2007 Kia Carnival Owners & Discussions Thread [Merged]

[Isuzoom]

JVC...production date 8/2007

[imperialv]

JVC...production date 8/2007

LX sa iyo right? ang naka install sa EX is CLARION.. Heheheh.. any plans of replacing it?

[Isuzoom]

LX sa iyo right? ang naka install sa EX is CLARION.. Heheheh.. any plans of replacing it?

yes LX...i'm happy na with JVC. magaling talaga power ng engine

[Mamar]

guys do you think mag lalabas kaya sila ng EX variant na M/T??

[Isuzoom]

maybe sa next shipment...but i am happy with the a/t.

[imperialv]

yes LX...i'm happy na with JVC. magaling talaga power ng engine

yep. the engine is really powerful. ano average mo city driving ? 7km/l?

guys do you think mag lalabas kaya sila ng EX variant na M/T??

baka siguro.. alam mo naman ang kia, naglabas sila ng LX na LWB.. BTW, bakit ayaw mo ng A/T? iba na technology ng A/T ngayon... IMHO, kapag nasanay ka sa A/T ayaw mo na bumalik sa M/T...

[Isuzoom]

I think my FC is more than 7km/li. i lightly pedal the accelator during city driving medyo mabigat ang carnival 2000kg ang weight. High way driving is more than 10km/li.

[mqavila]

Congrats on your new ride, bro Isuzoom!

[Isuzoom]

thanks mqavilla..... so far so good...the carnival really serves us well. my wife is happy she can drive the van just like a car and perfect for my kids..more space to jump around ...and carry all my cargoes with a lot of room to spare. Value for money family car? carnival is the answer.

[imperialv]

thanks mqavilla..... so far so good...the carnival really serves us well. my wife is happy she can drive the van just like a car and perfect for my kids..more space to jump around ...and carry all my cargoes with a lot of room to spare. Value for money family car? carnival is the answer.

oo nga value for money ang carnival... i just hope it has a better resale value in the future. the 1st gen has a really low resale value.

[Sheep]

quit worrying about the resale value of the car after all it came with a 3 year warranty...use it lets say for 5 years or more then dispose of it...by that time the mpv already paid for itself

we must accept the fact that vehicles aren't investments so if resale value would be a concern just get a pre owned vehicle or better yet buy yourself a lot after 5 years its value would appreciate hehehe

in the meantime just enjoy your kia
im enjoying mine...

when the time comes to sell my carnival ill gladly replace it with a new carnival again wooohooooo


cheers

[Sheep]

any of you guys changed their mags and tires?
any suggestions ?

[Isuzoom]

planning to uprade na? di ba LX model comes with steel rim lang? i don't know bakit alloy wheels ang sa unit ko. so i save mga 20k for upgrade sana.

[Isuzoom]

DRIVING REPORT....

after 2 weeks and 800 km...the carnival delivered all its promises...comfortable than our honda civic and more cargo space than our compact suv..crv and xtrail....changing kid's diapers inside the car is now an easy thing to do. hehehe
did i made the right decision getting the carnival? YES!!!

TIP....to all the future AUV buyers, visit a kia showroom and check out the carnival... read my post in this thread

[mqavila]

Hey, the Kia Carnival won the C! Magazine award for best Midsize People's Carrier! I watched the televised awards night the other day! Congrats, Kia Carnival!

[Isuzoom]

meron na ba roof rails for swb?

[imperialv]

meron na ba roof rails for swb?

check mo sa sering (tama ba spelling).. saw some kia carnival accessories there.

[Isuzoom]

where is sering?...what is your latest FC?

[9er]

Hello everybody! I'm a newbie here. Got my carnival lwb ex 2 weeks ago. I was originally getting an innova g because of budget constraints but my agent from kia pointed me towards a used carnival that was being sold by the owner of the kia dealership (and most of the other car dealerships) here in my area. The owner "barely used" it for about 3 months and the odometer reading was just almost 3200 km. They were selling it to me for 1.45 but i told them that the carnival was just really a dream car because it was really out of my budget. Eventually, i was able to haggle for it at 1.2 including other "perks".hehe

Do you guys thinks i got a fair deal? The car looks and feels, even smells, amazingly new. Most of the plastic wrapping are still intact infact. Like a dream come true for me and my family. so far we've been having a great time with our new car. My family, especially my three boys, really love it - what with its bells and whistles - the automatic feature of the doors is really a show stopper.

Anyway, this forum has been great! I'm learning a lot of new tips about the carnival (ex. i've already contacted angela of winterpine and placed an order for the avt ca 301). I'm am now looking for good accessories, especially a serviceable roof rack, as i'm also using the carnival for my business.

Regarding fc, i am currently doing about 14-16 km/l on highway driving, and from 7-10 city driving. I'm not sure if this is good enough? I've one question though, and i'd appreciate any help on this, my agent told me that the service schedule for the carnival is every 7500 km. is this correct? I've read somewhere in this thread (or was it the other sedona/carnival thread?) that i should stick to every 5000 km. but my agent is really insisting that it's every 7500 km as he said that the new diesel engines now are far more superior and advanced and doesn't really need as much servicing as the old ones. What do you guys think?

Hope a can share some more guys. That's it for now.


cheers,

9er

[Isuzoom]

saving 300k is not a fair deal.....it is a steal!!! congrats carnival is a mile ahead compare to toyota innova.

still 5000km for me.