Dun understand, my 4 speed is upshift for naik gear
Downshift for turun gear

Opcosla upshift = naik gear, downshift turun gear..
what i meant was, i just confius when have to push the gear lever downwards to turun gear (in my mind, i always thinking of pushing the gear lever downwards to make the gear naik), and vice versa.. maybe bcos im not used to that, so sometimes end up upshift when i actually want to downshift when using the gear lever 

use the paddle shifter mang... 

Thats what i did.. but when u want to turn ur wheels and up/downshift at the same time, have to use the gear lever jugak since the paddle shift is out of reach..

The Forte 1.6 is a good car for whatever use, if you're not crazy about power or torque. I had generally trouble-free ownership for the 7 years I owned one. The only times it didn't start was when battery died. My was a 2010/4-speed auto model.

Brake discs were skimmed after six years.

Aircon compressor hose replaced after six-and-a-half years. Replacement at authorised SC was almost 1k.

Fuel pump sensor also replaced after six years, it suddenly stopped working and dashboard indicator showed empty while tank was still full. About RM200.

Car was recalled once, also after almost six years, to upgrade brake pedal switch (this was a global recall).

There was the usual 10k service/6 month-interval service. My car had about 110,000km on it when I sold it 2 months ago.

For me, it served its purpose well, about 95% city use. Yes, been outstation a few times, and also sat in the back during these times to let relief driver take wheel, and was very comfortable.

So, I wasn't aware of any issues - i heard stories about camber alignment issues, but this seemed to vary with tyre service centres.

My friend has a 2.0 from 2010, 4-speed. His biggest bill was the steering rack/motor (the 2.0 has electric, the 1.6 uses hydraulic)... SC quoted him about 10k but I got it knocked down for him by 40%.

Build quality was superb for the price.

Hope this helps in your decision... used Forte is one of the best value buys, if it was generally trouble-free to start with. I had intended to keep mine longer but some personal circumstances necessitated selling it.

I moved up to a 2.0 Cerato.

The Forte 1.6 is a good car for whatever use, if you're not crazy about power or torque. I had generally trouble-free ownership for the 7 years I owned one. The only times it didn't start was when battery died. My was a 2010/4-speed auto model.

Brake discs were skimmed after six years.

Aircon compressor hose replaced after six-and-a-half years. Replacement at authorised SC was almost 1k.

Fuel pump sensor also replaced after six years, it suddenly stopped working and dashboard indicator showed empty while tank was still full. About RM200.

Car was recalled once, also after almost six years, to upgrade brake pedal switch (this was a global recall).

There was the usual 10k service/6 month-interval service. My car had about 110,000km on it when I sold it 2 months ago.

For me, it served its purpose well, about 95% city use. Yes, been outstation a few times, and also sat in the back during these times to let relief driver take wheel, and was very comfortable.

So, I wasn't aware of any issues - i heard stories about camber alignment issues, but this seemed to vary with tyre service centres.

My friend has a 2.0 from 2010, 4-speed. His biggest bill was the steering rack/motor (the 2.0 has electric, the 1.6 uses hydraulic)... SC quoted him about 10k but I got it knocked down for him by 40%.

Build quality was superb for the price.

Hope this helps in your decision... used Forte is one of the best value buys, if it was generally trouble-free to start with. I had intended to keep mine longer but some personal circumstances necessitated selling it.

I moved up to a 2.0 Cerato.

http://www.kia.com/my/util/promotion.detai...708&articleNo=1

This Merdeka promotion looks very attractive, especially for those Forte Suspension parts...anyone try this?
Pls call to request in advance, else the SC normally will say no stock la, not applicable la, dunno la...etc...

http://www.kia.com/my/util/promotion.detai...708&articleNo=1

This Merdeka promotion looks very attractive, especially for those Forte Suspension parts...anyone try this?
Pls call to request in advance, else the SC normally will say no stock la, not applicable la, dunno la...etc...

Doesn't look like a bad deal. if this showed up 2 weeks ago, i would've gone here instead of Autosavers. I even changed my v-belt together with my absorbers & serviced the car. *sigh*

How much did you changed ur v belt?

RM 180 + RM25 for labour. before GST.

total of 205 for v-belt? 

you are really fast. yes.

just ngam ngam timing bro. haha. i think its a bit expensive for rm180. I forget how much im getting it. but i rmb total include labour not sampai rm200.

RM 180 + RM25 for labour. before GST.

+ RM400 for a new Tensioner Bearing at the same time. mine was squeaking after a 700km drive to/from JB.

Wow, that's a lot.  I got it changed at only rm100.00 include labour. The v belt are from bando although the packaging is hyundai Kia mobis. For tensioner, what is the symptoms before we decide to change it?