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Originally Posted by Mr.Boss Do you mind explaining this with some facts and figures? How many such concerns were already reported? |
I did find one more owner reporting disc and brake pad issues almost every 1000kms. He is not a demanding driver like me but his reporting of the issue looks too bad to believe it to be a quality issue....
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Originally Posted by kiku007 That's one hell of a stress testing outcome!
KIA should actually talk to you to understand how you managed to achieve this so they can improve their component testing procedures and I'm not kidding!
That's one hell of a powerful van. Take care and drive safe man! |
I did honestly confess my driving style to the service advisor who assessed my truck... What surprised both of us is that the disc was fine at 9k kms with the same driving style (recorded by the same Ass during 3rd service) and something went wrong in the next 3k. The ASS in Bangalore was very helpful and they were convinced that even with my driving style the disc should not have failed so early which is why they later reimbursed the cost of the discs 15 days after the replacement was done...
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Originally Posted by GTsunny Pl do not be disheartened by any comments. Pl take them positively. Everyone wants you to enjoy your ride, at the same time they want you to be careful so you don’t put your life and anyone else’s life in danger.
Also, pl keep us posted on the long-term ownership review of your luxury limousine. A friend of mine, he was looking to upgrade and this may be one of the options he had in mind.
Cheers ![Clapping](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/Clapping.gif) |
I haven't written any long-term ownership report yet since I am not capable of writing long, articulate reviews that BHPians write. But honestly, the Carnival is one hell of a beast I love to keep driving all day. Until now, I have not experienced any issue other than the disc warping, which I now feel is more of my problem than Kia's.
Pros
1. Great interiors, I would any day sacrifice a bit of Toyota's reliability for this quality of interiors.
2. Refined engine that is in service for about 15 yrs globally- should be fairly reliable..I am not the kind expecting 10 lacs on the odometer. Max 2 lacs is enough with Supreme comfort.
3. Good enough GC, even with my driving style my truck survived most bad roads - but we are just 2 adults and 2 kids, so that's definitely not the acid test.
4. Space - It's a house on wheels. I once loaded my truck with 6 large check-in bags, 2 cycles, 4 water cans, one baby cradle, 2 traditional wet grinding stones e.t.c.
5. 220 v socket is super useful. it helped me work from anywhere when I was on a long trip last year.
6. I get 9kmpl FE in the city and I get 12.7 kmpl max FE on the highway if I drive at night. during the day I get a max FE of 11.5 kmpl on the highway.
7. With my aggressive driving in the past I got 8kmpl on the highway, in the city, I am never aggressive, the truck achieved that much quite immediately after delivery.
8. It may be a van but there is no denying the fact that it has a great road presence and other drivers do make way when they notice the huge truck.
Cons
1. Coming to cons, the single biggest con is the high price of spares, possibly due to CKD route - imported spares. Example: One mirror costs 20k, front brake discs(pair costs 13k), or maybe all vehicles in this segment cost so much...
2. Kia ASS are clueless about this vehicle. They check with the plant, write to Kia about every problem since this vehicle is new in India.
3. Even as a 40 lac vehicle owner, we have to go through the service experience of a car maker who sells Sonet and Seltos alongside a 40 lac car. Little to no premium service experience, more so since they always assume it's the chauffeur waiting for the service, not the owner himself as is in my case.