Hello Sifu of forte,
I would like to hear some review/comment from you guys, as my parents has been fight over which car to go with for dozen time.
I had searched quite number of info about Kia Forte, and of cause consult with different dealer/agent (Salesman from Kia showroom , agent that selling 40 over types car)
Comparing Kia Forte with Toyota Vios J edition.
- With around the same price, I can get a full spec 1.6 Forte or a empty edition of toyota Vios.
- Vios has been market for quite a long time, with better feedback compare with Forte.
- Fuel consumption, Vios is more economic than Forte especially City driving.
- Forte is more stable then Vios due to the weight itself, and this is the main reason why Vios is less fuel consumption.
- Forte is more spacious when compare with Vios.
- Forte having a more comfortable sitting compare with Vios.
Basically, both car have its own selling point, now here come the questions.
Cant guarantee the Forte remain good condition after 5 years, as lot of feedback from relative and friends telling that most problem occur after 3 years of usage.
One of my mum's close friend having issue with her window after 2 years. (driver side)
Forte come with lot of awesome feature, but does anyone here having issue with it especially those auto light on, wiper. People are saying more feature = harder maintenance = Higher maintenance cost.
Engine sound, it become quite loader (big different) after 3 years of usage. True or false.
Stabling, handling, what's your comment on this sector, without additional modification, or upgrade.
Multimedia dashboard, radio. Does it still work well and good in respond (touch screen) after years of usage ?
These question is mean to be having better understanding at the car since most of you are Forte owner, not to Pro any brand or model. Kindly point out which stamens above are false, or further explain it.
Hopefully this will help me and my parents better in choosing the right car.
Best Regards
Simple. If you are paying, you don't really necessarily need to take (listen and take is different thing) their advise right? There's been a lot of heavy comparison between vios vs honda city vs forte due to the price factor and I can tell you, forte is definitely more bang for buck. I just sat in my colleague's vios (i've sat in a vios before, but never that long journey to KL) and the quality is pretty good - forte is pretty on par in terms of interior quality but feature wise and comfort..forte anytime better.
Interestingly, he said that he would have chose other car (like the new Rio for example) if he got the chance to choose again as that time no forte in malaysia yet like 4-5 years back...so you see, even a guy who drives a jap car wants to try other cars with more features etc...it's so obvious.
I cannot guarantee the car would perform well after 3 years usage..i think those who are using the 4 speeder can give testimonial..esp those first batch 4 speeder...for my 6 speed bought in 2011, so far so good. Love the car even though got scratches here and there..still love it especially the overall profile and design of the car which makes it more "macho" than other cars in this price range. Stability and handling is superb..don't forget, you have ESP (if you're getting the SX model) in it unlike sedan (i'm emphasizing sedan here) cars in this price range, this is pretty much the only one with ESP so far...so it's bang for buck. What more do you want?