2007 Kia Carnival Owners & Discussions Thread [Merged]

[King12]

Smart Choice!!! I am sure you will enjoy driving the van on the weekends with the family... I am hoping that mine will be ready by Friday!!!!

[DacoTyan]

I am curios about the turning radius of the new LWB Carnival as compared to the previous model. Is the new one more manuverable?

Thanks.

[yourman]

i think there is little space for MPVs here in the country. With the price of the carnival almost the same with the SUVs in the market, buyers are more inclined to get SUVs over MPVs.. and if ever there is a need for a van in the family, buyers are inclined to get the full size vans like the starex or hiace.

probably this explains why i still dont see a lot of carnivals in the streets even if the new carnival is well worth it..

[pup2]

I think it's more about the Kia Pride stigma and the lower ground clearance rather than the size. The current model Starex only seats 6-8 comfortably but our streets are full of them aren't they? I myself am only waiting for feedback on medium-term performance for this model should the new grand starex not come out with a smaller version.

[impulzz]

saw one at the shop the other day, parang ang sikip ng 3rd row. parang mas maluwag ang 3rd ng innova.

[yourman]

saw one at the shop the other day, parang ang sikip ng 3rd row. parang mas maluwag ang 3rd ng innova.

sorry to disagree sir, but the legroom and headroom of the 3rd row seats of the carnival is bigger than the innova's... i tried them both..

[King12]

Hi to all,

Have now had my kia carnival EX (LWB) for over a week... and the van is fantastic... travelled 450Km and my gas consumption was at 7.5km/ltr. (city driving and 1 trip to batangas from Makati, still in traffic cause of the long 3 day weekend).. that is with a full load 6 adults and 3 kids with full trunk, if you want to call it that. thats another great feature, i was able to load all the laugage plus the kids toys!!!..

Van drives like a car.. very good handling and you feel very safe inside (van is made very well, no cheap stuff here...) suspension was great not hard and not too soft. Power was not a concern. Going up the Batulao road and up the Sta Rosa road was a breeze. Speed also not a problem as I hit 120kph on the skyway (briefly only) but the van could go faster (kids in the car so I stopped at 120kph) Safety 1st!!! Plus all the bells and whistles of power doors and tailgate makes you feel good.
Anybody else there with a new CRDI kia carnival??? Share your experience...
Next trip is a Roro to Boracay this coming long weekend!!!!!!!!

[King12]

Forgot to mention that the engine of the kia carnival is very quite for a diesel engine even if its a 2.9ltr... The inside of the car was very quite and could here every noise the kids...

Over all I would rate the new CRDI Kia Carnival a 4 1/5 stars (based on the C! mag rating system of 5 stars).

Hope the engine will not give me trouble in the future. Its a CRDI so it should be good just like the Starex.

Cheers!!!!

[mikey177]

Congratulations on your new ride, King12. please continue to give us feedback on the new Carnival, especially after you're past the break-in period.

[alwayz_yummy]

yup looking forward on your posts king12!

[King12]

Will do just that...

On the turning radius (forgot who posted the question): Its great, much better than the old sedona. Like I said it feels and drives like a car. I often forget that I am driving a van...

will post again after my roro trip to boracay!!!!!!!!!!

[King12]

Will do just that...

On the turning radius (forgot who posted the question): Its great, much better than the old sedona. Like I said it feels and drives like a car. I often forget that I am driving a van...

will post again after my roro trip to boracay!!!!!!!!!!

[King12]

Will do just that...

On the turning radius (forgot who posted the question): Its great, much better than the old sedona. Like I said it feels and drives like a car. I often forget that I am driving a van...

will post again after my roro trip to boracay!!!!!!!!!! have

[King12]

Will do just that...

On the turning radius (forgot who posted the question): Its great, much better than the old sedona. Like I said it feels and drives like a car. I often forget that I am driving a van...

will post again after my roro trip to boracay!!!!!!!!!! have a

[King12]

Will do just that...

On the turning radius (forgot who posted the question): Its great, much better than the old sedona. Like I said it feels and drives like a car. I often forget that I am driving a van...

will post again after my roro trip to boracay!!!!!!!!!! have a great

[King12]

Will do just that...

On the turning radius (forgot who posted the question): Its great, much better than the old sedona. Like I said it feels and drives like a car. I often forget that I am driving a van...

will post again after my roro trip to boracay!!!!!!!!!! have a great weekend to

[King12]

Will do just that...

On the turning radius (forgot who posted the question): Its great, much better than the old sedona. Like I said it feels and drives like a car. I often forget that I am driving a van...

will post again after my roro trip to boracay!!!!!!!!!! have a great weekend

[King12]

Will do just that...

On the turning radius (forgot who posted the question): Its great, much better than the old sedona. Like I said it feels and drives like a car. I often forget that I am driving a van...

will post again after my roro trip to boracay!!!!!!!!!! have a great long 4day weekend to all....

[King12]

Sorry for the multi posts!!! don't know what happened...

[King12]

Hello again to all... Had another great trip on my new Kia carnival EX LWB (CRDI).. As mentioned before I would post my personal non professional experience on my roro trip to boracay.

Here goes. another successfull and fantastic trip on my all new Kia carnival!!! Went to Bora on my new carnival with my family and my wife's barangay! Ha ha ha!! (she will kill me for saying that).. Going there was not to bad with only 5 adults and 3 kids (ages 5, 2, and 8 months).. But Coming Back was a test of the cars power and load capabilities. I had 8 adults and 3 kids!!!!!.... But the Carnival handled this with out a problem on power... Trunk was full and I did not even need to load anything on the roof (great trunk space, make that unbelievable!!!)

Speed and power was not a problem, the problem was me thinking I was still driving my mazda 3(1.6) even with the full load... I would over take cars like I was in a sports car until my wife and mother in law would remind me that I am in a van and with my kids... The van makes you feel that secure on the road, as handling is also fantastic.

for the whole trip we traveled about 750km (including a few days in makati) and the gas consumption was excellent at below 9km/ltr. Remember my carnival was fully loaded with pax and cargo not to mention that we had to wait for about 2 hours at the dock in the car w/ the airconditioning on waiting for our ferry to arrive.(we missed the 1st ferry out of roxas mindoro that day)

Over all I am very very pleased with the kia carnival EX... It has exceeded all my expectations in a van.. Its very powerful, fuel economy is great, handling is fantastic, space is very generous and you can feel the great quality they put on the van.. (except for the apholstery)

Now I hope the engine lives up to its CRDI cousin, the Starex, as being very very reliable!!!!

Any new Kia carnival owners out there? Please share your experience here as I would like to know if I'm going crazy or exaggerating things here. ha ha ha..