2007 Kia Carens [ARCHIVE]

[agent005]

Matipid ba sa gas ang mga kia cars.?

[silicon]

Hi Tailhook. I changed the bulbs when I got my Carens in March, low beam H7 and high beam H1.

They didn't have Xtreme Power for H1, so I ended up using Power2Night for the highbeam and Xtreme Power for the low beam

Jarx, thanks for the information about the bulb types. I was already planning to ask the same question, buti na lang naitanong ni Tailhook. Congrats on your Carens....

[jarx]

Jarx, thanks for the information about the bulb types. I was already planning to ask the same question, buti na lang naitanong ni Tailhook. Congrats on your Carens....

No problem Silicon, nahirapan kasi ako dati maghanap kung ano yung tamang bulb. Iba sa website, iba sabi sa service, at iba yung sinabi sa store. Paikot ikot ako nung nagpapalit ako. store -> service -> store -> service.


Ang hindi ko lang sigurado is kung makukuha yung buong 80% more power ng Xtreme dahil naka projector type yung low beam ng Carens.... parang mas malaki yung gains nung sa Optra yung pinalitan ko. Although tingin ko sulit parin i-upgrade yung bulbs, dahil parang nabawasan/nawala need ko for fog lights.

[silicon]

Ang hindi ko lang sigurado is kung makukuha yung buong 80% more power ng Xtreme dahil naka projector type yung low beam ng Carens.... parang mas malaki yung gains nung sa Optra yung pinalitan ko. Although tingin ko sulit parin i-upgrade yung bulbs, dahil parang nabawasan/nawala need ko for fog lights.[/quote]


I am planning to change the low beam bulb lang with HID... i think the fog lights make the car look cool... medyo mahal lang talaga....

[Tailhook]

Hi Tailhook. I changed the bulbs when I got my Carens in March, low beam H7 and high beam H1.

They didn't have Xtreme Power for H1, so I ended up using Power2Night for the highbeam and Xtreme Power for the low beam

Thanks for the reply.
Been scouring the net for info on what bulbs our carens have. By the way, did replacing the low beam (h7) drastically improve the illumination? Was it difficult replacing the low beam bulbs? I inspected the assembly and its kinda cramped and i think the headlight assembly would have to be loosened and taken out to allow access to the low beam bulb (projector) for it to be replaced.
I heard xtreme power is really good without need of increasing the wattage of the bulb. ours is 55 watts.

[parakitoJDM]

Well baka over excited ka lang sa acceleration mo. ang sarap kasi itaoak yan e. Mine is also a manual transmission and Im averaging 14 up pag highway 8 up pag pure city. Mixed is 10 up. With regards sa namamatayan sa timpla mo lang yan. pag gamit nga ng kapatid ko yun carens lagi din siyang namamatayan e. ay last nagkacarens ka na. congrats.

mga sirs tanong naman, or more of like want to get your opinion....
which is the better unit the LX 2.0 6MT or the LX 2.0 4AT?

well mostly for City and Hiway drives cguro....
1. how much difference ang FC nila (6MT should be lower right?)?
2. 0-100kph difference (6MT should be faster right?)
3. bakit namamatayan (nag-stall) ang 6MT? as i've driven many MT Diesels before and never pa ata akong namatayan dahil sa nature ng Diesel engines na HighTorque.... or yung CrDi ng Carens ay malakas lang pag naka-apak sa Gas Pedal at gutless kapag low Rev or talagang sobrang sablay lang sa timpla?
4. how is Carens 6MT? does it shift well or prone to mis-shift?
5. how is the clutch, is it Hydraulic light like Corolla/Civic clutches or
parang Sentra heavy clutch dahil Cable / Mechanical type?
6. how is the Footbrake release when ur in a slope?
(scenario cguro when ur parked in Baguio....and going up fm. 1st. gear) is it easy like handbrake or awkward dahil u have to use ur lefthand to release the footbrake?

