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Did you buy the Insight? Can you tell us how the car is?
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4ම disk brake නෙවෙයිද brake dist එකතු වෙන්න?
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On 1/9/2019 at 1:08 AM, trish_auto said:
This is a real headache if you happen to cruise regularly in heavy traffic conditions. Most of the time you will be stopped from hitting the vehicle on your front but you will loose your tail lights and boot. Keep it mind these are not meant for SL traffic conditions.
All these sensors are tuned for certain behavioral patterns of selected drivers and pedestrians. Usually the SL s are very well disciplined and patient when they get into road, either as drivers or pedestrians. So it is highly unlikely those systems will exactly predict the behavior of our road users. Anyway if you really keen on testing the reliability of the feature, you can do that by passing few pedestrian crossings at crowded times keeping your feet away from brake pedal. Also please don't forget to share your experience after the test with our members. ?
Good Luck
Actually Honda Grace does a pretty good job at CMBS. Even in heavy traffic it doesn't trigger auto brakes, not once in a traffic so far. Only beeps once in a while.
My main problem was about that Vitz. ?
Sister says she never had auto brake instance. May be her driving is better than mine so that she doesn't try to hit other vehicles often. ??
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Ok, i use a Grace EX with sensing.
It has Lane departure warning + Lane keep assist, Collision Mitigating Brake System, Pre collision warning, Adaptive cruise control, Avoid acceleration if front is blocked (like in the traffic you press the pedal but car doesnt move), and it beeps if the front car moves after a stop. Auto high beams (Still confuses how to turn the auto high beam thing after flashing)
All of these are working fine.
What more you need to know?
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My sister owns 2018 Vitz with safety sense for like 6 months. She never have experienced Auto brake in action. I drove that too, sometimes aggressively but i get only brake warnings sometimes.
I bought a Grace about a month ago and i had 4 instances of mild auto brake application already (3 times when trying to squeeze through a narrow part of the road with oncoming vehicles and once actually going behind a vehicle)
Doesn't the Vitz come with Auto emergency Brakes?
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5 hours ago, TheFlyingFox said:
Correct .DCT has two clutches to handle even and uneven gears. Example , 1st gear is handled by one clutch and 4th is handled by the other. During unexpected acceleration , say your on 5th and you floor it, the computer selects the best gear depending on the load. If it senses the car needs 3rd gear it will take off the clutch and engane in 3rd. It doesn't have to go 5-4-3 like a conventional auto (someone correct me) which has a little delay. Even changing from 5th to 4th takes considerably (in gear change time terms) more time than a DCT. I don't know the technical know how to explain why that is , but I have driven the vezel, Grace and have owned a GP5. All of those cars have the same DCT gearbox. In all situations, normal driving conditions , unexpected flooring , uphill , downhill,g gearchangers were much faster than any type of "other" auto. Have driven a couple of Audi's with a DCT and they too have the same characteristics. Using paddle shifters will of course give you some spirited driving experience in a car like this.
It is faster than any other autos. Delay is comparative, because you are used to faster shifts and those faster delays do get noticed a lot. ??
I still remember when i was driving my old ES8 in S mode, someone provoked me and i needed quick acceleration in the middle of traffic to overtake, i felt the car takes forever to accelerate. That time i realized how those tiny things go noticed when needed the most.
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1 hour ago, TheFlyingFox said:
DCT - It has two clutches.
When your driving one clutch is engaged and the other is already spinning to select a gear. When it is on 5th for example, if you floor it the second clutch will select a gear intelligently within milliseconds.
What your saying is correct in conventional autos. Touque converter / automated manuals. Even CVTs are a lot slower than DCTs
@iRage if you could explain further
Next gear is selected, wheels are engaged and freely spinning with the other clutch. Yes clutches do switch within milliseconds, but to engage a gear wheel take more than miliseconds.
During acceleration, tranny need to upshift from 1st to 2nd and so on. So at the start, 1st will be engaged and 2nd will be ready with the wheel engaged but freely spinning clutch plate. During shift 1st clutch will disengage and 2nd clutch will be in place within milliseconds. Am i correct? And during decelation vise versa.
Delay happens when unexpected acceleration like when the upper gear is selected and tranny need to use the lower gear suddenly. It take time.
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On 11/1/2018 at 8:02 AM, TheFlyingFox said:
Macho your logic doesn't make sense. There is virtually no gearlag even if the car downshifts for you in a DCT. Even the Civic has paddle shifters albeit artificial shift points in that CVT to do the same thing (pre select lower gear before overtaking) . Also don't forget that unlike those days, turbo lag is minimal in today's cars.
Good for you if you like drag races at the lights ?. The Grace will be faster by quite a decent margin ( ~2 seconds faster to reach 100)
Machan, i have no much experience in driving a honda DCT but surely i felt a delay in kick down sequence in a vezel. as in every automatics. So i used to prwle select the gear by myself in my FD before overtaking.
