Personally I have to agree a little bit. Sucks wouldn't be the right word to classify it, just that the suspension is a little wobbly as compared to the Civic (yes I have driven both cars before). Upside to that, the Forte is a lot more comfortable to drive and I love the gadgets on it while the Civic is lacking in a lot of gadgets. But after my friend brought his Forte to get it done with Autofoam, the handling improved and the drive improved in terms of comfort and quietness. Totally awesome!

Here are some figures to help you

September 2010 figures, a little old but still quite relevant.

Top 10 national vehicles

1. Proton Saga 5,582
2. Perodua Myvi 5,413
3. Perodua Viva 4,703
4. Proton Persona 3,181
5. Perodua Alza 2,343
6. Proton Exora 2,095
7. Proton Satria Neo 301
8. Proton Waja 239
9. Proton Gen2 147
10. Proton Savvy 46
Top 10 non-national vehicles

1. Toyota Vios 2,573
2. Toyota Hilux 1,275
3. Honda City 1,112
4. Nissan Grand Livina 1,133
5. Toyota Camry 803
6. Toyota Avanza 802
7. Mitsubishi Triton 641
8. Honda Civic 513
9. Honda Accord 506
10. Honda CR-V 503

*Statistics from Malaysian Automotive Association

I thought Audi cars uses DSG gearboxes?

Best way is to bring the Forte straight to Autofoam and get the full ultimate package. After that, you will definitely love the Forte ride

Current vote seems to be 313 for Inspira and 211 for Forte, seems like more people would go for the Inspira

Yeah totally agree with that, I just sold off my Civic after it gave me sooooo many problems...

Frankly even the THN brands have a higher depreciation rate these days. Heck I lost 10k on my Civic after one year

A Forte with autofoam (ultimate package) is just amazing. Sat in one, the drive and soundproofing made a world of difference.

But I feel with the CVT there isn't the thrill of driving especially during the shifting phases as well as the lack of engine braking as well. Feels weird driving a CVT the other day. It felt as if there is only 1 gear for the car.

Buy Inspira and stir up our economy!

Yes its called COE. Basically in Singapore. since its a small island the government has decided to limit the number of cars on the road. So you rules such as cars older than 10 years old needs to be scrapped (with exceptions of course) and to ensure there is a controlled number of cars on the road, they release COE's based on the availability of it. If there are a lot of cars on the road, you can end up paying around 50k-60k for the COE or even more. The cheapest recorded COE was SGD$0.50 if I am not mistaken. So depends on when you want to buy your car.

The mechanism for COE is via auction. So mainly the car dealerships are the ones who are auctioning for these COE because they can't sell cars without a COE unless you are getting a weekend car.

Are you also that blur here in Malaysia? Or version of COE is called AP

Isn't that pretty obvious? LOL

Only two possibilities, a Roc 1.4 or a Golf 1.4. So its either or. Unless if I am not mistaken, since he said German made, then it would be the Golf since the Golfs brought in to Malaysia are from the Wolfsburg plant while the Rocs are brought in from Portugal.

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Heh a 2.0 Scirocco can get you TWO PRIUS but frankly if you are spending that kind of cash already, might as well get a BMW 320d and get an average of 800km per full tank.

Yup, so thats the key difference between the PRIUS and the 320d. PRIUS gives you a great mileage but the BMW would give you relatively great mileage (if the government allows for EURO 4M diesel then its affective range would be 1,000km as well) but with the added fun and of course BMW's superb handling. Downside is that when you hear the BMW, sure it would remind you of a taxi only haha

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Unfortunately those rims are also very expensive

It doesn't prevent the body roll until a point where you can really feel the difference. I have done that when I swapped from 16" to 17" and the difference is sooooo minimal. Best to reduce body roll is to get the anti-roll bars. Those make a huge difference but at the sacrifice of comfort.

JFGI

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_clutch_transmission

Function wise, DCT, DSG, S-Tronic is the same just different naming conventions.

Personally if I were looking for an everyday car to use and something practical, I will choose the Forte because of it's size and larger boot (heck I need the boot space for my golf clubs anyway ). Definitely the Forte will be more value for money because you will be getting a lot more practicalities as well as gadgets if that is how you perceive value.

Having said that, different people have different judgement on value. To some, the true value of a car is the sheer brilliance of the driving experience, the accelerating feel and being able to take on those corners with the confidence that your car will be stable. To others, value comes in the form of how the car will be able to serve their needs as well as the needs of the family members. So how do you perceive value?

In terms of reliability, I think its too early to say anything for the Polo because having just launched last year, there aren't enough cars on the road to give a good statistic. But VW offers a 5-year warranty program with the Polo so you can be rest assured there.