[itlog na pula]

parakitoJDM, i can only answer some of your questions...

sigurado mas tipid ang manual kaysa automatic. as for the acceleration, most likely mas matulin ang manual din.

never tested the manual kasi dead set ako for an automatic. medyo pagod na rin kasi ako sa manual. although when i did see the pedal set up ng manual, medyo parang alangan din talaga. pero like most things in life, usually sanayan rin yan.

in fact, when i use my lancer itlog, i find myself looking for the foot brake and sometimes, tumatakbo na ako nakataas pa pala yung handbrake!

[mqavila]

6. how is the Footbrake release when ur in a slope?
(scenario cguro when ur parked in Baguio....and going up fm. 1st. gear) is it easy like handbrake or awkward dahil u have to use ur lefthand to release the footbrake?

Guys, do they still sell the models that have the lever to disengage the footbrake? I thought all 2008 models already use the footbrake itself to engage and disengage, meaning you press fully once to engage and press a second time to disengage (no more hand-levers to the left of the steering wheel)?

Kasi, with the new foot release, I can't imagine coming out of a slope without backing up first... because if you have to use your left foot to disengage the brakes, you won't be able to use it for the clutch at the same time to ensure that the car will move forward without sliding back down first... argh, i cant seem to explain it properly...

Anyhow, all of this is in my head because my Carens is an A/T but I would really appreciate it if someone could put my head back on properly with what I'm envisioning as a slight problem with foot coordination with the M/T with a footbrake foot release...

[valskie01]

got my carens today its a crdi ex variant

1. JuneT, Taguig, White LX A/T, Acquired April 2, 2007
2. ojela61, taguig, Cherry Black LX M/T CRDi, January 3, 2008 acquired
3. Mschumacher, Valenzuela, '07 Cherry Black LX M/T, CRDi, 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, 06 June 2008
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
17. neil (crichton) Paranaque, Red LX A/T GAS, June 13, 2007
18. Bluebeard, Alabang, Aqua Blue EX A/T Crdi, Jan 18, 2008
19. j_avonni, Quezon City, Cherry Black, LX, AT, CRDi, November 2007
20. jap_nice, Binan, Indigo blue, EX, AT, CRDI, April 2008
21. wiper,sn juan,volcaniicred, lx m/t,crdi,jan.2008
22. mondot, Roxas City Capiz, LX M/T CRDi Urban Gray,May 30,2008
23. altd white EX a/a crdi carens project 4 May 2008
24. magnus, aklan,2008 lx m/t CRDi white, Dec.16, 2007
25. jovill, q.c., 2008 Cherry Black LX CRDI A/T, June 4, 2008
26. b0gart, las pinas, 2007 Volcanic Red LX CRDi M/T, Dec 14, 2007
27. wayward, Iloilo City, LX M/T Crdi white
28. wavecxs, San Pedro, Laguna, LX m/t crdi fine silver, November 2007
29. yagbolz, Imus Cavite, 2008 Cherry Black LX CRDi A/T...07 June 2008
30.ronaldlph, Kamuning, QC. 2008 Urban Gray LX CRDi A/T..28 June 2008
31. Hanren, Baguio City, 2008 Clear White LX CRDi M/T, June 28, 2008
32. Kevin, Muntinlupa, 2007 Clear White LX CRDi M/T, May 2008
33. Tailhook, Legazpi City, Cherry Black LX CRDi M/T, June 20, 2008
34. Jarx, Paranaque, Clear White LX CRDi A/T, March 2008
35. valskie01, sta. ana manila, Fine Silver EX CRDI, July 2, 2008

[mqavila]

got my carens today its a crdi ex variant

Congrats on your new ride, sir! While waiting for my white EX, Kia Pasig was kind enough to lend me a silver EX for the meantime. It really made me have second thoughts on my choice of color! I had to admit that silver looked really good and sporty on the Carens! Once again, congrats sir!