2007 Holden Captiva Diesel
March 2, 2007 by Alborz Fallah
Holden has expanded the Captiva SUV lineup with the introduction of a Diesel’s 2.0-litre common rail turbo diesel engine. The Diesel variant is yet another indication that Australians are warming up to Diesel engines. The new Diesel Captiva produces 110 kilowatts of peak power at 4000rpm and 320 Newton metres of torque at 2000rpm and it complies with Euro IV emission standards.
The Captiva Diesel will be available in a five-speed manual or five-speed automatic transmission with Active Select, depending on model.Of course the reason Diesel variants come out is due to lower fuel consuptions and at just 7.6 litres per 100km for the manual andthe automatic at 8.7 litres per 100km (ADR081/01), the Captiva diesel doesn’t disappoint.
Carbon dioxide emissions are also reduced, with the manual producing 197 grams per kilometre – or 25 per cent less emissions than the equivalent petrol engine. A diesel particulate filter will be offered to further reduce the level of particulates present in exhaust gases.
The Holden Captiva Diesel SX will be priced at $34,990 for the manual transmission and $36,990 for the automatic transmission. Whilst the top of the line Captiva Diesel CX and LX will retail at $39,990 and $42,990 respectively with automatic transmission.
Essentially you are only paying an extra $1000 premium for the diesel engine. GM Holden Marketing Manager Large Cars and SUVs, Philip Brook, said Captiva Diesel offered a point of difference because few brands in the mid-size SUV market offered diesel variants.
“Captiva Diesel could become the mainstream vehicle for diesel compact and mid-size SUVs, captiva burst out of the blocks in the sales race and we believe the diesel variant will be very popular as well. It gives plenty of performance and economy along with outstanding value for money.” Mr Brook said.
Captiva Diesel retains all the highlights of petrol models. They include:
- An Active all-wheel drive system
- Electronic Stability Program (ESP®)
- Traction Control System
- Hydraulic Brake Assist (HBA)
- Descent Control System (DCS)
- Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)
- Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD)
- Active Rollover Protection (ARP)
Colour selection
Captiva’s colour range is expanded to include the new exterior colour Dark Denim Gray.
- Arctic White
- Dark Denim Gray metallic
- Mercury Silver metallic
- Granada Black metallic
- Merlot metallic
- Midnight Blue metallic
- Zest Metallic (not available in MaXX)
- Chino metallic
- Silverstone Grey metallic (exclusive to MaXX)
Metallic paint: $360
Selected Captiva accessories
- Satellite navigation
- Roof-mounted DVD
- Mobile phone Bluetooth kit
- Nudge bar
- Rear cargo organiser
- Roof luggage box
- Car fridge
- Rear parking sensors
- Side steps
Holden Captiva Diesel recommended retail pricing. Excluding delivery and government charges
- Captiva SX (manual) $34,990
- Captiva SX ( automatic ) $36,990
- Captiva CX ( automatic ) $39,990
- Captiva LX ( automatic ) $42,990
On sale April 2007
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Has anyone done any real life fuel figures for the new diesel?
2.0 litre diesel is way too small, making it useless as tow vehicle. Try putting in a modern turbo CRD 3.0 V6 with 160bhp and heaps of grunt. You’d be streets ahead.
“2.0 litre diesel is way too small, making it useless as tow vehicle”
Have you not noticed all commercial tow vehicles are Diesel. The enormous torque from Diesel makes it very well suited for towing.
If you want high performance, then:-
A) you don’t want an SUV in the first place
B) you don’t want to be towing anything either
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Yeah I tend to agree with Lazybones, although 320Nm isnt a massive amount of torque the car itself more than likley doesnt weight heaps having only a 2L engine, so its enough to pull itself or something reasonable behind it with relative ease.
I’d have to say 320Nm is pretty good considering the Aurion with its state of the art 3.5Ltr petrol hits about 360Nm.
