2007 Kia Carens [ARCHIVE]

[valskie01]

hey guys i was able to get a "VGT" emblem in banawe (forgot the name of the store, pero importer sya ng korean parts sa kabighayan cor banawe)... orig hyundai-kia mobis emblem (but mostly for grand starex)... best 450 bucks i spent... check it out...





It will do justice to your Carens... this is the view non-vgt diesel vehicles will see most of the time when they are passed/overtaken... hehehe.... (joke lang ha)... dami kasi di nakakaalam na VGT ang mga rides natin... plus pogi points... magpalagay din kayo para di ako nag-iisa...

sir odie di kana nag-iisa

got from auto store( korean auto parts and accessories) kaliraya st. cor banawe st. wala po doon sa fonte auto parts w/c is located sa kabighayan st.

[dieselNUBI]

my first FC. 5.7km.L, thats pure city driving. kinda high.

[odie vti]

hanren,
magpalagay ka na din!!! hehehe... dapat kasi stock sya from the factory... haaay...

valskie01,
you're right pre... sa HYBRID Korean parts ko sya nabili pala... 44-C Kaliraya cor Banawe (Tel. 731-9861,412-6774)... nalito na tuloy ako... good to know meron ka na din... the more the merrier...

[Hanren]

hanren,
magpalagay ka na din!!! hehehe... dapat kasi stock sya from the factory... haaay...

valskie01,
you're right pre... sa HYBRID Korean parts ko sya nabili pala... 44-C Kaliraya cor Banawe (Tel. 731-9861,412-6774)... nalito na tuloy ako... good to know meron ka na din... the more the merrier...

Kung meron lang pagbibilhan sa Baguio kuha din ako agad..hehehe

[battaglin]

Hello! thanks for the observation. I appreciate it. I did ponder the potential problems a set-up like this would cause and this delayed my purchase for about 4 months. After examining the Thule set and the car door frames, I believed the problems would be minimal because: 1. The Thule set was all rubber lined and coated in the places where it touched the vehicle; 2. The crimping of the rubber door moldings was very small and so the water seepage is small; 3. The molding itself consisted of two lines with a channel in between. The water that seeped through the first line would be caught by the channel and flow down and out with no possibility of penetrating the second rubber line; 4. The set up is specific for the Carens and not an adaptation from another vehicle; 5. Only the AT version have rails and I prefer MT; and 6. I really need a basket to carry stuff. (lol)

May I know what kind of paint the crosswind had? (acrylic, polyurethane,etc...) It may explain why it rusted. thanks again for the input.

Hi, just got my PC back. The crosswind was stock paint, don't know what type of paint though. I remember driving in rain sa NLEX and mag-seep in water sa rear right door.(w/c was where the rust set in). I guess the thule footrack wasnt really designed for the crosswind, it being an asian model unlike the carens being a global model/brand. You can't find crosswind sa thule website.
Anyway bro, happy driving! Just check your doors once in a while.

[Hanren]

Sorry OT:

Mam Bingski's dad needs type A Blood ASAP. For complete info, please visit this link:

http://clubcarens.proboards.com/inde...ead=161&page=1

I hope we can help her. Thanks.

[Mschumacher]

Guys, are some of you guys from davao? I'm spending my holy week here in davao and will be going back to manila on the 22nd? Hehehe davao EB...

[dieselNUBI]

guys, makalapag ba carens nyo? ours is. parang masyadong matigas na ewan ...

and maingay sya pag malubak lang ng konte.

[bingski]

Sorry OT:

Mam Bingski's dad needs type A Blood ASAP. For complete info, please visit this link:

http://clubcarens.proboards.com/inde...ead=161&page=1

I hope we can help her. Thanks.

So far, we were able to get all the blood donations that we need. Please continue praying for my dad's speedy recovery. Thanks!!

[SalManila]

guys, makalapag ba carens nyo? ours is. parang masyadong matigas na ewan ...

and maingay sya pag malubak lang ng konte.

Check mo tire pressure mo baka matigas masyado. Nung nakuha namin carens maklampag din. Pag check namin tire pressure nasa 42psi. I keep it at 33 now.

[dieselNUBI]

nung una nasa 35psi. binababaan ko to 30psi. ganon paren

[joshua_ching]

nung una nasa 35psi. binababaan ko to 30psi. ganon paren

Check mo muna ang mga accessory tools mo doon sa compartment sa likod, kasama na ang position ng spare tire mo. Kasi baka maluwag at ito ang dahilan ng kalampag. Minsan-minsan naman e merong mga unit na di maganda ang nailagay na springs, o kaya ay mcpherson shocks kaya kumakalampag maski na bago pa. O kaya naman ay madaling nasira ang mga rubber bushing na nag-da-dampen ng shocks.

Sa susunod na maintenance mo, pa-check mo lahat ito at samahan mo yung supervisor sa pag-inspect ng ride mo.

Ako masuwerte at okay ang unit ko, pero after 15,000 kms, meron din akong naririnig na kalampag sa right side ng rear wheel. Yung mga previous discussion dito e nagkaroon na din ng ganitong problema ang isa o dalawa nating kasama, pero bushing nga daw ang dahilan at pinalitan naman.

