Hi,
Searched The Fast & Furious Forum BUT no thread for KIA Spectra Owner
so, i'm thinking of starting it for sharing info and all kind of knowledge we've learnt
may be we can share lot of things like good/bad workshop, cheaper but good quality accesories etc etc
may be for a start we can introduce our car data like;

1) When & Where you bought it
2) Price (since Spectra went thru some price changed)
2) Colour of Your Spectra
3) Any Major Problem So Far
4) Picture of Your Spectra
5) Spectra Minor Problem
6) Ask Me to add more...

I will add more later...

Question since i never been in a spectra before....

how is the NVH ?
got the stuffs that malaysian like or not ?
stuffs like airbags ABS EBD BA VSA etc....

http://www.kia.com.my

no need to ask some questions where u can find it .

One thing I really like to know abt Spectra is how is the maintenance and fc?
Really interested in this car as the price is so cheap..

yalor, y some malaysian love to spoon feeding 1

google google google!!!

malas......................

according to my fren, a 2002 Spectra 1.6A owner... FC damn high ~0.20/km...

maintenance is so so only, not so high.... but the comfort is good!!

ya i also heard form many many ppl , fuel conosumption is very high for a 1.6 litre.

well , the spectra platform is based on an old mazda platform .
so cannot expect much from it .

it has been discontinued for quite sometime already , only malaysia still making it as people alwasy think as 'altenative to proton' ...while they dont see that it isn't 'altenative to problems'

how about we start a gen2 vs spectra comparison

honestly i would like to be driven inside a spectra .
i dont mean to drive it , or own it . i mean sit behind .
gen2 interior is crappy .

Sephia owner here...can join ar?? LOL.

Anyway, Sephia is an underpowered and petrol sucking car. But it's very comfortable and quality is way better than Plotong...well at least my imported Sephia....i heard local assembled Spectra got many problems also.....

Anyway, i wouldn't buy a KIA again if u ask me...FC is nightmare.

Btw, mine is 7 year old Sephia...still good.

This post has been edited by Matrix: May 16 2007, 07:13 PM

I'm very worried for the fc as said by many.
I currently looking at this as it's cheap.

But since the fc is hell,better look at something else.

fc is on the high side
around 20 cents - 25 cents per km for city driving
highway driving 110-120km/h can be kept under 20 cents

maintenence is quite not on the high side nor low

Maintenance is not so high laa
between 250 to 350 based on what u change laYea...the comfort is good though
especially cornerAt least it's better then Perdana Are u serious?
Gen 2? At least Sephia is fully imported

Mine is 2001 model
the first batch to CKD in Gurun
the first Spectra arrived in Malaysia is the CBU one, nearly RM85K that time
when the CKD model came out, it's around RM79K plus plus
then the cheaper one which is around RM69K plus plus
and now KIA got Spectra Novus model which is around RM78K plus plus

actually the RM69K model is very low in specs
not totally fully leather seat
cassette player, finishing on the door panel is cushion not leather like the previous model
no logo on the window frame so on n so forth

mine is nearly 6 years this year
so far so good, no major problem
timing belt ONLY RM480 changed with my friend, who is a KIA technician
former KIA technician who is opening his own workshop in Kajang
everything is cheaper there
when u go to KIA centre, the price is sky high
for the engine oil, i can get below RM150
and for changing timing belt there might cost u more than RM600

gen2 hatchback
spectra also hatchback


both 1.6


so yeah

hee-hee....mine is the 69K version. And yes i recently change the timing belt also...can't remember but it's around RM450 plus minus. There this nifty little workshop in Sri Damansara (after the Penchala Toll Plaza/ One Utama) which is run by 2 young guys which were ex-KIA staff.

Still, i think it's more expensive than Plotong or P2 cars....i heard my friend changed his Wira timing belt recently for only RM3xx.

I would say the maintenance is a bit on the high side, but not too high until it's un-affordable. If u go KIA service centre, sure die...kena potong leher guaranteed...

btw, my engine is a bit loud nowadays compared to when it was younger, any tips to fix or remedy this (other than asking me change whole engine!)??

