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Finally broke the 3-digit barrier!
2000 Honda Insight with plenty of issues can still deliver!
Round-trip for the day was a less-impressive 82 MPG.
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06-07-2022, 09:16 AM
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Speed?
Mine IMA free car could do that on veeerrrryyy slow driving in hot weather
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06-07-2022, 01:55 PM
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I never got near that in any of my Insights, nice work!
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06-07-2022, 04:38 PM
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Speed?
Mine IMA free car could do that on veeerrrryyy slow driving in hot weather
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Speeds varied with terrain. As slow as 30 MPH up some hills, and about 55 MPH the few times I could do it without dropping below 100 MPG instantaneous. I was probably going about 45 MPH on flat stretches. It was warm, but not hot out. And it was breezy, which probably didn't help. I once got 97 MPG on roughly the same trip with a working IMA, so I'm pleased to see that I don't need the battery!
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06-08-2022, 11:42 PM
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I once got 97 MPG on roughly the same trip with a working IMA, so I'm pleased to see that I don't need the battery!
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Is fixing the IMA, and enabling you to achieve or even improve such mileages at a wider range of speeds whenever you want or eventually need it, not worth at all? Is downsizing the battery out of question too? |
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06-12-2022, 12:34 AM
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Is fixing the IMA, and enabling you to achieve or even improve such mileages at a wider range of speeds whenever you want or eventually need it, not worth at all? Is downsizing the battery out of question too?
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It might be some benefit in the city, but I don't think the IMA is very beneficial on the highway. It adds a nice bump in low-end torque, but I can live without that. And it's about $2,000 to replace the battery. I could build one good battery using the best cells from my other batteries, but I don't know how long it would last. I'd rather just never deal with it again. There isn't much downsizing to do, it's only a 6.5 Ah battery. I never liked the inconsistent behavior of the Honda hybrid system either.
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06-12-2022, 10:21 AM
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It adds a nice bump in low-end torque, but I can live without that.
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I always liked how the Insight looks. I now like it more!
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