ok. let me try to check the wire connection near the positive and negative terminals on whether its loose or dirty. i will let u guys know the progress.

thanks dude!

BTW, get yourself a tube of silicone grease will be great..
Apply them on the terminals...
Once done with battery terminals(which I doubt from there, but hope that's the culprit), you need to continue with the fuse box area... It will be complicated job....

the fuse box on top of the batt? ok will try my best

You should have atleast 2 fuse box(near to battery and below your dashboard).
Locate the fuse concerning to your issue and troubleshoot from there...
If check all the fuse, it will take up a lot of time....

yup. ok

unclemike, how u do that 'htc desire HD user' stuff?? look veli nice

xion, that one banner bro. can google it. got alot of types!

Hi bro,

I agree with you on the looks of the rims. Went to a few tyre shops but the designs somehow don't match our Forte. Somemore the offset of the aftermarket rims does not match to Forte's which is at 50mm. I read from the Net that if we change the offset, there will be wear on the suspension components! Anyway, my mileage is around 23xx so I might give it a while more to see if FC & power will improve.

Anyway mind to share what mods you have done to get more power...... maybe cheaper than changing a new set of rims & tyres Thanks a lot!

http://www.motortrader.com.my/Cars/NewsHea...t-(Models).aspx
Latest models sales figure, looks like the worst will be Myvi, drop by 4+%...

MyForteClub Cherating Convoy : 22-24 July 2011

i did upgrade and add-on some stuffs, but the those that proved very useful are :
lowered spring(without harming original 1 e.g. cutting the spring)...i lowered the spring by using chemical, blowtorch, and water hose...lowered but still same maintain the same amount levels of spring as the stock 1...
2nd i did, was VS+GC all DIY from erictioh(can find him at LYN here), and simota AF, adjust throttle cable...the last mod ever i wan(in term of performance), will b Iridium plug, to get ultimate performance without upgrading or touching internal engine stuffs, oh ya, i changed my muffler, and piping, together with center box(exhaust) all to 2''....
in term of FC, will increase abit definitely(2'' vs 1.6'')...while for the so called 'micro compressor', are really useless, only works during 4-6k rpm only...

Guys,

I was at Serdang police station last Friday night and I saw this car parked at the police station.

You are right, it is a Forte 1.6SX, newest model and passengers RIP

The purpose of this is not to condemn about Forte, (I am a Forte driver also), but to remind everyone of us to drive safe. Remember Princess Diana, what car was she on?

Some youngsters thought they on super car and ignore about the safety of their own and other public users.

condolences to the family...

Hi, care to share what the fuel consumption of your Forte.
Mine is:

Forte 1.6SX 2011 (about 2 weeks old)
at Half tank = slightly more than 200km
at 70% = about 310km.
80% City, 20% Highway

the above i think is not so fuel efficient. My previous car Proton Wira 1.5 (A) 2001 at half tank already more than 200 km. take into the consideration tha proton's fuel tank is 45L.

is this normal? I read some claim to travel more than 500km per tank.

80% city drive are killer for auto tranny cars.....

LYN member?

this is bad, what the car bang into? i assume its lorry or tree, otherwise sumthg solid like concrete

^It whack a bus directly....

hi there. am considering to buy forte 1.6sx.

i came across this ad on mudah giving a bunch of freebies...

http://www.mudah.my/New+Kia+Forte+1+6+SX+6...t-10594662.htm

but when i visit the showroom (official naza kia), they say no such promotion..

both price the same...

u know, sometimes all this promo can be quite fishy, like urm, 'hidden' ..

my question is, anyone purchased this promo package and hopefully can get some comments.. worthy?

This post has been edited by damien.c: Jul 25 2011, 05:10 PM

Expect poor FC for city driving. Mine's a 2.0 and can easily hit 11-12L/100km in congested areas, and even as high as 13 if most of my journeys are spent stuck in jams. Note that I'm also driving in cold weather where the engine is more strained as the air con will be at full-blast heater mode

You aware about what happened?

That was very serious, I think the bus was stopped and the driver didn't manage to brake or something. It was really really terrible.