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Added on May 17, 2007, 9:25 amWise choice. I wouldn't buy another FC sucking machine since petrol price is skyrocketing thanks to Pak Lah.

Last time i bought Sephia, i knew it was petrol sucking, but at that time it was still affordable...(only around RM1.2/litre and TDM only naik a few cents every few years)...so i dun mind paying a little more petrol since i like the car...but nowdays...all signs point to petrol is going up until no-subsidy level soon...when it reaches RM2.6/litre, you'll be crying with a petrol sucking machine....

Now i only use my Sephia as weekend car and to go outstation. City driving i use MYVI.

If ur buying this car mainly for work and city driving, dun have a big budget, need a big loan, then i would seriously suggest u get a cheaper smaller and FC saving car.

AFAIK, stay away from Korean cars....all petrol sucking black hole...Hyundai also the same (ATOS, GETZ) etc. Japanese cars too expensive unless u have 80K budget for a Hinda City/Toyota Vios.

Anyway, it depends on ur budget and purpose.


This post has been edited by Matrix: May 17 2007, 09:25 AM

Ah, the car with one of the worst resale value in Malaysian history... I used to drive one, frakking hated it...

sorry to tell u , it isn't any place near to perdana .

At least the spectra dun have tail lights the size of 2 50c coins.. i wonder which champion local designer designed those mini tail lamps

Yeah, Spectra actually dun have 2nd hand car value
no matter how hard u take care of the car, there's no value in it
it goes to all Korean Cars
but at least, if u have budget, better get Korean Cars than Plotong
just add few bucks & u can own Korean Cars with less pening kapla

My friend who is ex-KIA Technician suggest dun take NAZA cars, suck big time

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Added on January 14, 2008, 10:39 pmWhat happened to this thread?

No one buy Spectra edi ka?

Proud owner of KIA Spectra of 7 years now!

This post has been edited by madstone: Jan 14 2008, 10:39 PM

me still not owner yet...
owner to be... still waiting on loan approval...
1999 1.5L sephia... TD between a iswara sedan n sephia... decided sephia more comfy... lol...
but read a lot of forums n comments... sephia like alot problem ler... izit?? oso heard alot ppl say d car bo lat...
but some say ok pulak...

This post has been edited by Wackko: Sep 30 2008, 12:15 PM

1. 2001 1st batch of CBU car.
2. Price was 80k+ back then
3. Color is teal
4. Major problems? Cylinder died for no reason (CBU mind you) but it still managed to run on 3, engine died in year 2004 or so. Had to overhaul it, spent 7.5k. Anyway, it was sold in 2005 for 25k and thank god for it.
5. NVH isn't good. Noisy on highway and comfort is only so-so. Engine power is nothing to shout about. Fuel consumption isn't good but normal maintenance was alright, didn't cost that much.

It's a miserable car and resale value is the shiet. I suppose it's marginally better than protons back in 2001. Now, I'd rather buy Proton than another Kia.

any one know what is trade-in price for Spectra 1.6 (Manual) 2003 ?

Thinking of buying a Spectra but after having read reviews wondering whether it's still a good idea. Is the current model of Spectra still having problems of the earlier versions? Most of the reviews seems to be talking about the older models...

wah RM 480 for timing belt change? abit mahal compare to me RM250-300 inclusive labor, tensioner

1) When & Where you bought it
3/3/2005
2) Price (since Spectra went thru some price changed)
61500
2) Colour of Your Spectra
faded pinkish red (now repainted to metallic copper pearl 2k)
3) Any Major Problem So Far
changed engine last year becuase my engine block cracked
4) Picture of Your Spectra
please go to http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/869702
coz im selling the car...i really need an mpv now and i have been offered a kia carnival for rm22k...so proceeding to buy the carnival next week.....need to sell the spectra
5) Spectra Minor Problem
none so far
6) Ask Me to add more...

i oso planning to buy this car... oledy put d/p... ist reallt that bad... alamak

p/s: other than proton i only can effort this car

I'm planning to geta spectra5 but been getting a lot of comments saying about the bad FC and expensive spare part.

