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find this is helpful site for peoples who cant decide to go for K5.

just a small share n comparison . no offense.

I know a friend who sued peugeot for an absent spec which was shown in the brochure. Wanna sue 

Hi K5 owners,

I'm thinking of upgrading to segment D car from my current ride, and contemplating between accord, teana, sonata and k5. I'm constantly on highway (long distance drive) so I will need something stable and comfortable.

Teana is really comfortable, but the trimming and beige interior not to my liking. Moreover my relative already own one, so gonna skip this. As for Honda, they insist only on 5k interval servicing, even with fully syn. This really turns me down; once a Honda, nvr a Honda again. This narrows down to Sonata and K5. With all the bells and whistles, these 2 clearly win my votes.

My next concern is maintenance. Had a couple of hiccups/bad experience with both SC; my wife drives a Hyundai, my mom has a Naza make. Both cars' spare parts are comparably expensive, but maybe because theirs are older gen. My mom serviced hers at Kia SC BBK Klang, and most of each visits sure diagnosed with a problem, then the techies 'gladly' insist on changing this and that. Less trouble from my wife's car since its a CBU.

I googled up their maintenance chart, only found optima (no idea if its the latest or older gen). Its definitely cheaper than accord. How's sonata compared to k5 in terms of maintenance? Anyone serviced theirs at BBK Klang and what are your experiences with them?

Hey! He not supposed to look at the sun la! 

i think someone did actually...the one who travel outstation wan...think he clocked something like 800km

do we need to sign the car loan after the bank officer has done all the application process n confirmed to me the loan interest, but the car is stil way so long to get it yet?

Bro, how come WWL? I tot this number should be long time out already?

Where can loan ah ..??

a week's drive and 2k worth of petrol and toll?
cooooool    gratz

CM98, you gave your suggestion, is up to them to find out and decide. Seriously, is not easy to persuade espeacially with bad track record for the past few years before kia forte. In fact, I tried to persuade my dad. He "did" join business partnership in car resell business before. So he have some experience/knowledge on cars. He said Kia is very lousy, very bad quality, lousy resell value... bla bla bla.. DON"T BUY!!!. I told him, past is past, is a total different Kia now. Even after many persuasion, I even ask him to join me for a test drive. You know what happen??? He dodn't even want to look at the car!!! Well, I manage to persuade my wife... at least!

I have done my part, I respect him, I told him I am looking at Kia Optima K5. At the end, I could not border anymore, I have already made my booking without his knowledge. Anyway, I m the one who is driving. Not him.

wow~ u r the handsome guy that KIA MALAYSIA posted on FB who win the KIA optima contest right? Walau.. 2K cash money some more le..

Belanja minum man....

Congratulation, 
I always enjoying reading your blog 

You cannot make a direct comparision like that. Most normal servicing will cost approx the same as the only variable is the engine oil and filters with labor costs being a percentage of that. So costs wouldnt differ much.

But dont get carried away with the low initial cost of servicing for Kia. I have a 2006 Kia in my house and servicing isnt cheap. Trust me. The main cost of servicing comes when u have to change wear & tear parts. The normal periodic servicing is nothing actually. These parts used to be quite expensive for Kia. Not sure if prices have improved since. But be prepared to incure higher costs once u cross the 20,000km mark.

The problem with Kia's in the past was durability of parts which required more constant replacement as compared to say Toyota. I sure hope this has now changed. The shock absorbers on my 2003 Toyota Vios lasted till end 2011. Will it be the same for the Optima? I can only hope.

Kenso, how much u pump for full tank? or how many litres?

Just came back form Penang yesterday and wanted to share my fc (and also for those who are looking for some info on K5 fc). Not sure if this is comparable to other D-segment but this is what I got.

City/highway around 25%/75%
Mileage 830km and still got 2 bar left
pump ron95 for rm120 (around 63 liters i think) full tank

Started full tank in Segambut area, then go up to Penang (include BM and Bagan and stay overnight at Perai)
Next day go up to S. Petani and up to Jitra then come back to Perai to stay overnight.
Next day travel down to tapah only pump petrol.
Driving Style: light on pedal and max speed only about 100 to 110km/h.

Feels like the fc is better now compare when I first got the car. 

silly you. this morning drive the K5 out and come back cannot find the car key. At first I though drop at pasar already(drop near the car might allow you to start engine and drive back home) But somehow back at home still can start the car. find very long time, only found it was under the seat.
1 thing bad about keyless is you might drop the key and lock using the door knob. You might still think the key is with you. People may just unlock your car and drive it away.

hi guys. thanks for this topic. it really help me before finalizing the loan. it really down to K5 or Sportage. (my wife is big fan or sportage). BTW i've booked the K5 without her knowledge hahaha

For me resale value is secondary. You guys as the owner perhaps could share your experience:-

1. How the car perform in city driving? Is it slow, or okay? I've only managed to test drive in taman perumahan area . I work in KL and living in Putrajaya, commuting to KL via MEX hway. No issues on MEX. The traffic jam in city centre is concern
2. I've read that many of you put additional sound proofing material, is it really necessary?
3. For after sales service, is it true the parts are expensive and the availability is issue?
4. Maybe out of topic :- if your budget is around 150k, would you rather go for a european/japanese recon or brand new car?

Thanks guys..

The suspension setup on K5 is not really firm. In fact, to my surprise, it is supremely comfort as compare to 508 which i personally tested few weeks ago. However, this can be subjective to different people. But I do agree on the steering feedback upon 508 is way engaging than K5.