DCTs usually preselect the higher gear unless you are slowing down the car. Sudden acceleration mean car doesn't expect it and it has to select 1 or 2 lower gears. I dont know if it programmed to skip gears (eg if it was in 4th gear and you press the gas hard, the car think the best gear for the hard acceleration is 2nd which is in the same gear shaft as 4th in DCT. So either car need to disengage the clutch select 2nd and engage again, or select 3rd on other shaft, switch the clutch, select 2nd and switch again. Im not sure which one car does)
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9 minutes ago, TheFlyingFox said:
You have already ordered the car. Don't have second thoughts , enjoy and love it.
For the record , the Grace will be faster in a drag race, which I doubt very much you will do. When you push the Civic into a corner it is on another league , specially with the model which has adaptive suspension.
Straight line acceleration is important to overtake long vehicles. With padle shifters i can pre select a lower gear before overtaking manoeuvre will eliminate that gear lag most of others talking about.
I do drag like acceleration if im the 1st one in te color light ???
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On 9/6/2017 at 1:00 PM, RKTS said:
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I really don't have any idea about the consequences of changing gears from D to N frequently in traffic. Hope an expert in this forum will help.
For me it is little difficult to shift the smaller gearlever to N often.
What I do (switch off Econ mode) is Ok with me to have a better run in traffic and hills with minimum jerk ,normally these duel clutch drives have.
I do not think much about fuel economy. But apply light throttle and avoid heavy breaking. Use cruise control in highways and specially keep a good tire pressure and clean air filter. Use 95 octane. My car does average 19 to 22 and it is Ok with me.
Please note : I am not an expert on this. LOL
I don't know why Stafford instructed you to put the ar to N because it will disconnect the gear feom the engine which will prevent the charging (Not sure though but it was the case in Toyota hybrids) And clutch will to totally disengaged when you are on still in traffic in D mode. So no clutch wear.
Using Sport mode will keep the car in the same low gear longer so lesser gear shifts mae the clutch last longer.
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12 hours ago, TheFlyingFox said:
Mate, I don't know why you even ordered a Grace knowing all this
Good Luck!
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Because I had a permit and needed maximum benefit without spending more money than my sold FD1. And my options were Grace, Vezel, Axio hybrid, Civic 1.0T, Audi A1, Vitz, CHR, Swift Turbo.
I need lot of leg room as im 6 feet tall. So Vitz, A1, Swift were out. Didn't like crossovers so CHR and Vezel was out. And i drove a Axio and it was boring like hell. And interior was compact and cheap looking.
Thought a lot about Civic hatch and Grace. Did some math about fuel consumption over 5 years, and estimated the depreciation of the vehicle in 5 years, performance figures like handling, acceleration etc. And winner was the Grace. I knew about these issues by then also (I'm a honda guy anyway so i kinda into these techs and faults of many honda vehicles).
I still feel that i should've chosen the civic but grace gives higher performance than 1.0T civic.
Yeah i knew what i was doing
DCT issue was lesser in the grace than vezel. May be because Grace was lesser tuned and has lesser weight than his big brother.
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There were few problems and facts i needed to comment.
I have been researching about this DCT thing and also driven one of my friends. Also awaiting my new grace to arrive in few weeks.
In SL there is a known fault of DCTs, even in 2017/18 models to a lesser extent (May be because they are still new) To minimize this problems most honda techs and stafford recommend DCT oil change in every 10000km which cosg about 3000/=. Also avoiding crawling, minjmizing gear shifts (recommend use of S mode in heavy traffic to avoid frequent gear changes), avoiding of launching the car would increase the longavity of the transmission.
Crawling back in a hill is normal thing. Either use handbrakes or press gas while on brakes from your left foot and quickly release the brakes. (Dont keep reviewing for longer than a second or two while on brakes which make the clutch wear quicker)
My friend told he has had 28kmpl from Dambulla to Kaduwela during peak hour. And his average i saw as 18.**. Also he has no reason to lie.
Pickup was ok (better than my previous FD1) Didn't notice any significant gear lag. But that rev matching when down shifting was horrible to hear.
Had good interior space (bit longer leg space and narrower than FD1)
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On 8/14/2018 at 1:59 PM, RWD said:
Boys
In the process of getting a Civic EX- should take delivery by the next week.
Quick question- I am going to be overseas for 6-8 weeks from mid September and the car will be parked at my home and not driven. What precautions do you guys take when leaving your cars unused for a while? I can get someone to start it up a few times a week but not possible to take it for a spin. I was thinking of disconnecting the negative terminal in the battery, filling up the tank to the full, inflating tyres to recommended pressure and giving it a good wax before I leave. Any other tips for storage, especially since its a brand new car?
