loan approved since last Friday, but till today still can't get the confirmation on the car

which branch u go thru? vincent there or other branch?

not branch...dealer....

branch not offering any attractive freebies..

but to be fair...the SA already said it would be 2-3 weeks... and its only been 1 week since I last book

i see...i thought if ready stock after loan approved can direct get the car edy?

the 2.0 leh? wadabout the spare tyre? Swap jugak? the Rims nice bo?

sometime may take 2-3week depend on the stock . but dont worry la ,forte have sufficient stock , wont wait so long like city ^^

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Added on March 14, 2011, 9:56 pmnormally i will collect Rm500 for the booking , it will count as a part of your downpayment also . dont worry , the money wont gone ^^

This post has been edited by 70: Mar 14 2011, 09:56 PM

Forgot to ask on this..... And he says on the spot I lost the warranty on rim and tyre.... But I don't care, as long as the tyre cost won't cost much....

jimmy, this is like last time la...Mega TT throughout the region...last time got northern, central, and southern region...is not likely we in the central only do mega TT...

Meaning if u book 1.6SX can swap the 17" tyre to 16" tyre?
Im interested.

bro today vincent did mention this to me too when i place booking..but i dun think its available for every buyer..coz he said he has 1 of the forte owner ...going to take his sx 1.6 on end of this month ...and the buyer dun like 17 inch tyre and rims and would like to ask for swap if there are any new ex1.6 buyer...

Same thing here also, even though cleared all loan doc n downpayment, I was told I still need to wait at least one week to get my car (I'm not taking White color) Kinda disappointed as I thought can get car within few days since I rushed to settle all my documents n payments.

Oh well, hope the SA can do some magic here.. Wishing hard to get it by this week as I'm traveling overseas next week..

This post has been edited by derlin: Mar 15 2011, 12:02 AM

i got confirmation that my loan was approved by PBB with just one day. I was surprise with the speed approval. Hopefully can get my car by next week and i am officially join the group.

I wanna join the Mega TT so we can exchange some ideas and thoughts


This post has been edited by mikomiko87: Mar 15 2011, 12:01 AM

^ yeah, my loan from PBB also done in two days. The bank officer came to my office the next day n everything settle. Was surprised too by the speedy effort, I guess the SA's relationship with the officer n also the follow up effort helps a lot in this..

This post has been edited by derlin: Mar 15 2011, 12:10 AM

wan to ask..do u guys have any idea that if im wanted to get a customize car number plate? i mean for example now is WVB i think..the number i wan to get lets say 616 . do u all know how much for certain number plate ?

why they change from 17" to 16"? Any reason for that? FC issue or they just love the smaller rims?

as quoted from the SA he said the buyer for 17inch tyre + rim told that FC is 1 of the issue and another thing is that the pick up power lesser than 16" ..and also 17" more bumpy than 16" ...

I knew FC could be an issue but bumpy? Mannn...didn't know that... But i'd still prefer the looks of the 17"

Anyone can prove the bumpy ride issue on their 17"?

that 1 i think very subjective ...some might feel ok ..some might think if compare to 16" thats the difference ...

Check on the jpJ website. http://portal.jpj.gov.my/

You can c at the website if it's a tender number or a normal number. If normal u just need to pay 210 to get the number. If tender, u need to bid. Whoever bids the highest will get the number.

Or you can pay the SA to hire a runner to get the number plates for you, though they will charge for it, depending on what number you are getting. Standard 100 usually, unless u are getting very special numbers like 8888 or 1188 etc etc..

Bcoz we can't attend KL Mega TT, is too far for us (NRMFC)..so, we decided on doing our own TT, organized by NRMFC
we decided go together with central region MFC....

btw, juz an info....NRMFC stands for Northern Region MyForte Club....consist of 3 states(Perlis, Kdh, Penang)....
NRMFC is formed by me...while Kedah Perlis KIA Forte Owners Club(KPKFOC), is also under me...which only consist of 2 states...

This is the 1st NRMFC Mega TT....since is a new club btw...the reason KPKFOC is at the limit, is bcoz there's no more dealer in Alor Setar up to Perlis area...the 1 that selling KIA cars, are Kulim+SP Lai Khim by Adwin Low, and Gurun NAZAKIA branch....Adwin helps me alot to promote the club....those interested, still can contact me....btw, i also require MFC Roadtax sticker....KFC, plz help ya??

