I have to say, there are more negatives than positives, but here's my +ve's :-
Based on late 2001 phase II 2.9 CRDI SE in ruby metallic
- Cheap : I bought mine out of warranty and despite the fact its cost me about £1500 in one year to fix, I did only pay £6400 for it in Aug-05. Most of the £1500 has been spent on things that were destined to go wrong anyway, so now I just want a few trouble free years to make up for it.
- Huge cabin space : Bags of room inside, plenty of leg room.
- Good tow car : This is
really why I bought mine. I needed an MPV due to 3 kids, but I'm a bit anti-4x4
. The Sedona has the mass of a 4x4 and the 2.9ltr engine has the grunt to tow, but because there's less running gear the mpg is better than the nearest equivilent 4x4. We also run a small diesel hatch as a workhorse and save using the Sedona until we are travelling as a family ...or towing!!
- External looks : note the distinction as the interior is crumby. The outside looks smart enough though.
- Rear heater & a/c : Good idea...whats the point of everthing blasting out of the dash when rear pessengers are 10' behind.
- Seating arrangment : Although KIA have now dropped this 2-2-3 format and followed the 2-3-2 crowd, I prefer the two middle captain chairs. In the 2-3-2 layout , from prior experience I always had trouble with my kids as a) its impossible and deadly to put 3 kids alongside each other
and b) nobody would ever sit in the back as they were 'closed in'. The only way it worked for me was loosing the central seat and having 2-2-2 layout.
...well thats my +ve's. Shame I've got 3x the amount of -ve's
What Do You LIKE About Your Carnival/Sedona?
My Rio was the same & also had THREE baby hooks in the back as standard. Here you get 3 or 4 mount-points but only one hook is compulsory.
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