Soul mate for your Korean car

Korean cars these days provide plenty of good things for us to write home about. Offerings like the Hyundai Sonata, Hyundai Tucson, and Kia Forte are genuinely good products worth considering. Indeed, they have converted legions of Japanese-brand owners to their cause, and most of them are very happy customers. Those who own Korean cars of a generation before, however, have slightly less to celebrate.

It’s not that cars like the Kia Spectra, Hyundai Matrix, or Naza Ria are poor, but when spare parts cost a premium and residual values drop faster than you can pay off your financing, it’s difficult to make a case for happy ownership. Shoppers in the used car market should give Korean makes a serious look though – the first owners of these cars have borne the brunt of their worrying depreciation, which make them exceptional value if you can find a well-maintained unit.

Maintenance of Korean cars are perceived to be expensive.

Indeed, maintenance, in the case of Korean cars is another story of its own. Prices and availability of spare parts remain a big stumbling block for Hyundai, Kia, Ssangyong and Chevrolet. Despite their growing market share, Korean brands still have yet to reach the kind of volumes that Proton, Perodua, and Japanese makes enjoy in our shores. In fact, there are some workshops that remain reluctant to take in Korean makes for servicing.

It is not uncommon for owners of Korean cars to shudder at the thought of their car’s maintenance and the astronomical costs that would follow, but these owners now have an option of sending their vehicles to an outfit specially set up for the purpose of servicing and maintaining Korean-made cars. The people at Korean Car Mates are highly skilled and experienced in diagnosing problems relating to Korean cars.

Korean Car Mates’ premises at Jalan Ipoh.

Situated off the fifth mile of Jalan Ipoh’s spare parts town, Korean Car Mates is no mechanic-under-the-cherry-tree outfit, but rather a properly setup and fully equipped service centre while still able to provide very competitive pricing on spare parts. Its premises is complete with a clean and comfortable waiting area for customers to lounge in while waiting for the necessary works on the cars to be completed.

Korean Car Mates is a professionally setup outfit able to give the best care for your Korean car.

The core team of technicians all boast previous experience in franchise service centres of Korean cars and their employers have also invested on equipping them with the proper tools and diagnostic equipment for their task. Indeed, the folks at Korean Car Mates pride themselves on being able to offer professional levels of service at competitive prices for both parts and labour.

Comfortable waiting area for customers.

As a gesture of confidence, Korean Car Mates offer a 3-month/8,000km warranty on their parts and labour. For the cost conscious customers, certain non-critical parts are offered with the option of OEM or aftermarket parts of comparable quality to originals and sourced from reputable suppliers.

Offers quality parts at competitive prices.

The folks at Korean Car Mates are able to service and repair most Korean cars currently on Malaysian roads, which include the likes of Kia, Hyundai, Ssangyong and also Chevrolet models that were rebadged from Daewoo. Owners of Korean cars looking for the right people to care for their cars and not be slaughtered every time a service is due, should pay them a visit at:

941, Batu 5 Jalan Ipoh,
Kg. Batu 51200,
Kuala Lumpur (Pengkalan怡保路, 万家兰)

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GPS Coordinate: N 03 12’15.4″ E 101 40’30.3″
Tel: +603 6259 6778
Fax: +603 6259 6779

Business hour:
Mon-Sat : 9.00am to 7.00pm
Sun: Close