Is there any Naza Kia owner here that can share with us the price of the service maintenance? The service should be the 1st 1000km, 5000km, 10000km & every subsequent 10000km. Thanks

Hey, is the FC really that bad? I'm driving my father's year 2000 plotong Wira and 40 bucks of RON95 can only last me 160 km in a stop-and-go traffic in this Penang island where I have to stop at 8 freaking traffic lights on a 5km road to go to work. Can't be worse than my current FC, right?

spectra (old spectra) and spectra5 is 2 different model.
forte share the same engine with spectra5 but with different tuning.

I m driving spectra now.bought used 2006 novus model last year.the FC is not as bad as your dad's wira.
my FC RM40 can go 190 to 200km km for city driving.
hway RM40 can go for 270km - 280km.
comfort is not bad.

if you dont travel that much in the city is ok i guess.
considering the low price of the 2nd hand car.

is your dad's wira that bad?

Yeah, very very bad. Used to pump 30 bucks each time. And I observed it can only go 120km/RM30. Now I pump RM40 each time, can go 160km before I need to go pump again. So yeah, it's really bad. The good thing is since my work place is 5km from house, it's acceptable as the total each month can be kept quite low. But I'm gonna go back to KL to work so I expect to be driving a hell lot more each day, I can't afford to keep up with that Wira's FC.

When I was in Cyberjaya though, RM45-50 on the Wira can last me 300km driving on highway 90km/h all the way.

Also, want to get my own car as depending on father is not very syok. He keeps breathing down my neck and will snap it if anything bad happens to his car.

Saw 1 spectra for sale at 19k and another 23k on autoworld.com.my. Tempted by the price, haha.

Didn't expect to see this topic revived.

iluvena,
haha, i bought the spectra5 less than a month after i made that post. FC at urban driving for 80 bucks will get me approx 400km.

No issues so far, just that I felt that the absorber is giving me signs that it needs a replacement soon. Shouldn't have taken it for touge that often

Wow...thought there'll be no more Spectra threads. Wonder if the Yahoo Spectran is still alive or not.

Just before all the hype of ABS and EBD that potong glamour so much on, KIA Spectra 2002 (the model I have) already have it. What's so special about it? Potong 6yrs down the road boast about EBD while I've been driving with EBD on my 2002 Spectra for that long...I wonder..

No, it doesn't come with airbag. My car is still stock (mostly though, except that I've killed the CAT). Removed the so-called fuel saver and my fuel consumption is RM50 per 300km consistently. I'm working in Subang Jaya, staying in KL.

Parts are getting cheaper now due to competition. However, not all service centers are good. I wouldn't suggest going to Service Centers but try going to agents.

Once, KIA Mega Chan Sow Lin used to be the best service agent in town, but has since degraded with the leaving of their chief mechanics. My car now is still being kept in good condition by one of the chief mechanics there (Mr. Foo - those who serviced their cars there would know him). I intend to change my car suspension next April (2011). Till today, it is still serving me well with no signs of leakage or sorts. However, it has become pretty stiff especially going over bumps.

The only major service was the changing of the car mounting and I did it for 40% lesser than those in service centers and verified original parts. So, if you ask me if Spectra is good, it really depends on where you send the car for service and what you expect of a dated car and how you intend to drive it.

when u bought ur spectra5? i had mine for about 7 months now, quite ok. i tot they are using sports spring and absorber? handling ig good. power is abit less for its weight. donno if USA's 2.0 engine can fit in.

FC wise, rm 70+ can go about 400km, no problem at all. using fully syhthetic oil 10-30W oil.

replaced 1 side mirror plate last month..cost me rm 140. The parts are expensive and not widely available

This post has been edited by bobbychin: Mar 24 2010, 10:06 AM

alucard_my

i send mine to the SC along Jln Pahang, its the nearest to my place, well, nothing much to complain or praise coz its just normal service. Been to the SC in Jln Tandang PJ & Setapak, the queue is way too long.


bobbychin,

april last year. Time to renew my insurance & roadtax, need to spend money again haih. I don't think they're sports spring & absorber, the suspension travel & damping is quite comfy hehe. I'm pretty happy with the power given that the weight is close to 1.3tan but i can feel the lack of power once a 3rd person sits in the car.

