2011 2.0 forte.....still going strong, no major issue so far....

It's a cbu from Korea btw.....

That's why i said he still live in cave...

U dont get my point.

Quality i have no doubt they hv improved.

I am talking about their engine technology and the way they drive.

Put it this way, its very easy to make a car with good quality interiors etc etc. Just slapgood quality stuff in it.

But its not easy to make an engine thats drives as good as a honda or toyota engine.

When i drive a Honda, i feel the car is so smooth and easy to rev. It has a small 1.5L engine but feels energetic and powerful

When i drove the Kia forte many years ago, the engine felt lazy, not smooth at all, and does not feel powerful even its a 2L engine. Summore it drank fuel like nobodys business. And mind you it was a new car with less than 2k mileage on it

This post has been edited by kevin23: Aug 13 2019, 02:05 PM

Sad to say, their sales dont justify ur statement

And no, its not about RV yea..

I beg to differ

I owned Kia Rio 2013 in the past and the level of refinement and tech is way ahead of japs in similar class and price

The feeling of 'smooth and easy' rev is typical japanese car trait - they tend to be light on the throttle but not everyone like it as it some feels it is too lightweight and 'floaty'
It felt like a 'toy car'


But Kia cars are more like european cars - the pedal feels heavier but once you pickup the speed it feel more planted and solid compared to japanese

Thats why i tend to bought conti cars when i sold my Rio

Korean cars really value for money but parts will be expensive unless can find OEM.

Wtf does engine easy to rev and lightness got to do with feeling floaty on the road?

Pls don't compare conti cars with Korean cars la. Conti cars engine is fantastically built. Besides Korean cars are heavy which explains why their FC is bad.

Korean cars are cheaper than Japanese cars and good value for money. The comfort is between Conti and Jap.
FC is high.
RV is bad for initial years but if after 10 years, no difference.

Still with my 2012 Forte. Clocking 170k.
No issues so far.
One side flip window gear damage - which is quite common for forte.

Major thing so far is changing absorbers this year.

my 2010 4-speed 1.6 forte still going strong. Just sent it t replace from absorbers, but no major isssue since day 1. The most expensive repair is the compressor in year 7 of ownership. I just got myself a 3 series in March, but I'm still keeping the Forte

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2nd hand car most probably need constant repairs (especially those that are over 10 years, however good the quality is it can't beat wear and tear), one of the biggest reason they get sold.
So better get something that spare parts are easy to find and cheap.

in our last Kuala kelawang outing, a rented Picanto has no problem keeping up with the Irizs, 208s and Fiestas in the corners.

'nuff said.

if buy used probably the car problem coming out soon .

Alternator can be repaired at Kwong Weng. Address is shared in the alternator repair thread in FnF section. Price is only a fraction of the new one.

Aircond compressor won't konk just like that. Well known problem for Forte and all you needed is just send to famous Ming Wah aircond near jalan TAR Honda showroom and fix the regulating valve of the compressor for again a small fraction of the cost of new one.

Great info... thanks!

I wonder who

YDCB

European cars actually deliberately tuned to give heavy pedal feedback

This actually to make the car feel 'solid' and 'heavy' which in turn made the driver feel stable and planted.

So the car pedal will feel 'rolling start' instead of 'instant pedal' feel of japanese car

For example lot of Honda or Nissan driver actually complaining to BMW SA that they felt that their new BMW feel 'heavy' when they accelerate from traffic light compared to jap cars

Even japanese car steering feedback also lighter - while conti cars are tuned heavier coz europeans hate it as it made the car feel 'floaty'

But in untrained hands it made the heavier steering of conti cars feel 'slow' and 'ancient'

But once it pickup on the highway and via the tight corner then they feel the differences of conti


Kia newer cars is designed by Audi Peter Schreyer (Forte is his first creation) and he mentioned that they deliberately tuned it to mimic conti car feeling

This post has been edited by Stigonboard: Aug 13 2019, 05:07 PM

I got one.. 2012 1.6, 6speed version which i bought new. I gave it to my mom. Already clocking 150k now. Still drives well apart from abs warning and tcs light that keep coming on and off. Sc qoute rm800 to change the abs sensor but some says its due to the brake switch. I didnt have time to change that cos now im in NZ to study. While that happen, i just drive saja.. But no major issue so far like others mentioned (compressor/alternator/coil etc). Just normal service as per schedule.

If u want, do get the 6spd version. Should be no problem. Maybe spare rm3-5k for wear n tear (as others mentioned).