2007 Kia Carens [ARCHIVE]

[usong725]

hello, interesado kami dito sa carens kasi 7-seater sya. ito quotations sa amin ng isa sa mga kia agents.

option 1: 50k downpayment (from 250k+ due to promo daw kasi)
22k+ monthly amortization for 60 months
free: LTO, insurance, chattel mortgage, tint, matting
*23% interest based sa computation ko

option 2: 30% downpayment * 0 interest (380k+ cashout)
22k+ monthly amortization for 36 months
free: LTO, insurance, chattel mortgage, tint, matting
*250k+ ang mase-save namin after 36 months compared sa option 1.

ok ba yung quotations sa amin? parang gusto namin option 2 kasi malaki din savings from the interest. kaya lang medyo mabigat yung 380k cashout.

isa pa pala namin option ay yung hyundai tucson ix. halos same lang din SRP pero nasa 168k downpayment + 60 months amortization and 5 seater lang sya.

[Hanren]

hello, interesado kami dito sa carens kasi 7-seater sya. ito quotations sa amin ng isa sa mga kia agents.

option 1: 50k downpayment (from 250k+ due to promo daw kasi)
22k+ monthly amortization for 60 months
free: LTO, insurance, chattel mortgage, tint, matting
*23% interest based sa computation ko

option 2: 30% downpayment * 0 interest (380k+ cashout)
22k+ monthly amortization for 36 months
free: LTO, insurance, chattel mortgage, tint, matting
*250k+ ang mase-save namin after 36 months compared sa option 1.

ok ba yung quotations sa amin? parang gusto namin option 2 kasi malaki din savings from the interest. kaya lang medyo mabigat yung 380k cashout.

isa pa pala namin option ay yung hyundai tucson ix. halos same lang din SRP pero nasa 168k downpayment + 60 months amortization and 5 seater lang sya.

Maganda yung option 1 sir..mababa yung 23% na interest for 60 months.. Pero ang bottom line is, choose one which would fit your current financial capacity/capability..

Marami na ring mga Carens owners dito..you won't be disappointed with the performance and other value added functionalities.. So far, wala pang major issue or concern with regards to the engine and other related stuffs

Ganda rin ng Tucson ix..For that same price, you get a more modern exterior and an SUV at that .. pero kung ito ang choice mo, you might want to wait for the CRDi version if you want practicality and power

Otherwise, the carens, being a 7-seater CRDi powered machine is also a practical choice. It's just disappointing that they had to price it above 1m

Good luck on your choice.

[vinrem]

For me its option 2, but as what sir hanren said, it depends on your financial capability.

Di ka magsisisi sa kia carens, lakas ng engine for only 2.0liter, mine is going 3yrs na, problem encountered is only the egr but the casa cleaned it last yr and till now no problem sa egr.

[bingski]

[SIZE=2]My carens will be joining the Rev UP 2010: The 15th Diliman Motorshow at UP Diliman, Palma Hall Parking on Feb 27, 2010.

Hope you can drop by [/SIZE]

[mqavila2]

Hi guys, just to update you on my woes on my Ondoy / insurance claim on my Carens. It's been five months since Ondoy and I still haven't received my Carens from the shop yet. I last talked with Kia Pasig around two weeks ago and they said that repairs on the car are almost finished and they will road test it immediately so that it could be released to me 2nd week of February. It's now the 3rd week of February and still no new updates.

Worse, their status report to the insurance company came with the proviso saying that all parts not replaced will no longer be covered by warranty. The first thing that popped in my head was "What the f*#*?". But, I guess I really cant blame Kia for that kasi their repair/replacement estimate was close to P600K but the insurance company only approved around P360K. As a result, Kia had to make tough choices on which parts should really be replaced and which parts could work if only repaired and/or cleaned.

