Hi Guys... Got my white Forte SX and the step at my boot area always get dirty easily... I saw a Forte having black rubber placed on the step.. Does anybody know what is it called?

Loan RM70k  Period : 5 years

Maybank : 2.88%
Public : 2.73%
Affin : 2.68%

Finally I settled with Affin with 2.65% (nego)

bro you should read more about kia in Wiki la http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kia_Motors

no doubt kia founded in 1944 but that time only doing  steel tubing and bicycle parts by hand,

The company opened its first integrated automotive assembly plant in 1973, that is for assembly only,  not building car also (just like Naza), no double they can learn how to assembly a car but not building/manufacture a car.

At 1986, they partnership with ford and produce severer Mazda (Ford own Mazda) and Ford car. Just like porton at 1985 partnership with mitsu and produce saga, iswara and wira. The so called 90% local manufacturer WAJA onli launch in late 90s.

if not mistaken, they only start building their own car in 90s but got bankruptcy due to 1997 crisis. They really come from a hard way, not like our proton, being pampered and protected.

I would said, Kia and Proton almost start at the same time, but look at today's stand. Proton still being pampered and protected buy Kia is like 10 years ahead (or maybe more?)

Worst is Proton did not go forward but goes backward to 1985 and doing re-badge again for the Inspira...to boost the sales? to regain reputation? However this move benefit us as consumer to pay less 20-30k in getting this mitsu lancer

In econ point of view, to have proton is a good move. It reduce the $ flow out by buying product buatan malaysia. Imagine if we do not have P1 and P2, everyone rely on foreign car, how many RM will flow out from the country.

However good move must pair with good product in reasonable price. Frankly speaking, if persona can have something like forte, and sell at 40-50k, who wanna buy a forte. And this is achievable, provided we have a "clearner" gov, say no to "kawan-kawan" biz.

most car like pug308, forte, civic, altis +++ are selling from USD 15k - 22k in most country. thus a good quality persona which on par with forte in RM40-50k is achievable. and i will buy only Proton.

my car got "tuk tuk" sound coming out from the left hand door site when drive through those not smooth Malaysia road.. any idea what wrong with it ? can it be fixed ?