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is serena 7 seater are good vans?
Posted: May 8th, 2012, 10:09 am
by Odessy
do they have any problems within the 3 or 5 yrs range
maintence, quality ,reliable an so on.
feed back on these plz, looking to purchase 1 and where to buy them thx
Re: is serena 7 seater are good vans?
Posted: May 8th, 2012, 10:42 am
by zanemo
first check for availability of parts.... then check for online reviews
Re: is serena 7 seater are good vans?
Posted: May 8th, 2012, 12:16 pm
by wagonrunner
Uncle has a 3rd generation going into its 5th year. So far no issues.
Very reliable, usual maintenance.
One like this.

I like it. It's a little low when we're all in it though, but we aren't light.
Re: is serena 7 seater are good vans?
Posted: May 24th, 2012, 12:03 am
by Gts limited
yes they are good vans
Re: is serena 7 seater are good vans?
Posted: May 26th, 2012, 3:52 pm
by black start
Yup decent van- adequate space, comfortable ride, not to bad on fuel either and FU parts readily available if you speaking of FU.
Re: is serena 7 seater are good vans?
Posted: June 4th, 2012, 12:35 am
by wagonrunner
WTF was the intention with that group?
bess dey say from datsun - nissan, and dun.
Re: is serena 7 seater are good vans?
Posted: June 4th, 2012, 12:43 am
by eliteauto
the one issue I was told some have is with overheating (taxi drivers), a problem easily fixed with an upgraded radiator and fans
Re: is serena 7 seater are good vans?
Posted: June 4th, 2012, 12:48 am
by wagonrunner
never met it in this.
Kia carens however, *goes to raise bonnet and plug in extractor fan.*
Re: is serena 7 seater are good vans?
Posted: June 4th, 2012, 12:52 am
by black start
eliteauto wrote:the one issue I was told some have is with overheating (taxi drivers), a problem easily fixed with an upgraded radiator and fans
or aftermarket thermostat with lower activation temp
Re: is serena 7 seater are good vans?
Posted: October 25th, 2012, 2:11 pm
by civicious
^^what about if you just take out the thermostat altogether?
Re: is serena 7 seater are good vans?
Posted: October 25th, 2012, 2:31 pm
by black start
civicious wrote:^^what about if you just take out the thermostat altogether?
this has been discussed thoroughly and there are varying view. run a search to find he thread
Me personally, I would leave my car the way it came from the manufacturer. Remember a lot of thought was put into the design of the car and the engine by the engineers/designers and most likely they had a fair idea about what they were doing. I could put my faith in there hands with respect to this thermostat issue

Re: is serena 7 seater are good vans?
Posted: October 26th, 2012, 12:06 am
by wagonrunner
lost soul wrote:eliteauto wrote:the one issue I was told some have is with overheating (taxi drivers), a problem easily fixed with an upgraded radiator and fans
or aftermarket thermostat with lower activation temp
lost soul wrote:civicious wrote:^^what about if you just take out the thermostat altogether?
this has been discussed thoroughly and there are varying view. run a search to find he thread
Me personally, I would leave my car the way it came from the manufacturer. Remember a lot of thought was put into the design of the car and the engine by the engineers/designers and most likely they had a fair idea about what they were doing. I could put my faith in there hands with respect to this thermostat issue

Exactly.
a quicker opening thermo, and no thermo have the same result. The coolant does not stay in block long enough to dissipate heat.
If you have other problems, the thermostat is not the fix.