thanks for your feedback. I do have the answer why outside air is preferred coz I rajin read the user manual. The manual says if we continue to breath in the inside air circulation for long period, the chances for us to fall asleep is higher and easier especially for long journey driving maybe due to lack of oxygen.

Ok, my question is - does 17 inch on the forte make it really the car really uncomfortable?
I can understand if you want to make the car more comfortable by swapping to 16', but is 17' really so bad?

[/quote]17 inch ride is still smooth on well tarmac or pavement.. and 50% of chances the ride can be lil bit too firm..
but not annoying at all..

ppl who prefer to have softer feel while going on our typical road minor imperfection then 215/55/R16 with a set of Michelin Premacy LC is best..

[quote=Ah_Bear,Jun 21 2012, 10:51 PM]
Ok, my question is - does 17 inch on the forte make it really the car really uncomfortable?
I can understand if you want to make the car more comfortable by swapping to 16', but is 17' really so bad?

[/quote]17 inch ride is still smooth on well tarmac or pavement.. and 50% of chances the ride can be lil bit too firm..
but not annoying at all..

ppl who prefer to have softer feel while going on our typical road minor imperfection then 215/55/R16 with a set of Michelin Premacy LC is best..

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Hmm.. It feels quite harsh actually, no? quite bumpy. Having said that I wouldnt downgrade to 16" just for a little bit of fuel saving and comfort. It looks too nice to let go haha.

If i still remember this correctly, my lightweight rims cost me less than RM1500 not including tires. I traded in my ori rims & tires for RM1000. To say that 16" rims is much expensive, i dont think so. I'm not an expert about rims anyway..so cannot recommend u any of it. I just hunt for a lightweight one for a better acceleration. However, keep in mind that there is very very limited choices of 16" rims, 114.3 PCD with 5 thuds (holes) in the market. Most of the 5 thuds rims are 17" and above in size. So in choosing the rim, u might find it difficult to compromise between the looks of the rims & the weight of the rims since that the choice is very limited.

[quote=Intel@Atom,Jun 21 2012, 06:27 PM]hi guys,
i am quite confuse as after i set it to auto + choose the inside air circulation (auto wording will be disappear), but the air cond is still run automatically where the fan will blow harder is the internal temperature is much higher.

is this still considered fully automatic or what does the auto meaning here?
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I was confused also with the Auto A/C function in Forte when I newly bought the car..
so.. after few days of experiment.. I found that Auto function can be configured..

With a push of Auto button includes full auto configuration your fresh air/recycle air mode, fan speed, temperature, blow face and leg mode all will be fully automatic..

when you wanna configure the Auto mode, for an example if you're a person who is scared of cold but doesn't want the A/C to auto adjust your fan speed and prefer to keep cabin air recirculate mode.. you can push Auto button.. then you press any of the fan speed button (this means you disable the auto fan function) and you press the recycle cabin air button (to disable auto air circulation mode and just stick to recycle air mode).. and don't touch the MODE button..

with a scenario when comes to a heavy rain weather in the evening.. you jump into your car with wet body and shoes.. you can set your temperature to 28°C or higher when you are shivering and the A/C will become Heater and the system automatically blows heat to your face and legs so your body and feet can feel warm and ensure you are not catching cold.. manually adjust the fan speed if you wanna get more warm air..

But the other car Corolla Altis which also has auto climate control, I pressed the auto button.. the system full blast fan speed with face and leg mode at 19°C - 23ºC.. it auto set only face mode when temp set to "LO" and above 23°C together with auto lower fan speed.. but Forte doesn't do that (luckily Forte doesn't.. because I don't get any point of this Auto configuration purpose ).. and Altis doesn't have Heater function.. hehe..

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Added on June 21, 2012, 11:17 pm[quote=fastandfurious,Jun 21 2012, 11:09 PM]
17 inch ride is still smooth on well tarmac or pavement.. and 50% of chances the ride can be lil bit too firm..
but not annoying at all..

ppl who prefer to have softer feel while going on our typical road minor imperfection then 215/55/R16 with a set of Michelin Premacy LC is best..

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Hmm.. It feels quite harsh actually, no? quite bumpy. Having said that I wouldnt downgrade to 16" just for a little bit of fuel saving and comfort. It looks too nice to let go haha.

[/quote]Same same lor.. the stock rims really compliments the whole car styling package..
it feels little bumpy but not as much bumpy as stock Myvi also leh.. correct or not ??


This post has been edited by Ah_Bear: Jun 21 2012, 11:17 PM

For those who said that the ride on standard 17" rims & tires of the Forte is harsh & bumpy, i suggest that u test drive the car first. Though Forte SX come with sport tuning suspension as a standard setup, the ride is not that harsh & bumpy as long as we keep the tire pressure to its recommended pressure. It's a matter of my personal preference that prefers more comfort offers by the higher profile tire on the 16" rims. Better acceleration is a bonus. But changing to 16" rims will surely compromise on the overall looks of the car i have to say...

