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Spymonkey
post Jan 31 2011, 05:02 PM

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QUOTE(monara @ Jan 31 2011, 12:14 AM)
guys, can i know how much is the rpm @ 110km/h?
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I own one, 140kmh @ 3100~ rpm.

edit: guy above beats me to it. yeah 120kmh is around 2500-2600 rpm

This post has been edited by Spymonkey: Jan 31 2011, 05:03 PM
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post Feb 1 2011, 10:14 AM

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QUOTE(BaboonZ @ Feb 1 2011, 03:14 AM)
I finally received and drove mine. Coming from someone who previously owned a Proton, here is what I think.

Pros:
- Relatively cheap
- Unique design, not the same old Toy or Hornda
- Cabin space is... as far as driver is concerned... great. I'm always alone so I don't care.
- Nine times better pickup than my old car (slightly exaggerating)
- Plenty of electronic features not found in other cars with the same price range (hill assist, grade assist, immobilizer, electric power steering, etc.)
- Cap-less refuel

Cons:
- Voice-control utterly useless. Failed to change to HitzFM frequency 100/100 attempts. I'm not exaggerating.
- Not sure bout the after-sales service, but the before-sales service (if there exists such a term) was a nightmare. Basically, I'm not happy with the sales assistant. A bad sign of things to come?
- The small compartment under the bottom-right of the steering wheel (don't know what it is called) wouldn't close properly and kept falling open.
- Powershift gear changes not smooth. Need to be extra gentle with accelerator during jams otherwise car will jerk like mad
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Quite agree with you. Also that small compartment...what is that? is it the steering adjuster thingy? i never had that problem.

Add one pros:
- very good sound system, good enough for you not to worry about.

edit:
so far service is somewhat slow, since they only have 2(?) centers in klang valley (pj and jalan ipoh AFAIK). must book first cannot walk in. i got my 1st 1000km inspection, took them 3-4 hrs to do because of lots of other cars to service.

also, i bugs me is that i have to use castrol engine oil (at least that's what the CS guy told me), or they could "question" my warranty if i use other engine oil (what can i say i like mobil1). on the plus side, engine oil is free for 6x service (10k km x6).

This post has been edited by Spymonkey: Feb 1 2011, 10:21 AM
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post Feb 9 2011, 05:17 PM

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QUOTE(wb4j @ Feb 5 2011, 10:38 AM)
I have read lot of very promising reviews and had set my expectation high.

Last week, I have test driven the 1.6l fiesta and I am dissapointed.

Acceleration is not impressive for a small 1.6 car. Maybe I was comparing with a 2.0l Focus.
Gear jerks whenever I lift the fuel pedal.  Personally, I feel like a noob driving a manual car. However, I read from paul tan's review again. It mentioned about a sports / OD off button which suppose to hold on to the gear for 3 seconds? Could that be the culprit?
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Gear jerks happens when it tried to shift while you lift the pedal. Takes a while to adjust yourself to the transmission. And yes while trying to take over cars from, lets say 100km/h, it'll lag a bit so you have to anticipate a bit when to accelerate.

QUOTE(faidz85 @ Feb 7 2011, 09:41 AM)
What's the latest interest rate and offers for new Fiesta S?

Also, any news on other upgrades? e.g bodykits
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For car loan i recommend you ask ambank with its variable interest rate before you go for other banks. ATM AFAIK rates are low i got mine at 2.8% for nine years, 2.7% for 7 years that was last year. My friend works with CIMB hire purchase told me rates are low atm (i'm guessing around 2.5%).

Edit: Fiesta 2011 comes with bodykits (with extra cost), i asked around ppl from ford. But dont quote me.

This post has been edited by Spymonkey: Feb 9 2011, 05:20 PM

 

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