Of course that price excludes installation right?

TQ for answering on behalf

Halogen

Already poisoned by MDPS while test driving my 2.0 last time ehh? any specific reasons why u prefer the MDPS?

This post has been edited by izputra: Jul 22 2010, 11:43 AM

I dont think so..it's different in size & design

That's normal..even for the 2.0. I've asked the same question before perhaps it's designed that way to avoid children from play2 that button (becoz got attracted by the button's light at night time driving)

This post has been edited by izputra: Jul 22 2010, 02:26 PM

When i booked my Forte last time, my SA make it clear that the RM1k deposit are not refundable for whatever reasons except the fault is at their part

Yaa..should do the trick..hopefully

Yalorr...couldn't care less

This post has been edited by izputra: Jul 23 2010, 12:16 PM

u refers that to Forte 1.6 or 2.0?

This post has been edited by izputra: Jul 23 2010, 01:09 PM

For both versions of Forte 1.6, it uses hydraulic power steering which will give that kind of characteristics (heavy during stop/slow but lighter at higher speed). Forte 2.0 instead uses MDPS (motor driven power steering) where the electric motor are used to assist the steering effort. MDPS is designed in such a way that it usually gives the opposite characteristics than the hydraulic one which is lighter at stop/low speed (for easier parking manuever) & will becomes heavier at higher speed. Personally for not-a-raceboy like me, i prefer the MDPS characteristic

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Added on July 23, 2010, 1:28 pmThat's correct

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Added on July 23, 2010, 1:31 pmEhh..where? Quite interested actually..hehe

This post has been edited by izputra: Jul 23 2010, 01:31 PM

Luckily the NHC also got this MDPS thingy or also knows as EPS in Honda vocabulary. It suits u well then How i wish my Forte also come with the 5-speed auto-trans, paddle-shift & power retractable door mirror like your NHC

This post has been edited by izputra: Jul 23 2010, 02:50 PM

Aiyaa bro..tak berkesempatanlh nak layan FB. Layan LYN je. kat ofis ni FB kena block la Harith

What time u nak pegi sana bro?

Ok my friend..see howlah tonight. Maybe have to bring along my wife & kids also...

I've done some summary for standard maintenance cost of Forte, City & Civic up until 100k km (5 years). I was unable to find other car's maintenance cost like Vios, Altis, Lancer, Sylphy. Anyway, here it goes...

Source : Official Website

The conclusion is...............

Correct. If use fully syn oil, the maintenance cost will be cheaper than the mineral oil in the long run u know

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Added on July 24, 2010, 12:17 amCoz for the first service Naza charge us the parts (engine oil + oil filter) with free labour. Honda instead, charge the labour only but the parts are free (for the 1st service)

This post has been edited by izputra: Jul 24 2010, 12:17 AM

Update : Maintenance Cost Comparison (now includes maintenance cost for Forte for Fully Synthetic Engine Oil, service month & +1 additional car)


Credits to our fellow LYN forumer, bro Pogostik for his valuable input on Peugeot 308 VTi/THP maintenance cost.
Worth to note from his words below:

" Here I give you the maintenance cost for both Peugeot 308 THP and VTi.

For the record:
~ the cost is for 6 years (for 5 years or 100,000KM, total cost is RM5601.00)
~ service duration is 10,000KM or 6 months, whichever comes first
~ 308 requires 4.25L of engine oil (fully synthetic), hence the additional 1 litre of engine oil
~ some of the parts price has been reduced. however I couldn't find the latest price for those parts. "


& to answer both questions by bro Lover below :

In term of maintenance cost, comparison table above clearly shows that the total maintenance cost if we use the fully synthetic oil will be lower (though slightly) than the mineral oil (for Forte). It justifies my previous statement that it will save us in a long run. So, in term of maintenance cost, use fully syn oil is better. If we take into account the extra time to spare, extra fuel to burn & extra effort to be done if we use the mineral oil (coz have to go to SC every 5k km if we use mineral oil as compared to every 10k if we use fully syn oil), it is even worth it to opt for fully syn oil


Any other input guys?

This post has been edited by izputra: Jul 24 2010, 02:57 PM