Actually the Aurion is at about 336Nm
Looking at buying a Captiva but looking for info as to how well the 2.0DT pulls a 1500kg Pop Top Caravan.
Someone was asking about real-life fuel consumption figures.
I’ve had a diesel SX Captiva since the end of June or thereabouts. 8,500km so far, and fuel consumption averages out to 8.8l/100.
I’m in Sydney, and commute 120km per day, most days. Commute involves M4 and city driving. It’s also done a couple of country trips in that time, plus lots of general running around.
My worst consumption was 9.5l/100, and that was when I picked it up. It even gets under 9 traveling 4-up with a boot full of tools and stuff.
I’m no lead-foot, but then again I’m not driving for absolute economy either. I let the auto do the work, and try not to rev it past 3000 – no point with the diesel.
Hope this helps!
Pete, give the Captiva a miss. The Santa Fe diesel is streaks ahead (torque, fuel consumption, finish, warranty and reliability), provided you can get your mind past the Hyundai brand. But then again you did say Captiva and that ain’t no Holden is it!
Hans Thulstrup towed a van across Oz in one so read his review.
Our Captiva LX diesel automatic gets around 11L/100km driving around Sydney suburbs. 8.5L/100km with 4 people on board on a country run.
The engine is slightly underpowered and in hilly country it tends to stick in 4th gear (affecting fuel economy). For a 1.8tonne vehicle it goes, stops & handles quite well. Fuel tank could be bigger & an extra 15kw wouldn’t go astray.
HI,
I Would like to buy a LX captiva 7 seaterunder $39.000
can you help me Where I can buy it
thank you very much
Purchase the Turbo diesel LX back in June and now completed almost 8000klms. Most of the KLM’s have been around Sydney with one interstate trip to Melbourne. 9.9L/100 ave in very thick peak hour traffic to and from work, 7.9 – 8.2 on the trip to Melb. Love the car, it runs real well and fully loaded on the trip made no difference to the way the car runs. The 2lt motor is no high performace engine for a car this size and weight, 1800kg, but it dose everything I need it to do real well and at a great value for money offer it leaves many other brands well behind.
Have just received the CX diesel 5 days ago. After about 600 km’s of commuting (75% city, 25% freeway), the average pans out at 11.3 l/100km.
I know it is still new and it’s no light-weight, but this is a bit of a shock coming right after an Astra diesel (auto), used mainly in it’s sequential mode.
Besides that, build quality was a revelation and it feels very solid.
I’ve had my LX diesel since mid Sept and have done about 6,500km. My daily commute is 40km each way and I have done several 200 & 300km daily trips. If I drive normally I use 11.5 l/100km, driving economically I get 10.5 to 11 l/100km. I drove one tank trying for absolute maximum economy (which was a soul destroying experience)including a 300 km round trip and could not better 10 l/100km. At the 3000km service I mentioned the poor fuel economy to the dealer and they said it was normal. With diesel now typically being 8 c/l dearer than ULP & 20 c/l during the ULP down cycle this is not very pleasing. When I bought the car I was expecting to get 9.5 to 10 l/100km:-(
purchased a Captiva LX diesel and have just clicked over 3000 Kms. Mostly country highway travel with a bit around town. Have been averaging 10.2 to 10.5l per 100KM’s according to on board computer – Best ever has been 9.2 and worst near 11.5 .- At the 3000 km service Complained to service manager that it was nowhere near the claimed 8.6l/100 advertised and he assured me that proper economy won’t be achived until I have 20,000 Km’s on the clock.
Has anyone else had similar figures or any advice??
I have an LX captiva with approx 7500 klms. I must say I am very dissappointed with the fuel economy. After being quoted around 8.7 l/100km combined in the tech specs I have been unable to achieve this even on the highway cycle. Best achieved is approx 9.4. With current tank I have been doing only city driving and the trip computer tells me that the economy is 13 l/100klm. After having some major problems on delivery of the vehicle I am bitterly dissappointed and believe that this will be the last holden I ever buy. Fuel economy was a major factor when I purchased the vehicle so I will be asking holden some questions regarding how they arrive at thier figures.
