bro, u did urs already?
if only do the wheel arch one, 380 right?

Hi guys..can i join the club? i 'll be collecting my 1.6SX clear white tomorrow evening. trade in with my neo without topup.downpayment only RM2400.

Yup! Read about our club in the newspaper centrespread this afternoon. Bsides that it also states the promotion offered at service centres.. using fully synthetic oil at rm 205 ++. Very  good promotion indeed..

This is the first time i heard about PPS and SierraGlow.
May i know what PPS is, any link to it? For SG i'm reading the link given by yhlee12.

However it seems to me that both product would need around RM600?
I don't have that much cash now and if i would like to do only the traditional polish or wax to tahan till i have time and $$ to do PPS/SG, what is the recommendation?
Does new car need to polish? Or wax enough?
P.S: Since many times ppl ask what spec and color i got, i have put it in my signature below

Not quite sure with PPS price now. I think 1 time cost is around the same as SG. Maintenance should be 100++. You can give them a call to find out more.

FINALLY after 114 DAYS (3 months and 25 days) of waiting. I got my 2.0 Forte Titanium Silver hehehehehehe.

Went to bank to sign loan agreement this morning and left for Rawang Stockyard around 12pm.

Dunno why today Rawang sooooooo jam and some more the stockyard only has one guy working. I left the stockyard at around 4.30pm only. CRAZYYYYYYY.

So far after inspecting the car not much problem except the car is damn dirty inside and the audio panel got one small scratch. The guy there put a report for me and they will change the panel for me. Problem is now don have stock so dunno have to wait until when. But i m ok with it as long as they agreed to change.

OK so after getting the car went to petronas station to change the tyre pressure and fill up petrol. RM80 full tank so maybe got around RM5 inside

Below are my findings after driving back from Rawang to PJ.

1). No squeaking sound.

2). Alignment was OK for me. Tested on one stretch of road and was slanting to the left a bit. Tested on another stretch and it was straight. Will have to go and test in Parking Lot to know exact result

3). The Motor Driven Power Steering (MDPS) is sweeeeeeeeeet. Very light when slow and as heavy as hydraulic when going fast (at that time around 120 - 140km/h, very responsive, so i don't think it'll be dangerous)

4). The RPM is damn low. 120km/h around 2.5k rpm. 140km/h (yes 140km/h on my first drive ) only around 3k or 3.5k rpm (can't remember). Damn, i was worried it might go over 4k rpm coz manual says breaking in period cannot go more than 4k. But i was driving like normal, the gear ratio is just nice, before 4k will change gear. So no chance to go over 4k. NICE~~~

5). Sound system was nice, treble was okok high, but i like high notes so it might be just nice for others. Bass was okok oso, not very deep but u sure can feel the bass. Sound separation of coz cannot compare to component speakers. I need to do more tweaking to suit to my taste. But overall i give 7/10

6). Tested IPOD cable on iphone and it was working perfectly. Browse through my songs perfectly and charging at the same time. SWEET!

7). Tested cruise control, working fine

8). Leather seats are different from the one i saw in show room. It's with red lining

That's all for now.

In short, Forte Leave me SPEECHLESS

do u see that paultan.org is in their link man!
paultan rock! lol

Thanks for the congrats hehe.

Tomolo have to work ler. Somemore not yet past 1k service. Can't test power hehe.

Bro starghazzer. The MDPS is really working as advertised. Very light when stationary,  light at low speed and heavy at high speed. If high speed become lighter then it's very dangerous ain't it? Need other 2.0 bros to share their experience hehe.

The sound system so far so good. Haven't tweak it to my liking yet but when I first got the car the bass was set to max at 10. I didn't feel any vibration on the door panel. Maybe the car still new. Anyway I found that there's a p.bass function. Maybe that's causing the vibration?

Also I found the car with uv windscreen is very dark already. It'll sure be darker after tinting. Will it pass jpj inspection? 

I just changed the car mat to the one bought from bro saimatkong. Fits perfectly. I assume u have to take out the old one and replace the new one and not put the new one on top of the old one right?

Thanks hehe.

---

Added on May 27, 2010, 10:23 pmAir cool should be better bro.

I saw lots of forte in stockyard today. Lots of white too. But most of the 2.0 are dark colors. Tits, eb and mb.

Jgn lah jeles , i dah tunggu 4 bulan wei...

Bro, saimatkong, i measured with my fingers if put 2 layers the carpet will be too thick and block the car boot handle hehe.

Maybe i should recheck

And yeah SMK ROCKSSSSSSSSSSS hehehe.

I'll be doing llumar tint this saturday. BRO SMK, the price u put on ur blog for llumar is for side windows only? Front and rear not included?

Thanks.

---

Added on May 28, 2010, 8:53 amOne more serious question, my SA put wrong address in my car grant and insurance. Not wrong but incomplete address, will that be ok?

I didn't get a chance to check until i collect my car yesterday. All printed out already. Can i request for a change or it is not needed??

Please advise bros.

Just Right UNDER the passenger and driver seat. Go to rear passenger seat, bend down and look under the seat, it's quite big, you can sure see it hehe.

I don have camera with me right now, sorry bro

You might need a torch light to see it clearly hehe.

checking now ..!!

will give this brand special attention when visiting accessories shops...thx! my car definitely will need lots of care car will expose to direct sunlight each & every day ...

btw bro saimatkong...i'm considering pps for exterior i'll give a visit to the shop soon...if do pps interior means dont need other stuff ie. cleaner/conditioner?? or shud use less of those..

the car so far couple of days performing up to expectation  minus the highlights from other forumers road/tire noise actually quite noticable it my thought it's just the tire itself change to better tire shud reduce noise level..dont get the driver seat sound yet and aah love the red stitching superb touch up! and yeah the feeling 'why the car still not going!' is evident in a slightest moment when need to overtake but i tot it's acceptable..i used to drive manual only before & i havent touch the manual mode..

SMK.. help me to fix the dot done by me to KFC car.. kakaka.

mine is SX, not EX

---

Added on June 3, 2010, 2:30 pmand how much is the door soundproof strip thing?

Hi guys. been following this thread from v1 while waiting for my baby forte to come. waited since mid may and finally got it two days ago!! 

cant seem to stop smiling whenever i drive the car! 

btw, need ur opinions, JNS Automart Puchong, are they selling original parts? cause one of my friend recommended me to buy accessories from the shop cause the items are cheap. 

add me in the list! mine is kia forte 1.6 clear white 

Bro SMK, please change my name from Italics to Normal. I got my 2.0 SX liao. Thanks

Pls add me too 2.0sx red spicy red

Hi TS, pls add me as well.
Zzz...
Clear white - 1.6SX

TS why no update me geh @.@
mine is 1.6SX black

Bro Saimatkong, pls add me in the list too. Mine Forte 2.0SX bright silver. Got my car since 02-April'10.

Can put me in 1.6SX list (Bright Silver) first

I'm just waiting for my desire number plate for my forte, should be available early next week.

Hi good morning to every1, haha... 2 days to go!!! huhu...

Boss, why my name still not add into 1.6sx -clear white? T^T....

Hi SaimatKog,
Can add me to the existing Forte List?
I just got my Forte  a week ago. 1.6SX Clear White

Thanks in advance

Hi everybody,

i've been reading this forum for quite a while .. but just joined .. plz add my name , Clear White Forte 1.6 SX . i'm from KL by the way .. look fwd to learn from you all.