Kia Carnival Minivan

[dareo]

They look quite a bit different in person than the photos Kia puts out.

 

[tyman]

Good looking for a minivan. But can't hardly see it in that god awful paint color.

Now you can see it:

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I don't mind the color nearly as much as the giant freaking hockey stick gray plastic piece in the back window. jfc

 

[PF52]

All it needs now is a descent set of wheels

Not to worry. They'll go up AND downhill equally well.

 

[dareo]

I don't mind the color nearly as much as the giant freaking hockey stick gray plastic piece in the back window. jfc

Style and colors are subjective but this trim piece looks good in person, in my opinion. It has a 3d stamped real metal look to it that really gives some detail to a bland side of a van canvas.

But who cares how it looks? Its a minivan, even if its the best looking of the bunch, so what!

 

[CKN]

Style and colors are subjective but this trim piece looks good in person, in my opinion. It has a 3d stamped real metal look to it that really gives some detail to a bland side of a van canvas.

But who cares how it looks? Its a minivan, even if its the best looking of the bunch, so what!

I would agree it's the best looking mini van for sale right now. But this is BITOG..haters are going to hate and the Crown Vic reigns supreme.

 

[UG_Passat]

They tried it to give it rugged SUV styling cues... sort of like what Mazda did with the MPV in the past

 

[CKN]

If I didn’t know the brand, I would quickly be more complimentary. Plastic aside, it looks slick. Similar language as the new yukons, to my eye.

a friend of mine just had her santa fe towed a long distance with nothing found but “software glitch.” She said it also gives regular executable errors on the nav display. They need a replacement minivan due to an ailing odyssey, but after 2 Kia products are done with them for now.

Think about that statement for a while. You fit right in here on BITOG!

 

[tyman]

Style and colors are subjective but this trim piece looks good in person, in my opinion. It has a 3d stamped real metal look to it that really gives some detail to a bland side of a van canvas.

But who cares how it looks? Its a minivan, even if its the best looking of the bunch, so what!

I'm sorry you have horrible taste but you're right, it is subjective. Subjectively awful.

 

[dareo]

I'm sorry you have horrible taste but you're right, it is subjective. Subjectively awful.

Just curious have you seen these vans up close and in person or are you just insulting them based on internet pictures?

Also would you have that trim be simply black instead?

 

[tyman]

Just curious have you seen these vans up close and in person or are you just insulting them based on internet pictures?

Also would you have that trim be simply black instead?

Wife and I test drove one as part of our research before buying our van, so yes. And yes, just black.

 

[dareo]

Wife and I test drove one as part of our research before buying our van, so yes. And yes, just black.

I can respect your opinion. What van did you end up going with?

 

[tyman]

I can respect your opinion. What van did you end up going with?

Newer Honda Odyssey. The magic sliding 2nd row is what sold the wife on it. I wanted a new sienna hybrid but eh.

 

[fisher83]

I like it. If I were in the market for a minivan this would be a contender for sure.

 

[dareo]

Newer Honda Odyssey. The magic sliding 2nd row is what sold the wife on it. I wanted a new sienna hybrid but eh.

I like the mechanicals and interior of the odyssey a lot, but the lines on the side were/are a style deal breaker for me. Sienna hybrid is nice inside too. At the time Siennas fuel economy advantage wasn’t much, but now that fuel is going up daily and in the $4s its more significant. I dont like the new siennas over styled sidelines either but i rank it above the honda visually. Pacifica is a nice looking van.

 

[tyman]

I like the mechanicals and interior of the odyssey a lot, but the lines on the side were/are a style deal breaker for me. Sienna hybrid is nice inside too. At the time Siennas fuel economy advantage wasn’t much, but now that fuel is going up daily and in the $4s its more significant. I dont like the new siennas over styled sidelines either but i rank it above the honda visually. Pacifica is a nice looking van.

Yeah, as long as it isn’t god awful looking or crazy outlandish silver/gray hockey stripes on the side, to me, it’s a minivan. I don’t really care. And yeah the newer Pacificas are nice looking but unfortunately that’s about all they having going for them. (Neither the wife nor I would ever by a Chrysler vehicle and there’s very few Dodge vehicles I would buy.)