The Kia Sedona/Carnival Thread [ARCHIVE]

[armanski]

peeps,

just new here. My family plans to buy the sedona and indeed your experiences on the rides helped me. I have read some of your attestment though have not completed reading them all (as I'm just using a dial-up).

According to the agent, what is available now is the sedona RS/LS, both using 2.5L KR V6 engine. Anyone here who has owned one? Big difference ba when compared to the previous diesel engine? Overall din, since dami nang nabago from the previous carnival model, and now the sedona, may big difference din ba?

Hope you can help me... or point me to the right page/link.

Thanks and kudos to all.

[diesoline]

welcome to tsikot, armanski.

most guys in this thread have diesel carnivals. only a couple or so posters have the v6 model. a guy i had small talk with over at wheels (he and i were having our cars serviced) said that his sedona v6 is a bit thirsty on the fuel. overall, he was also happy with his unit but he said he would have opted for the diesel if it were available. anyways, try asking the wheels agents handling kia to confirm mikey177's balita that they will be stocking crdi sedonas next month.

anyways, keep checking this thread. baka a v6 owner might post his/her comments on the car sooner or later.

kiamotors

[bisoy]

had my 2nd full tank yesterday and my first time to log my fuel consumption.... 5.73km/L. dnt u guys think this is a bit thirsty? although im guilty of keeping the van on idle while naka aircon for the kids. so minsan mga 10mins to as long as 30mins naka idle lang with the aircon on. what are your experiences? ano ba fuel consumtion nyo?

[DacoTyan]

had my 2nd full tank yesterday and my first time to log my fuel consumption.... 5.73km/L. dnt u guys think this is a bit thirsty? although im guilty of keeping the van on idle while naka aircon for the kids. so minsan mga 10mins to as long as 30mins naka idle lang with the aircon on. what are your experiences? ano ba fuel consumtion nyo?

I get about the same mileage as you do as my daily commute lasts only about 10 mins in moderate traffic. Frequent braking, speeds less than 50kph, short short trip makes for lousy mileage.

[DacoTyan]

an agent for kia once told me that too. it is apparently a ploy to push sales of whatever they have in stock. when i was looking for a diesel carnival late 2003, the agent told me that columbian motors won't be importing diesel sedonas until their inventory of sedona v6s are nearly sold out.

Yeah... maybe they're preparing to release the 2006 model.

[rodski]

Hello Guys,

I just heard from Kia QA that all Carnivals that reach 70K km are required to have there timing belt changed. There was a service note release a few weeks back becasue of failures in indonesia and malaysia of the timing belt above 70K km. So I'll have to have my carnival serviced for that before the 90KKm schedule. 67k km na ang carnival ko.

tnx

Rodski

[armanski]

Thanks diesoline for the quick tips. Indeed, nakatutok na ko dito to find out the advantages if getting the v6. I actually tried inquiring if the diesel variant will be available... which they say it won't (btw, sa SIGNET mandaluyong ito).

I will try asking sa ibang dealers if this case is true. Tama nga kayo, yung sa Makati is really not that helpful... pero itong sa Mandaluyong, mukhang helpful naman and even offered some freebies. This i have to see kung ma-sustain niya until the end

[bisoy]

Hello Guys,

I just heard from Kia QA that all Carnivals that reach 70K km are required to have there timing belt changed. There was a service note release a few weeks back becasue of failures in indonesia and malaysia of the timing belt above 70K km. So I'll have to have my carnival serviced for that before the 90KKm schedule. 67k km na ang carnival ko.

tnx

Rodski

i jst remembered talking to the service manager here in kia cdo (sterling motors)... he said he already has cases of failed oil chain and timing belt gone snap. so he said he advises na papalitan ito at 60t kms for the first gen carnival daw. one instance happend at 55k kms lang daw pero puro long drives. yung isa naman mga 80k kms. whew.... nakaktakot rin pala ito. mine is already at 51k kms. siguro sa 55k kms, ipapa change ko na. at least may peace of mind na ako. although puro short drives lang ako.

i jst want to remind u guys to also change/drain ur transmission oil from time to time. this is one of the most neglected PMS and it kills your trasnmission!

[e_chen]

Hello Guys,

I just heard from Kia QA that all Carnivals that reach 70K km are required to have there timing belt changed. There was a service note release a few weeks back becasue of failures in indonesia and malaysia of the timing belt above 70K km. So I'll have to have my carnival serviced for that before the 90KKm schedule. 67k km na ang carnival ko.

tnx

Rodski

Thanks Rodski for that. But would this be a defect that KIA as a company should address inclusive of the cost involve? Tanong lang baka makalusot and as a group eh maka-claim....

[eggman]

Yeah... maybe they're preparing to release the 2006 model.

parating na yung new Sedona this December at nasa 1M lang price target nila.2.5 at 2.9 CRDi ang engines na available.panay RS gas nalang ang nasa dealers ngayon.