In any case, I complained to the insurance company but they kept on saying that the car would be roadworthy and if and when anything goes wrong with it in the future and it could be proven that it was flood-related, then it would still be covered by insurance. Unfortunately, even Kia admitted that it would be hard to prove that any new defect that would manifest later on would be flood-related. More importantly in my mind, I don't want to be cruising down a highway with my family in tow and then the car would suddenly die on me simply because a part that was supposed to be replaced was not replaced. In short, inaway ko ulit yung insurance company and even asked our top officers (my car is under a company car plan) to intervene. With their intervention, I hope that the insurance company either approves the replacement of ALL parts that need to be replaced OR declares it as a total loss.

Sigh.... this was a very big and long rollercoaster ride for me... I had my fun with the awesome awesome Carens but if things turn out the way I anticipate it would, I might end up saying goodbye to the Carens and hello to something new....

I'll keep you posted guys...

[Hanren]

Hi guys, just to update you on my woes on my Ondoy / insurance claim on my Carens. It's been five months since Ondoy and I still haven't received my Carens from the shop yet. I last talked with Kia Pasig around two weeks ago and they said that repairs on the car are almost finished and they will road test it immediately so that it could be released to me 2nd week of February. It's now the 3rd week of February and still no new updates.

Worse, their status report to the insurance company came with the proviso saying that all parts not replaced will no longer be covered by warranty. The first thing that popped in my head was "What the f*#*?". But, I guess I really cant blame Kia for that kasi their repair/replacement estimate was close to P600K but the insurance company only approved around P360K. As a result, Kia had to make tough choices on which parts should really be replaced and which parts could work if only repaired and/or cleaned.

In any case, I complained to the insurance company but they kept on saying that the car would be roadworthy and if and when anything goes wrong with it in the future and it could be proven that it was flood-related, then it would still be covered by insurance. Unfortunately, even Kia admitted that it would be hard to prove that any new defect that would manifest later on would be flood-related. More importantly in my mind, I don't want to be cruising down a highway with my family in tow and then the car would suddenly die on me simply because a part that was supposed to be replaced was not replaced. In short, inaway ko ulit yung insurance company and even asked our top officers (my car is under a company car plan) to intervene. With their intervention, I hope that the insurance company either approves the replacement of ALL parts that need to be replaced OR declares it as a total loss.

Sigh.... this was a very big and long rollercoaster ride for me... I had my fun with the awesome awesome Carens but if things turn out the way I anticipate it would, I might end up saying goodbye to the Carens and hello to something new....

I'll keep you posted guys...

I feel sorry for your woes.. The &^#*$ insurance company was not a big help. In fact, sakit lang ng ulo ang inabot mo sir when in fact, kaya ka nga kumuha ng insurance para may peace of mind ka.. Ngayon, bakit sila ang nasusunod? Di ba dapat yung casa?

[vinrem]

Sorry to hear that sir, well sometimes di mo rin masisi ang insurance company kasi minsan ang casa ay sumosobra din sa pag quote ng mga parts to be replaced, i for example experience this nung nabangga nung carens ko, the casa quoted that the whole right side panel of my carens to be replaced kaya umabot ng 70k plus ang total damages, imagine yung rear right side ko lang ang nabangga but they suggest that lahat ng right side panel(that means from the rear to the front panel) ay needed to be replaced, i only knew this kasi i also complained to the insurance company if why they reduced the amount from 70k to 36k, they explained to me that di naman kailangan i replace ang whole right side panel, kailangan lng naman eh paintless dent repair ang nabangga, then it got me thinking, if na approve nga ang 70k, would the casa give me the 34k na difference or will they just pocket it? kasi its really impossible to replace the whole right side panel eh, if they will replace it, they need to cut the whole right side panel from the rear section to the front or hood section then weld it again, eh di naman sila ang factory to do that and they dont have the facility to do it here.

