recently just found a lot of Forte owner trying to sell out thiers Forte... just wondering why? Car was just only a yr plus.. no enjoying ??

Maybe they want to buy new avante? Or 6speeds version

Or buying the K5?

It seems the petrol consumption is quite high RM0.20/km or more than that ..

have to sell fast maa
else value going to drop like crazy next yr with so many japanese car launching

1.6 ke 2.0...? 1.6 maybe not enjoying...

check ur geran maaa... its stated "kenderaan import baru"...

with overprice tag, hmmm... not worth at all...

K5 a bit overprice... price should be around 115k jeee...
baru boleh tapau all D segment...

This post has been edited by epo: Dec 26 2011, 01:28 PM

is true for city with LOTS of traffic lights....for example : Alor Setar....

go to setapak branch last saturday, i can say is good and fast service.
they fixed my rear left door which is hard to close, now it is a lot better.
they only have car service counter open on weekend. for warranty, you need to go on weekdays.

regarding my left side rattling sound, i found the culprit when on the way to service center since there are quite a lot of patched road there.
it was actually the car hanger i put at my left headrest, it vibrates and hit the steel rod when the road is bad.
i stick some insuflex at the hanger, then install again, no sound at all this time.

so how's the 2nd hand market price?

Is that the MPV service center is businees by chinese?
How's thier performence?

personally i feel their service is quite fast. my friend was doing his forte's 1st and 2nd service at this MPV and i think it qs quite ok. the waiting time also quite fast. no need to wait very long time, maybe due to not as many cars as those KIA service center.

I think the boss is chinese.

This post has been edited by takky: Dec 28 2011, 02:59 PM

Many people are waiting for Avante now... not sure how will the reception be once it's launched

with the recent elantra hot topic discussion... did any forte woner here have some thought in term of spec comparison? personal thought elantra very stylish but i'm too eager ab its FC may or may not beat forte then...

Got 2 questions to ask sifu's here:

1) I read somewhere that when we refuel (usually for full tank) we should just fill the tank until the pump stops on its own and to not pump in a few more drops (usually to round it up to the nearest ringgit).

Is that true and what is the reason for that?

2) How do u guys calculate or record the fuel consumption? Is it just by using the one's displayed on the lcd screen of the forte or just divide the fuel amount with the kilometers clocked?

Thanks

I really like this Forte model. But i had a discussion with my colleague, he said the after sales service for Kia (Naza), is not really good. The spare parts are also expensive compared to other japanese brands.

I hope owners here who owned a Toyota/Honda and now Kia Forte or other recent Kia models can give me your views pls.

Thank you!

1) i've tried it many times... once the pump stops, i can't pump few more drops coz the hole so small, can fit pump nozzle ngam2 je... if i push, then petrol will overflow, waste money some more...

2) calculate manually, dun use the one that display on the speedometer... lazy to calculate, dload this...

i dunno la which SC he refers, but 3 of this SC confirm very good :-
- selayang
- chan show lin
- kia jns at penang

buy spare parts from any SC of course la expensive... try source other 3rd party shop...
but frankly speaking, if u have 5 years warranty, why u need to worry about spare parts...???
worst come to worst, items not covered by warranty only need to be changed...
absorber kaput - 1 mth salary boleh kawtim... iphone boleh pakaiii...
brake pad - celah gigi jeee...
front / rear lamp burn - celah gigi jeee...
tires botak - upgrade to 225/35/R18...
dent rim - upgrade to 18"...
wiper rubber - celah gigi jeee...
crack windscreen - insurance kawtim maaa...

the rest if prob, ask SC to rectify laaa...

This post has been edited by epo: Dec 31 2011, 01:22 AM

I discovered Kia spare part prices are not standardized in all Kia service centers.

guys,
wanna ask that should I still need to get the 2011 forte sx?
They still offer me the free insurance + RM1500 discount + free gift (Exclude body kit and 19' LED TV)

I used to drive a '04 Honda City (7 speed). Compare to Forte SX 1.6, ofcos the city has better FC. 140km/h to 160km/h takes bout the same time.. However, on comfort wise, Forte wins by a lot. Basically it's less wind sound, better corner taking at higher speed, faster response when using tiptronic...

No idea on the new City though, test drove once, didnt like it. Felt the new City seems to be crappier than the older model

Been driving a Civic 1.8 '07 too...feels that 140km/h to 160km/h is better on Forte. Also, less noise at higher speed for Forte too..

Is that offer for 1.6 or 2.0? When I asked for 2.0, they offered free insurance+2 yrs free service, no discount though.