At around 9000 miles, the Insight's Maintenance Minder light came on, telling us its first service was due. A quick trip to Miller Honda of Culver City netted us an $85.33 oil change, full inspection, and tire rotation.
"It's a fun car to hypermile around at first," says associate online editor Rory Jurnecka, "but the novelty quickly wears off, revealing serious driveability issues. The brakes feel on/off-ish, possibly due to the regenerative braking system. Steering is light and numb, and the car feels twitchy at full freeway speeds. Overall, the Insight comes off like a rushed project: It's rough around the edges, and the small details (like a comfortable driving position for those over six feet tall) have been severely ignored. Those small details are what's important when a car is going to serve as a daily driver year in and year out."
"It's a fun car to hypermile around at first," says associate online editor Rory Jurnecka, "but the novelty quickly wears off, revealing serious driveability issues. The brakes feel on/off-ish, possibly due to the regenerative braking system. Steering is light and numb, and the car feels twitchy at full freeway speeds. Overall, the Insight comes off like a rushed project: It's rough around the edges, and the small details (like a comfortable driving position for those over six feet tall) have been severely ignored. Those small details are what's important when a car is going to serve as a daily driver year in and year out."