I would be interested to here from anybody who knows anything about the so called australian standard that is used to determine this figures for new vehicles.
Hi Smitty,
While ADR figures from Holden can be some what dodgy. I guess even with my Toyota I never manage to get close to the ADR despite doing lots of freeway driving.
What actually bothers me is how the ADR figures are determined. I was originally under the impression that some bloke from a government department (probably with a large beard) turns up, takes a car or two are returns them with a label and lots of paper work.
It turns out the ADR is tested & produced by the manufacture which sounds just a bit dodgy to me. Toyota’s chief let the cat out the bag with the Aurion when he was quoted as saying the Aurion would not by tuned for ADR runs.
Personally I would like to know more about the whole process, because like yourself many people will be eyeballing ADR figures on new car purchases.
Now this is interesting…
http://www.mynrma.com.au/cps/r.....labels.htm
Smitty, I am in the same boat as you. I have an LX V6 and have done around 7500km. The fuel economy that I am getting is 13.7l/100 which had been the same since new (it actually came down from 14.5). This car was bought primarily because of the fuel economy that they boasted. I’m so disappointed and feel ripped off to be honest. I am a stay-at-home mum and do little trips here and there with a few larger trips in between.
What recourse do buyers have for this false advertisement?
This will definitely be my last Holden I had a bad after-sale experience. They did all that they could to get me to sign on the dotted line, but very little after.
Everyone seems to be driving automatics and complaining about the fuel economy. Has anyone got an SX deisel manual? It’s supposed to give 7.6l/100km.
Took my LX diesel in for its 15K service. Overall fuel consumption since new is 10.9 l/100km. I have noticed that when cruising at 80 kph the car stays in 4th gear. Doing a constant 60 kph it stays in 3rd gear. I mentioned this to the dealer as this seems abnormal and may be a reason for the high fuel consumption. when i collected the car the report said roadtested, gearbox performance normal. I queried this with the service manager and he is off to check with Holden what the gearbox calibrations should be. Don’t know if this will lead to better economy or not but fingers crossed.
Have just purchased a LX Diesel and on the first tank – which included 500km highway driving – achieved 10l/100km. Noticed that the gearing is exactly as Ken says – it doesn’t slip into 4th gear until 65km/hr and doesn’t go into 5th until 85km. I will definately be quering this with Holden. Love the car
The service manager called me back, he had the gearbox calibrations back from Holden, the change up points depend on throttle position as well as speed but typically 3-4 is above 60 and 4-5 is above 80. He and his head mechanic took the car for a roadtest and found the change up points were in line with the Holden calibrations so I can’t blame a faulty gearbox for the poor economy. When I get a few more ks on the clock I will run a study to see if there is a trend of fuel consumption over time
Hi all. Just passed 10,500km in my LX Diesel and, despite overall satisfication with the car, I am disappointed with the fuel economy and the gearbox performance. When we picked the “Chino” up in August 07 it settled fairly quickly into 10.8l/100km (indicated) although I did a manual consumption test and, assuming the speedo is accurate, I thought the economy was more like 10.2l/100km. OK I thought, given newness of the engine etc. However what irritated me immensely (and many other people if you look around some of the other Captiva blogs) was the auto’s propensity to “growl” when trying to unlock the torque converter at a low engine speeds. The other annoying feature on my car is the drivetrain/gearbox “warble/woo-woo-woo” sound when backing off the accelerator, most noticeably at low road speeds/audio volume. After a likely avalanche of complaints, a software upgrade for the tranmission management system was introduced by Holden late last year. Beauty. My car received the software “upgrade” at the 1,500km service and it corrected the growl by essentially altering upwards the transmission shift points, in particular when the torque converter locks in each gear. My warble is still present (annoying), but at least the growl went away. Now for the sting – fuel economy has steadily worsened to around 11.5l/100km for the same type of driving and with the engine now more run in. I too blame this degradation in fuel economy on the oddity of having the shift points set just above the most common road speed limits and have recently taken to driving around in semi-auto mode to shift 3-4 at 60, 4-5 at 80 or leave the transmission in D, accelerate past the 60 or 80, let the transmission upshift and then slow back down. As long as engine load remains light then the engine seems to cope fine in the higher gear and I am much happier loping along at say 1,700rpm rather than the 2,000rpm or so if I leave the transmission to its own devices. Time will tell whether my fiddling around will manifest in better fuel economy. Something I have been wondering about though is whether the transmission would work better if more torque was available at lower engine speeds? There are a number of performance chip manufacturers around that claim great power/torque benefits for this engine and, whilst I’m not a fan of modifying vehicles, if anyone has had positive success in this regard I’d love to hear about it.
