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Old 05-29-2010, 07:55 AM
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Default Honda Insight - brake (software) problem

I was thinking about buying Honda Insight 2010 (Prius in Canada is overpriced $38K+ not to mention they have a bunch of user complains about unintended accelerations, so Prius is not an option at this moment).

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Googling about Honda Insight, I run onto this link:
http://www.aboutautomobile.com/Compl.../Parking+Brake

There are two complains about Honda Insight brake loss, has anybody noticed anything strange with their braking system?

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Is it possible to open hood with dead battery on Honda Insight?
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Old 05-29-2010, 04:18 PM
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My car stops on a dime. It has no problems.

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26,000 miles and counting. No brake problems. No any problems. My wife says that this car has improved my driving.
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I decided not to purchase Honda Inside :-/ I did not even test it.
I was testing Honda Civic Hybrid and the ride was very rough and noisy and according to the salesman the Honda Inside has less room inside and is noisier so I did not even try to test it.
I look at used Volvo V40 and the ride and noise inside was like a Cadillac in comparison to Civic Hybrid.
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Old 08-05-2010, 09:31 AM
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If you want a quick , responsive, fun car that gets 45-50 MPG and is extremely reliable, try the Insight.
Try a different salesman too, it sounds like he was trying to "push" you into the Civic.
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Old 08-05-2010, 10:53 AM
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I did not test drive the Honda Inside but I was seating on the rear seat and my had is hitting the roof so this alone disqualify the Inside :-/
In addition, I've read in few places that Inside is noisier then Civic so I took the sales-rep word for granted.
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