Talking about FC is like a never ending story. Too much variables involve in our everyday driving that affects the FC. For a 13xxkg car with 17" rims, figures around 8-11L/100km is consider ok for me for a mix driving condition. There's no way the FC will be better if we always stuck in the traffic jam or being heavy footed all the way. So everyone's FC will not be the same although we drive on the same route due to many variables (factors) such as traffic conditions, speed, tyre pressure, total car weight, our right foot's mood etc...

How to enjoy the drive more if the right foot is less aggresive

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Added on August 9, 2012, 4:56 pmFrankly speaking, if we put the same weight & the same 17" Forte rims on the Vi0s or Citi, the FC will surely not as good as we all thinking of, i believe.

& i can afford a Civic or Altis..but why would i go for it if i can get a much better specced car with much less in cost? I'm not a brand conscious guy..so i will go for the best value for my money..T & H badges will have no effect on my buying decision unless they can outperform Forte in term of specs, price & looks.

This post has been edited by izputra: Aug 9 2012, 05:17 PM

Well said..my point is, if we wanna do FC comparison..compare it apple with apple as what u have said. But it is almost impossible to have a fair FC comparison among cars since that so many factors need to be considered. I believe, even if we compare FC between 2 cars of the same brand & model, the FC will vary

I wonder who is that someone?

This post has been edited by izputra: Aug 10 2012, 04:30 PM

Did u turn the AC button on (green light lit up)?

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Added on August 10, 2012, 4:28 pmIt's completely normal. By blinking & showing no figure, the driver will refuel as soon as possible afraid that the fuel will finish in no time. It's a good practise since that the figure is just an estimation only. So that we will not end up with pushing the car at the roadside instead

This post has been edited by izputra: Aug 10 2012, 04:28 PM

In this case, better send to SC for rectification. Nothing much we can try to troubleshoot it at this stage...

Go repair your car first (u have to pay first) & give payment receipt to your neighbour to claim back the total repairing cost. This is what i did last time when my neighbour hit my Wira. But both parties have to agree first for this kind of settlement

I believe K5 2.4L will give better FC due to better power to weight ratio right? Unfortunately, no 2.4L K5 introduced in Malaysia at this point to prove it.

Your K5 is still new..i believe the FC figure will be better (lower figure) for K5 after it clocked say over 10k km in mileage..8.xL/100km perhaps. By the way, my Forte 2.0SX get instant FC average reading of 6.3L/100km at 110km/h by autocruising on the level road.

This post has been edited by izputra: Aug 15 2012, 05:09 PM

Very2 good FC for the D-segment car..5.5L/100km. Mine usually will play around 5.8L/100km to 6.5L/100km (@110km/h) depending the road stretch at time the measurement is being done. I guess the DVVT engine in the K5 really make a different.

p/s : Welcome to the Kia club bro..hehe. When i noticed that u already bought K5 several month ago in this forum, i'm quite surprise actually that u will finally bought Kia car (especially with our lengthy history bashing each other last time)..lol

I believe it's purposely design like that. Consider this scenario, let say u driving the car now & out of the sudden the smartkey battery kong & the car immediately cant detect the smartkey & immediately shut down the engine in the middle of the road. Very2 dangerous situation especially on high speed & this is no joke i have to say.

The whole point of the smartkey is for keyless entry & keyless engine start. We can enter & start the car without grabbing the smartkey out of our pocket/handbag or whatsoever. Anyway, without the correct smartkey (with matched immobilizer code), the car wont unlock & also wont start. Otherwise, we can simply use our smartkey to unlock/start all the Forte in this world..lol

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Added on August 16, 2012, 12:24 pmActually can drive until the engine is turned off. If they keep refueling, they can drive as far as they can

This post has been edited by izputra: Aug 16 2012, 12:28 PM

About RM22x if u opt for fully synthetic engine oil. Parts?..only oil filter

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Added on August 21, 2012, 10:06 amHaihh..already working today. No long raya for me...

This post has been edited by izputra: Aug 21 2012, 10:06 AM

That should be normal especially when the radiator fan is operating..for sure it will suck in air & rain water during driving..i will clean my engine bay once in every 3-4 months of driving.

Here at Alor Setar, i send my car for steam wash (no chemical or car shampoo are used) to clean the engine bay. It produce fairly good result in cleaning all the dirt. But the price is fairly high also Since that i just clean (steam wash) the engine bay once in 3-4 month & the end result is good, for me it's worth the price of RM20 for steam washing the engine bay only. Steam wash the engine is safer for the engine coz it does not use the water jet, it use steam jet/spray instead which is better..the fine & hot steam jet will easily loosen the sticky dirt from the engine bay.

Previously, i did clean it by myself using the same method as u, but the result is as what u said

Yupp..for 10k km service, change oil only + engine oil filter + oil plug which is around RM22x for fully syn engine oil

Brake disc corroded is normal..same as other cars

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Added on August 21, 2012, 4:00 pmYaa..AFAIK, here in Alor Setar, just got 1 car wash centre providing this kind of service. Not sure about the other location though...

This post has been edited by izputra: Aug 21 2012, 04:11 PM

People keep comparing Forte with Vios & City which is unfair comparison in the first place. Forte is C-segment car which is bigger & heavier than the B-segment Vios or City. Like i said so many times before, if let say Vios & City is having the same weight & size with Forte & wearing the heavier 17" rims, i strongly believe that Vios & City FC will not be as good as we think of...

Till now, i'm yet to hear any 1.6SX owners succesfully intalled the autocruise. Anyone??

Instead, install paddle shifters on the 4-speed Forte is being done succesfully before...

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Added on August 24, 2012, 8:14 amPossible..but the complete engine combustion also produce the water vapour by itself. That's the main reason i believe...

This post has been edited by izputra: Aug 24 2012, 08:17 AM

Can install paddle shifter on the 4-speed Forte & functional..but i did not install it personally. Last time (some time last year) several Fortezens did a group purchase from ManCanDo (Singapore) & get it installed at one shop at Kajang. If my memory still serves me well, the cost is about RM7xx. U can click on the link above to go directly to Mancando website but beware of so many poisonous items there

It is almost impossible to prevent dust inside a car. However, we might reduce the dust inside our car by using the leather seat & plastic/rubber mat. Also try not to open the car's windows while driving/parking to minimise the dust from entering the cabin. Luckily our Forte got cabin air filter, otherwise, more airborne particles will exist.

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Added on August 24, 2012, 11:09 pmIf your car still new & the hairline crack exist by its own, u might send to SC & try claim for windshied replacement.

Normal comprehensive insurance does not cover windshield replacement, unless u add-on the insurance policy with windshield protection with additional premium paid

This post has been edited by izputra: Aug 24 2012, 11:09 PM

I did the LED door light..just RM60 only for both front doors. Now, it looks much better than the stock reflective glass there especially at night...

I've joined group buy some time last year to install autofold on both my side mirrors. We bought it from Mancando & installed it at one accessory shop at Kajang.

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Added on August 26, 2012, 2:30 pmCould u itemized the bills in details here?

This post has been edited by izputra: Aug 26 2012, 02:30 PM