they gonnae launch a replacement/facelift model kah?

Hi, my forte got knock by somebody at the back, already make a police report, just need some advise, do I need to sent to service centre or to any other insurance panel workshop?

facelift is 2013, not 2012

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Added on October 2, 2011, 5:40 pmmake sure 100% the insurance claim 100% payment....include tow service...also 100% b4 u do anything...

This post has been edited by XionCity: Oct 2 2011, 05:40 PM

call to the kia service center n ask them on this.. i think most probably they are able to claim it from yr insurance..
most of the time, the panel workshop will use non-ori parts for replacement..
workmanship wise, some are very lousy...

Glad to know a fellow technically inclined bro gets my point

Adding on to what you said, when you upshift at redline, the engineers have geared the car so as to take full advantage of the torque curve for the subsequent gear. You will find that upon upshifting at redline (which the ECU would normally do if you apply WOT), the next gear will start close to the torque peak of the engine. If you upshift at a lower rpm, the next gear, even though it's in the range where the torque figure is still climbing steeply, can't generate that much hp because of the lack of rpm, so the net effect is a slower climb.

This is even more important for a 4-speeder since the further spacing of each gear means you can't afford to lose any revs. Shifting 1,000rpm too early means you start 1,000rpm lower on the next gear.

Cheers and happy revving

Is that anybody get the cash rebate?

My SA told me that all the 1.6SX come with BK...is that true?

If buy the car at the end of this year, should get the discount or cash rebate?

Still compare forte & inspira......

Buy a Forte, and be prepared to have a squeaking dashboard, having to leave your newly bought car for weeks, and sucky customer service. You've been warned. Just like I was, but I wasn't listening

did you regret not listening ?

Squeaky dashboard? Blame it on our roads. Not many cars are safe against squeaks, not even the mighty Jap cars. And considering our market's appetite for low profile tyres, even harder to escape from squeaks. Just invest in a good sound system. In fact, the one on the Forte is not too bad already

Just wondering how many of Fortezen having the "Dashboard Noise" issue? And can it be fixed? and curios, what types of Forte got this?

no prob for me.. i bought my forte last april.

Is there a significant improvement for 6-speeder vs 4-speeder versions?

i'm one of the unlucky 1 to get the dashboard noise..
send to SC few weeks ago to fix it.. so far, no more sound from the dashboard..
but then, i also complain about sound from the b pillar on the driver side..
they said they alrdy fix it n claim that the sound is comin from the door..
but seem like i still hear the rattling sound on the b pillar.. goin to send bck to them to fix this when i'm free..

That's really good. Is it the chances 50-50 to get dashboard noise?


What is your car's age?

I think dashboard noise depends on quite a few factors:

1) How tightly screwed together the car is from the factory.

2) Your usual daily route, does it contain a lot of humps and uneven roads?

3) Based on (2) above, at what time of day do you pass through those humps/uneven roads?

4) How high is your tyre pressure?

5) Do you normally drive alone, and if so, what's your weight?

I think dashboard noise depends on quite a few factors:

1) How tightly screwed together the car is from the factory.
This is quite unpredictable, because we wouldn't know whether engineer already tighten the screw part from factory.

2) Your usual daily route, does it contain a lot of humps and uneven roads?
Home - Office - Home. Malaysia road condition as we know la ..

3) Based on (2) above, at what time of day do you pass through those humps/uneven roads?
I think 2 times each day.

4) How high is your tyre pressure?
Not sure, haven't got the car yet

5) Do you normally drive alone, and if so, what's your weight?
my weight : 76KG, drive alone when work, night with gf.

mine so far.....no problem....except some minor sound from pillar from driver side(dunno which pillar)

Maybe your 1st batch was assembled at Korea itself, more QC.

at least u're lucky coz has been warned, but me no one warned, even worse buy w/out test drive it...

mine no issue until today, bought apr 2010...

actually i prefer to blame GURUN... few 1st batch owners still could'nt find the squeaky sound even drive on unpaved road...

1. same as me, bought without a test drive, but lucky to get a very good 1...poorly is not 1.6 T.T
2. I think ours 1st batch(4 speeder) are QC are better than 2nd batch(6 speeder)...which is like CBU vs CKD
3. agree, is Gurun plant assembly problem, not the parts....sounds mostly came from installation issues...like loosen nuts, screw, washers etc.