I thought the ESC suppose to kick in when the car going-to skid, it will balance back my cornering.. but it didnt happen... i had to manually brake..

During normal driving, ESC works in the background, continuously monitoring steering and vehicle direction. ESC compares the driver's intended direction (by measuring steering angle) to the vehicle's actual direction (by measuring lateral acceleration, vehicle rotation (yaw), and individual road wheel speeds).

ESC only intervenes when it detects loss of steering control, i.e. when the vehicle is not going where the driver is steering. This may happen, for example, when skidding during emergency evasive swerves, understeer or oversteer during poorly judged turns on slippery roads, or hydroplaning. ESC calculates (since all states are not readily available, this calculation is actually an "estimation" according to the control terminology) the direction of the skid, and then applies the brakes to individual wheels asymmetrically in order to create torque about the vehicle's vertical axis, opposing the skid and bringing the vehicle back in line with the driver's commanded direction. Additionally, the system may reduce engine power or operate the transmission to slow the vehicle down.

ESC can work on any surface, from dry pavement to frozen lakes. It reacts to and corrects skidding much faster and more effectively than the typical human driver, often before the driver is even aware of any imminent loss of control. In fact, this led to some concern that ESC could allow drivers to become overconfident in their vehicle's handling and/or their own driving skills. For this reason, ESC systems typically inform the driver when they intervene, so that the driver knows that the vehicle's handling limits have been approached. Most activate a dashboard indicator light and/or alert tone; some intentionally allow the vehicle's corrected course to deviate very slightly from the driver-commanded direction, even if it is possible to more precisely match it.

hahaha yaaa... I haven't removed it. All the white forte removed it d? 

Hey Bro Forterian,
     I am planing to do a BULK order of KIA Forte Door plate with LED.. RM 210 for 1 set (4pcs) includes Post Laju postage..Anybody interest? Pls fill in your name in the list below. We need to have 30 sets in order to complete the BUL Order..Pls see the pic attach

1. The material of the door sill is stainless steel. the quality is good. The size of the small pc is 37cmX5.5cm, the size of the big pc is 83cmX5.5cm.
2. The weight of the door sill with packing is 0.7KG/ set.
3. The door sill is come with self-adhesive tape at the back.
4. This is the Latest design with the world "Forte +KIA logo"
5. I will need to collect RM50 deposit for the Bulk order if interested..

Name list
1. kumyih
2.
30..

not nice!

finally my car arrived at the showroom & SA asked me to pay up.  And I get a better rate from diff bank as well. At least I get to save a couple of hundreds for getting the car AFTER CNY. (yeah, self-consolation there...hahah). 

Read about all the horrible SAs out there but I have to give mine credit. Never fails to answer and return my calls. There is nothing I hate more than SAs ignoring calls.

So there, now I have something to look forward to after the long holidays. Hopefully everything will be smooth sailing 

Time to F them upside down

my forte is now "glowing" at Mr. Choong's shop..needs approx 6hours to complete..so now lepaking at Summit USJ..will go for a movie too..haha..damn bored wei..

That FC is better than average.
I've still yet to empty an entire tank as I've always topped up on the same day of a week regardless of how much I have left. Don't intend to run out of fuel on the highway), but the best I've got so far was 8L/100km. I'm getting 2.5Krpm at 110kmh though.

The past week was near to 9L/100km as I've been revving it pretty hard with shift-tronic. Most of the time when I fill up the tank the computer shows 560-580km till empty although I doubt it will last that far. Maybe it's different fuel. I've changed back to Caltex's RON91 this week and immediately after filling up the tank I can feel that it's smoother. It could be subjective, but I personally tend to prefer Caltex over other brands so it could be biased. Let's see how the FC is like next week.

Caltex's premium is RON98 over here but costs 1.33AUD per litre... That's almost RM4  
Black.

The "My" would look more in place if the font was more squarish, like the "FORTE" word.

Just to share with u guys after my Forte got "Glowed" by Mr. Choong yesterday.




I'm satisfied with the outcome, some minor scratches were removed by Mr. Choong, good workmanship and friendly.
Will need more time to see the future effect of Sierra Glow.

Hey Bro Forterian,
    I am planing to do a BULK order of KIA Forte Door plate with LED.. RM 210 for 1 set (4pcs) includes Post Laju postage..Anybody interest? Pls fill in your name in the list below. We need to have 30 sets in order to complete the BUL Order..Pls see the pic attach

1. The material of the door sill is stainless steel. the quality is good. The size of the small pc is 37cmX5.5cm, the size of the big pc is 83cmX5.5cm.
2. The weight of the door sill with packing is 0.7KG/ set.
3. The door sill is come with self-adhesive tape at the back.
4. This is the Latest design with the world "Forte +KIA logo"
5. I will need to collect RM50 deposit for the Bulk order if interested..

Name list
1.kumyih
2.
30..

wah..u so rajin...

Eazy LED Headlamp Mod - this simple & cheap mod has dual function. 1st to give the Audi-ish look. 2nd when bonnet is opened it lights up the engine bay so u can check the engine without any torchlight! Cool eh!

a 2005 kia optima can get around 30K++, at that time new were around RM110K++ if not mistaken. 80K loss?
a 2006 civic 2.0 need to fork out 80K++ to get, new at that time was 128K++. 40K++ loss after 4 years...

at malaysia, if kia still under naza will no hope... plenty of owners can tell how's professional they is... a product need to be worthy among buyer must hav good after sales support, warranty and quality... buy car not like buy vege, after payment den cabut... a lot of things will need for support and backup...

of course all of us can see how korean improve, but dun forget in malaysia, kia still under naza... do naza moving fast? for sure they are fast in terms of earning $$$, warranty and problem solving fast? professional? u can ask for current naza customer... 

will very gladly to see kia enter to malaysia like honda malaysia...

btw, pls prove ur statement, 2005 optima and 2006 civic just 18K differ? in terms of used car?

hahahahaha... dunno is civic sell cheap or optima sell expensive... LOL...