It has to do with consfication. The fed takes a large chunk of money from your paycheck. They divvy some of it back out to states, but only if the state...
A week ago Friday I went for a haircut and on returning to the parking lot noticed a note on the windshield. It was an invitation to speak with a reporter for...
Hi Bob, I have noticed that you do not have the standard wheels, are those your winters rims and if so, what are these for. Are they for a Civic or are they...
Why would anyone want to disable autostop?? I just discovered how valuable it is to saving fuel. In the morning, for my first run with the car, I don't like...
Hi Gary, I wounder since the original post was on the feb 21, if you have received the oil. My next oil change is in about 2 month (so no big rush), if you...
Hi Yves, For many years I've had winter tires mounted on a second set of rims for all of my cars. The rims usually come from junkyards. This saves time and...
Hello all, new '03 Insight owner here. Yves--why would you be using 0w-30?? Amsoil has a 5w-20, and because the first number, the "5w", always relates to how...
Im not questioning the fuel saving advantages of Auto-stop or any other benifits of it!!!, All im asking is if Anyone knows how to disable it and if so how do...
Yves, I received the 12 quarts I ordered and have changed oil as well. It will be curious to see how many retailers stock this oil on their shelves. I...
Hi Yves, If you have been waiting to 0W20 synthetic for 2½ years, you waited for nothing as AMSOIL has been able to supply it to me since I had my Insight for...
Hi lee280zx(?), First (disclamer), I do not want to start a tread on synthetic. That has been done before and it is like talking about religion (not something...
I would prefer if we don't get into the "which brand of oil is better" debate. Suffice to say that Amsoil and Mobil products are of high quality. It's a...
Hi All, C O R E C T I O N I WAS TALKING ABOUT AMSOIL 5w20 which for all intent and purposes performs as well as 0w20 in out Insights. Please accept my apology...
Yves--Thanks for the detailed response. I don't want this to be about Synthetic vs. Conventional, either. Your response is just what I wanted, but I have a...
Hi lee280zx, For the first oil chage it is very important to not change the oil before the distance given by Honda. It is a special oil for engine break-in. I...
Hi, You can disconnect the Outside Air tempature sensor(front bumper), it disabled the auto-stop for people who did not have it connected by their dealer. I...
... A thousand answers? I know of only one . It's the how. Think of a sort of "worm" that begins to infest a living entity, gradually and steadilly becoming...
I searched the board and could not find any posts regarding the installation of remote start type alarms on the CVT Insight. I'm new to this board and I don't...
Dear ??? i installed a "Bulldog" alarm in my 5-speed Insight over a year ago. It works fine. They also make several security systems that seem to interface...
The trick to installing a remote starter in the Insight is defeating the Immobilizer system. There are ways to do this, but I don't like any of them. I'm...
Perhaps it should just be allowed to die. With this group and the new message boards on InsightCentral.net, there probably isn't much use for it. ... ...
... other ... A guy named Troy ruined the group by excessive trolling, i.e. posting too many messages and posting off-topic. He was a general nuisance. Try a...
Hi Group, We are forming a Texas Hybrid Enthusiasts group to further develop communications at the regional/local levels and possibly gather on a quarterly...
... Dick, sorry if I'm warming up (couldn't resist) an old thread. But can you elaborate why you feel it helps to warm the engine by idling before driving? I...
The only reason why I warm up my engine is to defrost the windows and warm the interior of the car, especially on days like today where it was -40 Last night,...
... Thanks Armin for your respectful disagreement. The "warm up" is my personal opinion. Normally it is just 30 seconds or so, but sometimes I wait for a...
More respectful disagreement here... :) When the oil presure warning light goes away oil presure is up to par, meaning that it has displaced all the air in...