for those who might be interested...

http://www.mudah.my/Sonata+Elantra+Optima+...se-17993496.htm

Safety should be the No 1 consideration:

These are the latest IIHS safety ratings for moderately priced cars in the US. We need to keep in mind that the Camry tested here was the US version with the full 10 airbags and VSC. Malaysian version 2.5V only has 4 airbags and no VSC. Hyundai Sonata only obtained marginal ratings compared to the Optima K5.

http://www.iihs.org/ratings/summary.aspx?class=30

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-20/t...crash-test.html

http://money.cnn.com/2012/12/20/autos/toyo...test/index.html

Check this out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-8Dd6jOQ48...be_gdata_player

i think better avoid all as topic

I'm in the same boat as you TS. And now I'm driving a K5.

And yes, lots of pesky people clamouring around my car in parking lots...even saw a couple walking back and forth checking out my car. I didn't have the heart to disturb them eventhough I'm in a rush

But of course, test drive yourself to decide. That's the best advice from this topic.

K5 better...i plan to trade in my accord and get this car next year...

Have you ?

k5 more affordable