The owner of the Greetown outlet is not Justin. Look for Mr Ong.

Yes the Mengelembu outlet is actually Kia Jalan Lahat. And why u bother if they look down on you? U just wanna test drive the Optima rite? Just get the test drive (which is in your own interest) and then purchase from Greetown. I tested the Optima about 3 times at Jln Lahat before i went and bought from Greetown. Just look for the Branch Manager, Joe. Their service centre also quite good.

OK then it should be fine then. Be really sure about the colors. Check the grey both daytime and night. For me it looked good when it was under the shade but when it was in broad daylight, it looked dull. Plus i saw a dirty one at Kia PJ and immediately decided against getting that color. The dirt is very noticeable and really makes the car look dull. Alot of maintenance due.

Im quite happy with my silver. Only wash once in 2 weeks and doesnt look dirty despite all my outstation trips. PLus i think the silver is quite sleek and makes the car look bigger. The grey is somewhat dull in my opinion and doesnt bring out the best in the car's exterior design and sports rims.

I had the same experience when i visited the Toyota showroom at TTDI to check out the Camry. I purposely parked right in front and almost everybody turned to look at the Optima. Surprisingly, no Toyota salesman came forward to hand me a brochure. HAHA

Welcome! Uve made a wise decision. Now spread the news around so that more ppl can enjoy the Optima. I got my silver Optima on 29 April.

Mine still below 4K. Why u ask? Is yours due?

Might as well wait for WXA next month. No hurry.

The lack of confidence in cornering is due to the feedback from the steering. Nothing to do with the suspension. Ive tested the Optima at 200kmph taking corners on the NSE. The suspension on the Optima is much more firmer compared to the Camry but not as firm as the Peugeot 508 which makes driving over rough road at low speeds not that bad.

I usually feel the steering wheel jumping all over the place. The suspension feels ok. But im really not happy with the steering. Doesnt give u confidence especially during high speed drives.

The bumpy feel & difficulty to turn is due to the 18 inch tyres. Add that to a hydraulic steering (not electric) thats numb and has a 'feedback' and ull get the condition we currently face in the Optima. I sure hope Kia comes up with something to fix this problem.

Guys, whats your latest fuel consumption figures?

I also notice that my distance to empty has never passed the 700km mark. I only got it once during my 1st full tank fill up. Is the distance to empty based on how much u fill up? I always fill full tanks of between 70-78L but the distance to empty should be based on the amount of fuel in the tank rite? Not the amount u actually fill rite?

That mileage of almost 750km i got under my best driving experience of 50-50 highway and town driving while pushing the car to almost empty b4 filling. And since i travel alot on highways, i cant wait till im almost empty before i fill again. But now i rarely use the eco mode choosing to have more power instead (since i dont pay for my fuel).

But for distance to empty, i still dont know why it doesnt show anything more than 700km range despite filling up to 75L.

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Added on June 13, 2012, 5:28 pmIve tried filling after town driving and also after a cruise on the highway. Both still return below 700km figures for distance to empty.

This post has been edited by cybermaster98: Jun 13 2012, 05:28 PM

My max was 210 cuz the jumpy steering doesnt give me much confidence to go faster than that. Im not sure if Kia can do something about it.

My Optima is the Silver. In my opinion, the silver looks the most classy. It also has this great shade of color at night under street lights. But the biggest advantage is the maintenance. U can easily go without washing your car for 1 month and it will still look clean from afar. Just do a Sierra Glow and cleaning will be an ease and it will always shine.

White is great too but only when its clean. Plus, ive seen many faded white cars (after about 3-5 yrs) and it really looks dull. Platinum graphite doesnt really bring out the best in the car. I saw 2 of those colors today and it didnt have that 'wow' look like the silver and white have. PLus when its dirty, it looks really bad.

My advice is to go for the silver. U wont regret and it always looks great and makes the sport rims stand out. Silver also brings out the best in the overall car design and gives it an overwhelming demeanor on the road. I still keep getting stares/looks at traffic light stops, restaurants and even on the highway.

Besides, anybody here has a silver Optima WWK 772? He had quite a good run on the highway on Sat evening doing about 200kmph.

Guys, what's the most u have ever filled your full tank? Mine was 78.95L which i got with my first full tank. Subsequently, ive been filling about 75-77L with my smallest fill of 70L.

And i still cant get my 'distance to empty' at more than 700km. Except for the first full tank, my range has always been below 700km. Dunno why.

Bro, the fuel consumption is based on your driving style. When u drive off immediately after filling, you are still on either 1st or 2nd gear which has the highest consumption.

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Added on June 18, 2012, 12:40 pmHow is the driving style got anything to do with the range of a full tank? Driving style affects fuel consumption. So for someone who is heavy footed, he may start with say 750km range after filling up a full tank. But the range will start dropping drastically if he is a heavy footer. Thats how the distance to empty works. Its never a fixed value and it will fluctuate depending on your driving style. When you driving style is very economical, it just takes longer for your range to drop.

But what im refering to here is the initial distance to empty just after filling up say 75L before the car even moves. Mine has always been below 700km despite my driving style. Only once i managed to get about 750km.

But i can usually travel about 600km before i fill up with about 3 bars of fuel left. My speed is usually around 170-180kmph on the highway.

This post has been edited by cybermaster98: Jun 18 2012, 12:40 PM

Guys, can some adjustment be done to correct the floaty steering wheel when driving >90kmph?

I have tried various driving styles.

I filled a full tank today (70.78L). Distance to empty was 694km. I then drove about 200km on the highway doing about 180-210kmph. Then allowed the car to rest for about 12 hours. Then took a 15min gradual drive in eco mode to the petrol station. Topped to the max again (27.20L) and the distance to empty showed 666km. I normally fill till almost overflowing.

On top of that i only consumed about 2 bars of fuel (out of 12) today but ended up filling 27.20L out of the possible 75L or so. It just doesnt add up. The other 'problem' is brochure states the full tank as 70L but i usually fill more than 75L with the maximum being almost 79L. All this tested at various petrol stations.

I really can't understand this at all.

Its not that its bad. Its just that you dont expect this with a car that's heavier than a Camry and has 18 inch rims. Plus its suspension is supposedly tuned for performance with HPD. I can't help but recall a forumer here saying that the Vios seems more stable at taking corners and i now seem to agree. I used to push my previous Vios to 180kmph and i had a bit more confidence taking corners then.

Im taking the car to Kia tomorrow to get it checked out. If its a problem then i wanna know bout it early.

Looks like Peugeot has stepped up the a few gears. They wanted to launch a cheaper version of the 508 since it wasnt selling well so they introduced 4 other models to mask a cheaper version. Good move. Not many would see it at a glance.

But the standard version has omitted the keyless entry, Smart Beam System, color HUD, electric parking brake, ASM aid, JBL sound system and the quad zone aircon with a RM 14K cheaper price tag.

http://paultan.org/2012/06/18/peugeot-508-...on-from-rm159k/

This post has been edited by cybermaster98: Jun 19 2012, 01:50 AM

But that is balancing. The problem is not due to tyre balancing. This is a steering issue.