I bought a Kia Carnival secondhand. It's a 2001 TDI. I have never had any major problems with it besides small things that must be repaired. It is by far the best vehicle I have ever bought, and I am proud of owning a Korean vehicle.
I purchased a second hand 2000 Kia Carnival 7 months ago. Had done 214,000km and drove really nice.
Had no knowledge of the problems they had, and once we got the car, had to get a few things like timing fixed, but even then it drove fine.
Just last week the engine with died no warning. The mechanic has said it is going to be around $4000 to fix, but we are putting a Mitsubishi engine in it, as it will be more reliable, rather than putting in another Kia engine.
Anyway, thought I might mention it for others out there.
I have a 2001 Kia Carnival, no real problems for 155,000 kms, but traces of oil appearing in coolant expansion container. Aware that considerable number of Carnivals have had this low mileage problem, leading to complete engine seizure, and denials by Kia that there is a problem. Tossing up what to do - buy another car (non-Kia) or replace engine, reportedly for about $9,000.
Could some-one tell me more about replacing the Kia engine with one from Mitsubishi, and rough cost.
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