2007 Kia Carens [ARCHIVE]

[master_chief711]

OT: bilib talaga ako sa CRDi ng Hyundai/Kia, may nakasabay akong Santa Fe sa NLEX kahapon, i tried outrunning it, pero ako yung nilusutan at iniwan!!! Normally ako yung lumulusot at nang-iiwan sa mga Fortuner at Innova eh (sila kasi madalas kong kasabay sa NLEX eh), this time around I got a dose of my own medicine!

[P0chie]

Sir Vinrem and J_Avonni sorry for my late reply....

I bought the chromes from my Kia dealer at Pasay wala kasi ako time to go to Malate so I have it delivered dito sa Quezon province, Total amount is approximately P8,500 for Door handle, Tail and Head Lamp cover and side mirror excluding shipment.

Mga sir mukhang medyo naghalohalo nga ah between 2007 and 2008 and I only knew this when I read the above post msg. I would assume that new model should be better than the previous one hindi yung binabawasan.

Mine is LX MT, 1st week of Dec 2007.
1. Keyhole is not illuminated
2. My foot break can be dis-engage by hand.
3. My keyless remote is the same as J_Avonni.
4. Mine does not have Cargo lights at the side, but has ceiling light at the 3rd row(slide control).
5. My control panel is gray.

[wavecxs]

pareho kami ng specs ni sir POchie, our unit is bought mid-week of November 2007.

dun sa brochure pati dun sa test-drive unit illuminated key-hole tapos nung kukunin na namin unit I just notice nung nasa bahay na na hindi illuminated, kaya medyo bad trip din ako nun. I mean, ok lang naman na walang key illumination ang nakaka asar e meron dati, tapos tinanggal. Ngayon ko lang nalaman na meron din palang cargo light at glove compartment light yung iba, tsk tsk... unfair! namention ko na sa signet to dati pero wala din nangyari.

[bluebeard]

Test-drove an LX manual model. Nice torque/power. Bought the 2008 EX model A/T aqua-blue. I am greatly satisfied with the power, comfort and safety feature of my KIA Carens EXCEPT for the AUTOLOCK mechanism. Unlike the Carens LX model or the Sportage, the Carens EX won't automatically lock/unlock the doors when you start/turn-off the engine. and if you forget to lock the doors, it also does not automatically lock when the car speed reaches 40-50 km/hr as vouched for by their sales people. Moreover, Alarm is armed only after 30-45 seconds unlike my old Toyota Revo and Honda Civic whose alarms are armed almost instantaneously upon pressing the lock remote. Haaaay... apparently, you can't have it all!
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[bogart]

Wow, magkaka-iba nga yung mga unit natin ah.

Anyway, here’s the details of my carens:

2.0 CRDI LX M/T, Volcanic Red
Ordered last week November 2007, delivered 2nd week December 2007

glove box light - none
black strap in glove box - none
cargo light - none
3rd row seat belt guide - none
rubber fins in console cupholder - yes
rubber fins in 3rd row cupholder - none
chrome exhaust tip - none
tow hook - none
spare tire cover - none
12v socket cargo area - yes
foot engage/ hand lever release parking brake - yes
dot matrix rear - yes (small portion only)
pockets behind front seats - yes (same material as the seats)
console aux port - none
12v socket console - yes
black plastic window trim - yes
color keyed side view mirror - no
color keyed door handle - yes
black inst panel - yes
keyhole lights - none (thought I had it)
central locking engages when you press the break pedal (after engine starts)
head unit - jvc 2 din kw-xc406, wma/ mp3 capable

here are some pics:

[mqavila]

Wow, magkaka-iba nga yung mga unit natin ah.

Anyway, here’s the details of my carens:

2.0 CRDI LX M/T, Volcanic Red
Ordered last week November 2007, delivered 2nd week December 2007

glove box light - none
black strap in glove box - none
cargo light - none
3rd row seat belt guide - none
rubber fins in console cupholder - yes
rubber fins in 3rd row cupholder - none
chrome exhaust tip - none
tow hook - none
spare tire cover - none
12v socket cargo area - yes
foot engage/ hand lever release parking brake - yes
dot matrix rear - yes (small portion only)
pockets behind front seats - yes (same material as the seats)
console aux port - none
12v socket console - yes
black plastic window trim - yes
color keyed side view mirror - no
color keyed door handle - yes
black inst panel - yes
keyhole lights - none (thought I had it)
central locking engages when you press the break pedal (after engine starts)
head unit - jvc 2 din kw-xc406, wma/ mp3 capable

Wow, it's really awesome to see that speedometer doing more than 140 kms/hr without even reaching 3000 rpm! THAT is power.

