2007 Kia Carens [ARCHIVE]

**wavecxs** · November 22nd, 2007 04:50 PM

Sa mga nakakuha ng LX variant, just curius, anong brand ng tire naka kabit? I remember (if im not mistaken) when I was test driving the unit that it came with Kumho brand tires. The unit that we got came with Hankook Optimo brand/model. I remember reading a review complaining about the stock tire being noisy, having less grip etc.

After a couple of days driving, I would say that the stock tire's (hankook) performance of our unit is not that bad. I've tested it on wet asphalt road, tried it running at high speed (120+ kph) So iniisip ko lang, di kaya yung kumho tire yung subject for complain? o pareho lang ba yun ng hankook? ... o mababa lang standard ko sa tire performance? (please be honest, i wont be offended

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comment naman sa hankook or kumho tires mga experts!

**bogart** · November 22nd, 2007 06:23 PM

question to all owners of crdi: how much did you spend for the 1,000 kms PMS? 5,000kms PMS?

**JuneT** · November 22nd, 2007 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by itlog na pula

the vents just in front of the 2nd row are not level to the floor. they're high enough not to be covered by floor mats... but they are most likely directed at shin level..

i think may vents din under the seat...

**crichton** · November 23rd, 2007 08:36 AM

Originally Posted by JuneT

i think may vents din under the seat...

yes, eto po yung sinasabi ko. meron sa ilalim ng seats ng 1st row and 2nd row

**wavecxs** · November 23rd, 2007 02:24 PM

hmm... di ko yata napansin yung vent sa ilalim ng seat ah. tignan ko mamaya, i learned something new today :-)

to fellow owners, just a follow up on bogart's question about the cost of 1K/5K PMS. pati saang dealer na din po.

**jpatricks1** · November 23rd, 2007 02:31 PM

We're set on getting the M/T LX. Would you guys have any suggestion where I can get the best deal? How much would fog lamps cost extra? I've asked my suki's in Banawe and none of them have the fog lamps yet. TIA!

**wavecxs** · November 23rd, 2007 02:53 PM

8500 po ang quote sakin sa fog lamps, sa 3 dealers na napuntahan ko (signet, sta. rosa and pasig). balita ko ganon din sa cubao, i think pwede mapababa to sa 7.5K.

Based sa pagtanong tanong namin dati, halos pare pareho lang yung deal ng dealers e... hmmm... a little discount could be granted if you ask nicely hehe, saka ipag compete mo yung mga nakausap mong dealers. Nagkataon sa signet kami kumuha, the only reason is dahil malapit lang sa place namin at meron silang stock ng kulay na gusto namin...at madali sila kausap. What I can give you as a tip though is just to canvass for the best bank, have approval with them then saka ka na makipag usap sa dealers... thats what we did (nabasa kong tip dito sa tsikot.. thanks kung sino mag nag tip nun)

**crichton** · November 23rd, 2007 03:21 PM

Originally Posted by wavecxs

Sa mga nakakuha ng LX variant, just curius, anong brand ng tire naka kabit? I remember (if im not mistaken) when I was test driving the unit that it came with Kumho brand tires. The unit that we got came with Hankook Optimo brand/model. I remember reading a review complaining about the stock tire being noisy, having less grip etc.

After a couple of days driving, I would say that the stock tire's (hankook) performance of our unit is not that bad. I've tested it on wet asphalt road, tried it running at high speed (120+ kph) So iniisip ko lang, di kaya yung kumho tire yung subject for complain? o pareho lang ba yun ng hankook? ... o mababa lang standard ko sa tire performance? (please be honest, i wont be offended

)

comment naman sa hankook or kumho tires mga experts!

Hankook yung stock nun sa amin

So far no complains

**itlog na pula** · November 24th, 2007 12:42 AM

Originally Posted by crichton

yes, eto po yung sinasabi ko. meron sa ilalim ng seats ng 1st row and 2nd row

like wavecxs, this too is new to me. although siyempre wala pa yung unit namin. walang binanggit kasi yung salesman. only what i saw. pero kung ganun nga, i think it's a welcome, but at the same time, disconcerting piece of info. kasi kung floor level siya, hindi kaya yung dirt from the floor (coming from our shoes) will eventually make its way into the aircon system and create problems in the end?

**itlog na pula** · November 24th, 2007 09:09 PM

guys, check out this site in case you haven't seen it yet. you can design your carens. pero what got me excited are the accessories you can get for her. of course this is in uk i think. wish we had all these options available here... hay....

http://www.kia.co.uk/designMyCarens.asp?flash=true

from 17" wheels, lowering springs, tow bars, touch up paint, to roof luggage boxes. nakakatuwa!