New 2017 Kia Forte K3

[Hiton]

any news of when the 2017 model will reach sg shore?

[rurouni]

New to this forum, hihi!

 

Anyone has a good sales rep to recommend for C&C Leng Kee? Exploring a car change and have yet to look into Kia K3. Just want a reliable sales rep who won't forget about me after the sale is done. 

 

Also, for the current K3, can some owners share what is the typical FC for say 30% city 70% highway? :)

 

Thanks!

[marcuskok]

Got some diff at the butt light. Old one always remind me of ultra man eyes. New one seems less oval.

[Thecarboy302]

Any news from C&C as to when the facelift model will arrive? 

[Banz86]

The facelift is actually quite nice.. It's a more mature design compared to the pre-facelift where it's more bold. Not too bad, their designs are actually getting nicer.

[Lovethecars]

you bought your k3? I'm getting this model before the next coe. any se you can recommend?

 

New to this forum, hihi!

 

Anyone has a good sales rep to recommend for C&C Leng Kee? Exploring a car change and have yet to look into Kia K3. Just want a reliable sales rep who won't forget about me after the sale is done. 

 

Also, for the current K3, can some owners share what is the typical FC for say 30% city 70% highway? :)

 

Thanks!

 

[Drion]

Just came back from cc showroom, the se was offering me free navigation system for K3 sx.

[Tazdevil]

Navigation is useles for me. Anything else they can offer?

[Drion]

Navigation is useles for me. Anything else they can offer?

 

you want the SE contact?

I can her to you :)

[Tazdevil]

you want the SE contact?

I can her to you :)

It's ok.. did u get yours?

[Friendstar]

In Singapore. Nothing beats Google map with live traffic

[Blackyv]

In Singapore. Nothing beats Google map with live traffic

I find waze better...

[Matrix0405]

K3 don seems to be doing well in SIN. Very few on the roads.

 

[Spurman]

Margin low. Haiz. Coz unable to offer with cevs like those mazda 2s. The pi cars like shuttles. Fits. Vezels.....

 

Shows that the emisions. Or the fuel consumption still lags the japs.

 

If the koreans have their cars fc like toyotas. Hondas. Their sales will definately catch the japs

[Blackyv]

Margin low. Haiz. Coz unable to offer with cevs like those mazda 2s. The pi cars like shuttles. Fits. Vezels.....

 

Shows that the emisions. Or the fuel consumption still lags the japs.

 

If the koreans have their cars fc like toyotas. Hondas. Their sales will definately catch the japs

You think too much... It's the badge, yes, most Singaporean are badge whore.... This is the country where BMW, mercs, Audi, etc can have better sales volume then Korean and some Japan make.... Hehehhe...

[teomingern]

Not just the badge. It's also the cost. If the COE were lower and prices were in the $50,000 range for these cars, you'll see the roads flooded by the marginal car buyers. These are the ones who would buy the Korean brands and the current high prices are pricing them out of the market. Those who can afford to buy cars now are those who can stretch a bit and say, ok, I'll pay more for a 'better' brand.

 

That's how the old Hyundai Avante could be best seller in Singapore for it's class during its launch and model life. It was priced right, and it was cheap enough to be within reach of many people.

 

When looking at the pricing and features of their Elantra now, I think they've got the pricing and feature set right. But they're kind of stuck in a bind cos they haven't got the right badge perception, and the market right now is primed for premium badge purchases as the high prices skews the buying behaviour towards those with deeper pockets. So they can't win. If you check the units of each brand sold over each quarter (LTA figures), you see that Toyota, Honda, Nissan sell a huge number, over 4-5 times that of Hyundai... badge snobbery is very much alive in Singapore.

[Audi2016]

In Singapore. Nothing beats Google map with live traffic

 

Apple Maps also have that function.. indicated by orange or red dots (pockets of slow / crawling traffic) or lines (stretches of slow / crawling traffic). But the interface still not as user friendly or intuitive as Google Maps. But it has improved quite a bit.

[Ghostami]

Not just the badge. It's also the cost. If the COE were lower and prices were in the $50,000 range for these cars, you'll see the roads flooded by the marginal car buyers. These are the ones who would buy the Korean brands and the current high prices are pricing them out of the market. Those who can afford to buy cars now are those who can stretch a bit and say, ok, I'll pay more for a 'better' brand.

 

That's how the old Hyundai Avante could be best seller in Singapore for it's class during its launch and model life. It was priced right, and it was cheap enough to be within reach of many people.

 

When looking at the pricing and features of their Elantra now, I think they've got the pricing and feature set right. But they're kind of stuck in a bind cos they haven't got the right badge perception, and the market right now is primed for premium badge purchases as the high prices skews the buying behaviour towards those with deeper pockets. So they can't win. If you check the units of each brand sold over each quarter (LTA figures), you see that Toyota, Honda, Nissan sell a huge number, over 4-5 times that of Hyundai... badge snobbery is very much alive in Singapore.

 

Actually, I believe its only half true. So many hondas and toyotas as they can be purchase through PI. unless you can show a more detail figure the volume the AD has vs the PI. PI can offer flex loans, ( 20% down, 7 years loan ), with such options, you think who has a better advantage?