Have posted my problem with my Captiva Lx diesel previously
the car has now done 1300 klm and it averages between 15 to 16 litres per 100 klm a mix of city and country driving .
I have taken the car to the dealer and they have so called diagnosed the vehicle and have found no error codes or faults
with the vehicle ,they are not prepared to accept my calculations or the fact that the vehicle consumes this amount of fuel as they state that the car needs to travel between 5000 to 10000 klms
in order to run the car in, I stated that this is not stated in the handbook, their response was the hand book is only a guide .
But what concerned me even more was the fact that they will
not pursue it further as they stated GMH is not prepared
to intervene or be consulted with the problem until the car has done over 5000 klm a warning to other potential
buyers of this vehicle
I bought an LX Diesel in Aug 2007. It has travelled 16000km. Believe me, the fuel consumption does not get any better. When new, controlling speed manually, I was able to get 8 l/100km on the highway. After the transmission ‘upgrade’ in September, this became 9-9.5 l/100km. The ‘upgrade’ has prevented the torque converter clutch locking until the vehicle is doing 118km/h. Not very usable!! There is a technical request in with Holden to come up with a true fix for the transfer case rattle problem rather than just disabling the torque converter clutch. They say the change has not affected fuel consumption. This has not been my experience. They say they will not address the problem, they are busy addressing reliability issues instead. If you are not happy with your fuel consumption, ask the dealeer why your torque converter will not lock up on the highway. Get thenm to raise an offical conplaint with Holden Technical.
Here’s some positive feedback. Pity only ‘Negative Nellies’ are getting a spray here.
Have had my brand spankers LX Diesel Captiva for 4 days now. It’s got less than 400km on the clock as of this afternoon. The fuel economy has settled at 9.1 litres per 100km. This is mainly city cycle, and with me really giving it a hard time as I get used to it. For such a tight engine, this is sensational!!!! It can ony get better as it runs in.
So happy with my Captiva!
On board trip computers can be way off so your figures are totally useless. You need to do a few full tank fills to determine any useful calculations. Report back later.
And, sorry, it still isn’t a good car…
Howdy Cappie Lovers
I say lovers as overall a satisfactory vehicle – only woe is the fuel economy – my LX diesel does 13l/100k city – can only get 9 on the highway
So I went for the 15000K service Friday ($388) 100 smackers just for the oil – just not any old 5W/30 – some creamy korean imported gear
I expressly asked not for the TCM computer upgrade – frankly I like the gearbox the way it is and knew it would worsen consumption (as shown in Part 1). It has to if it upshifts at higher revs.
Learnt two interesting things today
1. the Holden tech sheet says the compute upgrade does not adversely affect fuel consumption – exact wording
“Should a customer query the change, please advise and assure them of the following:
- The Transmission Control Module calibration change has no adverse impact on performance or fuel economy.
- The Transmission Control Module calibration change may show a slight increase in engine speed.”