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Looks like Korean are going to dominate the world in automobile industry

The Economic Impact of the Disaster in Japan and Korean Global Business--
A Commentary
Few have not been shocked at the devastation from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Concerns over partial meltdowns and explosions at the crippled nuclear power plants only add to the situation. Looking at the situation from a global perspective... How will this disaster impact Japan and Korea-- strong competitive rivals in automotive and electronics sectors? Media reports out of Japan (see below) note that auto production has been halted. The electronic industry also is seeing similar issues. That said, I feel we'll see a push by Korean global business groups to capitalize on the opportunity. Some Korean securities firms have noted with the disruption in Japanese brands' supply chain, production, and logistics Korean firms will move aggressively. One also cannot discount some bitterness towards Japan by Koreans who suffered under Japanese colonial rule from the early 1900s to 1945. I see 2 immediate concerns surfacing regarding the car industry. 1. Meeting the electrical needs of the Japanese auto plants. i.e. rolling black outs. 2. With global oil prices rising the Japanese auto plants will not be able to shift production to meet needs for more fuel efficient models and hybrids. BTW I have no idea on how logistics is impacted... but it cannot be good. Media Updates The Mainichi Daily News website reported that Toyota officials had announced the continued suspension of work on Monday at its five domestic plants, including those operated by its subsidiaries and 12 auto parts plants. Toyota subsidiary Central Motor Co. makes Toyota vehicles at its plant in Miyagi Prefecture and Kanto Auto Works Ltd, also a Toyota unit, produces Toyota cars at its plant in Iwate Prefecture. Both prefectures were severely affected by the 8.9-magnitude quake. A Toyota official said the suspension is partly to check whether workers at the factories are safe. Meanwhile, Nissan will also suspend production at its three domestic plants on Monday as two of them were damaged in the earthquake. Others to follow suit included Honda, Toyo and Sumitomo while Mitsubishi and NEC said they will check lines at their plants to determine whether to resume production on Monday. Source: Autoblog UK New York Times notes: Most Japanese auto assembly plants will remain closed on Monday, even though the factories are outside the hardest-hit regions and did not experience significant damage from the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck on Friday. Automakers scrambled on Sunday to determine whether they would be able to build and export cars in light of the rolling power blackouts (meant to conserve electricity) and the damage to Japan’s infrastructure. “There is no way to get our products out, even if we make them, with the roads and distribution system damaged,” a spokeswoman for the Honda Motor Company, Natsuno Asanuma, told The Associated Press. The three major automakers — Toyota, Nissan and Honda — have American plants that produce most of the models they sell in the United States. But many luxury cars, like the Lexus, or the smaller, fuel-efficient cars, like the Toyota Prius and Honda Fit, are built in Japan, and disruptions in exports could cost the companies sales at a time when rising gasoline prices have increased demand in the United States. For Toyota, the disaster comes as it is trying to recover after the recall of more than 14 million vehicles since 2009. Toyota built 3.3 million vehicles in Japan last year, about 43 percent of its global output, with more than half sent overseas. A Toyota spokeswoman in New York, Mira Sleilati, said all of its plants in Japan would be closed Monday but that no information was available about supplies of the Prius or other Japanese-built models. Besides the nearly 141,000 Priuses exported and sold in the United States last year, Toyota sold more than 229,000 Lexuses, which were mostly built in Japan. Earl Stewart, the owner of Earl Stewart Toyota in North Palm Beach, Fla., said demand for the Prius had surged so much that he recently sold out. He worries that Toyota might not be able to get many more to his dealership any time soon. “I put used Priuses on my showroom floor because we don’t have any new ones,” Mr. Stewart said. “The timing could not be worse. I don’t know how long it will take to get the roads and ports cleaned up and get Priuses back on the ships.” Toyota had planned to start building the Prius in the United States starting in 2010 but canceled those plans during the recession; instead it is readying a plant in Mississippi to assemble the Corolla, a compact sedan. Other affected models are the Toyota Yaris, a subcompact, and the Scion xB and xD, which are small hatchbacks sold at Toyota dealerships. Two plants that build the Yaris and Scion models are among four operated by Toyota subsidiaries that were damaged and had to be shut down. The plant that builds the Yaris was opened less than a month ago in Miyagi, an area north of Tokyo that suffered substantial damage. Nissan built 1.13 million vehicles in Japan last year and Honda made fewer than a million, slightly more than a quarter of the vehicles they sell worldwide. Honda said some plants would remain closed at least through Monday. Its dealers in the United States get more than 80 percent of their cars and trucks from North American plants. Several Honda hybrid models, including the Insight and CR-Z, and the Acura RLand TSX are made in Japan. A Honda research and development center in Tochigi was damaged, causing the death of an employee, and it had to be closed. Reuters reported that operations at the five assembly and parts plants for Subaru vehicles had also been halted. Nissan said all of its plants in Japan would remain closed on Monday but that most appeared to have avoided major damage. Officials were evaluating the facilities and had not made a decision about when they would reopen. Nissan dealers are not expected to experience any immediate effects, but there could be supply problems for Infiniti, Nissan’s luxury brand, which is built in Japan. The tsunami destroyed 1,300 Nissan vehicles at the Port of Hitachi awaiting export to American dealers as well as 1,000 vehicles at a service center in Miyagi, said a spokeswoman in the United States, Katherine Zachary. Cordy Cerami, the general manager at Infiniti of Montclair, a dealership outside Los Angeles, said: “We were assured that the plants were intact, but the suppliers were unsure. We should know something Monday or Tuesday.” Despite the uncertainty for his dealership, Mr. Cerami said, “Our concern is for the people of Japan first and foremost. " Source: NYT
By: Don Southerton