the thing is SA tells a different story every time... whatever research i did also pointless... i do like my car... but getting this kind of treatment makes me feel regretting not stretching my budget for the new Mazda 3 or Ford Focus... both these cars are well equipped as well... and the M3 look good as well... tho i know beauty is quite subjective...

initially i felt that way too... but driving a SKD feels no difference with the CKD... now my car getting more rattling sound... and everytime i drive, i fear a little for my safety scared that Nexen tyres will go burst like some other owners did... will be changing the tyres... but thats another 2k gone... so 2k + 3 years free service maybe that cost around 3k, plus the touchscreen, so its 5k+ to drive a SKD which makes no difference in quality, which doesnt make sense to me already...

yes, i may be ranting a lot... but just hope that car distributors do more homework on owners sentiments before setting price and spec for their car... good luck to all future car owner...

Cerato 1.6
Odometer = 9999km
Topup = RM90.22
Mileage achieved = 527.1km
Condition = LDP (Puchong to Cyber, sometimes Damansara)
Km/l = 12.27
l/100km = 8.15


This post has been edited by mango27: Feb 22 2014, 04:54 AM

after my first service slightly better... but not much since after service, i rev more during acceleration d...

btw, after past 10k mileage, my car got more rattling sound d... Kia quality no difference from proton i would say

nope... the rattling sound already visible 1st week when i get the car... it just got much louder... SC also acknowledged the sound during my first 1000km service... just that she mentioned if open up the dashboard, might get more sounds and new car become like old car...

Also, i drive >70% highway... highways roads are fine... and i always slow down for roads where theres pot holes... slow until the point where i get honk few times already...

but agree with you, bigger rims is also one of the cause... i am just disappointed that a 4 months old 100k SKD car have more rattling noise than my previous 5 years old waja...

wow... and they replace the entire windscreen for that? Naza service have really come a long way

my avg consumption is 11.8 - 12.3km/l... this is the actual figure from calculation... for the past 5-6 tanks refill also around this figure... i could say i always drive consistently...
from the dashboard always shown as 7.6 - 7.8/100...

This post has been edited by mango27: Mar 24 2014, 11:52 AM

i thought cerato only launched early July? March got registration d meh? and bookings got official receipts from KIA?

Someone mentioned Cerato 1.6 got 8k discount... is it true?
if so then no wonder ppl say Korean no RV... its Naza that doing it to itself...

any idea what is the price for old owners to upgrade from 4.2' to 8' HU? also i thought SKD units comes with 4.2' HU, so it means that there are still SKD units left? or the SKD and CKD thing is just a gimmick?

think you wont get cheaper rates if you apply from 1-Apr onwards... all banks increased the interest for hire purchase... my cousin applied on 30-Mar still get <2.4, then he tried apply with other branch they give him 2.7x d...

i just went Ace hardware, they restocked... got bout 5 bottles when i went...
but im not sure to get the mirror glaze or get the white wax since mine is a white car... any advise on this?

thanks perror... i guess i'll go for mirror glaze then...

just a couple more questions... do you use the meguiar sponge when applying the mirror glaze? i find it rather expensive for the sponge... bout 45 bucks per piece...

also, what product of car wash you use before applying mirror glaze? i have some tough stain and minor scratches at the front bumper... since mirror glaze is a sort of sealant, wouldnt it seal the stain/scratches underneath the layer?

thanks for the info... haha.. means more money to spend on items...

there is a auto volume adjustment according to your speed you are driving... the higher your speed, the louder it will be... this is because normally wind noise will be higher at higher speed... so louder volume to counter the noise... this can be turn off in your setting...

Buydirect, one question... i went to your service centre for 10k service... Service Advisor told me that they used 2 extra oil additive for the 10k service which wasnt used in 1k service... May i know exactly what additive are those?

i found out the FC raised after adding the additive... from 1k to 10k mileage, the way i drive and my routes, i always get 11.5km/l to 12.3km/l... but after the 10k service, im getting only <10.3km/l for the past 5 full tanks... also there were once reversing the car uphill, the engine almost died...

if you comparing audio from myvi/alza, then you wont be disappointed... p2 has one of the worst sound system ever... my house got alza, myvi and cerato...

cerato audio is fine, but not great... if not mistaken, Forte have the infinity speakers... then they downgrade in Cerato...

Buydirect, can you help clarify?

hmmm... im not relying on the FC indicator as i know its not that accurate... im calculating based on each full tank and its mileage...

is these additive part of the authorized kia service package or is it just an add on?

i dont think theres any owner here more than a year... Cerato was launched in July 2013...

i've owned more than 6 months now... i would say cabin noise insulation is one of the best in class... i am too very sensitive to noise and rattling sound... since cabin is quite, i can hear rattling sound from my steering since day 1... its quite minor it bothers me but not my gf when she drives... SC has identified the sound but still not fixed after few attempts... hopefully it will be fixed in the near future... other than that, its a great car for that price tag...

the manual actually did mentioned the break in period... in page 5... things like "do not rev more than 3k rpm", "do not let engine idle more than 3 minutes", "avoid keeping at a single speed (cruise control)" etc... all the normal break-in advise you can find from the net...