Me joinin( the club soon. Booked a white unit. This week can get car. Thailand made cbu with reverse camera and Bluetooth hand free. Always got myself a cerato but cancel it last minutes.

Hi guys, what is the fuel consumption u guys gettinng for 100 percent town use.

Get 3k plus and ask the sales lady to throw in a boot tray for me as well.

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Got my car yesterday.

Review after driving 2 days.
1. Fuel consumption definately better than my FD1.8 AS now cruise for 100plus km only drop 2 dot in the fuel bar. Estimate range still can go 600. I am doing 100% town driving. Last time fd town driving (stop and go) from house to work only can clock 300km
2. I feel the hybrid less power than 1.8l. Maybe still new? Everything still tight?
3. When in low speed, engine noise it noisy.
4. The electric yi yi sound quite annoying and ying in another way. Like some cool electric stuff working inside.

Permanon. Not bad.


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Hi guys, just wanna check if UR hybrid engine sound quite rough when on low rpm. From stand still to 40km/h... I really notice then engine sound especially I off the radio... But when it hits 60 and above... Engine sound ok. I am comparing to my old civic fd... Hope my car is normal..

Yes, aircond is damn cold. I let it run around 23C coz Malaysia weather is hot and the manual say cold temp can keep the battery last longer.

When i book the cerato, i was thinking to buy the 1.6 only which cost around 100k. I aint gonna buy the 2.0 due to fuel consumption and my mind set of paying over 100k for a C segment korean car is too much.

After i go test drive the HCH, it is basically 15k extra after discount. The spec also not bad, coz got push start, reverse camera, cruise control, hill start assist and bluetooth to answer phone. Leather seat all standard. CBU thailand. I requested a boot tray from the sales girl. The whole package is perfect and i really want a fuel efficient car consider my ex honda fd 1.8 only can clock 3XXkm full tank in 100% town use. Now i can clock 6XXkm on each tank. Travel between Damansara to Jalan Ipoh everyday. U can imagine the jam.

I think a lot ppl will talk about the tech being offer by KIA is good. But i think the real tech that matters here is hybrid technology. Not to mention if the gov decide the lift the tax examption. We gonna pay more for this car.

I think the spec lose to Cerato is the rear aircond, dual climate control, pedal shift, and the welcome lights. Do u really need those?

Cerato is CKD, i worry a lot click click sound or klok klok sound come later. This happen to my CKD FD. Service center also 1 of the consideration. I never try Kia service center, i dunno how good is the service. I hate those tidak apa attitude from service advisor(when i drive the waja back then)

This post has been edited by tom_k3nt: Jul 29 2013, 04:12 PM

I haven’t got the issue with the air cond but i would like to ask did u park ur car around those grass area, secondly, did u put air freshener in ur car. Honda also got problem with aircond filter. They use charcoal filter. Once the filter absorb the smell until “full”, it will sorta release smell when aircond start. Sometimes under very Hot day, also can get the smell on 1st start.

Sound proof is low but better compares FD, IMO. I will change the tyre to those quiet tyres once the dunlop run out.

Ur fuel consumption is very good. This is my 4th tank of petrol. i still monitoring the fuel consumption, so far each tank is getting more mileage. Hope can reach 7XX this latest tank(city driving).

havent try to go up genting before but i try to put at S mode and drive up a small hill. It will charge and support at the same time. So i guess no problem with genting.

I also kena this problem and spend 5k include service... WTF... they say out of warranty.... thats all...

For my case, i replaced the aircond compressor thingy for RM5k include service and drive for another 4 months. Just sold it last 2 days via carsome as my guy in H told me that the most worrying thing is not the battery but the inverter - which i think u kena liao. Repair cost RM15k, when drive until 100k, change 8 spark plug for another RM1k plus. If you havent kena the air cond compressor, standby the money.

For your case, my advise is repair it RM15k and drive till it spoilt since u still have 3 years loan to go. Means no need sell this car liao. Cost u sell liao, u still need to use the money to pay back bank for the balance 3 years and u need another bulk of money to get a petrol jazz.

No such thing only to Japan la... Mine is Thailand 2013 also kena...

i doubt RM400 can get your 8pcs of long life spark plug (last for 100k mileage)
Probably can get those change every 25k 1.

Correct me if i am wrong.

i still got the old/spoil air cond compressor unit with me... if any 1 of you want it for "Dexter" laboratory.... PM me to collect...

Inverter - 5 years
Battery - 8 years