2007 Kia Carens [ARCHIVE]

[yhanyhan]

1. JuneT, Taguig, White LX A/T [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]Gas[/color][/color], 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
10. itlog na pula (mari), sta. rosa, laguna, white EX AT CRDI, December 2007
11. P0chie, Tayabas Quezon Prov.: Indiglo Blue LX M/T CRDI, Dec 8, 2007
12. comp08, Dasmarinas Cavite, Fine Silver LX M/T CRDi, May 17, 2008
13. seymorebutts, bataan, urban gray, LX M/T CRDi, May 2008
14. yhanyhan, san fernando, pampanga, aqua blue, LX A/T CRDi, April 2008

[erick1]

15. erick1, quezon city, cherry black,ex a/t crdi, oct 2007

[Mschumacher]

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.

Yes, your right silicon. thanks for the info. Haven't had my 5k pms yet. Maybe I'll be doing that by next week. I'm averaging around 500km/week on my carens. by the way, I have an illuminated power windiw switch. I think it can only be seen at nigh when you swtiched on the park light.

1. JuneT, Taguig, White LX A/T [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]Gas[/color][/color], 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, '07 Cherry Black LX M/T, March 28, 2008 (corrected from 2007 to 2008 pala)
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
10. itlog na pula (mari), sta. rosa, laguna, white EX AT CRDI, December 2007
11. P0chie, Tayabas Quezon Prov.: Indiglo Blue LX M/T CRDI, Dec 8, 2007
12. comp08, Dasmarinas Cavite, Fine Silver LX M/T CRDi, May 17, 2008
13. seymorebutts, bataan, urban gray, LX M/T CRDi, May 2008
14. yhanyhan, san fernando, pampanga, aqua blue, LX A/T CRDi, April 2008
15. erick1, quezon city, cherry black,ex a/t crdi, oct 2007

[jovill]

New Price of Kia Units starting June 1, 2008:

Picanto MT 510,000
Picanto AT 560,000
Rio MT 630,000
Rio AT 680,000
Carens LX MT CRDI 990,000
Carens LX AT CRDI 1,040,000
Carens EX AT CRDI 1,150,000

That's the word from Kia Libis.

But I have already placed my order for a Carens LX AT Cherry Black just in time before this new price increase takes effect.

[Mschumacher]

New Price of Kia Units starting June 1, 2008:

Picanto MT 510,000
Picanto AT 560,000
Rio MT 630,000
Rio AT 680,000
Carens LX MT CRDI 990,000
Carens LX AT CRDI 1,040,000
Carens EX AT CRDI 1,150,000

That's the word from Kia Libis.

But I have already placed my order for a Carens LX AT Cherry Black just in time before this new price increase takes effect.

Pano na yan pag hindi inabot ng delivery niyo yun date. what if after june na naideliver yung unit

[AlbertB]

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]

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)...

[Hanren]

Pano na yan pag hindi inabot ng delivery niyo yun date. what if after june na naideliver yung unit

As long as nakapagpareserve na ng unit old price pa rin ang i aapply nila.

[SuvFan]

Dami pala natin sa forum.. :-)

1. JuneT, Taguig, White LX A/T [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]Gas[/color][/color], 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, '07 Cherry Black LX M/T, March 28, 2008 (corrected from 2007 to 2008 pala)
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
10. itlog na pula (mari), sta. rosa, laguna, white EX AT CRDI, December 2007
11. P0chie, Tayabas Quezon Prov.: Indiglo Blue LX M/T CRDI, Dec 8, 2007
12. comp08, Dasmarinas Cavite, Fine Silver LX M/T CRDi, May 17, 2008
13. seymorebutts, bataan, urban gray, LX M/T CRDi, May 2008
14. yhanyhan, san fernando, pampanga, aqua blue, LX A/T CRDi, April 2008
15. erick1, quezon city, cherry black,ex a/t crdi, oct 2007
16. Bobby <Suvfan> Cainta, Red, LX, A/T, Crdi May 8, 2008

[mqavila]

Natatawa pa rin ako dito sa office namin... almost everyone who saw the Carens that I'm driving would say "aba, maganda din pala ang Kia"! Sheesh... I have my work cut out for me here... Hehehe... A little bit of enlightenment is needed here... :D