Buy Volkswagen Jetta....Got Tebu-charged HNGHHHH 

since forte model, sparepart never been issues. for me cerato hold advance technology compare to competitor. pick 1,6 not 2.0

1.6 come with MPI. similar to toyota altis 2.0.

reliability. mybe owner can advise since this car already 5 years on market.

Why malaysians still hate kpops? Their car has improved a lot for the last 10 years what.

Am driving a 3 year old Kia Rio Sedan.

Previously was using Almera.

And I can say from my experience, I am enjoying my Kia much much more.

Plus not as much problem compared to my Almera which had bearing issues, motor fan kaput, belting, and cooling coil rosak within 3 years.

I believe it's more of brand perception. Undoubtedly spare parts are more expensive too for Korea cars.

Owned Forte 2.0L 6-Speed variant for 4 years, ZERO defect / rattle. The best among all cars I owned before. Regret selling it.

Depend on previous owner driving style, the way previous owner apply DSG also. But usually it is the mechatronic issue in DSG gearbox. If still got warranty can claim, otherwise need to standby RM7000++ for new mecha unit ahaha

Dunno why people still worried about kolian car spare parts availability. I mean if the model really is rare like genesis (if sold locally) or really old model then I would understand.

My so-called low volume elantra HD still can find spare parts without any problem at all. just drive to foreman, he calls the supplier, and there comes the parts.

Most cars now share same parts across models of same parentage. Like in this case hyundai/kia, elantra HD shares a lot of parts with forte.

You mean service cost or spare parts?

My Rio Sedan is till under warranty, so far touch wood haven't claim anything yet, so can't comment of spare parts.

Service cost wise I would say it comparable with Nissan service.

Driving experience wise, still loving driving my Kia till today
Somehow it's just different.