ahh.. kinda sad to see you leaving bro.. thought there will be another tomato red in town

hahahah if that's really the case i would cancel mine too!!

to be honest, i think SD has really priced the FF aggressively. With all those features even the + variants looks like a bargain. What more 3 years free maintenance and 5 years warranty!!!!

Not sure if SD is trying to pit its marques against each other but this does not really bode well for the HE. kinda dumb if you ask me. Shouldnt have increased the price for the HE in the first place.

Managed to test drive the Titanium+ at Ipoh last weekend. My unbiased view as below:

Pros
1) Its a drivers car! Acceleration, driving dynamics is top notch! Miles ahead of the koreans and dare i say the japs
2) Surprisingly, the ride was pretty comfortable.
3) NVH is acceptable although i still think the HE has an advantage here
4) LOADS of features!! the Sync thingy is pretty impressive. The BLIS is also pretty handy.
5) Passenger width space - sits 3 adults across pretty comfortably. very surprising.
6) Nice mix on interior soft and hard plastics. The hard plastics certainly dont look like it until you touch it.
7) Nice dial controller for the headlamps/drls
8) loads of bootspace!
9) 3 years or 60k free maintenance/5 years or 200k warranty for ALL parts!
10) Full eco mode

Cons:
1) The HU is pretty congested. Kinda distracting
2) No Reverse Cam or Touch screen HU
3) Build quality is kinda suspect. The door closing is not solid. Kinda surprising. I would have thought it would be better than the HE.
4) Rear legroom space is kinda limited.
5) Weird design for the tiptronic gear shifts. Dont think i will ever be using them in this position.

All in all i had a great time with this car. hmmm.... decisions... Seriously i think SD is really killing their HSDM branch. They should NOT have imposed the 3k increase for the HE1.8!!!!!!!

This post has been edited by mav3rick: Sep 24 2012, 11:38 AM

actually most of my points ;especially point 1; are not compared directly against the HE unless stated i just providing my unbiased review of the focus. Its a real impressive car. my only concern is on the after sales service and parts. My colleague told me his fiesta side mirrors cost him 3k a pair. not sure if its exaggeration on his part or not.

after much consideration, i think i would still stick to the HE, mainly on the comfort and space that is provided (design as well). Unless there is a sudden drop in the taxes for new cars in the coming budget announcement, i think i will still wait out my booking..

hmm.. they're really delivering the 1.6 orders now.. sigh.. longer wait for my 1.8 Premium then..

The 1.6 M3 has a 4 speed gearbox. The 2.0 comes with 5 speed and paddle shifts

I've been driving my parents M3 1.6 around lately, and i will tell you that it has better driving dynamics compared to the HE. But in terms of space.. i think you already know the answer to that. The 3 year free maintenance has a catch to it. You have to send in before the scheduled mileage or time period, whichever comes first. Else its considered void for that 1 service and you will have to pay for it.

i'm still waiting for my HE

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Added on September 28, 2012, 1:13 pmahaha.. ya lor.. but not mine all i can say is that you will be more confident on the wheel when driving a M3 a pity it doesn't come with ESP

This post has been edited by mav3rick: Sep 28 2012, 01:13 PM

finally, the official Malaysian version is tested:
http://paultan.org/2012/10/07/hyundai-md-e...t-drive-review/

unbiased if you ask me

This post has been edited by mav3rick: Oct 8 2012, 11:21 AM

pls read the corrected version. Author made a mistake by referring to the average Fc on the car's computer reading.

"Over the 400 km jaunt, I used 28.8 litres of petrol, which translates to an average fuel consumption of 7.2 litres per 100 km for that journey."

This post has been edited by mav3rick: Oct 8 2012, 01:54 PM

hmm.. which branch did you book at?? the last batch that arrived was all 1.6! in the owner's club fb page.. i saw one guy posting that there is ready stock for 1.6 Hyper Silver at a particular branch.. you want me to help you get the details? but i have to tell you, i dont have the latest update on it though..

guys, for 1.6 it seems that this branch has most colors except for Santorini blue.. please pm me ur name and contact number. Thanks.

hi there, you need to pm me your details. not the other way round name and contact number

woot finally collected my car today! Only thing missing are the Hyundai emblems as currently no stock. Also noticed a very tiny paint chip at the front bumper. SA promised to kau tim both and made a note in the collection sheet.

Tested so far so good. No cow crying sound when starting engine. My HU seems to be ok in terms of responsiveness. I'm comparing it against the HU in the M3. about the same in terms of laggyness.

So far been driving with the ECO indicator showing all the time.. hopefully i can get some pretty good FC on this car.

Model: 1.8 Premium
Color : Hyper Silver
D.O.B. : 08 July 12
D.O.C. : 06 Dec 12
Region : KL

Saw another family collecting their Hyper Silver 1.8 as well.. not sure if they're in this forum or not

This post has been edited by mav3rick: Dec 6 2012, 07:01 PM

after having the car for 2 days, i can tell you that its FREAKING WORTH THE WAIT!!!

yes. waited about 4 months.

too bad.. its his money, its his say.. but however you look at it, you're still getting a car without having to pay for it many ppl aren't that fortunate bro..

ehehe.. detailing? more like simply wipe here and there la.. need to learn from detailing sifus like you btw.. do we want to see if we can organize a car clinic with Meguiar's Malaysia? Last i enquired, it seems that its free. got makan too.. and special discounts on products at the end of the session.

can claim la.. ihatemyguts one even smaller than yours also claimed d

Bandar Tun Razak. interested?

have you seen the car in the metal? then you can judge for yourself. Its not really those bright red like the kia koup, but a shade darker. Still, i find its pretty suitable for the younger generation. Uncles like me go for more conventional colours

nice!! how much you paid for the bodykit?

can. a few members already claimed. PM ihatemyguts if you need more details. he claimed already.

congrats!!!! ihatemyguts got more kawan d

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