Choose city if wan exterior...
Choose vios if wan resale value...
Choose latio if wan comfortable...
Kia = no comment!!

see.. kia is improving..
usually when ppl saw Kia..
before is High FC, bad quality..etc.
now can't really judge the Kia again.. unless they test drive it or own it.
big move... rather than giving bad impression like before...

Forte win overall besides resale value & FC. I choose Forte

hi..i am a city driver, the car is good no problems. but if comparing specifications for the 89k that i paid to the forte 1.6 at 85k, the forte has much better specs at a lower price too.....

i read somewhere kia/hyundai has lousy resale value due to 40% of the car are using local manufactured parts

i have my opinions reserved for this new Kia Forte. It looks like its a new league compared to the older Kia's. With full features, good looking interior and exterior plus a lower price tag, most probably a turnaround for Kia to fare a better resale value.

This was seen in the Sg market since Forte was marketed there earlier. The sales figure increased for Forte and eventually the resale value jacked up. So for now, for those that can wait or not urgent can try to stay low and wait for u while. Give some chance to this new Kimchi product. It did great in SG, maybe the same here too ..lol

Forte if not consider resell value (Best)
Latio choose hatchback impuls, quite engine + comfort ride (2nd)
CITY no comment, but i think at least better than Vios (3rd)
Vios is too overprice except the FC (Last)

source?
and i believe you are talking about the old batch of Kia vehicles...
try the new one.. then u will change again.

forte 1.6SX only rm81800 la.

forte definitely worth for your bucks (if you dont mind on 2nd value)
but if the car selling like hot cakes, no worry on 2nd value arrr..

vios maybe 2nd value is higher now, but u dunno in 4 or 5 years time.

so up to u actually.

If the only condition is resales value, then go for Japanese makes, especially Vios

Ride & Handling = Forte.
Comfort = Forte. The SX models have luxurious feel and very comfy compared to the japs models you mentioned.
Safety = Forte. 5 Star rating.
Value for Money = Forte
Resales Value = Pick any Japs makes, especially Toyota and Honda. Resale value has nothing to do with Reliability, its economics, based on demand.
Reliability = At the moment, no comments. Each time a new Korean car model is out, there is vast improvement in terms of quality and reliability.
If you follow auto industry, then we can safely say that Korea makes is at par with Japs or even better nowadays. This is especially true for Hyundai cars. I won't be surprise in the new future, Korean cars will surpass Japs in technology and reliability.

Take a look at JD Power 2009 Initial Quality Study, Hyundai beat Toyota and Honda in 2009 in terms of quality/reliability. And Kia went upward 1 ranking compared to 2008 study (from 17 to 16).

To be honest. Comparing Forte with Vios, Latio or City is not fair. Forte should be compared with Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla Altis, Mazda 3 and Ford Focus. Forte is a C-segment car. The other cars you mentioned are B-segment. But price range wise Forte is the same with B-segment..

Lastly, go test drive the cars..


PS: Hyundai owned Kia

This post has been edited by victoryong: Dec 3 2009, 12:50 PM

Jz buy toyota vios, no need to think so much...
Kia car, when new is nice, but after 1 year, many problem will comes up..
nissan latio, dunno, if sport edition, nice.. lolz

For best bang for buck i will pick the forte. Also make sure u wont sell it fast to avoid bad depreciation.

less than RM100k u get 6 airbags , 2.0 engine , push start-engine button etc.... where to get? only Forte can do it!!

This post has been edited by AiRBooM: Dec 3 2009, 01:00 PM

test drive all those car mention la TS.
you'll surprise!

forte FTW!!!!!!!! best bang buck ever

well... if u dont talk about resale value, besides how soon u gonna sell the car anyway right?

Forte is the best value for money car at the moment......

Hyundai-Kia already taken over Honda in the world as the 5th placing.

its back to perception... like proton what is proton trying to do now... you think people will give proton a chance?

i like the K7

forte of coz...

the 1.6 hav more ps thn others, dmn they sure r improving...

the power and torque similar to CPS actually...