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    WE ARE about to have a third child and my wife doesn't want the kids seated all in a row, and we want to be able to take extra passengers. After ruling out the Territory because it has virtually no boot space, and after researching other people-movers, we have narrowed it down to the Kia Grand Carnival. I'm looking at a base model 2008 or later, and there are a few 50,000km ex-rental 2008 models available for $30,000. If I stretched the budget I could buy a new 2009 model for about $37,000. The only difference is stability control became standard on the 2009 model. What do you think of the Grand Carnival? Should I stay away from the ex-rentals? Is stability control such a good feature that I should make sure I get one that has it?
    Answered by CarsGuide
    25 February 2010
    Graham Smith

    The Grand Carnival will seat eight, with space left over for luggage, but it's a big vehicle and that counts against it in terms of fuel consumption and agility. Having one with stability control would help keep it under control in an emergency, so I would suggest you go with the later model to ensure you get that feature. Should you decide the 2009 model is too much of a stretch, I wouldn't be too concerned about buying an ex-rental car; they have relatively low kilometres and are not the typical cars that are rented by people who beat them up. Even so, I would check them carefully, just to be sure you're not getting that one lemon that has been abused.

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