2007 Kia Carens [ARCHIVE]

**mqavila** · April 22nd, 2008 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by Isuzoom

tawagin nyo na lang si garci.

No need for Garci bro! The Carens' lead in Autofocus is an honest-to-goodness result of the love, determination and effort of our fellow Tsikoteers who simply believe that the Carens is the best "Minivan" in the market today.

Take me, for example, I diligently vote for the Carens each and everyday as my first item on my agenda when I open my computer in the morning... :D

**mondot** · April 22nd, 2008 06:24 PM

Good day to all

Can somebody PLEASE HELP ME the exact PRESENT price of Carens CRDi M/T in Manila area....885K parin ba?..In our place it is already 917K...Dealer in Iloilo told us that the Manila price is 895 plus the freight and handling 22k which makes it 917..But if the present exact price in Manila is only 885K that means 32K was added

..They said I can take the unit my self in Manila and they will just book it for me.Surely it will not cost me more than 8k to travel the unit from manila to roxas city via Ro-Ro (break-in narin ng unit)
Confused lang talaga kasi first price na binigay nila was 907K that make it sense for 22K added as freight,I can live with that.But then the next time my wife visited for a test drive,they told her that it was not 907k but 917k

and that manila price is now 895k.

..
If we come to think of it,,just a few more cent then we can go for Innova G.But the again Innova is out of the picture,kasi kahit kaya ang price still we want the CAREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNSSSSSSSSSS....

So guys,gals,sir,boss,manager,bro,sis HEEEEEELP!!!!!!!
Thanks nga pala for this thread,,,if not for this words na nababasa ko dito I would never know how CARENS fits perfectly for us.
I'll be home by the end of this month,hoping that by your help peeps it would clean my cloudy mind.

Is it worthy to take the unit from manila or I will just go on with the local price??

**Isuzoom** · April 22nd, 2008 08:41 PM

sir mondot you are the customer pwede kang tumawad....getting a unit from manila will be more expensive. ask for a discount pera mo yan.

**Mschumacher** · April 23rd, 2008 01:24 AM

Originally Posted by Kape

I'm quite happy with the performance of the CRDi bro. I use the skyway a few times a week and getting to 140kph is not a chore at all. ooops ...over the limit yata yun ah

which also explains why I'm getting an FC of around 8. Mabigat ang paa eh ..sarap kasi ihataw.

How about you? Is the manual thriftier as claimed? Did you get the foglamps with switch incorporated with the rest of the head light controls?

Bro before ang fc ko e 8+ sa city, sa highway ko is 14+ and my mix is 11+, pero as of this time hindi pa ako nakapag fc check e. totoo yan ang sarap niyang ihataw napa 160 ko na nga yan in a breeze e. and ive talked to somebody na kumukuha ng 200 sa unit nila e.

Napa leather seats ko na din yun sa akin sa MG ko pinagawa e. la pa nga lang pics to post hehehe

.

Hindi pa nga pala ako nakakapagpapakabit ng foglamps la pa kasi sa budget e.

Ang dinagdag ko pa lang e pinatint ko buong unit ko. Guys sa mga gustong magpatint try niyo kay karrglas sa banawe. hanapin niyo si ricardo mabait kausap yun. bibigyan kayo ng okay na price.

**Mschumacher** · April 23rd, 2008 01:35 AM

Originally Posted by bannatiran

hi guys,

i'm just new here in tsikot forum. I hope i'm in the right thread.

i'm planning to buy Innova or Carens late this year and I would like to know some comparissons. budget is less than 900K and looking for the MT ones.

can you please give some comparisson from a KIA Caren to a Toyota Innova like:

exterior
interior
warranty
etc

thanks.