You know? Every time I see new pics of the Carens in a particular color, I end up loving that color! Bro bogart, red looks awesome! Hehehe. I really have to get my Carens already... otherwise, I'll go just crazy trying to decide the color that's right for me and my wife.

[master_chief711]

Wow, magkaka-iba nga yung mga unit natin ah.

Anyway, here’s the details of my carens:

2.0 CRDI LX M/T, Volcanic Red
Ordered last week November 2007, delivered 2nd week December 2007

glove box light - none
black strap in glove box - none
cargo light - none
3rd row seat belt guide - none
rubber fins in console cupholder - yes
rubber fins in 3rd row cupholder - none
chrome exhaust tip - none
tow hook - none
spare tire cover - none
12v socket cargo area - yes
foot engage/ hand lever release parking brake - yes
dot matrix rear - yes (small portion only)
pockets behind front seats - yes (same material as the seats)
console aux port - none
12v socket console - yes
black plastic window trim - yes
color keyed side view mirror - no
color keyed door handle - yes
black inst panel - yes
keyhole lights - none (thought I had it)
central locking engages when you press the break pedal (after engine starts)
head unit - jvc 2 din kw-xc406, wma/ mp3 capable

here are some pics:

for comparison lang, we bought the unit 3rd week of november 2007:

glove box light - yes
black strap in glove box - yes
cargo light - yes
3rd row seat belt guide - yes
rubber fins in console cupholder - yes
rubber fins in 3rd row cupholder - yes
chrome exhaust tip - yes
tow hook - yes
spare tire cover - yes
12v socket cargo area - yes
foot engage/ hand lever release parking brake - yes
dot matrix rear - yes (small portion only)
pockets behind front seats - yes (same material as the seats)
console aux port - none
12v socket console - yes
black plastic window trim - yes
color keyed side view mirror - no
color keyed door handle - yes
black inst panel - no (mine is gray)
keyhole lights - yes
central locking engages when you press the break pedal (after engine starts)
head unit - jvc 2 DIN (pero di ko alam model)

[mqavila]

for comparison lang, we bought the unit 3rd week of november 2007:

glove box light - yes
black strap in glove box - yes
cargo light - yes
3rd row seat belt guide - yes
rubber fins in console cupholder - yes
rubber fins in 3rd row cupholder - yes
chrome exhaust tip - yes
tow hook - yes
spare tire cover - yes
12v socket cargo area - yes
foot engage/ hand lever release parking brake - yes
dot matrix rear - yes (small portion only)
pockets behind front seats - yes (same material as the seats)
console aux port - none
12v socket console - yes
black plastic window trim - yes
color keyed side view mirror - no
color keyed door handle - yes
black inst panel - no (mine is gray)
keyhole lights - yes
central locking engages when you press the break pedal (after engine starts)
head unit - jvc 2 DIN (pero di ko alam model)

Hmmm.... it really seems like the 2007 model was a better deal than the 2008 model.

[magnusthegreat]

hi sir magnus, try mo yung LOW sa 0 lang then yung MID and HIGH +6. Pag medyo kulang ka sa BASS and pareho tayo model ng JVC, meron yang Super BASS setting, dun mo na lang adjust

Yeah, Sir Crichton, try ko uli, medyo sobra nga ang bass, thanks!

[vinrem]

for comparison lang, we bought the unit 3rd week of november 2007:

glove box light - yes
black strap in glove box - yes
cargo light - yes
3rd row seat belt guide - yes
rubber fins in console cupholder - yes
rubber fins in 3rd row cupholder - yes
chrome exhaust tip - yes
tow hook - yes
spare tire cover - yes
12v socket cargo area - yes
foot engage/ hand lever release parking brake - yes
dot matrix rear - yes (small portion only)
pockets behind front seats - yes (same material as the seats)
console aux port - none
12v socket console - yes
black plastic window trim - yes
color keyed side view mirror - no
color keyed door handle - yes
black inst panel - no (mine is gray)
keyhole lights - yes
central locking engages when you press the break pedal (after engine starts)
head unit - jvc 2 DIN (pero di ko alam model)

Same kami ni Master_Chief711 ng specs, kaso di ko napansin yung black strap in glove box kng meron (check ko pag-uwi ko this week sa pinas). What is dot matrix sa rear ???