i use the Syntium 3000 FS engine oil provided by the SC from the first service till now (60k+ km in mileage). I did changed the stock air filter to Simota stainless steel air filter (at 20k km mileage) & also changed my rims to a lightweight 16" rims + Iridium spark plug (at 30k km mileage). However, the FC measurement that i've mentioned before (except for Alor Setar town driving) is being taken before these mod has been done (my car is still in stock condition that time).

All i can tell u is..if u so concern about FC, changing to a lightweight rims & high flow air filter will do good to FC especially for town driving. Keep your car as light as possible by not putting any unnecessary things in the car or by not installing unnecessary accessories that will put extra weight to the car. Installing bodykits as instance may put extra weight to the car & altering its (the car's) aerodinamics, thus might also 'altering' the FC figure. However, i've to admit that Forte looks good with the bodykits..lolz

This post has been edited by izputra: Sep 22 2012, 12:28 AM

From my observation, on highway cruising, no obvious FC improvement i have to say. Only for town driving i'm able to notice an improvement in FC..maybe as a result of easier acceleration on the stop & go traffic due to a significantly lighter rims. It's hard to give u the savings in term of exact figure (too many variable factors affecting the FC each time i try to measure the FC)..but something like 0.5L/100km saving (for town driving) in FC is a fair figure i guess.

U fill up full tank to get that DTE figure of 478 km?

U wanna know the truth? Last time when my car is still new (about 2 & a half year ago), i also got about the same figure when filling up a full tank of fuel. It will go up (the DTE figure) as the car mileage going up. If i still remember correctly, whether u believe this or not, my DTE figure now shows 595km when i filled up full tank about 2 weeks ago

This post has been edited by izputra: Sep 22 2012, 11:46 PM

I believe, it is not necessarily speeding. Revving to redline occasionally will do to burst out the carbon deposits in the cylinders i did practice the same.

This post has been edited by izputra: Sep 23 2012, 10:05 AM

Forte is C-segment car..means that, the same segment as Altis, Civic, Lancer, Elantra

K5 is D-segment car..same segment as Accord, Camry, Teana, Sonata

Where else, Vios is B-segment car..comparable to City, Fiesta

I meant floored the pedal especially on low gear. Rev as max as the car allowed u to it will not touch the redline as far as i know..just reaching near it

2.0? If u worry about tired of 2.0 so soon later on, find a 2.4 half cut instead..lolz..i bet u will own the most powerfull Forte in Malaysia

This post has been edited by izputra: Sep 25 2012, 12:15 AM

In Malaysia, not sure got this half cut or not..several years later perhaps

Yeahh..probably will reach here on 2014

1. Try playing with the dimmer switch bro..located at the right side of your dashboard. Sure it will help
2. Please complaint at SC
3. Please complaint at SC also especially if it is so obvious. Though i did face the same behaviour, it is ignorable for me
4. It will corrode for lifetime & it is absolutely normal. Not just happens to Forte only though
5. Again, complaint at SC
6. Not sure..first batch Forte dont have the GPS HU

For me, BHP & Petronas is my choice..but ya, BHP got very limited fuel stations. So use Petronas most of the time from day 1...

The aircond compressor for our Forte should be quiet..hardly can notice it when in operational. Mostly we just heard the fan blows the air thru the condenser/radiator. If got an abnormal sound when the aircond compressor is operating, better send your car to SC & place your complaint. Got several cases on the early batch of Forte 4-speed where the aircond compressor kong prematurely.

He is bluffing u i must say, at least not applicable for our day to day normal car.

Unless u are driving a car with a high compression engine (which clearly state in the manual to use higher RON), RON95 fuel should not cause any problem to the engine. Do u think government will allow the use of RON95 fuel if it will cause engine problem to Rakyat's cars?

This post has been edited by izputra: Oct 25 2012, 08:47 AM

Your tire will look 'terkeluar' a bit from the fender not sure about the bearing though...

Mine same age as yours, the battery kaput already on December last year. Maybe kaput prematurely due to my extensive use of the DVD/GPS HU..

If u read this thread thoroughly (& other versions of this thread also), i'm quite sure that u will notice only minor issues for Forte in which most of it can be solved easily whether by DIY or by the SC. I myself owned a Forte 2.0SX since April 2010, no issues whatsoever except the minor seat (front passenger) rattling issue. Other than that, my Forte is working well as it should be

No symptom whatsoever..that's the real truth My car simply unable to crank up that morning though i've used my car as usual the night before (without any hint that the battery is going to kaput). However, i have no problem to unlock the car that morning...

Buy on Jan 2013 might end up with 2012 manufactured car also. Buyer need to personally ask for 2013 car..else buyer might getting the previous year stock

For sun shade i believe, to ease u when viewing the rear view mirror when there's a direct sunlight (which of course is just occasionally happen)

This post has been edited by izputra: Nov 5 2012, 01:00 PM