That's a pretty good FC compared to mine, no spirited driving? I'm using fully sync as well, the petronas syntium.

side mirror plate?


How many of you actually use the tiptronic? Haha, i find that i seldom use it even when i go for spirited Sunday drive

eh. yours full tank how many litres ah?
mine 80bucks can get at least 450KM urban drive and most of the time 500KM.
highway drive easily can get 700KM at 110km/h constantly.

This post has been edited by iluvena: Mar 24 2010, 01:27 PM

i think its sport suspension. some of the online reviews says that, and if you inspect the car, u'll see that the springs are lowered,thick springs and the diameter is big. The suspension travel lenght is very short and stiff. driving on uneven roads at high speed feels kinda good, much better than normal suspension with longer travel.Damping is good too. Cornering wise, i've added a strut tower bar from UR, its ok i guess. Roll is OK, hardly take corners at high speed.

Spectra5's fuel tank is rated 55L, but so far i pump when my meter reaches the lowest bar, can only fill in about 45-47L. I hear there is 8L for spare.

This post has been edited by bobbychin: Mar 24 2010, 01:26 PM

huh? 55L? forte only 52L. but same like yours can only pump around 44 ~ 45L (right after the fuel empty light blinking)

does you forte feels slow at 110kmh? my spectra5 does.110 feels like <100kmh. maybe its the sound insulation.


spectra5 looks small, but have a big fuel tank...i think cefiro 2.0 also having 55L tank

This post has been edited by bobbychin: Mar 24 2010, 01:31 PM

Hi, just to check, is the CAT you mentioning above is the catalytic converter? why do you remove it? or do you mean you ran over a cat?

haha. same like you lohh.. always tend to press more coz feel slow..

mine was august, they having price cut that time,and i bought a novus too.

the tiptronic is good when overtaking and climbing hills. The D mode tends to shift to highest gear ASAP,which is good for FC, but u have to drive slow coz lack of power.

my side mirror was hit by a motrcycle,and the mirror broke. the motors and casing is OK, so just to chage the mirror cost rm 140. if change with motors and casing will cost about 400.

This post has been edited by bobbychin: Mar 24 2010, 01:42 PM

I think she meant hello kitty

iluvena,

I usually fill Rm80 when the warning light comes on, not sure what's the full tank is. I can do 450km at urban too, 480km when really light foot. But then these days the right foot keep pressing the pedal for reasons that I can't explain

bobbychin,

That's interesting, i'll take a look at that when I get the car up on the jack stands. I've heard quite a lot of positive feedback from Spectra5 owners who installed the strut tower bar, saying that the corner improved tremendously. But I didn't go for it coz the chassis can't flex as much & the stress load will be shared by other chassis part of the car.

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Added on March 24, 2010, 2:20 pmdamn, 140 is expensive for a mirror. I wonder if we can ask those window/glass shop to cut a new 1 accordingly at a fee of like less than 20?

This post has been edited by Keng: Mar 24 2010, 02:20 PM

i was thinking about the same for the mirror too. but the glass from local shop is only normal mirror. KIA's mirror is abit wider in angle, and plus..the holder for the mirrir is attached together with the mirror,u'll need that to fix the mirror to the casing. luckily i didn not cut it from local glass shop or i loose a few more ringgits. The original mirror has heater behind it, but so far i didn not notice any buttons to activate them.Any idea?

They are using sports absorbers and springs, that y the car is so low and it has a nice handling/ride feel. so different from those long travel absorbers. but going over a bump with 4 ppl inside u will need to be very careful.

bobbychin,

That's another new thing to me, I'm not aware of the heated side mirror. Maybe you can try switching on the rear windscreen defogger, it could be connected.