Ganito talaga ang sasakyan. Daig pa ang asawa..maganda nung una, pero paglipas ng panahon e medyo nagkaka-edad na at nalo-losyang...he he he...LOL..joke lang sa mga misis ha??

[j_avonni]

guys, makalapag ba carens nyo? ours is. parang masyadong matigas na ewan ...

and maingay sya pag malubak lang ng konte.

Yes! I had it fixed. Pinalitan daw ang mga bushing. Pero ganon pa rin! My tire pressure is 30 - 32.

[dieselNUBI]

baket kaya ganon.? bagong bago ang kotse pero questionable na agad ang suspension

[mqavila]

THE PRODIGAL SON RETURNS!

Hi guys, its been ages since I logged on. Man, I think around 100 pages of this thread has been added on since the last time I posted anything here!

Anyhow, my Kia Carens is now at roughly 26,000kms and I am very happy to say that I have not had a single problem with the car to date. As for the suspension/ride, I had accepted early on that the ride of this vehicle may not be as smooth as a sedan but I definitely know that its ride is much smoother than the SUVs that I've ridden in.

I was so happy with this that my parents got infected with my love for the car. Just two weeks ago, they bought a 2nd hand 2007 Carens LX A/T and are loving it as well. Although, they still have to bring it to the casa for an overall maintenance check-up.

[seymorebutts]

guys i would like to compare the the innova AT and our carens AT. sa d4d tuloy tuloy humatak... its strange for our carens, seems like when going uphill on bridges, i need to depress more on the gas pedal to give it power. ganito ba tlaga?

I havent tried going uphill, but a fellow tsikoteer told me that when they had a trip to bagiuo last year, kayang-kaya daw ng carens going uphill and no sign of losing power.

can you please expound about the "d4d tuloy tuloy ang hatak", wala kasi ako alam pagdating sa AT.

ito ba ay galing sa long even surface tapos nag uphill?

[parakitoJDM]

can you please expound about the "d4d tuloy tuloy ang hatak", wala kasi ako alam pagdating sa AT.

ito ba ay galing sa long even surface tapos nag uphill?

[let me speculate...]
it maybe that Innova's A/T has better programming / matching with the engine characteristics? or its that lack of power of the smaller displacement Kia 2.0li turbo diesel engine below 2K rpm...? while the 2.5li D4-D has better grunt below 2K RPM, but after that point it doesn't pick-up steam as well as the Kia's CRDi?

[Hanren]

THE PRODIGAL SON RETURNS!

Hi guys, its been ages since I logged on. Man, I think around 100 pages of this thread has been added on since the last time I posted anything here!

Anyhow, my Kia Carens is now at roughly 26,000kms and I am very happy to say that I have not had a single problem with the car to date. As for the suspension/ride, I had accepted early on that the ride of this vehicle may not be as smooth as a sedan but I definitely know that its ride is much smoother than the SUVs that I've ridden in.

I was so happy with this that my parents got infected with my love for the car. Just two weeks ago, they bought a 2nd hand 2007 Carens LX A/T and are loving it as well. Although, they still have to bring it to the casa for an overall maintenance check-up.

Welcome back sir Mqavila... .. layo na ng natakbo ng Carens mo... ako nasa 12k+ pa lang...hehehe talagang hinataw mo sa biyahe ah..

[dieselNUBI]

[let me speculate...]
it maybe that Innova's A/T has better programming / matching with the engine characteristics? or its that lack of power of the smaller displacement Kia 2.0li turbo diesel engine below 2K rpm...? while the 2.5li D4-D has better grunt below 2K RPM, but after that point it doesn't pick-up steam as well as the Kia's CRDi?

yes yes parang ganon.

ako naman try ko i explain.

ung crv gen1. apak ka lang konte sa gas pedal... pumipikit agad. parang ganon ang D4D. (i've tried hilux m/t. innova a/t. 4tuner a/t. all 2.5L engine)

ung cr gen2. apak ka sa gas pedal. may lag. may delay. parang gagapang muna sya few feet bago hahatak. parang ganon ung carens naten.

now im not saying na mas mahina un carens. im sure pag sa open roads or open hiways don mo makikita true potential ng carens naten.


guys. please comment if you feel the same way or not. i like to know how do u compare ur carens to other cars. thanks.

[valskie01]

yes yes parang ganon.

ako naman try ko i explain.

ung crv gen1. apak ka lang konte sa gas pedal... pumipikit agad. parang ganon ang D4D. (i've tried hilux m/t. innova a/t. 4tuner a/t. all 2.5L engine)

ung cr gen2. apak ka sa gas pedal. may lag. may delay. parang gagapang muna sya few feet bago hahatak. parang ganon ung carens naten.

now im not saying na mas mahina un carens. im sure pag sa open roads or open hiways don mo makikita true potential ng carens naten.


guys. please comment if you feel the same way or not. i like to know how do u compare ur carens to other cars. thanks.

one thing i've noticed sa carens(a/t) ko is my lag talaga siya once you step on the gas pedal to overtake. siguro mga 1.5 seconds delayed bago tumaas ang rpm. i think this is normal dahil drive by wire ito. hindi cable type young accelerator pedal niya just like old model cars.