Ben123 Neutral Newbie January 1, 2005 Share January 1, 2005 Thinking of getting a chervolet optra....can anyone share the fuel consumption aspects of this car. How the the car handling in general? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couger Neutral Newbie January 2, 2005 Share January 2, 2005 do a search in this forum, many discussions before, depending on manual , auto, sports rims (added weight) engine oil used, urban or highway drive etc etc. suggested average fc between 9-11 for those thread I read so far. for full details, u can search again. but I must say road handling is superb , becos of the weight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papercup Neutral Newbie January 2, 2005 Share January 2, 2005 Yes road handling is good! But also due to the weight, FC is much to be desire. Currently I am getting about 10.5 for FC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superchevy 1st Gear January 3, 2005 Share January 3, 2005 brother just hang on gettting reply soon and there is news thst there is strut bar for optra in korea . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stary Turbocharged January 3, 2005 Share January 3, 2005 10.5 is not bad liow.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Editt Neutral Newbie January 3, 2005 Share January 3, 2005 Keep me posted. I interested also leh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papercup Neutral Newbie January 3, 2005 Share January 3, 2005 (edited) My trunk is virtually empty except for the spare tire and the sub-woofer. So have very litte excess weigh. Edited January 3, 2005 by Papercup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanIdol Neutral Newbie January 3, 2005 Share January 3, 2005 my OPTRA is about 10.8km/l on shell 92. i am more than satisfy with the handling... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevingoh Neutral Newbie January 5, 2005 Share January 5, 2005 please keep me posted when the strut bars for optra are available. tks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superchevy 1st Gear January 6, 2005 Share January 6, 2005 sure need to very careful cause some strut bar reach here the mounting got problem so i need to very strict in the control before i can help u guys to get . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Neutral Newbie January 6, 2005 Share January 6, 2005 just pumped 2nd tank of petrol....caltex 95. Calculated at 11.5km/l. but will monitor. noticed that my brake pedal will sometimes depress a little bit, setting the brake lights on. then i have to go down, lift up the pedal a bit, then the brake lights off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Clutched January 6, 2005 Share January 6, 2005 Hi there, Please add in your FC figures in the DATA ON FUEL CONSUMPTION thread for future reference. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plchoy 1st Gear January 6, 2005 Share January 6, 2005 Given the drop in COE above 1.6l, dont u think it would be better to get 1.8l Chevrolet Optra for equivalent price of 1.6l car? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Neutral Newbie January 6, 2005 Share January 6, 2005 parallel import? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopikao Neutral Newbie January 7, 2005 Share January 7, 2005 Not available in Singapore, but Malaysia?? Think the price around 10~13K Rm more then the 1.6L Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plchoy 1st Gear January 7, 2005 Share January 7, 2005 Thanx. it means much more $ after taking taxes into account. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfinger Neutral Newbie January 8, 2005 Share January 8, 2005 (edited) Yes Malaysia and part of the whole are selling the 1.8L siblings. 1.8L version came fitted with extra equipmment like : 1) Passenger SRS 2) ABS w EBD 3) Traction Control 4) Digital Climatc control 5) Folding wing mirrors 6) Larger front brakes too Edited January 8, 2005 by Godfinger Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukie102 Clutched January 8, 2005 Share January 8, 2005 so many goodies ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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