Any idea how to diffrentiate 2011 and 2012 model?

Geran.

My Forte seems to be drinking petrol quite badly
1st tank 85 bucks lasted me 450KM
2nd tank 91 bucks oni lasted me 408KM
3tank pumped yesterday 84 bucks, 40km now needle starting to drop ady

Plz help!!

how old is your car in months and your driving conditions city % highway %

I got my car on 17/1/2012
70% highway 30% city

Juz went for 1st service today

it should improve but if u drive your car hard expect to take a hit on FC regardless of whether on highway or otherwise..

Planning to get Kia Forte 1.6, should i go for EX or SX

and i wonder their after sales service is good or not and is the replacement parts easy to get?

hi all kia forte owner...

yesterday i just back from kia showroom in klang, i already planning want to buy 1.6SX model. before i make decision to buy this car, i want to ask something.

1. if i want to buy this car, i want to know about the kia forte services whether it expensive or not??

2. it there any problem about this car?like power window failure like proton car or others problem?

3. if i want to sell back after buy it, how about the value of this car??because most of car like naza ria or citra, the value when to sell back is quite low...

please help me to make decision on this matters, thanks.

running 180km/h all the way...?

economical EX, more features SX, pat chest, ask taste...
their after sales service is subjective but if u from KL/SEL i can recommend a good one.
replacement parts also subjective, brg pelik2 need to wait 2-4 weeks (import from kia korea), brg simple2 max 2 weeks (gurun mari)...
now forte CKD aldy, even front windscreen, dr cermin pun ada supply...

1. go 1st page, search "Maintenance Comparison Table" (dunno whether year 2012 is still related or not but at least u can get a rough idea)
2. subjective, minor of coz ada but send it to SC to fix it. recently, mine just claimed the rear torsion bars after 2 years, although isn't a prob coz didn't affect handling but tayar makan sebelah very quick, since it can't be adjusted (although i read vice versa), belasah je la claim...
3. subjective, currently 2010 car value is 68-70k (2 years old) - or u can search mudah.my to get the idea...

the rest can read "FAQ by Cyberkewl" at 1st page...

This post has been edited by epo: Feb 2 2012, 11:17 PM

[quote=epo,Feb 2 2012, 11:16 PM]
running 180km/h all the way...?

No la...around 100 oni...max aso 120...new ma must jaga 1st..
Juz dome 1st service RM230

hmmm... then eat petrol jugak tu... 6spd & use full syn some more...
maybe wait another 1-2k km...
here owners not so aktif one after Mark Zuckerberg created fesbuk...
u can go to our fesbuk group page & ask them...

I think I know what's my car's problem....very easy to find out why underpower...same as lots of 4speed 1.6SX users.....
Did u all notice that 4 speed, when engine running hot, gearbox attempt shift slower and when is engine cold(cold start), it shift properly....sometimes when overtaking cars, it takes time to shift down gears, and sometimes when u accelerate, it keep on drag till for sometimes before engaging another gear....this happens when using car after few minutes when engine temperature rise to normal....
Even with stock rims, I still feel our 1.6SX Forte still powerful, but because of gear 'delay shift' which might do with gear ratio timing with accelerator not accurate....even though last week i sent my car to NAZAKIA Alor setar for checking due to underpower, they stated this problem to me, and told me they reset it back....after few days...same thing happen....I think might need install ATF cooling solution like KFC did....thinking of installing 1 in Alor Setar, but having hard time to find it, due to busy-ness.....

Wat is the name of the FB page?? There are so many available

Check on 1st page...

Have you tried switching to a synthetic atf? Also, another thing you could try is having your throttle body cleaned.

The mineral atf in our Fortes aren't that great, imo.

after 1st service, my fc turn bad too...

Hi Guys,
Wanna check where u guys fix or install windscreen? Mine crack and fix with Dr Cermin for the time being. But dunno how long can last.
the other day Mr. Arul mentioned that to fix in SC will cost approximately RM2400 or RM2800.
Hope you guys can give some insight or alternatives here.
Thanks in advance

mineral replace every 30k km, if using fully syn (like shell atf) can last until how many km ?

my bro in law replace a whole front windscreen at dr cermin alor setar... RM1.3k

i think u should switch the view to instant fuel consumption, so you will know how heavy your foot press the pedal

Make you think twice before speeding... haha