Finally we decided to sell our Sorento and upsize to a Carnival without even waiting until Stinger is available for test drive at the showroom. With this type of travel, Carnival ticks most of the boxes. Most of places we went to were manageable in 2WD mode. In the 7 years of Sorento ownership, its AWD was rarely needed. It clearly became more difficult for me to keep the idea of buying a Stinger after this test drive. When third row is folded down, an even larger space appears. We can put unfolded pram behind the third row and still have enough space for a week’s groceries. Both have identical 2.2L turbo diesel engine. Apart from being a larger vehicle, it felt similar to driving a Sorento. We organized a test drive in a diesel SLI. I suspect it is also the main reason to most private buyers who ended up in this segment, when SUV is not quite right. We regularly need 7 seats and lack of luggage space is a known problem when all seats are taken. Unexpectedly, my wife suggested to upgrade the Sorento to a Carnival with very logical reasons. A personalized number plate was even bought for this plan. Last year, after reading and watching some reviews, I wanted to buy a Kia Stinger as ‘the nice car’ to accompany our 2010 Sorento in the garage. head unit when it is turned off but changing out of reverse gear it turns on and loud. Some things we would like to see improved: automatic doors and boot all can be controlled from the drivers seat. the boot she can fit the five kids and a load from costco. Sensor goes off when reversing out of the driveway if there is a car coming. It does go through front tyres, but it is a heavy car.Īs a car person (five cars currently in my ownership) I truly enjoy driving our Kia Carnival as it does not feel like a van and is enjoyable. We have in 2 years of ownership had the interior lights fail twice and a split CV boot. Also the head unit is tempremental and doesnt always do as you ask. A replacement key (we found ours in the end) was quoted at $1,000 as control the doors and boot. The only flaws are Kia argue each and every warranty item you ask to be fixed, some they just flat out say NO. We now average 14L/100k, but initially was 18-20L/100, My only regret is purchasing the petrol not the diesel model as it is thirsty in start and stop traffic of the school drop off. We have removed the centre seat from the middle row to allow ease of access for the kids to the third row. With a test drive and looking over the model variants were sold on the platimum with the automatic doors, LED head lights, heated and cooled seats. With the absolutely huge boot which fits a pram, our sons special needs walker, shopping and bags, we were quickly impressed. We looked at the Mercedes Vans but too pricey, the Tarago but really wasnt as family friendly as either the Honda Ossey or then we saw a Kia. But with such a small boot, it is not suited to a young family with a pram and the daily grind. My daily driver is an 8 seater Landcruiser 200 series. We had a Mercedes G元50 7 seater, but with the cost of ongoing maintenance and the kids climbing around inside it, we though it was time for a van for my wife.
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