is it????? been waiting for a looooooooooooooooooooooooong time

Why argue? this thread is to share about Kia Optima, not for debating against korean car la.......

btw, 102k is not possible, that one shown in expat is the old generation, not the one launching soon.

heard 122k , 142k , 145 k ................which one is true??

122k too good to be true, 142? 145? too much comparing to sonata le..........

anyone got any insider info or not? my SA also not sure.........

almost wanna book, now thinking twice...... can get accord 2.0 HS with this already...........

Go to Puchong also can, just came back from there.......

one small disappointment, no GPS........

engine was very quiet, much quieter than sonata!!!!

the infinity system is , unless you are those sound system "maniac" that install huge speaker at the boot, then the sound system is good enough. The bass was amazing....

If just compare car to car, I dont think 143,888 is ridiculously high, but it is on the high side la, would had expected ventilated seat or navi with that price....

but, if compare whole package, ie spare parts availability, service center quality, then the differences comes in.......

Always like korean cars, got a hyundai with me, and with some of the sales man too, as a matter of fact, I change 2 of my other cars to the same agent to handle all insurance, road tax and claims, if any....

but, Hyundai service center? a big NO NO ..... got really fed-up with these ppl already.........
Now, Kia? so far heard from forte owner, you need to choose which one to go.......

If Kia's service center is good, I guess no one would really complain about the price.

Drop in resale value? that is becoz the brand image is not there yet la....... need time to change that

bro, where did you went to test drive???

This is really disappointing............

If the price is right, i guess the booking will easily doubled.....

If they priced it correctly, at least for the next few years, they will be more optima on the road, and with that, more spare parts, more reviews, more recommendation, more confidence, more acceptance, and when the next generation kicks in, or even next facelift kicks in, they can increase the price to be in par with T&H.......

ai.........naza naza.......... remember that optima client group is different from forte, and you cant just bank on forte success to start whack the price on optima....

Agree. but, when buy a car, you also buy the whole package. which means, the services, the spare parts availability, etc etc.

I also want to place a booking, but rethink..... kia services? sucks.... this price, is on higher side, which also means, likely low sales.
When low sales, do you expect spare parts to be available to the level we want? and, with low sales, I would expect the competency level of the technician to be low too........

I am not concern at all the resale value, but others.... made me think twice.

and, just look at what happen after the launch? this thread is almost silent, the showroom having the same response too......even the SA that I chat with, come with much lower tone now.... despite the fact that K5 offer the most impressive features in its segment.

ai, Naza, you really disappointed a lot of ppl......

2011 car? of course drop la..........

does that mean that 2011 car also can't sell?

Congrats for being soon-to-be owner!!!

really like to see more, not sure if I can still change my mind to get one ................