**SaKuRa** · April 23rd, 2008 08:28 AM

talagang may pahabol post pa before umalis.

next time u have budget, eh sa melissa shoes ko na mapupunta un :p hehehe nde sa foglamps

mag volunteer sana ako mag vote in yer behalf pero mukhang mag o online ka rin pagdating mo sa bora

adik sa pagpost

**mqavila** · April 23rd, 2008 09:12 AM

Originally Posted by Mschumacher

Bro before ang fc ko e 8+ sa city, sa highway ko is 14+ and my mix is 11+, pero as of this time hindi pa ako nakapag fc check e. totoo yan ang sarap niyang ihataw napa 160 ko na nga yan in a breeze e. and ive talked to somebody na kumukuha ng 200 sa unit nila e.

Napa leather seats ko na din yun sa akin sa MG ko pinagawa e. la pa nga lang pics to post hehehe

.

Hindi pa nga pala ako nakakapagpapakabit ng foglamps la pa kasi sa budget e.

Ang dinagdag ko pa lang e pinatint ko buong unit ko. Guys sa mga gustong magpatint try niyo kay karrglas sa banawe. hanapin niyo si ricardo mabait kausap yun. bibigyan kayo ng okay na price.

Can't wait to see your pics of your leather seatcovers bro! How much did it cost?When you had your windows re-tinted, did you have them remove the existing tint? The rear window defogger wasn't damaged naman? That's my main concern if and when I end up re-tinting my upcoming Carens... If I remember correctly, bro itlog na pula posted here that what he simply did was to have them place the new tint on top of the existing tint to avoid the possibility of damaging the defogger...

**Kape** · April 23rd, 2008 10:05 AM

Looks like much of the FC figures depend largely on who's driving it

The CRDi Carens really teases you to floor it more often. So much torque! So tempting heheh

On this issue of GOOD and BAD diesel, can anyone enlighten us diesel fans where the GOOD/BAD diesel are?

I used to have a Caltex Starcard so I load up my Crosswind only with Caltex diesel. It's been 5 years with no incident. I also added biodiesel regularly until the 1% mandated add-on was introduced.

For the Carens, so far it's been Caltex, Petron and Shell. Are these safe sources?

**bannatiran** · April 23rd, 2008 10:24 AM

* mschumacher

thanks for the info.

so for the Carens, softer suspension (like a girl ride daw)

and no ABS but powerful on a dsl. For the LX 2.0 CRDi, what are the ammenities not included compared to the EX? Kasi ang ganda nung mga nasa KIA Website eh. may nabasa ako na hindi ata same yung mga ammenities compared to the ones they sell in Europe... is this true?

I used to drove an Innova dsl 2.0 (i think not yet a D4D) during our bicol trip and here in Manila and I feel it underpowered on the 1st and 2nd gear.. the handling when you're in high speed and cornering is so good and the breaking system is so smooth maybe because of the ABS.

any news if they will introduce the ABS to Carens late this year or early next yr?

**tidus1203** · April 23rd, 2008 10:37 AM

Add ko lang that ABS has no impact in brake performance. ABS is only activated on hard breaking so you can steer the wheels and it won't lock.

**bannatiran** · April 23rd, 2008 11:58 AM

ok. i'm just a newbie to cars. so ABS has no use during cornering (hit the brake before you enter a corner) unless you do the sudden stop?

**bingski** · April 23rd, 2008 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by Mschumacher

Ang dinagdag ko pa lang e pinatint ko buong unit ko. Guys sa mga gustong magpatint try niyo kay karrglas sa banawe. hanapin niyo si ricardo mabait kausap yun. bibigyan kayo ng okay na price.

How much inabot ang full tint? I'd like to have it done especially right now summer season. By the way, do you know Bong from Kia Libis? Sya kse SA ko, very helpful sya.

**tidus1203** · April 23rd, 2008 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by bannatiran

ok. i'm just a newbie to cars. so ABS has no use during cornering (hit the brake before you enter a corner) unless you do the sudden stop?

Yes ABS is a safety feature rather than an enhancement of sorts. Its more of allowing you to steer the car during hard breaking to avoid the car, person. or thing at the front due to locking of the wheels.

