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A June 2006 cost around $45K. Seems to be a good buy.Depreciation at only 6K.An Altis of the same age will cost near to $50K. Anyone out there driving a Kia caren? Care to share your experience?

is the new 2l caren a good buy for a family car? all comments welcome p.s how come they change it from a 1.8l to 2l? too heavy?

Hi everyone anyone got any comments on the above car? Wish, Stream and Freed is beyond my budget only the above is suited any comments?

A couple of days back happened to be a ubi area so went to test drive the new caren. Below are my comments although while reading this thread you will need to consider that this is the 1st 2L car i test drive so far. Looks ------- Sporty and slightly stylish. I'm actually not a fan of korean cars as i have visited their showrooms a couple of time to look at their cars but this new carean really have a veri sporty look. If u get it in carbon fiber black wah... drooling lao. Good news for those who are considering. The $500 extra u need to pay for the full leather and sports rim are actually wave off if u purchase the car now. *haha i sound like a saleman* Also for those bros/sis who like white, there are no extra charges involve. cool. The rear end of the car looks abit weird tho although if u have seen the concept drawings it is another drool factor. Car body ---------- The feeling when i open the driver door *i didnt test the other doors* is heavy as well as the bonnet *veri heavy*. i firmly believe that women and the elderly will have prob lifting the bonnet. The centre seats also needs some muscle if u need to collapse the seats to store bulky items. No problem with the rear seats tho. Interior ------------ Plus point is its quite spacious throughout the car, nice head clearance, got many compartments and full leather. The dashboard looks great, not like the old korean cars in fact u might be mistaken that u r actually sitting on an honda suv. Cool MP3 player with bluetooth function is also a plus point but thats juz some toys they thrown in. There are some cons tho, if u r a tall person or like to sit quite far from ur steering wheel then u might have some difficulty adjusting the seats to ur liking *i'm 1.7 and i like to sit far away while i drive*. Wheels --------- Promotions comes with 16in sports avanta rims but what i like abt the wheels is that it has rear disk brakes. *hey i'm sua kooo and i'm safety consious person* Test drive ------------- Finally the best part kekeke, engine start, pull footbrake yeb footbrake and starts to drive off. My initial feeling is like wow, i'm like a kid driving a lorry, prob maybe it was my 1st time driving another vehicle other then my own humble honda city. The car gave me my 1st surprise after i start to press on the gas padel. I expect a veri low torque feeling eg. press onli must wait for awhile before the car moves off but it was opp to my expection. The car was veri torquie. i'm impress with the initial move off. Nice. The surprise doesnt stop there, there are some more good and bad points i would like to bring out Also. Another good point of the car is that it is surprisingly mavurable! Cutting corners is ez and responsive. There is 1 time i 4got that i'm driving a caren but my own car and i made a sharp right turn. The car move surprisingly well although the sale guy was abit unhappy abt that The suspension was abit hard for those who are used to the soft type but for those who like it hard but yet slightly gentle this ride has it. My car uses tein suspension so it is slightly less bumpy then what i used to but i can still feel some bumps if u r crossing those bumpy roads. 1 bad point while testing this car tho. When i tried to floor the pedal, with onli two full grown men in the car, the car was unable to pick up speed which i expect it to do with such initial high torque. Its quite sluggish although i feel that with some fine tuning to the ECU i believe this car can do better. Please dont quote me on my last comment tho. FC ---- Not sure on paper is how much but the agent roughly round it up to 10Km/L depending on individual. Summary ---------- Nice car. I think Kia have outdone itself this time really and change some of my persepctive on korean make cars that many are negatively saying. 2L for SGD 63,999 b4 rebate is quite attractive. After rebate will be around 60k.

Anyone test drove the new Kia Caren 2L? any comments?

Thinking of getting the Kia Carens....Anyone bought it and can recommend his/her SE ? Thanks