Hand the car over to me for the time being ???
Won't be an issue.
If you can ask someone else to drive the car few miles once a week.
If it's not possible, pit the car to Park position, disengage any parking brakes. අඩ 2ක් තියන්න.
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Just checked a random chassis number found in honda garage. Seems once the car is shipped, it cannot be tracked in Japan anymore
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Is it a new issue or haven't you driven hill until now?
Every DCT has that issue more or less in steep hills. If it is more than its usual behavior, then I'm pretty sure something wrong in there.
A tip, there is a brake hold function if you press the brake pedal all the way down and hold for a second or two, then it will activate, car will hold brake for 3, 4 seconds giving enough time for you to accelerate. Or you can quickly move the brake pedal to left foot and press accelerator from right foot.
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Thank you for your time expressing the civic. This is really detailed review.
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They say price will be in between the civic and accord, in US. New base Accord is only $2000 higher than top end Civic. So according to that this Insight should be around 8.5m SLR including all the taxes (hybrid 1.5 tax is 3.7m and non hybrid 4.9m. Stafford top end Civic goes at 9.2m)
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I'm thinking of an Axela Hybrid as my successor to FD1 because of fuel efficiency.
I need some feedbacks from users. Is it a good car? Any common faults?
Car system is in Japanese, is there a way to convert it into english, at least the infortaintment system?
Thanks in advance
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Guys, wait a bit. 2019 insight hybrid is on the way... with better performance and better economy than 4th gen prius....
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delay in acceleration probably be due to higher down - shifting time in DCTs. Once you are in the lower gear it accelerates pretty quickly, even more than my FD1. Kick down takes time. thats all.
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Now I'm using a FD1 and it was fast enough and interior is decent size for me.
I'm planning to upgrade to the new civic 1.5T or 1.0T
Im getting fuel about 7-8kmpl driving in colombo and suburban, 15kmpl in highway in my FD1.
Heard 1.5T and 1.0T both has almost same fuel consumption while having better performance in 1.5T. And performance of 1.0T is as same as FD1.
If there is a new civic owner, please update me with your experience about fuel.
Thanks in advance!!
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On 2018-3-12 at 7:38 AM, Insedious said:
Hi Guys,
Having being an avid reader of the AL forum for years, I thought I'd create an account and contribute as I got a 2018 Civic SR for the wifey a couple of weeks back. (Edit: Looks like I had another account already. May bad. let me kill the new one).
Since her N16 was aging (gracefully), we needed an upgrade. The SR had quite alot of features and the interior was quite impressive. With an acceptable amount of crumple zones and weight, it was the right container for the kids to go to school/tuition etc.
I got it down through a friend who was kind enough to give the UK registration papers. It clearly states the First Registration date. Even though I trusted the guys, this was like the cherry on top.
The Car was shipped in a container arrived in SL in 3 weeks. Put the bad boy on a flat bed and brought it home on the 3rd day after landing in Colombo.
First impression of the car all positive. It looks impressive (however I still am not big fan of the back). There's interior is roomy enough for a family of 4. Has enough leg room at the back for an average Sri Lankan. However since the seats are quite low, people with long legs might find it uncomfortable on long journeys.
The 3 cylinder engine does sound different.. being very blunt, if a low capacity diesel engine had sex with a land master engine, you would get something that sounds like the civic's engine. But this little turbo charged puppy tend to grow on you so at least for me it's not a deal breaker.
From the performance perspective, I'm still breaking in the engine so trying to stay under 100 and 4000 rpm, but you do feel the turbo lag but once it kicks in, you can clearly feel the difference.
Handling wise, I'm impressed by how road hugging the car is, quick lane changes are quite enjoyable but I'm sure the 235/45R17s are going to make me pay through the nose come new tire time.
Fuel consumption wise, it started at 3km/L the moment after the first tankful and after about 100kms, it's at 6+km/L and still improving.
Friends, since this is my first post, if I've violated any rules here, please let me know. More than happy to adjust accordingly.
Now 2 weeks gone. I want to know how is the fuel economy now. and your usual route. Thanks!!
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I'm looking fwd to buy an E90 (Used ~75k miles) There are frw things i need to know since I'm new to bimmers.
1. how is the maintanance cost rougy (tell me some parts and the cost you've had)
2. How much for a regular service and service interval
3. Fuel consumption in colombo and outstations
Thanks in advance
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You cant compare es5 with es1/8
3rd generarion Honda Insight
in General Automotive
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It has been about an year or more since the 3rd generation insight came to the market, but still we have only few vehicles here in SL. Its more or less the same as civic with few alterations to the body styling and interior.
Does anyone have the experience of using it?
How is the ride? Fuel economy?