**mqavila** · April 24th, 2008 08:41 AM

My car was banned the other day (number coding) so I stopped at Shell along C-5 northbound (immediately before the Kalayaan intersection) on my way home and waited there until I could safely proceed (lifting of coding at 7pm). While I was there and in the span of around 30 minutes, I counted five Carens that zoomed by along C-5...

Two white LXs;
One black LX;
One silver LX; and
One aquablue EX.

Hehehe... a nice way to pass the time... ;)

**magnusthegreat** · April 24th, 2008 07:13 PM

My brother-in-law had his new carnival installed with a universal timer delay, I was thinking of putting one myself coz I drive really fast and at great distance and a couple of times i forgot to cool down my engine. What is your opinion about this gadget?.... will it void the warranty? Sir, ace8tan, what is the stand of Kia on this?

Shall I install one myself?

**flat_four_fan** · April 24th, 2008 08:09 PM

Hindi ba parang misleading yund ad ng kia carens sa dyaryo? 5 star rating daw sa NHTSA crash tests sa america. Pero yung ginamit na Carens sa test na yon ay equipped ng dual airbags, side airbags at curtain airbags. Samantalang yung carens natin dito (yung top of the line) ay ay equipped lang ng driver side airbag. Hindi ba parang panloloko yun...

**bogart** · April 24th, 2008 11:15 PM

grabeh na sa haba ng thread na ito ah!

long live carens!!

by the way, my crdi lx m/t carens is nearing the 5k mark.

My FC is at a steady 10.5 km/ltr average. Mixed city-highway driving yan. It went up to 14km/ltr during one of my long ride to subic and went to a low 8.9 km/ltr during the visita iglesia last holy week, due mainly to "walang patayan ng makina" during church stop-overs.

regarding the carens club, can we set a mini eb, say in the fort on May 1, 4pm-ish?

**oiixdaii** · April 24th, 2008 11:29 PM

Hi po

Baka po alam ninyo differences nung mga iba't ibang variants di ko po kasi alam saan may Kia na malapit. Thanks

**mqavila** · April 25th, 2008 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by oiixdaii

Hi po

Baka po alam ninyo differences nung mga iba't ibang variants di ko po kasi alam saan may Kia na malapit. Thanks

You can go to the Kia website to find out the locations of their dealers bro:

http://philippines.kia-global.com/

As for the differences: there are only two variants for the Carens: the LX and the EX (both variants are also offered in gas or CRDi versions)...

Both variants have either a 2.0L CVVT gas engine or a 2.0L CRDi VGT diesel engine (whichever you prefer). Further, both have amenities such as power windows, power door locks, keyless entry, 2-DIN stereo (although the actual model of the HU differs between the EX and the LX), a whole bunch of cupholders, cubbyholes, etc.

The differences:

1. LX has 15" steel rims with hubcaps while EX has 16" alloy wheels
2. EX has foglamps, LX does not
3. EX has roof rails, LX does not
4. LX has color-keyed door handles and side mouldings while EX has chrome door handles and side mouldings
5. LX has black side mirrors while EX has color-keyed side mirrors
6. EX has chrome accents on its front radiator grille while LX does not
7. The upholstery of the seats in both variants are different (not sure how to describe it)
8. EX has driver-side airbags while LX does not

What else did I miss?

**mqavila** · April 25th, 2008 09:19 AM

Originally Posted by flat_four_fan

Hindi ba parang misleading yund ad ng kia carens sa dyaryo? 5 star rating daw sa NHTSA crash tests sa america. Pero yung ginamit na Carens sa test na yon ay equipped ng dual airbags, side airbags at curtain airbags. Samantalang yung carens natin dito (yung top of the line) ay ay equipped lang ng driver side airbag. Hindi ba parang panloloko yun...

Actually, I thought about that as well...

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