and KIA motto.. "Power to Surprise"    

latest info from my SA...
so i decided to book 2 unit (1.6 & 2.0) whichever come 1st i'll take... then SA will refund back 1k coz cancel either one...
but i made small agreement with my SA, asked him to sign...
at least has a something to proof...

really felt sorry for those who booked 2.0. i also just received the news today while servicing my forte from the service manager. he also said 2.0 delay until mid of 2010. i didn't believe him at 1st but after reading today's post 

haven't even booked yet.
will do so tomorrow.
but stock is available so don't foresee delay in getting it 1st or 2nd week Jan.

so, u r gonna cancel your Forte for a PUG - VTi or Turbo?
that's sad to hear..sigh..another one bites the dust. 

anyway, I've already asked bro winsome to get me along for Pug TT.
hahaha..will borrow it when required for TT session.

WTF 9812.. lelong lelong~!   

Talking about deffect ... I experience the following major problem yesterday after work and this morning 

When i went in the car, closed the door and stepped on the break and pressed the start button, all the electronics were cut off. No horn, headlights, meters/LCD ... all not working, like the battery is out and the engine won't start 

I try to slot the remote in the slot below the start button, and it didn't work. I opened the door and closed it (seems like the eletronics came back whenever i opened and closed the door) and tried to start a few times (its like when the car doesn't have enough battery, it starts half way and die off) and finally got it started after 4 - 5 times. When my car finally started, the time and radio channels that i have set are all gone  ... it is impossible that the battery is out cos my car is so new and i set auto headlight (the light will auto turn off when i off the engine) ... anyone experience the same problem or have any idea what went wrong?

2 times straight? that's a bad one!
sounds like the smart key didn't communicate / line up well with the electronics in the car.

btw i don't use the auto headlight function. tried it once, but it came on quite early. it was drizzling tat time but all other cars around me didn't switch on their head lights so eventually i turned off the lights manually

May car died after i reached home from work ... wanted to go out to meet a friend and realised that keyless entry wasn't working (tried both smart keys) and the button on the smart key didn't work also!!! I have to use the key to open the door and pressing on the start button until 4th/5th time and it started ... but no mood to go out anymore!!!

Was supposed to fetch my friend with my new car, but have to cancel the appointment cos the so called new car is having problem!!! ... really potong stim again!!!

Thanks guys and Bro Lee for offering ur help with the multimeter, I will go to SC tomorrow morning (hopefully I can start my car then) ... just now after work, i thought since the engine can be started, should be no problem and can wait till Saturday, but now u guys are right, better go tmr morning. I am not going to scold the SC cos definitely not their fault but going to call up careline for sure   

Imagine this, my manager was asking me "... sure you want to get another Kia ah?" ... tmr when i tell him that i am taking half day off to fix my new Kia, he sure says "see blah blah blah ..." sigh ... was telling a lot of people that Forte is a good car and value for money ... i will feel like slapping myself tmr when i see them 

I have just found out the emails of Kia Korea, if the SC cannot fix this problem tmr, I am going to email NAZA and Kia Korea for sure 

UP FOR SALES NOW !! For those who are looking for ORIGINAL KIA emblem/logo.. READY STOCK for grab @RM 135 !! NO BULK ORDER needed, NO PAYPAL/ CREDIT CARD NEEDED. Pls see the product description

No point to wait for the speechless KIA 2.0...It's time to move forward..PUG 308 TURBO...!!

Yes.. with the passion of KIA

I will still HOLD ON till mid Jan and from there will see how...and now Peugeot TURBO on my list..plan to visit SA Peugeot soon and see any availability of TURBO which i  assume it's also hot demand now..

Went to KIA JnS SC (Sungai Pinang) first thing in the morning and i was so relief that it was just the battery connector (negative) loose that was causing the problem. The service at JnS was really good (as recommended by many in Penang) and the boss (Steven) greeted me and had a chat with Lee and I. I actually sms Steven last night around 10PM to ask about the office hour and surprisingly he called back and asked me not to jump start if the battery isn't working the next day (i noted this in the user manual as well, NEVER jump start a Forte). The service provided by JnS SC is among the best if not THE BEST in Penang 

Very nice meeting you Brother Lee and your wife 

Some technical question here, when I think about + - gear.

Say: You are at about 100km/h on auto mode, and you feel to have more torque power, then you shift it to shiftronic and reduce it to 3rd gear, will this damage your gearbox? Ok, how about 100km/h you reduce it to 2nd gear?

Scary right?

i rev mine like mad now...
haha... but of course.. after warm up.
is pretty powerful though... if u willing to rev it up.

oh~ bro gonna say good bye already~!
whookay! call us and join us with ur pug308THP.
u stay there? or u go off after putting ur car?
i think i'll ask my friend to pick me up.

Spoken to Jalan Cheras SC yesterday. According to them, they are doing some research on the issue, hope to have a solution by Jan or Feb. Coz at the moment, they have received more than 10 formal complain of headlight condensation. So now waiting for them to come back with solution.

To be frank, in Singapore, Kia said they won't fixed the issue as this is norm, C&C has a memo from Kia. Hope they won't say the same to Malaysia.

Well.. if you wanna seal it yourself.. not too sure whether this will void any warranty..