thanks everyone.

let me test drive this car again and understand better. Sit in show room won't tell much.

so if i drive this car and carry 5 adults, and i go up genting highland, will it underpower? which i require to change lower gear?

I don't need strong pick up though, i don't race

coz my current car Atos 1.1, when I step oil and hit 100, sure can hear the engine sound like "no energy". I don't want to buy a 2nd car which has same problems. This is even worst when i go bukit tinggi, max speed is 40 and really whole trip so slow and boring. I still like my car coz go pasar and nearby ok lo, but will k5 has similar problems with its body size?

I went up Genting with 2 adult. use manual mode and only use 2nd and 3rd gear, very smooth and engine is not struggling at all.

so i have to use manual if go up? haha, i don't how to drive manual man... karat already

but anyway i just check with a friend who drove kia forte.. he told me the spare part freaking expensive. Hmm... he does earn a lot and he said that, make me a bit worry for optima as it is even bigger car.

Manual mode in auto cars are totally different from normal manual cars la. U can use the paddle shifters for faster acceleration. If u wanna hold the gears in say gear 3 or 4, u can use the gear's manual mode. Or else just stick to full auto and ull be fine. U cant compare the K5 with your Atos la. Totally different. U cant fly up Genting for sure, but the K5 can take u up easily enough cuz it does have 197Nm torque.

K5 also come with 5 years unlimited mileage warranty, for the period of 5 years. i suppose we don't have to worry on the parts. and also, 5 years down the road, maybe Kia/ korean parts supplier will be stronger here in Malaysia, hence cheaper spare part?

K5 can cruise or "touge" aggrasively & nicely at Genting, ofcos you cant compare it with manual gear car performace, but with shifter and in manual mode, your gear can drag higher and u wont get the feeling that the auto gear will keep dropping your gear (without OD feature) after u manage to drag it up.. but the break were a little bit too soft on the downhill part... the only down side of doing Touge for K5 is, you wont know u on which gear when your steering is required moving around and blocked your middle indicator view when indicate your current gear possition...

thanks for sharing

1 question on this "5 years unlimited mileage warranty"... so it means any part rosak can 100% replaced? so good?

does it come with free service for x km?

what's the average service (change oil, etc)? i heard kia service at 10,000km right?

Thanks.

i think certain parts is 5 year and certain is 2 years... depends, need to check in manual booklet..
average service is 10k km

so how much do you spend for each 10km service? if change normal oil and basic stuff.

does it come with first 20,000km free service or something like that?

This post has been edited by ericwen: Feb 18 2013, 05:19 PM

KIA at no 87 of 100 best global brands 2012,
the world has already recognize KIA as a global brand, why not Malaysian?

http://www.interbrand.com/en/best-global-b...Brand-View.aspx


no T&H within this list hehe, what a suprise?

you can check the cost on page 1 of this thread

Warranties cover defects not wear and tear. U still have to pay for normal replacements of parts.

somewhere around 300 ringgit for a normal service..

about the free 20k km service or similar promotion package, its up to your SA.. thats normally happen during year end.. not sure if the promotion is available or not

Toyota no10, Honda no21, you blind ?!

Toyota everywhere can see..it is not surprise in no.10

I replied that because @mazer6446 said that T & H is not in the list bro

owh daym..my bad.. haha..i need to buy a new pair of glasses after this.. anyway, still KIA got recognition worldwide.

anyone know how long we can hold the JPJ plate number after bought it?
need to register it after a month?

Ferarri at 99, so Kia is better brand..hehe

3 months