No parts has been changed to date even for wiper blade..lolz. (wear & tear serviceable parts like spark plug, v belt etc surely excluded la). All still in original condition. I only downgrade my rims & change to DVD/GPS HU..which is of course not due to problem/malfunction.

Absolutely right!

We are here sharing our knowledge & experience regarding our Forte..nothing personal here. Kindly discuss in maturity manner

Did i talk like a TS?..lolz

If u like more on sheer power, better handling, comfort & quiet driving, cheaper price, bigger cabin space, 4 airbags..frankly speaking Preve CFE is the way to go.

But if u like on sportier looks, overall a better built & quality, a true keyless engine start stop & entry, a true auto AC, 7" HU, sports tune suspension with 17" rims, a practical electrochromic rear view mirror & reverse camera..Forte 1.6SX is the only option.

I've owned both cars..Preve CFE & Forte..but Forte 2.0 actually..however, i believe it is more or less applicable.

This post has been edited by izputra: Feb 24 2013, 09:03 AM

Yupp..a bit noisy when accelerating & decelerating (buzzing sound). But when cruising at constant speed, Preve is quieter than my Forte..perhaps becoz of the smaller tyre width (Preve). I'm not sure about the 6 speed Forte though becoz i heard the 6 speed Forte got better sound insulation than the 4 speed Forte (mine)

I mean overall noise actually including engine noise..i compare forte stock tyre (Kumho last time) with preve stock tyre in this case

My Forte 2.0 CBU not having any problems as of now (almost 3 years of owning it) except for the minor front passenger backseat rattling sound & pulling left issue (i'm not considering that as a problem anyway). Not a bad deal for me.

If u are asking whether the car can last 8-10 years without any problem..only God knows. By the way, the 'oldest' Forte in Malaysia is just over 3 years old (the first batch 1.6 CBU unit which start rolling on our roads in Dec 2009). Nobody will know what will happen beyond that.

& if safety is the main concern..Forte is the way to go. If we buy the full specs Vios TRD (B segment car mind u) which cost us more than RM90k, still cant match the safety specs on the Forte 1.6SX (C segment car) in anyway with a price below RM90k. The ESC is the main safety feature in this case. Not to mention the other long list of specs (features) in Forte.

Speaking about the maintenance price..kindly refer to the maintenance comparison table provided on the first post of this thread. Though we can see that the Vios maintenance price is cheaper, but that's on paper only. The actual price is higher actually..coz i already brought my father's Vios J 2 times to Toyota SC for scheduled service & the maintenance price is definitely higher than what they (UMW Toyota) showed in their website last time.

Absolutely..i pumped RON95 fuel all the way from day 1 until now (almost 3 years). No harm done..no issue whatsoever on the engine. I've also tried pumping in RON97 fuel before for full tank, 3 full tank in a row to be exact..nothing differs except burning a hole in my pocket

Congrats bro..a proud Fortezen too

Yupp..thats why i ended up did not opt for the extended warranty..got RM200 excess fee some more. Thank God..my Forte almost 3 year old now & yet to replace any parts due to any problems

I believe this only applies to the early batch of Forte that comes with 2 year warranty which has an option to purchase for another 3 years extended warranty from the insurance company. Current Forte with originally comes with 5 years warranty from NazaKia should not face this issue i believe...

This issue is being explained in the users manual & can easily been solved if we notice the error message on the supervision cluster before u going out of the car. It's due to certain steering position that unalign with the auto steering lock mechanism. This should not happen if we keep the steering in normal straight position when we turn off the engine. It's not a problem by any means & very rarely happens

This post has been edited by izputra: Mar 13 2013, 09:51 PM

Welcome to the club bro

Tq for answering

To be exact, KIA = no ; Engineer = yes...lolz

Welcome to the club..TS will list u soon

Yupp..heavier by about 200kg

Then my previous related statement is not applicable..sorry for misleading...

Yupp..this is absolutely an individual preference. No need to argue on this. Though i agree with u that it (the chime) meant for safety, but what's the point if the driver himself still do not want to buckle up. My own father is the clear case in this matter..the seat belt is wearing him instead of he wearing the seatbelt..just to avoid the warning chime..lolz

By the way..this chime is stated as an option in the manual. Though NazaKia took out this chime, i believe this doesn't mean that Naza wanna save cost/warranty. If wanna save cost, better took out the other more expensive features such as keyless entry or engine start/stop rather than the cheapo buzzer/chime with it sensors

This post has been edited by izputra: Mar 18 2013, 10:15 AM

If ODO below 50km during collection..it's acceptable for me. Maybe it's due to some test drive at the factory or drive to do BK & tinting as what u said.

I did that..i meant use autofoam in undercarriage. Though the steering gives better feedback after i did the autofoam & the driving harshness also been reduced, the body sway is still there. I guess the autofoam got nothing to do with the body swaying..but the rear torsion beam setup might be the main cause

This post has been edited by izputra: Mar 19 2013, 10:47 AM