Any one has the sand track sportage can you help me to take a picture of your car. Would like to see whether it's a nice color for me. I have booked the sportage but under the color choice every color except the silver.
thanks for the help

that help a fair bit
there was a car site with a program that allows the user to choose the configuration of the sportage before you order in the US.
The simulated feel, the color sand track look rather bad. with the pic in the link looks very much better

This post has been edited by sam sam: Jul 14 2011, 12:28 PM

i took delivery of my new orange sportage last saturday
took it down to penang, bm

on highways i was getting 8.5 liter/100km doing about 110-113km with lots of heavy traffic
from BM town to Penang town i recorded 11 liter /100km
town driving was normal speed

town driving was not smooth had couple of jam spots and traffic light

not to bad for a car that just reach 1000km after coming back from penang

had it just before raya.

took it down to penang. Had pretty decent fc both highway and normal driving
handling is great. The gizmos included in the car is great, makes driving easier and nicer

Only down side is the suspension is really firm. Heavy on the bumps and holes

ANyway got that sorted out, when to get the chassis foam by a fellow lowyat member. Once you get it done helps a lot much better now. Drove a crv 2007 and felt a big difference.the body roll is bad. Very happy with the sportage glad i did not get the tucson. Apart from the looks, the sportage is better in every way due to the extra gizmo. I however prefer the sportage look anyway

foaming cost me RM350 just for the chassis undercarriage only
the wheel arches did not do anything yet
would problem look into that later. So far very happy

normally that what they do at all the foaming shops including autofoam.
the wheel arches are extra

the name is icecube

check out the post
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2007548/+160
[WTS] Chassis Foam. RM199 others RM980?!, Superb handling,reduce NVH significantly (Accessories)

he is in the low yat automotive garage

for the money he is charging is really cheap plus he mixes the foam density based on your individual needs. Main issue i had only issue with the sportage is just it was too firm. This fix did help making it from a major issue to a minor one now. BUt have not driven the car for the last 2 days. THe improvement would be more after it hardens up

the other vendor doing this qouted me RM1200 was too hesistant at this price point though



This post has been edited by sam sam: Sep 7 2011, 03:44 PM

i ordered around 1 july was told before raya at glenmarrie after loan approved. Originally told before getting the loan approved was 2 weeks. anyway SA delivered just before raya as in the last day. i was told by the branch manager, they normal release the cars at the end of the month never in the begining, not sure how true.

which branch did you order from?

No lar only one sportage done only, i think i posted the topic earlier. I am the one who did the foaming at RM350
i saw your review and then from there i did the foaming after reading your review. does help a fair bit
really good

planning to do my other cars too just working out the time with Kevin the seller. A true testament on the product quality is when there is repeat customer

This post has been edited by sam sam: Sep 19 2011, 11:21 PM

did you get the plate?

could have been me, was in that area around the time you mention

check this out
http://milkadeal.com/deals/dirtbusters-customizedcarpet

carpet deal for Rm88 with car wash
looks decent enough. Friend used their service before and spoke well about place. Thinking of getting it there is no extra charge for sportage as i have asked

i think the bone jarring ride is when the car is new. Seems to be better over time. Not as bumpy as when the car is new. Can't compare to 3008 as the car is smaller and lower, in terms of handling much better but need to compare to similar size like the crv , tucson, x-trail. Against the tucson and crv sportage is way better in terms of handling and body roll. Especially during rain times, you will find the sportage suddenly very heavy and improve handling then is when the 4wd kicks in. Very noticeable now during the rainy periods. Also helps to clear the flood waters

where can i find out more about the knn filter for the sportage?
Pickup is decent if you want better pickup just buy the 2.4 tucson. Problem solved.

Most important don't bother with reviews, just buy something you like and practical for your self
In reviews ford is damn great, but if its so good why are they dropping prices like nobody business don't see TNH doing it. Even the Koreans are not dropping prices. They attitude take it or leave it. Either that they are sticking to a firm marketing style

This post has been edited by sam sam: Dec 14 2011, 10:37 AM

Could not find the post of the KNN
does it really help? any user of sportage using the KNN air filter

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Added on December 14, 2011, 6:52 pmVery simple if you want to keep the car for 9 years and have a family the sportage is a better bet. Its safer car as its higher. You would find it much better when driving on the highways. In accident because of the higher nature if you bang people the other car will suffer more, if they bang you they suffer. Unless you bang another sport utility vehicle like CRV or harrier or x trail, your car will suffer less due to the physics of the force transfer being less

Also take note, sportage windows is really small good because when someone bang you from the side more steel to absorb the bang. Log on to the EUROCAP website view the pictures of coalition of the sportage and tucson, you would see the sportage comes out much better than a lot of cars. Also small windows and higher position nobody can see your handbag

like all families, you never know when you need to go to IKEA to buy furniture. 6ft long no problem to carry the entire packed down table. Its way different then a sedan that can fold the seats because of the opening would some how restrict the placement

FC of the car is pretty decent 11-12liter for 100km driving in jam conditions. Everyday if you are stuck in traffic this is the mileage you get.

