bro mid..how about the radio signal reception of the shark fin antenna, is it as good as the stock antenna? The shark fin antenna really looks good on our Forte but i'm not willing to accept the poor radio signal reception in the first place.

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Added on May 9, 2010, 11:24 amYupp..i have to give credits to Mr. Arul & his team for their friendly & professional service. He still willing to accept us though we only placed a very2 last minute appointment + many other cars to be entertained. Now my steering wheel aligned already when my car moves in straight line. Again, for Mr. Arul & his team. For sure i will go to him again for the next service..good service, good customer lounge with a see thru glass to workshop area + self-service complimentary drinks + free Wi-Fi..highly recommended for Puchong SC

This post has been edited by izputra: May 9 2010, 11:24 AM

Dont know exactly how many litres of engine oil needed for the 2.0. But during my first service on April 19th, i also asked for the remaining oil (of course with the bottle) if any. But the service officer there said no remaining oil for the 2.0 Forte. So i assumed that Forte 2.0 uses all 4 litres of the engine oil (no extra engine oil added). & i can confirmed here that the price for my first service (Using Petronas Syntium 3000) was RM227 that time (same price as 1.6 Forte).

The main reason i asked for the bottle with the remaining engine oil is not because of the oil itself, but more on to make sure that they uses that oil. Just in case that the dealer service centre there wanna cheat me by using the cheapo mineral oil but charged me the fully synthetic price. But ended up with nothing to prove it since that there is no remaining oil at all, so no engine oil bottle given back .

This post has been edited by izputra: May 10 2010, 03:06 PM

Bro Taipan,

Could u find the maintenance details specifically for Forte 2.0? It would be really useful for us 2.0 users. The details on your pdf files are for 1.6 Forte only. But i think the details are more or less the same right?

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Added on May 10, 2010, 4:00 pmSo when the 2nd service will due & at what mileage?

This post has been edited by izputra: May 10 2010, 04:00 PM

If the Syntium 3000 price sky rocketed like that, then better use Mobil 1 instead as u suggested before. Hopefully we can bring our own engine oil.

Hmm..black & white can be clearly stated, but who knows what they poured in into our engine unless we can see it with our own eyes...

RM28x.00 for the 1.6 first service??? so expensive mehh. are u sure it does not include other things beside fully syn engine oil + oil filter + gasket-oil plug?

This post has been edited by izputra: May 11 2010, 08:22 AM

But as Mr. Arul (from Puchong SC near IOI) said, it is better if u can pinpoint where's the source of the sound first. Else, it will be a time consuming process for them to locate the source of the sound & may mistakenly disassemble the unrelated parts in order to fix it.

u used Insulflex right? What size did u used? I'm thinking of doing it also later on. Now make use of the current cooling effect first, so later on can easily spot the difference when doing the aircond pipe insulation.

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Added on May 13, 2010, 8:01 amHahaha..hopefully no more 4-months waiting drama after this for Forte 2.0

This post has been edited by izputra: May 13 2010, 08:01 AM

Yaa..that should be Insulflex tube. I only need to know the appropriate tubing diameter for our Forte cooling pipe.

Thanks bro miet...

I suggest to those who booked the 2.0 Forte to stick to it & not downgrading or opt for other car. It's very much worth the wait i must say. bro, takpelah naik bas pun, i pun last time naik kapchai je

From past experience, if already got chassis number, usually it will take roughly another 2-3 weeks before u can get the car. But maybe the same estimation cannot be used now...

This post has been edited by izputra: May 14 2010, 09:15 AM

Agreed..it is worth the wait. Buying other car also need to wait. Last time when i was about to give up on Forte, i also seeking around for another options like Civic, Sylphy, Lancer only to find out that no ready stock for these cars also. Civic 2.0 have to wait around 2 months, Sylphy also got 1-2 month of waiting. Since all other cars also need to wait to get it, i decided to just stick with Forte. Forte got the best package after all.

p/s : my father bought the new facelifted Vios on early April, but till now (about 1 & a half month), still didn't get his car. So the moral of the story here is NEW CAR=HAVE TO WAIT (of course not applicable for all new cars lerr..) unless u opt for a low demand car i.e. Perdana, i30, avante

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Added on May 14, 2010, 9:43 amThis Link might help...

This post has been edited by izputra: May 14 2010, 09:43 AM

Biasalah..for him only T & H in his mind. Their generation grown up with these cars. So they are used to it. For them, only T & H are 'the best'. When i said that i'm going to buy Forte 2.0 last time, he quite skeptical about it & willing to give me some money (for downpayment) to book the Civic 2.0 instead, but i refused. When i balik kampung last April with my Forte, my father took a closer look on my car & he didn't say anything about it. Nothing to comment i guess..

Aiyaa..not again. Kindly dont ask this type of question here..this issue are quite sensitive u know

It is true for the first batch last time..but not that significantly earlier. So no worry for those who booked from the dealer...

It is better if u dont put a sky-rocketed hope on their given date, else u might get disappointed if they cannot fulfill it. Their so-called delivery date cannot be trusted as per what we've faced last time.

This post has been edited by izputra: May 17 2010, 02:05 PM

if u keen to have WTW XXXX plate number, all i can say is kindly book the number as fast as possible. Now reaching WTW 6XXX already. WTW series perhaps will finish in a couple of days ahead. Act fast my fren

As the previous 'waiting drama', both version of the story cannot be trusted one. Until the first 2.0 for the 2nd batch been released, there's no way we can confirm it. Pray hard that the SA version is true then so that u all can get the car in 2 weeks time hopefully.

Dont worry..your car got shaded there, guarded, safe & sound

This post has been edited by izputra: May 18 2010, 09:08 AM

If i'm not mistaken (from what i've been told before), at the stockyard they will disconnect the battery connection by pulling out the cable from the battery terminal to safeguard the battery power. In that case, the battery will not run out of power easily. Same practice goes to most of the showroom cars if u ever noticed that

Your leather seats got red stitches? Mine came with black stitches. Perhaps only the first batch of 2.0 Forte came with black stitches. Other batches got red one

This post has been edited by izputra: May 28 2010, 01:01 AM