where u got urs from?
the only logical way i can think of is, good SA probably will go to toyota or honda or those AP/recon car seller, coz there, they will get better sales volume and commission, compare to kia or hyundai or lower volume sales company..

tried the alarm, and YES, there is alarm...

anyone checked their car tyre pressure after collection ?
i think it is dangerous that the tyre got pre-pressured to 370kpa for mine..

for V-Kool, i called few shops for V-Kool Elite...Tint Shop subang, V-kool official store at PJ, and Dragon Sound Auto Accessories in Klang...the latter being my previous cars tint installer...both Tint Shop and official store quote rm2800 with 10% loyalty discount. And Dragon offer me RM1800. And i havent got it done yet, planning this coming monday. And additional cost if u wanna add the sunroof tints. 3M, dunno.

alarm.... i lock my wife inside, then move away with the smart key...wife then manually unlock from inside, and it triggers the alarm, horns aloud..not really loud thou

This post has been edited by K5WHITE: Mar 10 2012, 11:16 AM

still in awe driving the k5 ard for weekends...
learnt abt the rain sensor auto-wiper during the rainy sunday,
autoheadlight lit up when u enter carpark dark area and turn off after u leave the car,
the solar glass actually is sufficient for my likings, so most probably will NOT put in additional tint, save rm2k
will opt to do sierra glow from the tint savings

park my car infront of a restaurant for sunday lunch..nice to see bypassers admiring my car..hehehehe

take the smart key much further away, ard 5m will do.

1. Have SA go inside the car
2. I Lock the car with remote from outside. Take the remote away and wait 30s.
3. Asked SA to open the door from inside (of course u dont come back to the car with the smart key)

This shud trigger the horn

This post has been edited by K5WHITE: Mar 12 2012, 04:45 PM

either the lock button or unlock button at the remote...it has to be one of them..

try not to forget the isle...u can try taking snapshot of the isle on ur phone

or u can follow the crowd..they must be rushing over to check the new and awesome plus gorgeous K5 parked !!!

yes, i agree...there many small things that the car have..
easy access driver seat..where the seat is auto-slide backwards for u to easily get out, and for re-entering...
escort light, welcome light, auto-lock door bsae on speed..which all of them can be set ON or OFF from the cluster meter setting
u can turn off the radio by long pressing the "mode" button at the steering
go try and open the engine bonnet, u will feel like u bought a rm200k car...

the spare tyre is full/exact size 225/45/18 tyre, unlike other cars, which give u very very much smaller tyre
im lovin the infinity sound system !!
handling is awesome, took my car to 160km/hr yesterday, and still very stabile...make the highway circular exit turn, and took it at fast speed with confidence and ease..ard 80km/hr.. read some ang moh kias who happen to install the solid strut bar from shark racing, and it gave him apparent significant improvement in handling... ~RM700

after decide to save some money from NOT doing tints, going to do sierra glow and cant wait to see the after effect..hope i dont regret

still planning for some short day makan trip with family to melaka or ipoh for weekends, but always busy or something on..so cant take it further away than klang valley...

the LED DRL cannot be turn off..either it will be bright (when headlight OFF) or dimmer(when headlight ON)

haha...i was thinking either passat or k5 at that time..passat handling and driving pleasure is above k5...imagine getting cbu german car, with engine same as audi A4 1.8tsi, was tempting lor..spec was good compare to jap cars, but lower compare to k5....but then, extra 45k, was too much..plus design, u said it lioaw...bland..uncle's car..some say timeless design...

done SG on my car...rm700 fly lioaw...haha...took abt 4hrs. Think faster coz new car, not much to clean or prepare b4 the coating, and also the reason why it is cheaper than old used car... worthiness, still cant say...car is glowing, and touching it feel really smooth..wont comment much now, coz it suppose to save me washing time, and no need to polish for 5 years...so will wait and see b4 give comment...

optiam k5 was like launched close to 2 years outside from m'sia...and from reviews outside, it seems to withstand the reliability test over time, and in some surveys, actually more reliable than vw and some jap cars...sure u heard abt vw transmission probs...and even some complain abt SC of VW over at US, whereas KIA has good repo over there in SC...maybe to gain trust kua..