2. there is another ‘hotfix’ out which is specifically for the diesel fuel consumption. This new upgrade is brandnew and the dealer had yet to receive the tech sheet.
I guess since new Cappies since December or so have had the upgrade how can they sell them with a 8.7l/100k sticker!!
- so here is hoping the new upgrade will lower fuel use!!
Purchased Captiva LX Diesel last month. Did a big trip down to South Australia and did about 5000kms hightway driving only. Have been back home now for a couple of weeks and the computer says fuel consumption is 10.5l/100kms. Absolutely awful and nowhere near the stated 8.4l. Unlikely it will improve now with city driving. Very disappointing when a big factor to purchse was fuel consumption. Why are they allowed to advertise as such when its innacurate?
Thats good old Holden for ya Megsy, I have been warning prople for a long time about GM (Holden-Daewoo) and Toyota, these companies are expert media liar’s and will do anything for a quick sale and put down other manufacturers great cars.
Complaint’s about crap Holdenwoo korean car’s keep growing, there is so many it’s begining to be bluddy stupid.. Example below:
I took the plunge back in mid October and bought a new Captiva LX to replace my ageing ‘97 VT Commodore which was plagued with problems.
At first, I was very happy with the car, but now i am questioning my purchase with possible intentions to get nasty toward Holden.
Firstly, here is my list of problems :
- High fuel consumption
My wife is in no way a lead foot, and drives responsibly with our 2 kids in the car. Our fuel figures are always around the 16 – 16.5 L/100 mark. A long way from the claimed 11.5 L/100 average. The only way i have ever gotten it to this level, i by driving on the Princes Hwy for 45 minutes.
I have spoken to my dealer about this, and i got the usual response : ” Every person has different driving habits “.
Whilst i agree with this comment, i find it hard to believe it would increase by 5 L/100. We are averaging about 320 – 350Km per tank. Pathetic for a new car in my opinion. My VP 5.0L was better.
- LH Passenger door not always unlocking
This one started about 6 weeks after purchase. Every now and then, the LH Pass door will not unlock, and cannot be opened from inside or outside the car.
I don’t know about you guys, but in my opinion this poses a potential serious safety issue. Again, i raised this issue with my dealer, but they tell me that they cannot ( and will not ) fix the problem unless they can find the actual cause. They did not care about the safety factor.
Also, i have found another post on the drive.com.au blogs, where another Captiva owner had the same problem, but with another door.
- Slight buzzing noise
This is a minor one, but still annoying. When accelerating, you can hear a buzzing noise coming from the engine bay. Almost like the old ’static’ noise from old car radios. My guess is that it could be a belt rubbing on something. I noticed this as soon as we drove the car home, but did not notice it in my initial test drive. Will have another test drive before approaching dealer.
- Hand brake
Never worked since new.. at all.. Having it fixed today.
- Safety recall
As far as i was aware, there was only one issue. I was only contacted about this one : The fog lamps need to be rewired to stay on with the high beams.
When i dropped it off this morning, they made me aware of another. A power steering hose problem. I was never contacted for this, but was known about since mid November.
- Wind noise
Maybe i am being too picky here, but other Captiva owners are reporting almost non existent wind noise at high speed.
Not the case here.. very audible. Lower than my old VT, but its there to be heard..
- Rough idling
Very slight vibration can be felt in the cabin due to rough idling.
I don’t think its too much to ask for a $47000 brand new car to not have this problem… Should be as smooth as a baby’s bottom. I have friends with much older and cheaper cars that do not have this issue.
Thank you.
Megsy,
And I bet the salesman told you that it realy is a Daewoo: designed and built in Korea by Daewoo.
BTW a (petrol) Territiry will do much better than that on the highway.
Hope you enjoyed your visit to our great state.
Ford FG,
Problems experienced so far:
Passenger door not opening
– this happened 4 days after we got it. Couldn’t open the right passenger door at all. Took to dealer for repair. Part replaced.
