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Basic information of my car:
2011 KIA Optima 2.0 LX
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Basic information of my car:
2011 KIA Optima 2.0 LX
Reasons why I bought this car
Needed a car for university back in 2011.
Car Selection Process
I had a budget of: RM28000
Models that I’ve considered included : Toyota Vios, Mazda 3( to be honest i didn't know anything about car models back then)
Gut Feeling (Absolutely no prior research or whatsoever)
It looked really nice in my opinion
User experience
So funny thing was back in 2011, i needed a daily driver for university and on average 1 week i calculated i need to drive around 300-400km. Back then the other car my family had was a huge Mazda MPV and a random reliable/unreliable Hyundai sonata. At first when me and my parents went car shopping, Toyota cars in Brunei that time were all pricey( still is) in comparison to other cars. Then we went to have a look at the KIA Showroom. Initially mostly my parents did the looking around, i didn't care much as long as i had a car to drive. During that time the showroom had an ongoing promotion and the KIA Optima that i eventually purchased was a showroom model, so it had little bit more discount.
Another reason i went with it was it had a 7 year warranty that time. When some of my contacts around found out i went with a KIA, they said i would regret it in a few years as Korean cars were known to be unreliable back then and said i should have bought a Toyota or Mazda. However i was happy with it as it was really bang for the buck then. Fast forward to 2022 now i can definitely say they are wrong. I had lots of fond memories in it over the past 10 plus years even though it did had a little bit of faulty. As of now, it is mostly driven by my parents as i had recently bought another car ( Proton X70). My friends keep saying why do i always opt for the more less common cars ( in my country) haha.
Pros of my car:
Cons of my car:
Ratings:
Total Score: 4
Performance: 5
Quality & Features: 4
Space: 5
Ride Comfort: 5
Fuel Economy: 4
Price & Cost: 5
Summary :
When i bought it, my knowledge of cars were equivalent to a rock and i just relied on my gut feeling.
All in all, i am very happy with it. It is going strong and i hope it will go strong for another decade at least. Some people may be saying i am praising it too much but then again, this is what I have experienced with my unit. I know that other people who bought it have experience other issues but i guess i am just lucky or they are unlucky.
Lastly:
My car was actually rear ended by a smaller hatchback car once at a traffic stop, like my car was going 20km/hr and maybe the other was just around 30km/hr ish? The dude signalled me to the road side which i did but then he ended up hit and run. I caught up to him and over took him, flipping him off in the process but then i laughed when i saw the front of his car, at the car plate area was actually dented in and his plate numbers had some figures fell off.
When i finally stopped to check my car, i assumed the worst but to my surprise, it had literally no scratches or dents.. i tried my hardest to find the smallest paint chip over the next few days but nothing... Again i have accepted my car is weird at times and learn to live with it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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