[vinrem]

Question, if all 4 tire looses 1-1.5psi within the span of less that a week, ano kaya ang problema? kaka install ko lng ng bagong rim and tire, twice na ako nag pa lagay ulit ng hangin, then this morning when i check, kulang na naman ng hangin ang mga tires ko, TIA

[jovill]

Hi guys, just to update you on my woes on my Ondoy / insurance claim on my Carens. It's been five months since Ondoy and I still haven't received my Carens from the shop yet. I last talked with Kia Pasig around two weeks ago and they said that repairs on the car are almost finished and they will road test it immediately so that it could be released to me 2nd week of February. It's now the 3rd week of February and still no new updates.

Worse, their status report to the insurance company came with the proviso saying that all parts not replaced will no longer be covered by warranty. The first thing that popped in my head was "What the f*#*?". But, I guess I really cant blame Kia for that kasi their repair/replacement estimate was close to P600K but the insurance company only approved around P360K. As a result, Kia had to make tough choices on which parts should really be replaced and which parts could work if only repaired and/or cleaned.

In any case, I complained to the insurance company but they kept on saying that the car would be roadworthy and if and when anything goes wrong with it in the future and it could be proven that it was flood-related, then it would still be covered by insurance. Unfortunately, even Kia admitted that it would be hard to prove that any new defect that would manifest later on would be flood-related. More importantly in my mind, I don't want to be cruising down a highway with my family in tow and then the car would suddenly die on me simply because a part that was supposed to be replaced was not replaced. In short, inaway ko ulit yung insurance company and even asked our top officers (my car is under a company car plan) to intervene. With their intervention, I hope that the insurance company either approves the replacement of ALL parts that need to be replaced OR declares it as a total loss.

Sigh.... this was a very big and long rollercoaster ride for me... I had my fun with the awesome awesome Carens but if things turn out the way I anticipate it would, I might end up saying goodbye to the Carens and hello to something new....

I'll keep you posted guys...

Sir, can you tell us what insurance company ito para na rin maiwasan ng iba. Thanks.

[wiper]

good pm , my carens is a crdi m/t odo reading is 35t km. anyone experiencing pallado during 2nd to 3rd gear shifting when aircond was turned off.
It is more evident when engine was cool, but it also happens when engine is in normal temp. as long as the aircond is turned off. Any advise from you carens owner or especially to dieselude. Thanks

[joshua_ching]

Question, if all 4 tire looses 1-1.5psi within the span of less that a week, ano kaya ang problema? kaka install ko lng ng bagong rim and tire, twice na ako nag pa lagay ulit ng hangin, then this morning when i check, kulang na naman ng hangin ang mga tires ko, TIA

Check mo kung pinalitan din nila ang "tire valve", yung lagayan ng hangin. Dapat bago din ito kapag pinalitan ang gulong. Secondly, kung di yon, di kaya na "out-of-round" ang rims mo gawa nung pagpapalit ng gulong (removal and mounting ng gulong?)...

[vinrem]

Check mo kung pinalitan din nila ang "tire valve", yung lagayan ng hangin. Dapat bago din ito kapag pinalitan ang gulong. Secondly, kung di yon, di kaya na "out-of-round" ang rims mo gawa nung pagpapalit ng gulong (removal and mounting ng gulong?)...

Pinalitan ko sir ang tire valve, ipapa check ko nga sa ibang tire shop, baka kasi di maganda ang pagka-kabit ng tire or tire valve, hopefully ay maayos. Thanks!!!

[joshua_ching]

Pinalitan ko sir ang tire valve, ipapa check ko nga sa ibang tire shop, baka kasi di maganda ang pagka-kabit ng tire or tire valve, hopefully ay maayos. Thanks!!!

Yung bagong tire-valve, at saka yung paligid ng gulong e nilalagyan ng "sealant" bago i-mount. Minsan ang mga talyer e either walang sealant, nalimutan, o tinamad lagyan ng sealant kaya ganyan may singaw. Nangyari na kasi sa akin ito kaya alam ko na isa ito sa mga dahilan. Nung last time na magpagawa ako ng gulong dahil napako yung gulong ko sa front-left side, e napansin ko na baligtad ang pagkaka-mount ng gulong, pero kinabukasan ko na lang napansin at di na ko makabalik dun sa talyer.