Middle seat not locking in
– 3 weeks after purchase. Took to dealer, can’t be fixed until parts from WA arrive. Still waiting.
On the 3-3-08 I emailed a reply to this site stating that my Captiva Lx Diesel is consuming between 15 and 16 litres per 100 kilomteres ,two months down the track the car is still consuming 15 to 16 litres per 100 kilometers.Not being able to convince the dealer of the problem even after I showed the receipts and my calculations they dismissed them. I notified the ACCC and they advised me that I send them a letter requesting that they replace the car or offer me a refund to date this has not occurred. On notifying the ACCC of the situation they stated that they could not do anything about unless I was to conduct my own paid fuel consumption test with Vipac at a cost of $3500.00 Thus I am in situation where Holden and the Dealer Summit Holden are not prepared to do anything about the vehicle .Subsequently if you are prepared to put up with this situation after spending nearly $50,000 on a new car I wish you the best of luck.
I am now in the process of writing off this vehicle as a bad experience and trading in.
Thoms – sorry about your predicament. Apparently there is a brand new software update to reduce deisel consumption. Maybe it can help your vehicle get closer to normal.
“As far as i was aware, there was only one issue. I was only contacted about this one : The fog lamps need to be rewired to stay on with the high beams.
When i dropped it off this morning, they made me aware of another. A power steering hose problem. I was never contacted for this, but was known about since mid November.” FordFG
Didn’t wheels mag have the hose issue back in June of 2007 when they did a comparo against the cx7? They had to get a tow truck to haul the cappie away??
I’m with you Stig, this is a pretty ordinary car.
Have a Diesel LX which am very happy with except the Holden engineers attempt at “fixing” TCC problems: lock up above speed limit(118kms/h for fifth) problem fixed!
Had a VY Series II One Toner which had exactly the same problem. TCC would not lock up in fourth untill 118kms/h. Local dealer could not find problem so I called around and spoke to HSV bloke at Southport who informed me of the TCM software upgrade that the dearlers were to install when ever a vehicle came in. The software was to “fix” the slight rattle which was occaiionally heard when the coverter clutch locked up. The so called “fix” merely changed the lock up speed from 83kms/h to 118kms/h. Thus preventing the clutch from ever locking up and “fixing” the problem.
Through great pain, and covincing the local workshop manager to contact the HSV bloke in Southport for instructions on how to upload the original software that the vehicle came out with, the correct lock up speed of 83 in fourth was obtained.
Unfortunately the engine management software in the One toner is set for a pay load of 500kgs(telling the TCM to down shift at the slightest load increase)so as long as you were on very flat, or preferable down hill grade, with no head wind, you could maintain TCC lock up in fourth at the legal speed limit.(So long as you weren’t using cruise control!) Great car eh! Got rid of it.
The LX does the same but as the ECM software is a lot better than the One toner you don’t get the changing up and down and up and down etc.
Love everything about the LX except for the warning chimes for leaving keys in or seat belt off.
A quick one this time!
Does any body know where the phone car kit harness is located in the captiva?
I’ve had a Captiva Diesel LX auto for 6 months and have done 10,000km. It feels solid and purposeful. I get around 11l/100km around town (Canberra)and 8.8l/100km on long trips, (travelled 750km on one tank). My wife had a Mazda Tribute 3 l petrol, it is smaller, lighter, and feels tinny, yet it gulps 15l/100km. I am very happy with the fuel economy and the quality of the Captiva. Furthermore, how many vehicle can sit 5 adults plus 2 teenagers and can still park in a spot reserved for “small car”? p.s. I fill my tank right up to the rim. When the fuel bowser stops automatically, you can still add (slowly) 10 litres before it is up to the rim. This may account for some of the irregular consumption figures that have been quoted.
I read the input from someone who said they get 15l per 100km! I think they just got a lemon somehow, I consistently get 10l normal round town travel. My question to others: do you have a problem of car veering to the right or left even after wheel alignments?
