Looking for Dublin mechanic to inspect Honda Insight before I buy

clio_16v

Can anyone reccommend someone to inspect a car in Dublin before I buy? Looking at a Honda Insight on Thursday and would like a good mechanics opinion on it

rgodard80a

clio_16v wrote: »

Can anyone reccommend someone to inspect a car in Dublin before I buy? Looking at a Honda Insight on Thursday and would like a good mechanics opinion on it

Nobody personally.

I used the AA check many years ago but that has shut down but they recommend/redirect you to here

http://www.iaea-online.org/find-an-engineer/

Henry Ford III

Honda Insight might need a specialist? Tread carefully.

Hellrazer

Be careful with an Insight.You will need a battery capacity test done on it.
Recently Ive seen loads of these coming in with battery issues especially imports but the software updates usually fix them.

Theres a load of software updates that will need doing if its a Japan Import for the battery.

biko

Main forum -> Hybrids
These folks should be able to give you some insight*




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corks finest

Hellrazer wrote: »

Be careful with an Insight.You will need a battery capacity test done on it.
Recently Ive seen loads of these coming in with battery issues especially imports but the software updates usually fix them.

Theres a load of software updates that will need doing if its a Japan Import for the battery.

All free,once u contact Honda Ireland ( ex insight owner,and wish I held onto it)

corks finest

Hellrazer wrote: »

Be careful with an Insight.You will need a battery capacity test done on it.
Recently Ive seen loads of these coming in with battery issues especially imports but the software updates usually fix them.

Theres a load of software updates that will need doing if its a Japan Import for the battery.

Not a load of SW updates 2

corks finest

Hellrazer wrote: »

Be careful with an Insight.You will need a battery capacity test done on it.
Recently Ive seen loads of these coming in with battery issues especially imports but the software updates usually fix them.

Theres a load of software updates that will need doing if its a Japan Import for the battery.

All free,once u contact Honda Ireland ( ex insight owner,and wish I held onto it)any mechanic,as an ex Honda insight owner( wished I still was(go to honda,don't need a specialist ,but for peace of mind

Hellrazer

corks finest wrote: »

Not a load of SW updates 2

Actually there is. Had 2 in last week straight off the boat that required multiple updates.
One of them still had the factory software for the IMA system on it. It was a 2011 build date. There were seven revisions if I remember right to bring it to the latest.

The other one required 4 revision updates.

Both were showing capacity issues of less than 75%. One of them wasn't charging at all. Both fixed by updates.

kaahooters

Hellrazer wrote: »

Actually there is. Had 2 in last week straight off the boat that required multiple updates.
One of them still had the factory software for the IMA system on it. It was a 2011 build date. There were seven revisions if I remember right to bring it to the latest.

The other one required 4 revision updates.

Both were showing capacity issues of less than 75%. One of them wasn't charging at all. Both fixed by updates.

how much are the updates hellrazer?
also just found out that my airbags are under recall so i have to sort that out too.

clio_16v

Hellrazer wrote: »

Actually there is. Had 2 in last week straight off the boat that required multiple updates.
One of them still had the factory software for the IMA system on it. It was a 2011 build date. There were seven revisions if I remember right to bring it to the latest.

The other one required 4 revision updates.

Both were showing capacity issues of less than 75%. One of them wasn't charging at all. Both fixed by updates.

Are these updates free? Can i just go into a Honda garage and ask for them?

corks finest

clio_16v wrote: »

Hellrazer wrote: »

Actually there is. Had 2 in last week straight off the boat that required multiple updates.
One of them still had the factory software for the IMA system on it. It was a 2011 build date. There were seven revisions if I remember right to bring it to the latest.

The other one required 4 revision updates.

Both were showing capacity issues of less than 75%. One of them wasn't charging at all. Both fixed by updates.

Are these updates free? Can i just go into a Honda garage and ask for them?

Yes,but they have to get the official ok from Honda, took me 3/5 weeks

Hellrazer

clio_16v wrote: »

Are these updates free? Can i just go into a Honda garage and ask for them?

The updates are free but you`ll probably be charged an hours labour for carrying them out.

Stiletto72

Ken Sullivan. Honda mechanic, now independent. 086 0715186

unkel

Hellrazer wrote: »

The updates are free but you`ll probably be charged an hours labour for carrying them out.

LOL!

Not exactly my definition of free...

Hellrazer

unkel wrote: »

LOL!

Not exactly my definition of free...

Takes a mechanic about 45 minutes to carry out the updates. That's time that has to be accounted for.

in2dark

Hi hellraiser, where can I do this in Dublin please? Can they also check for the airbag recall? Have japanese import 2010.

Thanks!