The car is too heavy & the roll is too much, but then can't ask for more for a family car hehe.

from USA review this car is actually a sports wagon. and KIA's intention is to capture the young buyers who wants a sporty car with cheap price. well , US got 2.0 but we only get 1.6, not so sporty here or else we can "cucuk" VW GTI?

btw, i find spectra5 quite similar to VW GTI in shape.

hmmm.. for me wagon car not malaysian's favourite. the market is low.

and Keng, yes the heated mirror connected to the rear windscreen defogger. its a useful features especially during raining.

its not the old wagon car ..its more to sports wagon, kinda hot for younger buyers i think ..many brands has them.

VW gti, pug 308,latio sport, i30,...

they have 4 doors and yet still looks sporty.

Yup, can't agree no more that wagon is not popular here but i'm a big fan of it coz I need that space when I bring my dogs to the vet or road trip. Guess i'm part of that small market hehehe.

I don't have the chance to try the heated feature yet, didn't need it before.

i just came back from ipoh,penang, and sungai petani..almost 1000Km road trip.


4 ppl inside the car kinda heave + all lugggage. pickup kinda slow coz i didn not press on accelerator hard. for my 1000km trip i've used up about RM165 of petrol...16.5 cents per KM ...not bad huh? coz this includes traffic jam in ipoh,penang, and along NSE.

car's total weight is estimated to be > 1.6 tonnes including passengers.

how about u guys? anyone went for long road trip ?

Yea! Catalytic Converter..hahahaha...Those days we all went to Wai Heng exhaust to replace it..

after how long we need to change the catalytic converter? izzit when it's bolcked? i hear that FC will go up when the converter is blocked

where is WAI HENG Btw

Dunno...I think either they chap lap or moved else where. I don't recommend changing the catalytic converter unless you really wanna change it to follow trend. The fuel consumption will technically go up due to the oxygen sensor giving some different reading to the EC, but for my case, it was ok. My FC is still pretty consistent at RM50/300km.

my dad just removed the catalytic converter from the car when it got stuck...malaysia still not up to that environment standard yet. KIA's car are made to comply with USA standards.

Yea yea...let's go kill the CAT reramai..hahaha...I did it like 5 years ago..

my car still new, less 7 months only..so still way long before i need to remove it.

going for my 16K service , do i need to change the ATF already? i read from soemwhere that we should change ATF for a new car after certain milage. normal after that is 20K km per change rite?

i'm worried there might be moisture in the brake lines.

my friend killed the CAT & he got much much better FC.

I'm not sure, but you could always refer to your manual. What I recommend is to ask them to drain the gear oil completely, replace the filter (which cost around RM70), reapply gasket, and then finally refill with totally new gear oil. This way is cheaper and will ensure that no debris will still be present which flushing can't remove, plus, it is cheaper.

My car's mileage is 200,000 km now and I have done numerous gear filter change. The gear oil I'm using is petrol canada which conforms to techron VI specification. Those who wanted to have their gear oil changed, might wanna give this a try.

in the manual it didn specify when we need to change the ATF oil. it says "check, replace when needed" ...

they say the colour originally will be red, then it will turn brown, and then light brown ...but what i see is clear liquid, and it doesn have that "oily" feel. just like water. should i change the oil?

how much it cost to change? mine needs about 6L ATF, and i'm going for my lub service this saturday.

Your KIA is still under warranty rite? 6L? Mine only 4L. It cost me RM130++ for 4L for my car. Normally I change every 20k but can be more. If you feel the car's transmission not smooth, then it should be time to change.

car is still under warranty, but not sure about the ATF wether to change or not. if depends on feel, then its very subjective. maybe i should continue using it till 20K then only change. kinda expensive to change the ATF.

btw, add ATF cooler will help anything?

This post has been edited by bobbychin: Mar 31 2010, 01:15 PM

ATF cooler? Never heard before...maybe gimmick?

how about tyre rotations? every 10K? my tyres looks like still ok and balanced wo... the recommended is 30kpa but i always pump 32-33kpa. the engine kinda heavy i think.

For me, I pumped 210kPa.