This post has been edited by izputra: Jun 21 2012, 11:31 PM

yeap bro.. i describe it as firm ride with a touch of sportiness..
bumpy tu x la bumpy sgt.. its ride quite similar like my previous waja..
at times the Forte can be over bounce at the rear when comes to larger speed humps..
is it because of the car's rear torsion beam setup.. ?

[quote=Bee Al Aziz,Jun 21 2012, 07:28 PM]
I don't own either (active on forum now because i'm looking at the 2.0 Forte), so may not be the best opinion - but my preference mostly based on price and safety:

Forte 2.0: 97K, 6 Airbags
Elantra 1.8: 115K (?), 2 Airbags

I'm going for the Forte. Looks wise, the Elantra looks nicer than the 2.0 but the Forte Koup looks best...if you had money for the elantra why dont you buy the Forte Koup? Best of both worlds

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Thank u for the reply guys ;-)
The reason why looking fwd for forte 2.0 rather than koup is bcos I've just had a baby girl and me and husband are looking for an affordable long distance car to go back to kelantan for raya this year ;-) hope it'll b comfortable for the 3 of us..

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Hey, given you have a baby girl i have to take back what i said about choosing the forte 2.0 because of the 6 airbags feature. This being the case maybe you should choose the elantra or the 1.6 variant of the forte.

Reason: If your baby girl is going to be at the back seat then maybe side airbags is not a good thing and even dangerous. I read somewhere that airbags for rear passenger not good if its going to be a baby seated there.

So yeah, since you mentioned this information about your baby girl maybe get a car without airbags behind. Anyway don't take my word for it, , you should think about the presence of side airbags and whether its advisable if you have young kids.

I want to make sure you get this message so i'll also PM you this...

Edit: Though if you get 6 airbags maybe there is a way you can configure the car to disable the rear airbags when your child is in it...as I said, i don't own the car so my opinion shouldn't count for much.

This post has been edited by askmarco: Jun 22 2012, 12:47 AM

Anybody got the Eagle-Eyes Starline for their Forte?
Interested to know more Tempted to get them once i get my car...

OK...here is another question for those owning the car for 3+ years. Have there been any major reliability issues with the forte? Eg, Car stall, overheat, etc?

I'm sure given the response to my earlier question there are non e, but asking just the same. Anyone car to share if there are reliability problems especially after 3+ years?

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bro the issue is when i off my aircond.... the air cabin wont change to outside air.... it will stuck on internal circulation.... i want it to jump straight to outside air everytime i off my aircond... and when i turn aircond back on... it will auto jump back to internal cabin....

i think somethin is wrong with the circuitry.... it doesnt auto select to outside air when i off my aircond.

its not really a big deal as i treat it as 'forgot' to do what it suppose to do. after all the buttons are near to us that we can at anytime choose either one.

also i think it remembers the last setting eg, off aircond + internal, so next time it will do this when u turn off aircon.

yalo, all the buttons are so near to us.
but isn't it design in this way with memory setting? i don't think it is faulty.

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Added on June 22, 2012, 7:00 amyaya, very cool but not cheap. RM1699 for front and RM899 for rear?

This post has been edited by Intel@Atom: Jun 22 2012, 07:00 AM

price is one thing, but how reliable it will be and how long it can last?

yea i suppose so.... we hardly use the outside air mode anyways.... just wondering if its some faulty issues with the circuitry.... guess if your forte does the same thing which it does not go to outside air when u off ur aircond... meaning its a common thing for the memory to remember ur choice of selection.

They provide 18 months warranty and spare parts replacement thou...
Not sure about the reliability yet... haven't met with anyone who has one on their forte..

Anyways to install HID kit without drilling the dust cover ?

One thing to watch out for while testing demo cars - some of those cars might have their tyre pressures pumped too high. Many car dealers tend to pump extra air into the tyres so that they look good in the showroom.

Mine had 38PSI in each tyre when I test drove it, and it was still kept at 38PSI when I collected it (yes, I tested my own car before buying it instead of a demo unit).

No. Mine's probably the oldest 2.0L here (2009 model, albeit Australian spec) and thankfully there hasn't been any major faults so far. No mechanical failure, or significant electronic issues that could potentially stall the car.

Minor faults include:
1. Rattling front passenger seat - sorted during my first service and never recurred.
2. Loose reading lamp switch - fixed FOC as under warranty
3. Intermittent dashboard rattles - sadly, no one could really fix this as every time I bring it for service the mechanics couldn't figure it out.
4. Console unable to read mp3 files from USB drive - only happened twice, but problem solved when I restarted the car.

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Jun 22 2012, 10:23 AM

found the solution to my problem....

start engine...press front defroster button
press on AC and hold
press internal cabin air button for 5 times and done

AC system will reset and hence now when i off my AC... it will auto jump to outside air cabin....

for those who want to disable this feature.... do the same thing again... its just a toggle function

this is special thanks to one of the first gen forte 4 speed owners. my ex colleague