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Post by civicblade on Feb 15, 2009 11:10:40 GMT 8
The forte is on rear torsion beam?
That is a step backwards. Test drove the Optra and lancer GLX last evening before the last stop at Kia for the forte.
The forte beats both Optra and Lancer GLX in all aspects except handling. The body rolls more at bends than both Optra and Lancer. Coincidentally, both Optra and Lancer GLX are on independent multilink set up at the rear.
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Post by civicblade on Aug 14, 2008 8:30:47 GMT 8
Hi Guerrierz,
It is good news for you. The additional parf will be attached to your vehicle for the period that your car was made OPC. If you drive for one year as an OPC and convert back, you get an additional $2200 on top of your normal PARF when you decide to de-register the car.
Just spend $100 at LTA to convert back to normal car. Of course, you need to pay for making modifications to the number plate.
In my opinion, this is a good incentive for current normal cars owners to convert to OPC and switch to public transport.
I have a bike but the bike is more of an off peak bike as I only ride during weekends and nights for leisure purposes.
I've tried commuting to work on the bike, feels better than driving if it isn't raining.
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Post by civicblade on Aug 11, 2008 20:12:37 GMT 8
There is a plus point if you intend to convert and drive until scrap or drive as an opc for a couple of years.
This is because the government will give you additional PARF benefits of $2200 per year for a normal car converted to an OPC.
The additional PARF can now be cashed out from LTA if you scrap your OPC then.
Another plus point is that you can convert back to a normal car anytime you want. No need for top up, just pay the $100 adminstrative fees.
The $2200 per year for 10 years is $22000. Which is more than the $17000 upfront cash rebate given by the LTA for registering a new car as an OPC.
Technically, it is more worthwhile to convert a normal car to OPC than to register a new OPC car if you think in terms of 10year car lifespan.
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Post by civicblade on Sept 16, 2007 8:27:47 GMT 8
I have just got my radiator coolant replaced with Toyota long life coolant (red in colour).
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Post by civicblade on Dec 4, 2007 13:25:42 GMT 8
Driving a late Dec04 cerato manual. This should be the very first batch to reach our shores. This cerato is 100% stock condition. I find the engine pretty powerful in stock condition. The slow pickup is probably due to the gear ratio. The ratio at 1 and 2 is pretty close and short. The engineers at KIA might be thinking about the high body weight that the 1.6l engine has to pull when they are selecting the gear boxes.
To get the cerato up to speed fast, you have to be very quick with the shifting. The cerato is a powerful enough car for me. How often do you get to use 106bhp at 6k rpm?
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Post by civicblade on Sept 7, 2007 22:21:35 GMT 8
do you guys know the standard OEM MT oil for cerato? Does it comes with the Hyundai and Kia logo? 4 litres? What is the recommended gear oil weight?
Thanks
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Post by civicblade on Sept 10, 2007 1:06:09 GMT 8
civicblade/sand biege/Dec04/Sengkang
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Post by civicblade on Sept 17, 2007 9:05:02 GMT 8
KIA spares parts readily available at Fong Yat, Blk685 Cecil Road. Shop at HDB block void deck.
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