight with a dead pack, and not even worry about replacing/refurbishing it if you don't want to -
provided you're willing to modify your driving to mimic the hybrid functions. That would mean frequent manual "autostop" (EOC) in city driving, and carefully modulating load to maintain & maximize lean burn operation in highway driving.
You can use the car as a non-hybrid (as long as the DC-DC converter works to keep the 12v system happy) and still achieve stellar fuel economy.
I actually see no real reason to refurbish my pack and bring IMA back online, aside from sheer curiosity about the project itself, and also getting to play with the hybrid functionality. (Though I still plan to do it at some point.)