For long distance you get 8 liter for 100km

This post has been edited by sam sam: Dec 14 2011, 06:54 PM

i doubt naza give freebies, considering the wait time is long still
maybe when they do the CKD then will probably get more promotions

on the coatings please be careful about them, there are many in the market now
before committing to them see some demo

each coating has different hardness level, you want to get something as strong as 7H
most major thing when looking for coating is that the coating can take the following
1) waxing
2) any time of car wash solution

you would be wondering why can it take waxing. if the coating can take waxing even after the coating you don't need to wax, means the bonding between the coating and 2k lacquer is good. Plus you need the waxing no matter what type of coating you use. It always makes the car nice. Plus you can use it as a protective layer. My 2 cars are coated but instead of just coating i use sealant and then wax on top of the wax layer. this way i can really much higher gloss and protection of top of the coating

car wash solution, many brands are not PH neutral, if you use them on the coating it would eat a way the coating, the car would still water bead but you get a dull surface after while. before you know it, your coating is half gone. Ph neutral car wash is sold by kleenso and a few others


If you want to test how good your coating there is a product by Optimum distribute by KC called power clean, dilute it to 1:5 concentration spray it to the coating. if after the spraying if it still water beads great. So far i know sierra glow even gzox is not able to stand the watered down power clean

I personally use a coating from King's Coat from Carzmo even at full strength of power clean it can still water bead. I only paid Rm800 for a very special price but i am bias a little bit towards KC's opti-coat 2.0 learn alot from him. King Coat's can take mild polish on the coat and its true 7H. Had a few fender benders and the coating hold up well after cleaning with very strong cleaners

before getting the king's coat, they demo the coating can take wax, then polish and then finally compound.
this were all done manually

so if you want to get a good coating do consider the above. Don't waste your money on the more commercialize stuff and make sure they can deliver the above because you need all the above to maintain the shine and the durability too

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Added on January 2, 2012, 9:01 ami did mine at a competitor.
great for handling, spend a bit to upgrade all the sound insulation to STP for the whole car. Car does about 62dB on our highways at 120km


This post has been edited by sam sam: Jan 2 2012, 09:01 AM

where can i get the KNN filter. Looking for that.
thanks
i did the sound proofing too. Doors, spare tyre+rear boot, Rear fenders, front fenders, Engine bonnet, firewall, front and back seats and last foaming and the STP mastic which they apply on the fenders. So the fenders has double layer of soundproofing for the front and triple layer for the back. Mastic does reduce a fair bit of road noise

also if you notice above the front fenders on both side there is a pocket of space there, cover that up and it does help too significantly

This post has been edited by sam sam: Jan 2 2012, 02:47 PM

for the insulation you can check out EA Icecube on lowyat forum or KL auto
for the knn filter i got in touch with a seller on the automotive garage

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Added on January 3, 2012, 10:36 amYup that's my sportage in the pics

This post has been edited by sam sam: Jan 3 2012, 10:36 AM

Even its free wash don't bother like the free wash after service

Don't want to scratch your new car.

What happens is the same cloth is reuse don't know how many types to wipe every part of the car and don't know how many cars
fine dirt gets stuck to the cloth and when you do the circle wipe it would scratch the car

or if you must wash with them. BUy your own good microfiber cloths and bring it along.
One for the soap process, 2-3 for the wiping the car dry, 1 for the inside, 1 for the tyres
also make sure they use the 2 bucket system

Must stress if possible even professional RM15 car wash people would not do it right as above. To costly to do so. Note each cary you need to use 5 cloths and every month for them need to change the cloth, for home users around 3 months based on washing every week. Each good quality cloth is around RM7

Go and buy some optimum product and get it done at home cheaper, assured minimum scratches.

for me every 2 weeks i wax my car. Tempted to wax every week after the wash because it only take around 5 mins to wax, wash and dry is 20 mins. The cost to wash is Rm1.5-2, wax is RM2-3

i think i paid around rm240
i used FUll synthethic. Don't want to come back for a while.
They flush out the full syn oil inside. Other than that they tigthen the bolt on the wheels and make sure all is proper
make sure if you can get a good techinician, they do explain a few things about the car. Also he did mention sometimes during the first service at 1K they do not flush out the oil but just top up the oil and keep the balance of the oil. Why simple, when they flush out engine oil, the oil was pristine no dirt at all.
so the techinician did warn me about it

Not sure it helps but i have seen a display unit at the new 3S along the federal highway there is suppose to be the flagship showroom now and the other is glenmarie. DO give this places a call. BUt that was last week may have been gone by now. SPortage the way they do business even showroom model also people sapu. Most of the time, no display model even.

I drive the Sportage, its just nice for a family. SOrento if you have a big family

if you can avoid saturday pack like crazy. I did mine at glenmarie so far so good.
for 1000km not much of choice need to do at a major branch for them to register you into the system

In general unlike the hyundai tucson where there are more problems, i have not heard much issues about the kia sportage
So i guess its not a major issue where you do