Can pm the Workshop address? Thanks

Drive a Forte for 9 years, can say the car Quality is superb, no issue thru out the years, the rubber quality still strong...
However there are downside with Kia in Malaysia, such as Kia Naza has cause closure of Kia shop in Malaysia... until now, no new cerato in sight.
Other issue for kia is the service is expensive... old kia no spare part, kia maintainace very expensive everything cost RM1k... aircon...etc

Ayam wouldn't recommend kimchi :

Killed In Action - Cialatlor car!

Anyone here who owns the 2013 to 2016 kia cerato to the new KIA service centers under bermaz?

What was your purchase price at the beginning and selling price when you disposed it?

I own a KIA Cerato 1.6 2014. The car looks good, is comfortable, build quality and safety is way ahead of Japs in the same class, the most reliable car I have owned so far. Almost 9 years old now, plan to use it for 15 years if possible. Next car will definitely be a KIA or a Hyundai due to the value proposition, reliability and cheap maintenance.
The unfortunate thing is the KIA red cube at my area shut down so now have to service at outside.

Something wrong. Look for KIA specialist with diagnostic tool to check.

Ditto on this. If can I'll want the cbu k5. Apparently our kia ceratos are cbu units hence the good quality

Best thing about Forte and Cerato is you can easily find spare parts from China, as these two models are also sold in China. I remember when my power folding side mirror spoilt, local workshop quoted me RM1k for original replacement, I managed to get it from Taobao for less than RM200 including shipping, plus it is the same color as my car so I don't need to repaint it, and it is still working fine after more than 5 yrs.

Fuel consumption, good or bad?

you drive Cerato? what is your fuel consumption ?

see my picture as proof

Where you based at? Malaysia very big bro..

is this KIA wannabe thread?

Was using 2nd hand Hyundai Elantra MD since 2015 until last year, the maintenance isn't as scary as sushi fans imagine. 1 year allocate RM1k for service + maintenance/parts change is more than enough (2 times service + one part change). I reckon Cerato would be similar as well.

Best part about it is the low RV mean the money you saved as compared to buying a second hand Civic/Altis is more than enough to pay for the maintenance.

Now I am driving a 2018 Mazda 6 pre facelift version with GVC, surprisingly the 2nd hand price is very low as well for the 2.0 variant. Problem is it's very rare.

This post has been edited by bashlyner: Dec 23 2022, 04:25 PM

Korean cars mostly based on outdated Japanese tech from 1-2 generations ago. So, reliability is better than European marques.

Feel like same as Civic 1.8...consumption... still ok.

Better go on FB and check where is the best KIA service centre for your area. It really makes a difference.

Can you pm me the link?

I know for a fact you a bullshitting when I was shopping for cars that time kia cerato priced in 98k had push to start where as the Toyotas I test drove that year still were using key ignition.

Then came the multiple functions of the driver seat.