Its a good and awesome car.But no way it will touch Vios and City sales.

It has terrible 2nd hand value.That one is sure to turn away many prospective buyers.

This car is just gonna be like the Ford Focus in Malaysia.Good car,but just not popular with the masses.

singapore launch quite long already

i got the photo too

resale value resale value resale value...no other point?ure going to sell ur car after several months izit?

If you never sell your car, you will never have to worry about residuals. But then again maintenance costs will ligner around. It is a balance between maintenance costs and risidual.

because there are many typical malaysian with typical mindset, toyota and honda is forever the best for them, if nissan sunny and datsun still in production for sure it will outsale all the car, because old car more "tough"

if i'm going to buy this car, i wont even give a damn on the 2nd hand value and i'll be using this car for at least more than 5 years.

can someone post the photos here? or the link?

thanks alot!

is it that hard to google

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=kia+forte+pictures

can't wait for the kia forte sedan to come in! i think will be selling well in m'sia
there are some minor probs discussed in singapore forum by the owners but the car is damn good looking lol! hope that it'll be priced competitively and i could own one then

Fortunately 90% of the masses who actually have the money Dont think like you.Resale value is important in determining whether ppl buy that particular car.

Its not typical M'sian mindset.It just shows to you that ppl analyze and think carefully before they buy.

Ppl are wiser and know how to LOSE less money instead of buying something,knowing that you are gonna lose alot of money.Only stupid ppl do that.

For those who are lazy to google, nah da pic:






Can this car make change to Kia's resale value in Malaysia? We wait and see

A Kia salesman told me that this car will be available in Malaysia around August...
It will be priced lower than the Vios TRD and City..

Will you'll pick Forte if the Kia Optima2.0 prices (which is commonly used as taxi) are lower than 80k?
Now, Kia's are having promotion..
The Kia Optima (not the Novus Spec) is just rm79k...

Will people choose Optima instead of Forte consider its engine capacity (2.0) and nicer interior?



This post has been edited by ryan man: Jun 20 2009, 12:46 AM

c which 1 engine is newer , kia old engine makan minyak leh, my uncle kia spectra minum petrol leh ...

Hi, sorry for Joning late;

yes forte is already on sell in SG.. for 4mths and is selling well..very well

its FC is very very good 12~13km/l on 1.6A (real life usage) paper showing 14km/l combined..
1.6 and 2.0 avails us comes with 2.4!

Cant beat vios in FC but sure a vios killer inside out.
i would say its better than City anytime.. but hey..its a korean brand.. so..
Specs wise, Forte hands down alone with ESC in this price bracket.
stock 17" low profile..
6 airbags for 2.0L offer, cluster instruments.. (aka instant FC etc.. computer).. ipod / usb connector.. and the list continue...
Let down being its MDPS, its too light with not much feedback (but was told uk program / firmware is better, not sure though.) and a hydraulic version is available too for lower end model..
yes while being 1.6/124ps its has a very smooth.. engine.. (tested) (US market even gets 5 speed auto) unlike CPS hard to drive nature. no offense.

it does has its few bugs from the initials batch (as of this writing), i.e knocking sound over hump, little sound here and there.

reliability wise.. in us kia offers 5 yrs / 100k, so i would trust its engine i think.

As for the Malaysia version, think boils down to the localized specs that naza / kia AD will want to launch.. if strips bare... then its nothing to shout about.. but for the shape.. its principle designer is from EX-Audi (original TT designer) so.. copying? haaa.. well...

Finally, until its confirmed official launch, its anybody guess.. full options forte matches even honda Civic in every aspect.. if not more..
koup hits 5 stars EuroNcap.. waiting for forte to be tested.. haa.

for those interested to know more of this forte may try this.
http://www.kia-cerato.com/

Cheers!

This post has been edited by Burgerlim: Jun 21 2009, 01:39 AM

me wan Forte Koup!!

that's why the car seen in malaysia are mostly malaysian made and toyota and honda, unlike here where people buy saab, volvo, mazda (mazda3 best seller in australia)

Think most people will have that open market value in mind.. not selling is a matter of how long youll use it.. for 10years.. everycar is just about the same.. initial investment saving is better if we are talking about bread and butter (a to b) car here..

of course knowing your car worth better will just makes you feel better driving in it on the road? haa.

it helps when that car finally needs to be sold, why waste unnecessary money?

vios TRD is just some pure overpriced rubbish from toyota, and there are many cars cheaper than vios TRD spec.

Yup, a nice looking car indeed with good specs. Not sure about resale value but one thing is quite certain, the sales figure will not look promising just like all previous Korean models unless the price is below rm70k. Sad.

kia's resale value has a lot to do with naza's incredible discounts. look at the ria, only 63k now. those who bought it for 100k can't even sell their car