hey peeps, i've read from other forum that Forte is receiving a minor upgrade without increasing it's price..

Multimedia player with navigation system ( GPS )
Rear Spoiler

Src: http://cforum.cari.com.my/viewthread.php?t...&extra=page%3D1

is there any promotion for this car lately
only interested on 1.6,
2.0 is way off my budget

any SA recommand at penang or butterworth?

hey dude, me from butterworth also
a few of us got our car from BM shop. the SA also a fortezen.

do they accept trade in?
any latest promotion going on?

This post has been edited by snigapoe: Mar 22 2012, 01:12 PM

ofcoz they do accept trade in. i trade in my car also.
i PM you the contact. check PM

i tried aldy... berabuk gakkk...

hmmm... but i heard they're giving discount right now... how come can give minor upgrade and the HU is not cheap maaa...

Wow, this is your review based on paper...anyhow, still need to test drive?

If you rajin, you cover your car up whenever you park your car

Is yrs 2.0? How long using ? Any problems so far? Thinking if elantra too pricey will get forte 2.0

mine 1.6sx. 9 months new
no major problem, some noise were fixed.

elantra is good if it's 2.0 which is around 100K+ ?

[quote=bobtiang,Mar 22 2012, 08:24 PM]mine 1.6sx. 9 months new
no major problem, some noise were fixed.

elantra is good if it's 2.0 which is around 100K+ ?

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elantra hs is 1.8, 11xk..

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Added on March 22, 2012, 9:50 pm

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Added on February 17, 2012, 10:44 amI got my forte in feb 2010... so fast 2 years...

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after using for 2 years any problems encountered?

This post has been edited by LLH: Mar 22 2012, 09:50 PM

Hi, when you changed your rims to 16", was was the offset of the new rims? Our 17" offset is 50mm & I checked a few shops for 16" and they all have offset of 38~40mm. Any problems using a different offset?

For bros & sis who is driving EX with 16", can you please look at the spare tire & see what is the offset which is marked ET on the inner surface of the wheel spoke? Thanks a lot.

thx bro. I changed it at Kinrara branch, Rm1522++ include labor charge.

Aside from offset you also need to see the width of the rim and how wide a tyre you plan to put on the rim. All of these have a correlation to achieving a proper fitting.

IMO + or - 10mm on ET is not a problem if you keep the width of rim and tyre within 10mm from stock.

Kudos to Proton for finally releasing a car that sounds pretty awesome, at least on paper.

Rear fog lamps - my Cera has them but the downside is that during night time when you switch on the rear lamps, only the two outer lamps light up. The rear fog lamps are turned off by default, and they won't light up during braking. If you turn them on they appear much brighter than the regular lamps and the driver behind you might think you're braking all the time. I only use them during poor visibility such as heavy rain or fog.

ISOFIX - I think Cera has them too, can't really remember... but they are quite useless to me for now.

GPS - not sure how much they cost in M'sia, but over here a cheapo AUD150 unit normally works better than any factory-optioned GPS unit... which if ticked, will cost you more than buying an aftermarket unit from the shops.

autowipers - is it that hard to manually turn it on ? same with autoheadlamps which I'm not a fan of.

in-car Wifi - not quite sure how well it works, we'll have to wait till the car is released to see. Most people carry smart phones with data plans anyway hence it's not essential.

engine - niceeeee numbers, on paper at least. Let's hope the transmission is on par as well, unlike the pre-face lifted 4 speed 308T.

Hi thanks for your feedback. From website calculations, if change to 16" with offset of 40 (original 17" with offset 50), the tyre will jut out 5mm more than current which should not be a big deal but not sure about stress on the wheel bearings and other suspension components. Other way is to add 10mm spacer but then less theard for the lock nuts liao.

Yupp..the specs are taken from the so-called 'leaked brochure' posted in the several car blogs. Still need a test drive to get the real feel of the car..but if u wanna feel the new turbo engine power & torque, u can get some pictures of it by test driving the Exora Bold. The engine is quite impressive i must say though i can still feel the 'springy' nature of the CVT transmission during take-off. But the CVT is smooth nonetheless. However, i'm not sure whether the 7-speed pro-tronic CVT equipped in this new Proton P3-21A (which the Proton salesman said is not the same with the CVT in the Exora Bold) will performed even better or not. But with paddle shifters (which is not equipped in the Exora Bold), i believe this car drivability should be better than any other Proton cars for sure.

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Added on March 23, 2012, 10:22 pmAccording to manual, if using 16" rims, the recommended tire size is 205/55 (17" rims uses 215/45) & rim width is 6.5 (17" rim width is 7). However, due to very limited choice of 16" rims with 5 studs @ 114.3 PCD, i ended up buying the lightest rims available with ET (offset) 42mm & width 7. Now my rims & tires look slightly 'terkeluar' from the fenders..not so obvious though.

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Added on March 23, 2012, 10:37 pmHehe..u use Aussie specs Forte maa..it's slightly different here & there if compared to our Forte specs here in Malaysia. Tak aci lor.. & same with u, i'm also not a fan of autoheadlight & autowipers which i can easily turn it on manually anyway...

This post has been edited by izputra: Mar 23 2012, 10:37 PM

seems a bit weird to have paddle shifters on a CVT since CVT has infinite gears...much like having this in the old honda city..would make more sense on a conventional gearbox like the forte

hi guys...do the Forte comes with body kit??..that sales agents say give me 1.5k discount..but if wan bodykit, then no discount..meaning 1.5k for body kit...worth?..he say direct from factory...

I have pre ordered 1.6SX last week and it came WITH 1.5k discount (its either discount or dvd+navi HU or leather seat) + bodykits (as well as other smaller goodies such as tinted voucher rm500, boot tray, floor mat + etc.).