2007 Kia Carens [ARCHIVE]

[battaglin]

Guys, pls help...

Except for the price (1500 vs 1000), is there much difference between an original Kia Carens rain visor-gutter and that which is bought from Banawe-Goldrich???

Sir, the visor I got for 1000php has a made in korea stamp and Carens embossed. I havent seen one from a Kia dealership. Pero chika sa akin nung saleslady may taga kia-novaliches(if I remember right) na suki siya bumibili regularly ng Carens accesories.
I think EGR would be better but would cost twice as much. Wala pa daw EGR brand visor for Carens according to the saleslady.

[vinrem]

Sir, the visor I got for 1000php has a made in korea stamp and Carens embossed. I havent seen one from a Kia dealership. Pero chika sa akin nung saleslady may taga kia-novaliches(if I remember right) na suki siya bumibili regularly ng Carens accesories.
I think EGR would be better but would cost twice as much. Wala pa daw EGR brand visor for Carens according to the saleslady.

Sir, baka same tayo ng rain visor, mine also have the korean and carens stamp on it, i got it here sa Bacolod for P1300.00. Try ko take pics tomorrow kung di busy, medyo busy lang kasi bumabawi lang ako sa family especially sa mga kids for the lost time when i was not here.

[bogart]

FYI to everybody.

Had my 2nd full tank just yesterday and computed my FC at 9.5 km/ltr. Mixed city/ highway driving.

The figure could have been higher if not for the usual Christmas traffic. I was spending longer hours on traffic than driving.

Just sharing my Fuel Consumption to everybody.

Had my 3rd full tank last Friday and computed my FC at 10.5km/ltr. Still mixed city/highway driving.

Now I'm satisfied w/ the consumption!

[yourman]

Hmmm.... on a different note, I just found out that the Innova E variant already has ABS? Hmmm... Is this feature really essential to safe driving? Now, I'm slightly peeved at Kia for removing this feature. To think, the Innova E variant previously didnt have this feature and now, they even added it to the 2008 model without any extra cost... as opposed to Kia removing a bunch of minor features... Bad Kia!!

i believe that the ABS is a very effective tool to avoid accidents due to abrupt braking. this is why almost all new vehicles are equipped with this plus the brake assist, electronic brake distribution and stability control. so the abs is really essential to safe driving. ever experienced before that when you slam on your brakes, the wheels are locked and the tires screech on the road? that's w/o abs. slamming on the brakes and yet maintain control on your vehicle and stopping abruptly w/o the common screech, thats ABS for you.

but what can we do if we really love the Carens, with or w/o ABS, we will still buy it..

[magnusthegreat]

If a guy buys a car with the plan to sale it, mahirap ibenta ang carens but they will be missing a lot. We carens owner are enjoying it because truly, IT IS A GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY CAR.

I don't know much about resale value but I am now in cebu and I see a lot of surplus sportage roaming around the city. If they are making a big fuss about the korean brand then why are people buying this surplus cars, and loving it. It is high time we filipino look for better performance cars rather than better resale value cars.

broooommmmmmmmmmmmmmm:car:

[mqavila]

Bro Vinrem and Bro Battaglin, would you mind posting pics of your Carens with the rain gutters? I already saw bro Pochie's pics but I would like other pics as well to help me decide if I want to install rain gutters when I get my Carens. Thanks!

[battaglin]

Bro Vinrem and Bro Battaglin, would you mind posting pics of your Carens with the rain gutters? I already saw bro Pochie's pics but I would like other pics as well to help me decide if I want to install rain gutters when I get my Carens. Thanks!

I'll try bro, it's my wife's main ride bringing the kids to school. I'm stuck with the bouncy suzuki jimny.

[itlog na pula]

ayan na naman yung issue ng resale value! I agree with most of the posters here, personal preference mo na lang yung resale value. yan din ang inisip ko before i bought the carens, and bottomline is, how can you buy something and at the same time think about selling it? ending nyan, wag ka na lang bumili...

+1 ako dito!

[vinrem]

Bro. mqavila, here are the pictures of the rain visors that i installed on my carens, sorry for the blurry or not so clear pictures.

[battaglin]

Bro. mqavila, here are the pictures of the rain visors that i installed on my carens, sorry for the blurry or not so clear pictures.

Yes sir, pareho lang sa akin.