Yesterday I drove from PG to KL @5:30am for my Autofoam/SP at KL Auto. Had a nice chat with Desmond and a few interesting customers (I think my wallet got squeezed dry by him). But the service was excellent and he was pretty generous in attending to any complain...just don't get too addicted to his "poisons" . It was pretty late as there were a lot of cars there. Everything was finished at 11pm when I drove back to Penang

Hey Titarium or Rikeys, any plan to add KL Auto contact in the main page? Looks like a worthwhile visit for some folks here...


I got that sound on the second day I got the car ....imagine being "high" and then suddenly hear this. SERIOUSLY REDUCED MY CARGASM!!!

...Anyway, good to know that someone is sharing my pain

Mine was a cushion noise from around my back that kept giving squeaking sounds whenever I moved. I sent it over to Naza SC (Juru Penang) twice but they weren't able to solve it. Finally the boss told me they would replace the whole seat. I'm waiting for it to come.

Or...you could just spend 2k and change to leather seats

For "zee zee" sound it sounds like vibrating aluminium foil or paper? I got that sound from the left side door. I also have a "tuk tuk" sound on my driver panels. It made me pretty uneasy for some time...but I've given up on both of them after I heard the same type of sounds from Honda Civic and Peugeot . Bring you complaint to the service center. I think you can just go to the service dealer at Sg. Pinang...the boss Steven looks very dedicated in his job. The workers at Juru didn't really solved mine, but if you need to claim replacements Juru should be faster due to them being "branch".


You'll have the watch those tint people really closely. My "zee zee" and "tuk tuk" sounds came a few days after tinting, but I can't pinpoint if it's due to tinting or defect.

Add "tik tik" and "click click" sound to the list

That sound is from the dashboard. Seems like coming from all four air-cond vents as the plastics touch. As mentioned, I given up on them and will just crank up my songs...

Hmm...I'll need to wait a few days to see the "full effect". I think some of the tyre noise is still there (but has been reduced a lot), looks like changing rim/tyre is the best way to totally eliminate it.

I can say I kena "sweet talk" by Desmond until I spent a huge amount of money . But I have some ideas on which package would be most "cost effective". Sure you can test the sound, just pm me and tell me if you wanna meet.


Either way, you still need to bring to service center la. They might be able to tweak something. But if these kinds of sound come out I suspect is a manufacturing defect. Send it quick so that they can diagnose quickly and place the order for new seat quickly (if need replacing), just need to be patient and wait until the new seat comes.

Update: I got another sound, humming sound from the engine. Server dealer said it's due to power steering pump. Need to replace that . Adding the "rust bubbling" on the door paint, I've made 3x warranty claims so far

My FC, using RON95:

Highway: About 6.5L/100km (11.7 sen/km)
Normal driving (Penang): About 10L/100km ( 18 sen/km)
Max: About 12L/100km (21.6 sen/km)

Haha...that was a combination of rev, petrol type, and mineral oil. Also, during first 1-2k the FC seems to change due to the engine being new. The FC indicator is a good thing to check frequently so that I can control the right foot better

I think ~14-16sen/km is the "standard" number that most people should be getting.

Anyway, that's a good number for a car that weighs around 1250kg with 1.6 engine. Last time my 1.3 Iswara gave me around 17sen/km too (it was much lighter).

Tell me what time you'll be driving on the Jelutong Expressway and I'll be there to "meet" your criteria

Anyway, I already saw 2-3 Forte at my company. Quite a lot seen in Greenlane and QB parking lot too.

The car was still pulling left after 2x do alignment. The funny thing was my alignment suddenly felt a lot better after doing the Autofoam "Track"...don't understand why though

Wah....hmm, wonder if any player accept lossless formats like FLAC...

BTW, do you think the "Voodoo" tweak work well?

I noticed that too. Then later I took a look at the bottom of the body and found that's actually where the exhaust pipe runs through ....maybe you can find a way to insulate the heat?

Took me around 5mins to cool the car down before I did tinting...so your case is a little not normal. Maybe it's your A/C or your tint (btw, what tint is it ar)?

But I also noticed that sometimes the if the blower is set too high the air doesn't really feel cool (if windows are not open), so I sometimes choose lower blower speed but cooler settings for compressor (lower temperature) for the cool air to be felt.

ShaLong is a HE???

This post has been edited by ggeatweb: Apr 16 2010, 10:02 PM

Noise update:

All four air-cond vents after a day in the sun keep having this "click click" and "tick tak" sound when I drive. It seems like my batch (or just my car!) has some loose plastic at the contact points and all around the plastic vents, and it seems like after expanding under the heat will dislocate and rattle . Every time the car moves it seems like playing orchestra from each 5 locations (+middle dashboard as well), "click click click, tac tac, click tac, click".... .

I don't know who I offended to be given a car with 3x warranty claims so far and noise everywhere.... . Another thing is that it may be hard to reproduce in the morning (when I send it to service center)

So to folks who can't tahan noise, let me be your "suei" comparison so you will feel good


I agree! All questions are welcome. Actually yours (Miet) is a 'fresh' question.

I've seen many repeated questions (mostly from new ppl) like "loan", "go which SC", and the famous "CKD or CBU???????????!!!!". Someone should make a FAQ (in addition to the great info Titarium and KFC provided).

Anyway, the "Trip" button is the same thing as the "black stick" that comes out from the dashboard for you to reset the "trip meter" (that's why it's called Trip, as in "holiday trip"). It's just that this one is more advanced

Really? Then I won't wanna go branch anymore.

I personally found that the service in Sg. Pinang is much better. Steven (I think the boss) was pretty kind and helpful. I think the people at the branch act more like "employees" so they might not have as much concern for you compared to the dealer where it's owned by someone who needs to keep their reputation. But also heard that normally branch will be faster for warranty claims.

The only problem is they're so popular that it's so full most of the time

I went to see the uncle at the service dealer and he took a ride on my car. He commented that it felt 'underpowered' (maybe coz not downshifting)...

...and then he said: "let me do something...."

When I got my car back, it was incredibly responsive, and downshifted every time I needed it. I didn't get any lag at all when going up hill around 60km/h (normally I would have a hard time accelerating...both the alternator booster and spark earth gave only a slight improvement in that area). I don't know what he did, but the fuel consumption did sort of increase...

...not sure if what he done would have voided any warranty or if Naza allowed it so won't say which place (but I think PG forumers will know ). What I know is that the "power" feeling was damn syoik (1.6SX)

Most probably "1982". Coz that is a more 'round' number