Kakainis kasi ang gulong natin e isang direksiyon lang dapat ang gulong kung hindi e mabi-bingkong ang steel-threads at di maganda ang ride kasi magkakaroon ng vibration. Ito ang dahilan kung bakit ang tire-rotation e front to back, lang at back to front ang recommendation.

[joshua_ching]

Mga members, yung mga problema natin sa AC, suspension, etc., ang mga ito ba e limitado sa particular na model ng Carens? Kasi ang Carens ko ay Diesel (CRDI), Automatic at saka yung EX Model.

Di pa kasi nangyayari sa akin, at huwag naman sana, ang mga problemang na-discuss na dito. Iniisip ko tuloy kung sa isang particular na model nangyayari ang mga ganito? Dun sa may EX CRDI, Auto, nangyayari din ba sa inyo ang mga ito? O nangyari na ang ilan?

[parakitoJDM]

as far as i know, those issues are not related to trim level (LX & EX) and transmission types.

[mqavila2]

Hi guys,

Just an update: there appears to be some confusion in the circumstances surrounding my Carens. After some further discussion with the insurance company, it appears that the replacement of all items was indeed approved after the insurance company negotiated the total amount from roughly P600K down to around P400K.

I just learned that my Carens is available for release already so I'll be going down to Kia Pasig tomorrow morning to check my car.... Wish me luck!

[vinrem]

Hi guys,

Just an update: there appears to be some confusion in the circumstances surrounding my Carens. After some further discussion with the insurance company, it appears that the replacement of all items was indeed approved after the insurance company negotiated the total amount from roughly P600K down to around P400K.

I just learned that my Carens is available for release already so I'll be going down to Kia Pasig tomorrow morning to check my car.... Wish me luck!

Good luck to you sir mqavila2, hopefully ma ayos na ang problema sa carens mo, sir pag nakuha mo na carens mo, i think you better sell it na lang, your carens will never be the same again, kahit na naayos na yan, iba talaga ang feeling, sell it and buy a new one, just my 2 cents.

[Hanren]

Hi guys,

Just an update: there appears to be some confusion in the circumstances surrounding my Carens. After some further discussion with the insurance company, it appears that the replacement of all items was indeed approved after the insurance company negotiated the total amount from roughly P600K down to around P400K.

I just learned that my Carens is available for release already so I'll be going down to Kia Pasig tomorrow morning to check my car.... Wish me luck!

Ano na kaya update kay sir Mq? Nakuha na kaya? Ano feedback on the performance sir Mq? Hope okey na yan.. I agree with sir vinrem... ibenta mo na lang for peace of mind...

[mqavila2]

Bros, got my Carens yesterday. So far, so good. Amazingly, it actually feels brand new and drives even better than I remember! The interior smells new, a LOT of major parts were replaced, and there was NONE of what I would expect from a repaired flooded car! I do have to return the car to Kia Pasig for minor repairs such as repainting of minor scratches due to Ondoy which was already previously approved by the insurance company; a few minor cosmetic repairs to fix things that I assume were affected during actual repair (i.e., broken vanity mirror cover, aircon vent that was misaligned, etc).

I'm happy with how it turned out. And I honestly missed this car. Hehe.

Incidentally, I got this car on a 5-year car plan so I can't sell it even if I wanted to. Luckily, I don't want to sell it.

[bingski]

My Carens during the 15th RevUP last Feb 27, 2010






Proud to be a member of Club Carens!


Subwoofer made with love by my husband - This won the Best in Mild 1 Category !


Upgraded Headlight - Amber signal lights, Angel Eyes and LED Strip done by North Customs