I'd like to quote a certain sales manager of HSD whom I met at a roadshow earlier this year. He told me, "Don't buy Kia la, Naza no good. Hyundai is by Sime Darby you know, sure better la"...

I've been waiting almost 8 months since my last trip to US to test drive the car. 
Last weekend, went to QB mall in PG and the salesman told me that it will not be CBU for 1st batch and most likely sound like semi CKD. Not sure how true it's. Asked for launch date and replied end of december and can only get the car on feb/march. He mentioned also if 1.8 comes with sunroof then will be > 100k. Reason for delay??? He said short of car distribution due to high demand in worldwide.

My heart getting less excitement due to delay. By the time we get the car, some new cars are coming soon like new civic, VW CKD and etc... to be considered...

No official pricing yet, but you guys can book it first. If the pricing isn't satisfactory my company will refund your full deposit. I tried my best to squeeze the price out of the trainer but it is not his call to say anything.

Car price is the main concern, since now is still unclear

jazz priced almost like civic, same goes to yaris n altis, well... they still sell....

Just want to ask everyone. What is the reasonable price do you guys expect for 1.6cc High Specs and 1.8cc Premium?

Hopefully, 1.6 High Spec around 95-99k, or else i could see myself choosing a Kia brand!

for 1.8 Premium most probably cheaper than same engine range "Altis n Civic" by few Ks, 112k!

Bro Fluidic, do u have any leak of the price? So gan jiong ady ~~

Please SD don spoilt my dream ~ be affordable

Forte got issues? i thought its a so far so good car? just some minor rattling sound on the seats and door panel that can be easily fixed. Even toyota and honda will have those problems. There are sure to be a few "unlucky" ones.

Wandering to the left is a very common issue found in continental cars.

its not an issue at all. ask any bmw or merc or peugeot owner.

Speaking as a Forte 2.0 SX 6-sp owner:

1. Start button issue. This is quite rare. There are two Fortes in my family and none has suffered this fate.
2. This one is also non existent on both our cars. Dashboard quiet as the first day we bought them. Maybe intermittently there are some noises, but that's because the rest of the car is so damn quiet
3. No issues with the rear view cam.
4. Pulling to the left while accelerating? Hmmm, I've only encountered pulling while cruising. Solved at the tyre shop already.
5. I fold my mirrors daily. So far so good.

Btw, these are minor issues. If you lurk around other makes' car forums you will soon realize that some brands have even bigger problems like gearbox, battery premature failure, gasket leaking oil, brakes etc. Those are major problems. Not those little inconveniences you mentioned. If such little things you mentioned can scare you shitless, then by golly you'll be in for a big surprise! Push start, reverse camera etc are also on the new Elantra. Please realise that by paying a bit more, you're not going to get that much better quality. You're just paying more taxes while SD is earning more or less about the same as Naza, maybe slightly less. And if you've read anything on how SD handles complaints on the i10, maybe you'd think twice. Then again, that was some time ago, I hope they've improved by now.

Every new car has flaws. If it's not a catastrophic failure that renders you unable to drive it or put you in a dangerous position then consider yourself lucky. Not to mention, sometimes in car forums, even the smallest thing can be blown out of proportion and many drivers still think just because they've taken a more than 100k loan for a car they expect miracles.

If you said that you preferred the design and slight technological superiority of the Elantra, then by all means, I won't rebuke you. Just don't buy a car and dislike another for the wrong reasons, that's all.

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Added on December 14, 2011, 10:44 am

I hope you're not quoting from a place where the sun don't shine. Have you not seen Harriers, Camrys, Altises etc with super yellowed headlamps also? And who told you that the left pulling issue is a steering wheel issue?

Please stick to your old school mentality. Korean cars are too advanced for you, uncle.

look at the rant at hyundai malaysia FB
https://www.facebook.com/hyundaimalaysia

seems like their after sales service is really bad

almost similar also from my source..but i believe 1.8 should not be 110k, max should be rm105k

Hmm.. whether elantra should be slightly cheaper right? due to CKD locally, if exceeded 110k for 1.8 then should blame on SD. Even 102k for 1.8 also expensive if compare to Forte & Cruze.

car assembly by Inokom, is it reliable? My dream to get CBU elantra broken...

OMG - I just called one to the SAs in Kah Bintang branch.
Tentative pricing:-
1.8 - RM110k+
1.6 high spec - RM100+ k

That's seriously suicide pricing, most ppl would get a Civic (RM115k). Really dissappointed with SD's pricing strategy.

I was really looking forward to getting this Elantra..I guess not anymore

Say it ain't so....