Originally Posted by Mowerfreak
They should not have charged you for their careless mistake. They didn't coin the term stealership for nothing. I would never leave my servicing to one of these stealerships!!
Those Carnival people movers have a sweet V6 note to them.

Yes I agree.

The 2000's KIA Carnival actually has a version of the Rover KV6 that also went into the Land Rover Freelander.

Both cars have had a terrible reputation but in the case of the Freelander it was actually the 4 cylinder 1.8K that blew head gaskets because the thermostat was on the cold side to increase warmup times & meet the emissions rating so when the thermostat opened the coolant in the head was close to boiling & the shock of the cold water hitting it caused all sorts of problems. The V6 only does head gaskets if the plastic thermostat in the valley leaks & the owner doesn't check the coolant level.

The first generation Kia had manufacturing issues & most of the motors failed but the 2nd generation models from 2002 onward didn't have the same problem. And yes it's a beautiful sound with plenty of power!