Doug, I seriously doubt it take an extra 10L after the fuel pump cuts off. Anyway, you shouldn’t fill it after that point, as that excess fuel is burnt off quicker.
Took my Sept 2007 LX diesel in for it’s 30K service. Specifically asked the dealer for the new fix to improve fuel consumption. He had never heard of it and said there was no such fix. My car is leased so I get accurate fuel consumption reports and overall since new my average consumption is 10.55 l/100 km. I typically do 70% highway driving so this is crap and with diesel now selling at close to 30 cents dearer than ULP I will be selling my Captiva next Sept. Pity really because otherwise it is a great car.
As there seems to be a lot of debate in regards to available updates etc, is anyone aware of a central body for Holden to confirm what is available and what is not. Holden website only advises to contact local dealer and normally they just respond to queries like a bunch of trained monkeys.
Got mine a month ago. An LTZ 2.0,from South Africa. Have done 900km, My first tank gave me 690km of city driving. I must say this car is a real looker. People stop me to find out more about it. Its comfortable but i am worried about the ESP. Both lights frequently come on and stay on. There is a noticeble loss of power when this happens. The passenger side speakers are not working either
Further to my previous posts in this forum re Lx Captiva
Diesel having a thirst for diesel at a rate of 15 litres per 100 klm ,well the car has now done 5000 klm and is still consuming the diesel at the same rate.
Complained to Summit Holden again and they did an 100 klm test on the vehicle which consisted of practically having the car roll down every hill and not touching the accelerator pedal or the brake the only thing that was missing in the exercise was a attaching mast and sail and waiting for a breeze to roll in ,but surprisingly using these methods they concluded that the consumption was 9.6 litres per 100 klm hence there was nothing to worry about.
I was not happy with this situation as it did not mirror a normal method of driving any vehicle and I complained but they stated that the car is performing correctly.
I started emailing Holden customer assistant rep a man called Anthony Laras I emailed him every day for nine days
with no response getting frustrated from this lack of response I called there 1800 number only to be told by them they had not received my emails.
They stated that I should email them again and someone will respond within 24 hours .
The next day their state rep a person called Olga Katsifolis called back and rudely stated “just listen to me
Holden does not determine their fuel consumption figures,
the government does and their is nothing they can do. and Holden is not in the business of giving people back their money
So thats were I stand they sell me a car stating X litres per 100 klm take my money and when you challenge their claimed figures they say bad luck and blame someone else.
Buy a Captiva or any Holden product thats were you stand.
Admittedly 15’s sound really high. I can only presume you may have a heavy right foot as they say. Try driving a tad less energetically
I have just purchased a Petrol Captiva.
I have only filled it twice, and both times from nearly empty, and it has taken 10 minutes or more to fill. The bowser cut out every few seconds,
Is this a common problem with these cars?
Can anyone tell me if their Diesel is consuming any oil?
I have a SX Captiva diesel which has just had its 15000km service. It has consumed almost three quarters of the level between the high and low mark on the dipstick since taking delivery of the new vehicle in October last year.
There are no external oil leaks and Holden said they would do an oil consumption test if requested.
Does anyone know what an oil consumption test is and how they measure?
Hi Geoff
My LX diesel has done 39,000 km and hasn’t used any oil. I don’t know what an oil consumption test would involve but it sounds like it is worth doing.
With deisels or petrol motors to some degree make sure they are getting plenty of air into motor some intakes do need holes drilled in them to make them breath better instead struggling to get a air fuel mix
Hmmm reading this just makes me glad i bought the Santa Fe.
Elite auto … about 30,000km now
low 9’s around town, low 7’s in the country, will easily do the ADR 8.7 with a combination of both.
Oh did i mention its a fantastic car… btw captiva owners don’t worry about looking for the airbags for your kids in the third row seats… they’re not there … lol