i bought a brandnew inova G manual in 2005 sold it in 2008 and bought a brandnew kia carnival lx swb manual in 2008. My wife and i have 4 teenager kids. I had drove the innova to pagudpud and baguio. I had drove the kia carnival to camsur and baguio and we are from san fernando pampanga. Both are good family vehicles, easy to drive and maintain. Maintenance cost are comparable if under warranty ,but i would buy the parts and have it serviced outside casa afte warranty. The main advantage of Toyota is the brand recognition and value. I took a gamble shifting to kia carnival. The reason for the shift is my teenager kids grew up fast and the space for the innova became a problem. On long roadtrips there would be minimal trunk space for personal belongings. In the carnival we removed the middle seat in the second row since we need only 6 seats and used the space for access to 3rd row and additional luggage space. In the carnival my kids were more comfortable in long roadtrips because the seats can semirecline and the legroom was not crampy. The kia is also about a half foot wider than innova. The aircon vents also located top of each seat just like in an airplane. The kia has a more carlike ride with easier ingress/egress on the rear seats because of the wide sliding doors . In driving to areas like baguio sometimes i had a problem climbing steep slopes which i did not experience with the carnival. one thing i appreciated in the carnival is its ability to turn into "pick up" with a covered cargo area one you removed all the 5 rear seats. They are easy to remove but quite heavy to carry around. I was able to load a 3 seater heavy wood garden bench once. This feature proved very useful to me when i move some furniture or appliances around and i didn't have to borrow a pickup for this. I have been keeping the carnival for 6 years mostly for weekend family outings/long tips and have not had a problem except for minor repair for alternator and master clutch replacement, I used the innova 4 years (45000 kms) and the carnival for 6 years (63000 kms). I thought of replacing it because of its age but since it still fits perfectly for my family use , i decided to maintain it. It's a win/win option for both vehicles. At the end ot the day you will pick the vehicle that would perfectly fit to your family and personal needs.