As for the tyres, I never did any rotations before because if I rotate them, I would need to change 4 tyres when the time comes. So what I did was to purchase new tyres for the front, then drive as normal. When the back tyres started to show signs of wear I go to the tyre shop again, changed it and place the now newly bought as front tyres while the front tyres to the back. Save a bit of $$$

yo, can i know why do you guys kill the CAT? i thought the thing was there for a purpose and why and where you guys do it?

if rotate the tyres, then the front side will have better traction rite?i think basically the lifespan is the same with changing 2 front tyres first, then another 2 for the back. i think changing all 4 will give a better ride, as harden tyres are not comfortable and dangerous. 4 tyres can use for 3-4 years i'm happy already.

i think i pumped 225 - 230kpa coz my tyres are 205/50/16...if pump 210kpa will look like tayar pancit.

btw, anyone know what type of spark plugs they're using as for stock? i was thinking of using bosch fusion plugs. but i dont dare to open up the engine parts yet. if not mistaken need to open up the engine cover to see everything.

This post has been edited by bobbychin: Apr 1 2010, 03:30 PM

My spectra (Naza CKD) is now reach 8 years now. Here is the complete list of maintenance. Hopefully this is useful to you guys.

thanks! that was really helpful. few questions:
1. did you kill the CAT?
2. do you do all the services at kia service branch? if yes, which one? can recommend?
3. you never change your absorber?

1. Yes, killed at 17-Aug-04.

2. Yes, all use original Kia spare and at Kia authorised shop. First few years at Jalan Chan Sow Lin but after management change, I moved to Kia Salak South.

3. Yes, changed at 1-Mar-10.

Remember I am not saying the prices or schedule is the best. Your usage will differ from mine. In fact I feel I overpaid some of the items or changed too early. Anyway, this is just a reference. I am sure you guys can get cheaper price than me


My car is trouble free (so far) and have served me well (love the fold-able 60/40 seat to carry extra large items). Too bad the second-hand value sucks (around 18K now). I intend to keep this car for a long time.

This post has been edited by yunalesca: Apr 1 2010, 04:30 PM

The Chan Sow Lin's head mechanic has his own shop in Pandan Jaya along with one of his colleague previously. Ah Foo is his name. His colleague is Ah Wah. That is where I did my service.

man, i was servicing my car at chan sow lin too but the service sucks till the max! and believe me, they don't know anything about CAT
i was there on february to ask them about it, and none of them know anything about CAT ! worse still, ask them do 5 jobs they only do 3 job and ask me to come on another day for the balance 2 job. i was like WTH. so for all kia owners, do not go for kia service branch at chan sow lin! they know nothing about their cars and service is bad reason i wanna know more about the CAT from them is because i experience some very loud splashing sound from the bottom on the exhaust whenever i was driving on a heavy rain when there was a lot of water on the road. i did some research and found out that the CAT may be the cause but i wasn't entirely sure. so last month while servicing my car, i went to the kinrara branch and guess what, they also don't know anything about the CAT! i know spectra is a discontinued model but doesn't anymore knows about it?

I look at your price and some of the stuff you changed was cheaper than mine. I paid RM220 for a rear break pad last month man. excluding labour.

Ever since management f#$k up 2 years ago, KIA MEGA Chan Sow Lin is no longer a good place to service your car. It is no longer value for money and will try to empty your pocket whenever they can. Call up Mr. Foo (Chief Mechanic of KIA MEGA during the glory days) and try to seek his advice. His no. is 017-3680979. Original parts at much much lower price than officially charged by KIA.

thanks man, i owe you one

i had bad experience with taman mayang CDC service ..they cheat my money, so i complaint to KIA's HQ , from time to time they did update me, but no finay say yet. i'm still waiting for their report.

timing belt rm 600+ , almost same with sportage. price wise should be ok i think for other parts. i remember last time when i change my iswara's timing belt oso nearing 400.

I can't remember how much I changed my timing belt, but it was very much lower than RM600. Have you guys check your mounting? If your mounting if failing, it will affect the drive shaft, which in my case, it did, but luckily not much problem. I only changed both bearings at the front wheels.

Yes, you're right. I was quoted RM 380 for timing belt before too (original Kia parts) by outside shops. Even cheaper if use OEM parts.

