Kia Specktra 1.6 Novus

[jasonchan]

HI

I am planning to get this car. Any comments on the spare parts, maintenance, performance, second hand value?

Any comments is welcome either pro or con.!!!

Regards

 

[prozac]

HI

I am planning to get this car. Any comments on the spare parts, maintenance, performance, second hand value?

Any comments is welcome either pro or con.!!!

Regards

You can cross out performance.

 

[CieMen]

looks ok la.
dun hope on power

 

[twist]

Useless no power !!! VIOS better !!

 

[prozac]

Pros: Poser car
Cons : Poser car
:p

 

[jasonchan]

but i test drive yesterday the vios and spectra...both perform quite well ..i dont feel any diff in terms of power between these 2 cars..i mean i can't feel big diff... unlike the hyundai accent which got serious underpower problem.. correct me if i am wrong

 

[prozac]

Isn't a Spectra 1.6 DOHC? If it's power is only similar to Vios 1.5...then fail la.

 

[Izso]

Compared to Vios and City, the spectra is expensive to maintain. So far all the spectra owners that I know both have had severe problems with their cars. My cousin's one timing belt snapped (not due to the belt, other problems) and the other spectra owner I know had to do major overhaul because of engine oil leaking or whatever problem. All spare parts must be ori parts and they aren't cheap. Hell.. even the air filter and oil filter must get ori cuz others don't fit or something.

Poser car? I think not.
Good car? I personally think not.
Would I get this car? Definitely not.

For that kinda money (80K) I'd rather you buy a Vios and soup it up with ICE and performance parts.

 

[jasonchan]

no la spectra is only 72K+ woh!! vios need at least 80K

it is 10k difference. but anyway thanks for the advice...

anyway i am also scouting for 2nd hand honda city or vios....

 

[mivec_md]

Well ...spareparts are expensive !!!

 

[Izso]

mivec, well. not really. I mean, u have lots of options for parts for a proton or a mitsu, nissan or even a honda car. You can get branded, originals or even cap ayams for these 4 car types. You won't be able to find any cap ayams for a spectra.

A spectra for 72k? See? A 1.6 car selling for 72K vs a Vios selling at a little more.. doesn't that tell you something in its build quality? The only Kia worth buying in my opinion is the supercar concept car that they built. :D Don't compare with protons cuz they are govt subsidized.

And if you haven't noticed already I have a thing against Kia. :D I was in the spectra when the timing belt snapped. Signs of something going wrong : A fully depressed pedal and the car can only go 40km/h and very slowly gains acceleration at which you'll never go uphill if no momentum. When that belt snapped, the car skidded, steering locked, brakes didn't work and thank god the hand brake still stuck to the road a bit.

So my advice to you Jason, AVOID KIA SPECTRA!

 

[zan]

spectra 1.6? sephia 1.5??

1.both also high fuel consumption.
2.design getting old.
3.depreciate badly.
4.difficult to obtain parts. half cut? i dont think so..

Part price
1. Front Bumper (cover only) RM1,305.
2. Front Headlamp RM605.60
3. Front Windscreen RM914.60

Comparison to Honda City VTEC
1. Front Bumper (cover only) RM367.49
2. Front Headlamp RM221.09
3. Front Windscreen RM397.94

 

[Izso]

There we go. Good info Zan!

So Jason, after all the negative vibes we've given you about Kia stuff, I assume you won't even consider it? :D

 

[sonictheory]

kia car, fuel comsumption damn high...unless u're too rich for petrol...if not top up abit go for city or vios, kinda good FC and power...balance wat?...

edit: infomative info Zan :thumbsup:

 

[Jackie Leong]

a member of this forum once told me that the gearbox for the sephia was problematic and the car is underpowered too.. not sure cuz i've never test driven a kia before..

 

[prozac]

Bottom line is, the car has no power, drinks fuel, no street cred, reliability nothing to shout about, expensive spareparts, and the list goes on. Oh yea, I remember the steering wheel felt cheaper and harder than my Kelisa's.

For 70-80k, you have a couple of choices of new cars with pretty much the opposite of the above. Get a Kia only if you want to zealously show how much you hate Proton...at your own expense.

 

[BlackSamurai]

Fuel comsuption is bad if you compare 1.6 WAJA and 1.6 Spectra on paper.
I'll Op for WAJA 2004.

 

[prozac]

The Waja with ABS and airbags is a much better buy than the Kia. Hell, I'd take a trusty Wira 1.6XLi over it anyday.

4G92 power, baby :cool:

 

[Yong_5290]

this car ar...comfy ok lah...
wat power 2 xpect from this bulky 1600kg car??!! damn heavy mah...
engine???super underpower...my fren saga test wit his own spectra...ahahha...saga win...the new 1 lah...special edition..

me...wont get em...waja...nope...2nd sentra...ok lah...comfort

 

[sonictheory]

almost got 0% for positive comment for this car in this thread?...now i think u should consider others better car...