Chevrolet Captiva

2time

i'm getting one of these cheap, 2l diesel, 2009,

are they any good and whats resale value like

For Forks Sake

2time wrote: »

i'm getting one of these cheap, 2l diesel, 2009,

are they any good and whats resale value like

You're getting it cheap for a reason, they're thirsty, slow, the badge won't help (it was also sold as the Opel Antara) and €1200p/a (?) to tax means resale will be difficult.

NIMAN

Surely can't be €1200 to tax if its a post 08 diesel?

2time

not €1200 to tax, think its €700 and with 101k miles guy wants €2800 plus vrt

Cantona's Collars

The missus drives a 7 seater one. Its a 2007 so tax is €710. Ours is 150 bhp and certainty not slow as a boy racer who tried to act the maggot can attest to. They can be thirsty on urban driving but most big vehicles are. On a long spin it's actually pretty decent.Not a premium badge but we got ours cheap enough and it suits our needs.

ba_barabus

Do a history check on it. Most of those were sold to taxi fleets in the UK

2time

thanks, it is fine, not taxi, 1 owner from new

ba_barabus

2time wrote: »

thanks, it is fine, not taxi, 1 owner from new

Also worth checking the old mot records online.

bazz26

NIMAN wrote: »

Surely can't be €1200 to tax if its a post 08 diesel?

Not every post 2007 diesel vehicle had cheap tax, some still had high emissions.

OP, the Captiva is basically a rebadged Opel/Vauxhall Antara, engines are made by Fiat. They are not great at doing anything and were never great sellers but it really depends on what you expect from it. By the way you need to double check the motor tax on it as the Opel/Vauxhall Antara with the same engine costs €1200 to tax on the Co2 system as per example below:

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/opel-antara-2-0-cdti-elegance/13452709

VRT could also be pricey enough so compare the landed price with the prices of similar Captivas and Antaras for sale now here as they really are not loved here.

2time

so is this the same engine as the early insigna's as that engine was not great from what i hear

pajor

According to Parkers they were equipped with the CDTI and VCDI engines from GM, both 2.0. CO2 figures are different but both fall into €1200 tax bracket.

2time

vrt on the cdti model is 3028 and 2300 on the other, near the price of the car itself, just crazy

bazz26

VRT has nothing to do with the cost of the car in another country, it is based on what Revenue think the same car is worth here as a percentage rate of what it's emissions fall under. There are savings on a good number of cars but in some cases cars like this seldom are worth importing.

NIMAN

Getting a good deal because it looks like near impossible to shift in the future, unless you run it into the ground.

AMKC

bazz26 wrote: »

Not every post 2007 diesel vehicle had cheap tax, some still had high emissions.

OP, the Captiva is basically a rebadged Opel/Vauxhall Antara, engines are made by Fiat. They are not great at doing anything and were never great sellers but it really depends on what you expect from it. By the way you need to double check the motor tax on it as the Opel/Vauxhall Antara with the same engine costs €1200 to tax on the Co2 system as per example below:

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/opel-antara-2-0-cdti-elegance/13452709

VRT could also be pricey enough so compare the landed price with the prices of similar Captivas and Antaras for sale now here as they really are not loved here.

OP, the Captiva is basically a rebadged Opel/Vauxhall Antara, engines are made by Fiat. They are not great at doing anything and were never great sellers but it really depends on what you expect from it.

Thats a bit harsh ain,t it. Fiat have made some really good cars in there time and good petrol and diesel engines too and they also make cars that are reliable and fun. New Fiats are now also well built but not all old Fiats were badly built either.

zzantara

I work in an Opel Dealer and can recall that they all had to Registered before July 2008 so they could be taxed by cc rather than emissions.
Post July 08 they were €1200 to tax based emissions, this should give you a Red Light re Fuel Economy , they were really a Daewoo that were badged Opel and Chevrelot, the Opel came in a five seat where as the Chevrolet was also available in a seven seat.
Opel did not have a "MPV " for Europe so some genius thought this would be a stop gap till they produced their own for Europe.
They were built in Korea, the "Fiat Engine" is not accurate.
Part of their problem is trying to match an unsuitable Engine to the generic Body.
They are so troublesome that Opel Dealers dread them coming in to the Service Dept as they are nearly impossible to get sorted.

bazz26

AMKC wrote: »

OP, the Captiva is basically a rebadged Opel/Vauxhall Antara, engines are made by Fiat. They are not great at doing anything and were never great sellers but it really depends on what you expect from it.

Thats a bit harsh ain,t it. Fiat have made some really good cars in there time and good petrol and diesel engines too and they also make cars that are reliable and fun. New Fiats are now also well built but not all old Fiats were badly built either.

My comments about not being great was about the Captiva and Antara in general, not the engine under the bonnet.

chezzie

do the 7 seater diesel model all come with 4wd then?