But it was original right? Most important is that you get original parts to maintain your car's efficiency.

but sadly mine have 5 years warranty..everything need to go through KIA service centre. I'm very sure fully synthetic oil can be bought at 100+ outside, but they charging rm209.


alucard, how much did u change the bearings? coz before this i did consider buying 2nd hand volvo S60, but after hearing ppl changing the bearings for > Rm900 per pair i totally forget about the plan.

Bearings for RM900/pair?This is for Volvo or KIA Spectra? I first did the left passenger's side, and he charged me RM250++ (can't really remember, not sure inclusive of workmanship or not). After a month, I changed the next one. He will show you how original bearing looks like (looks like has a lot of gear for ABS purposes) and how the original looks like.

rm 900 + for volvo cars ..thats y i scared already, duwan buy volvo ..ends up buying KIA.hahaha

maybe those bearings like what you said are special made for certain purpose.thats y they are expensive to replace.

My parents used to have the old 240GL Volvo. While having it for more than a decade, it had actually posted very minimal problems until finally my mom decided to dispose of it due to the hefty road tax, for a mere RM5k.

KIA Spectra (Not Spectra 5) is still selling here. New cars are still available. So, we can safely assume that the parts would be abundant. Even as we speak, the parts have dropped in prices drastically over the years. You might wanna give a check on the connectors (something like a electrical connection pin) of your ignition coil. Spectra's version has a plastic cover over it and it will dry up and become brittle, hence breaking over time..Mine was changed to sephia's version which clips much better.

currently there is only a hanful of Spectra5 on the road, i dont think any new ones will come. The parts are kinda hard to get , and expensive. just like what happened to my side mirror lately. but these parts are available in ebay coz id USA there is spectra5 too.

You are driving a Spectra5?

yup, spectra5 here. transition model between spectra and forte .hahaha

sometimes people just generalize all side mirror is the same. spectra5 has the side mirror defogger function right.
maybe that makes the cost high. but no doubt the price is really expensive. to be fair, we also cannot compare to other normal side mirror price.

correct me if i was wrong here.

yup, they have the function, but i dont think we need it . i never see fog on the side mirror before. and also air cond which has heater...i can i would like to drive naked , and yet it has heater. looking at the other way round, maybe someone can use it as sauna.

http://paultan.org/2010/04/01/kiaxpress-lu...rs-big-savings/

Naza Kia Services Sdn Bhd (NKSSB) will be having a KiaXpress Lube Service Campaign which offers up to 50% in discounts for servicing charges at all 17 NKSSB outlets and participating dealers. NKSSB will also complete all servicing work within 30 minutes and provide customers with a free 18-point check throughout the campaign period, which is from now till June 30, 2010.


Model Mineral Semi-Syn Fully Synthetic
Suria, Picanto, Rio, Spectra 85.70 113.70 203.70

Worth it?

i dont understand about the promotion ..50%less? i tot all this while they charge us 200+ for fully synthetic oil whut..got any savings meh?

and by doing a quick service, i'm afraid something might got missed.

Most probably the 50% was referring to their labour service. Many years ago, I was charged RM80 in KIA MEGA for labour charges and as high as RM150 in other service agents. 50% of the labour service is still pretty expensive if you ask me.

i still got my 3rd free service cupon. normally they charge how much for service? like normal lub service? i think they make alot money from us, coz they charge us RRP for the oil, outside easily can get cheaper by 20-30%.

But what to do, since you have to go to the respective service centers or agents to have your car valid in warranty.

yeap, no choice need to go bac to them although we know they sure charge us kaw kaw. btw any authorized service centre where we can bring own parts? or at least the oil?

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Added on April 2, 2010, 10:11 pmyeap, no choice need to go bac to them although we know they sure charge us kaw kaw. btw any authorized service centre where we can bring own parts? or at least the oil?

This post has been edited by bobbychin: Apr 2 2010, 10:11 PM

I don't think you can, or it used to be possible in KIA MEGA, but they will charge you higher for the service. Perhaps ask the center first. Why not go for authorised agents?There are faster and better though..