but of course in m'sia is different story, coz it is covered by naza... again, best is we dont have to go for SC for warranty or parts replacements or recalls

first, K5 car price is 139k, if want to compare to passat 170k coz both shud be car price onli, w/o ins and etc.
2nd, this m'sia k5 spec is consider premium range, if u really go through the spec sheets...from the car manual, u can see that kia optima has many parts version for their spec differentiation, ie with or w/o sunroof, cluster meter with colour screen, smart key push start stop, 18" rim, infinity sound system, dual a/cond w rear air duct, paddle shifter, auto wiper & headlight, xenon, DRL and many more...
means that it can go lower price for lower spec
3rd, this is a CBU car, so incur some tax there...in my opinion, korean labour skills or machinery tech shud be better than CKD m'sia..no offence..
4th, CKD m'sia passat...not sure how much the parts has been localised, and over time, definitely will increase more local parts..again no offence

p's : still i think more than twice b4 deciding K5..test drived sonata, passat, jetta, ford ecoboost, accord 2.0, camry 2.0...

This post has been edited by K5WHITE: Mar 14 2012, 11:50 AM

i say "consider premium" ma..not FULL spec ma..

passat stock been ever ready...was told by SA during i test drive...K5 just recently received its 2012 stock. Late oso coz worldwide sales has outperform its korean factory output...and US factory just got started to supply US demand, hence we can get it sooner now...had to wait 1 mth for mine, which initially told 3 mths

thats why qty on the road less, but i believe it will grow lar...

Wat color u took? Any mod done on the car, interior or ex?

Anyone change rims n tyres? Thinking white car with dark rim...drooool

maybe u r rite..but this static bending light do not need u to push the signal stick to activate..u just make the turning (not 35degrees, much less than that..maybe the light is 35degrees side beam) and it will activate...kinda alot easier of use(or automated), and in a way, extra safety pre-cautious feature....

FC...RM120 full tank RON 95 ~700km...abt 17sen/km..mix of highway n city drive..abt 50-50 (subjective measurement, by feeling..ahahaha)

as for length of optima, it is shorter than accord...but generally, it is a D segment car, so +-50mm of a camry/accord/teana

during my bookings or dealing, wasnt aware of extra body kits...or any acceossories OEM provided by Naza Kia...but hoping for in-built GPS navi touch screen system like in US full spec units...how much was the bodykit anyway? and i think the car already very low clearance lioaw...add more skirtings, sekali naik bump...screeeecchh....sakit !!!!

This post has been edited by K5WHITE: Mar 15 2012, 09:42 AM

err...u mean length is lesser than ACCORD?

and one more thing...the fuel tank measurement or indication on the meter...is quite precise...wat i mean is, if it indicate last bar of fuel, it means very low...and if it is no more bar/blinking....it means going to FINISH....i pumped 66 liters (spec is 70ltr) in the last time straight after it went blinking...dont go pandai pandai drive another 50km thinking "aiyar...still got wan lar...!!!" hahahaa...just my observation...

This post has been edited by K5WHITE: Mar 15 2012, 10:06 AM

yeah, with eco mode ON...

not entirely sure abt how the eco mode works...but i notice that, it basically reduce the possibility or the frequency of the car switch to lower gear when u step on.. it will still switch to lower gear as per ECO mode OFF if u really press it, and the gradient in which the RPM increase is the SAME too..somehow, i feel it works like a correction factor, wiping out drivers foot overacting...get wat i mean??? sifus, correct me if im wrong

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Added on March 15, 2012, 10:22 amthe reverse camera with colour display and proximity indication in optima will help her a lot..
but take note that the rear window of K5 is kinda small due to the steep dropline at the rear

but i will definitely drop teana to her, and drive K5 myself...

This post has been edited by K5WHITE: Mar 15 2012, 10:26 AM

done mine rm120..no brand...light grey..at car accessories shop

now only day 2....still too early to tell...will update here prolly after 1mth

mine dont have

im looking to utilise my tints voucher...as i mentioned earlier, tot of not putting tint..but now tot that since already got the vooucher, kinda a bit waste not to use it...but not going to break the bank for it lar...thinking of putting ard rm800 kinda tint..any recommendation?

preferably with at least 5 years warranty and dark in colour..

yesterday, i notice my audio system have some fault, when i try to pair my phone to the bluetooth....press setup button will go to the 4 setting menu(SDVC, PHONE, TEST, SCROLL), but cant enter another level after that..meaning if i put the selection on "PHONE" or any other and enter(press the tune button) nothing happen

anyone has this problem oso?

This post has been edited by K5WHITE: Mar 16 2012, 09:12 AM