Judging from the feedback so far, you may have to start filling up the form already 

Agreed. The moment the car is out on the road, the value depreciates by 20% regardless of make/model.
Even my mate driving a 400K BMW knows that (so he advised me to buy a house instead!!)

second hand car interest is higher too.

end up more expensive than new car.

Is this true? Cos if it is, it sure is a pretty preposterous price...   

Kereta Hyundai Elantra Baru

this one is not for sale in malaysia, it is left hand drive

Why do ppl keep slamming the so called 'Malaysian Mindset'? Ask yourselves this: HOW WAS THIS MINDSET CREATED IN THE FIRST PLACE?

That's an important question. Mindsets are created based on experiences. Many of you are using the current Korean makes as examples to slam those with the so called 'anti Korean' mindset. But let me tell you that it was the Koreans themselves which created this mindset by giving us crap cars in the past. Go read up about Korean cars since the 1980's and ull see all the horror stories. We are not talking about 1 or 2 cases mind you.

The Japanese built their reputation over a long period. Ask any of our older generation of elders and they will mostly say that Toyota is the brand of choice even compared to some European makes. Right from the Toyota LE days which span more than 30 years. While the Koreans were busy producing crappy models (although not all), the Japanese were busy establishing themselves in the mind and hearts of their users. Loyalty isnt created overnight.

So now that the Koreans have awakened from their slumber and realised that they need to produce better cars before they become obsolete, we are getting better products with better specs and more futuristic designs. This is a good effort but to expect that the mentality of the ppl will change overnight just because of some good designs and specs is too much to ask for. The Japs took more than 30 years to build up the reputation they currently enjoy. Do u actually expect mentality changes and loyalty swings just cuz the Koreans came out with the Forte, Sportage, Sonata, Optima, etc in the last 3 years?

It will be a slow process which the Koreans need to patiently endure and persevere. Durability is still something that people are generally pessimistic about the Korean makes. Again dont blame them. End users did not merely imagine bad quality, they experienced it themselves. Ive got a Korean make in my home and im not impressed with its build quality at all. While there may be a few cases of good experiences among older Korean makes, but the general picture isnt good at all. But once ppl have the confidence, sales will improve and with that resale values will increase.

With the Koreans picking up steam, it only means that the Japanese cannot afford to relax any more and merely bank on loyalty to boost sales. They have to come up with better designs and specs to match the Koreans. All this means we the end users will get better products and more choice.

Cheers!

good one.

actually if we really wanna see the design difference between korean and japs, you can try to sit in kia forte, and then you can try maybe civic or city.

Immediately you can notice, korean is trying too hard. the interior is too busy. like clothes, you cant have too many colours on you in one time. THis is the styling difference, they saw too many nice stuff, so they wanna cramp it all in one car.

As oppose to local design, they saw all the crappy stuff, so they can only give you crappy interior. THe jap has their direction in the interior, for civic, its futuristic, so you see minimalist and futuristic design. CIty, the car is entry level, so, keep it simple and functional.

Even BMW, they want you to concentrate driving, so the interior is very bland and nothing to show off. While kia, is trying very hard to get the WOW factor from you. But no worries, its not a bad thing, they will only get better and better.

Once again, japanese is all about reliability. no one bothers to challenge them on this. And resale value is all about reliability. Who is going to buy your second hand car? rich ppl or not so rich ppl? Those not so rich ppl, what do they think about? They wanna save more money, so they are willing to pay more for cars that are reliable(that they think is reliable).

To them, even local car is reliable, simple because its everywhere, spare parts, service center, acc shop. THey feel safe by buying a car thats available everywhere. Unless you have 3 cars in your garage, otherwise, one will even worry what will happen when their ferrari fails.

And the reputation of reliable is not built over night. Korean car's 10 years warranty in US is not transferable, but its a start, to let ppl notice them. We consumer will definitely benefit from this korean vs jap car war. So now Kia is giving 5 years unlimited warranty, and VW too, to give owner a peace of mind. While jap car, no one ever question why they only give 3 years/100k. Simple, they are proven(at least public mindset is) .

It's close to that price, just my guess.

I wonder if SD received enough feedback to consider 1.8 Standard, from what I see, a lot of people loves the Nu 1.8, but don't want the car to be overpriced due to accessories.

Darker tone tend to reveal more scratches plus the downside of dirt and dust being more noticeable, if the red is like the Sonata it'll be quite a dark tone. Go for silver or lighter tone if you're want to worry less about your car looking wearied and dirty.

By personal preference I prefer the hyper metallic grey, sadly I don't think the Elantra will be getting that colour.

Dry weather then it's ok, rainy season cannot

It'll get worse if you parked your car at the rainwater run off from awning/roof/building. Just within 30 minutes the black stain appear on your car. During last November/December period, me and colleague usually spend 1 hour plus wiping cars every morning, Starex need 2 person and a ladder to get things done fast.
Some calls it hyper silver I guess,

Colour choice might still change, but different region has different preference for colour.

I am actually surprised that red made the cut, red was impossible to sell on the Sonata and Tucson.

Er.. what is wrong with red... every car in my house used to be silver.. it got so bland and boring... I'm slowly migrating to red now 

Who knows? But I can tell you I don't know

Veloster don't know when launching yet. Elantra might have delayed some of SD's plan in 2012.
Red Tucson? I deliver


Tucson in red is nice, just that it is impossible to sell

No pricing till at least a week before official launching.
Arm rest is similar to the Sonata, the 1.8 Premium's compartment can slide.

As for the USB slot location, it is above the gear shift.(lol, Beatles xD)


We didn't get to use the smart key that day, so we don't know where is the smart key emergency slot is.

SA told me first batch will be CBU, logo remain hyundai. After that will be CKD, logo change to inokom. The price maybe reduce for CKD batch.

My SA was invited me tomorrow goto lot 1 at glenmarie and she say HYundai organise the event with some special announcement (I think is Elantra and verosta news).

after work fast fast go lo

unless they dun wan your money lo....ppl arrive already, need to serve ma.