2007 Kia Carens [ARCHIVE]

**silicon** · May 29th, 2008 02:35 PM

[quote=bingski;1081490]1. JuneT, Taguig, White LX A/T Gas, Acquired April 2, 2007 (corrected from 2006 to 2007 pala)

2. ojela61, taguig, Cherry Black LX M/T CRDi, January 3, 2008 acquired
3. Mschumacher, Valenzuela, Cherry Black LX M/T, March 28, 2007
4. vinrem, bacolod, cherry black LX M/T- diesel, November 2007
5. mqavila, Quezon City, White EX A/T CRDi, June 2008 (to be delivered next week woohoo!)

6. bingski, Quezon City, Cherry Black LX M/T CRDi, December 11, 2007
7. silicon, Quezon City, volcanic red LX a/t CRDi, October 26, 2007

**silicon** · May 29th, 2008 02:52 PM

Mschumacher, are you sure that your Carens was acquired 2007 and not 2008? Kasi you just had your 5000km pms, but you probably use this car sparingly. I may be wrong, just wondering.... by the way, to whoever asked about the illuminated power window switches sa rear passengers, mine doesn't illuminate either.

**SalManila** · May 29th, 2008 02:57 PM

1. JuneT, Taguig, White LX A/T Gas, Acquired April 2, 2007 (corrected from 2006 to 2007 pala)

2. ojela61, taguig, Cherry Black LX M/T CRDi, January 3, 2008 acquired
3. Mschumacher, Valenzuela, Cherry Black LX M/T, March 28, 2007
4. vinrem, bacolod, cherry black LX M/T- diesel, November 2007
5. mqavila, Quezon City, White EX A/T CRDi, June 2008 (to be delivered next week woohoo!)

6. bingski, Quezon City, Cherry Black LX M/T CRDi, December 11, 2007
7. silicon, Quezon City, volcanic red LX a/t CRDi, October 26, 2007
8. SalManila, Mandaluyong City, White EX A/T CRDi, April 2008

**alvin314159** · May 29th, 2008 03:52 PM

1. JuneT, Taguig, White LX A/T Gas, Acquired April 2, 2007 (corrected from 2006 to 2007 pala)

2. ojela61, taguig, Cherry Black LX M/T CRDi, January 3, 2008 acquired
3. Mschumacher, Valenzuela, Cherry Black LX M/T, March 28, 2007
4. vinrem, bacolod, cherry black LX M/T- diesel, November 2007
5. mqavila, Quezon City, White EX A/T CRDi, June 2008 (to be delivered next week woohoo!)

6. bingski, Quezon City, Cherry Black LX M/T CRDi, December 11, 2007
7. silicon, Quezon City, volcanic red LX a/t CRDi, October 26, 2007
8. SalManila, Mandaluyong City, White EX A/T CRDi, April 2008
9. alvin314159, Pasig City, Black LX AT CRDi, May 2008

btw, my dealer texted me this morning informing that effective June 1 2008, the LX AT CRDi will increase from 935k to 1.040M! to those still undecided, better close your Carens deals now!

**mqavila** · May 29th, 2008 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by alvin314159

btw, my dealer texted me this morning informing that effective June 1 2008, the LX AT CRDi will increase from 935k to 1.040M! to those still undecided, better close your Carens deals now!

Is this true??? That would mean the second price increase for 2008 - the first being back in January 2008! ...So, how much would the other variants be?

Mari, you're two hundred percent right - FINALLY!!! Man, i think i've been posting here for half a year already - heaping praises upon a car that I still didn't have! Hehehe...

Will post pics the moment I get the car, the moment I install seatcovers, etc etc... :D

**Hanren** · May 29th, 2008 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by mqavila

Is this true??? That would mean the second price increase for 2008 - the first being back in January 2008! ...So, how much would the other variants be?

Siguro dahil nasa #2 spot na sa automobile of the year sa autofocus votes..hehe..

LX MT CRDi - P990k (from 885k)

**AlbertB** · May 30th, 2008 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by mqavila

Is this true??? That would mean the second price increase for 2008 - the first being back in January 2008! ...So, how much would the other variants be?

This is bad, guys. What is Kia or Columbian Motors trying to pull doing a double price increase in a year?! That's like doing price increases a la fuel!!!

Wrong marketing move. Here we see a growing number of owners who were brave to risk good money for a brand which is yet to prove its mark in the local market. Then now would-be owners would have second thoughts about acquiring one because higher list prices will deter a future buyer's decision to buy a Kia-badged vehicle, particularly the competitively packaged Carens.

BTW, there is likelihood that the local warranty will go from 3 years/110,000 to 5 years/100,000 just like Hyundai's.

Kia's listening too much to their parent company.

Kia or Columbian Motors should hold off any increases until:
1. there is a foot-hold with the market because of a proven badge and make,
2. brand loyalty is established (It takes a few years to build high brand loyalty. A mistake or misstep in marketing will slow down brand-building), and
3. there is a good share of the market (think top 3 car brand in the Philippines after Toyota and Honda).

Not at this time. Few brave buyers will find themselves with small returns for their investments.

**mqavila** · May 30th, 2008 08:22 AM

Hey bro AlbertB, would you know when the shift to a 5 year/100,000kms warranty will take effect?

I'm just so glad that my order for a Carens was finally approved and placed last week. At least, di na sya nasama sa price increase. Imagine a P100,000 price increase across all variants of Carens?? Mukhang malakas ang loob talaga nila to increase the price of the Carens kasi comparatively, the increase for the Picanto and the Rio is minimal (at around P10-20K increase lang)...

**AlbertB** · May 30th, 2008 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by mqavila

Hey bro AlbertB, would you know when the shift to a 5 year/100,000kms warranty will take effect?

mqavila, no exact word about when...but probably within or before Q4 of this year.

**valskie01** · May 30th, 2008 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by AlbertB

This is bad, guys. What is Kia or Columbian Motors trying to pull doing a double price increase in a year?! That's like doing price increases a la fuel!!!

Wrong marketing move. Here we see a growing number of owners who were brave to risk good money for a brand which is yet to prove its mark in the local market. Then now would-be owners would have second thoughts about acquiring one because higher list prices will deter a future buyer's decision to buy a Kia-badged vehicle, particularly the competitively packaged Carens.

BTW, there is likelihood that the local warranty will go from 3 years/110,000 to 5 years/100,000 just like Hyundai's.

Kia's listening too much to their parent company.

Kia or Columbian Motors should hold off any increases until:
1. there is a foot-hold with the market because of a proven badge and make,
2. brand loyalty is established (It takes a few years to build high brand loyalty. A mistake or misstep in marketing will slow down brand-building), and
3. there is a good share of the market (think top 3 car brand in the Philippines after Toyota and Honda).

Not at this time. Few brave buyers will find themselves with small returns for their investments.

i agree. 100k+ price increase is too much. the fact that nissan grand livina will be released this june dapat nga hindi sila mag increase. gaano ba kalakas ang sales nila. i seldom see this car sa road which means di ganong kalakas ang sales.

i'm really considering this car even though i't hasnt proven/ established its competitiveness in the market but because of the sudden and big increase in price im totally disappointed