Chevrolet Captiva [Merged]

[pocketjoe25]

I'm a Captive 4x4 owner didn't have a problem since I bought last year. Service at Chevrolet Quezon Avenue is also very good and commendable. I am planning to change tires as well but not sure which brand is the best. Is it better to buy bigger tires? Anyone?

thanks....

i went to both DUB and ConceptOne and both of them said that bigger tires would improve the ride (though they could be just trying to get my money). I think you should get a good set of 19's A set of 20's is a bit too big on the Captiva for my tastes.

[buzwix]

I've had the 2.0 diesel 4x2 Captiva for over a month now and I just wanna share my experiences with it.

I'm not really big car enthusiast, but I have driven a lot of cars in this class, so this is from a relatively practical point of view.

The diesel engine is distinctly noisy, for me this is a good thing, as it kind of adds an edge to the whole driving experience.

The interior is actually quite nice with the dash being made of mostly vinyl and not a lot of plastics. My family owns both the toyota fortuner and the montero sport, and the Captiva's dashboard looks much better than either.

Though the seats are cloth, they're the at least quality-made; they look nice and they're quite comfortable and in the Philippine heat they don't burn up and become heaters like leather.

i can't complain about the handling; its ride is way better than the Fortuner's and for it's size, it really feels like an actual SUV and not some converted pick-up.

P.S. for the Captiva owners looking for a set of stock rims and tires, I changed mine to aftermarket rims and I'm selling the stock set PM me pls.

This is a nice input for me. I am planning to test drive Captiva 4x2 Diesel this week and planning to get an SUV within the month. I am still confused which to get between Captiva and CRV. I cant wait for Mitsubishi's Crossover as they say, it will come by the end of the month.

I am just concerned with some of the bad reviews I saw in this thread. I hope those are isolated cases.

[awallit]

This is a nice input for me. I am planning to test drive Captiva 4x2 Diesel this week and planning to get an SUV within the month. I am still confused which to get between Captiva and CRV. I cant wait for Mitsubishi's Crossover as they say, it will come by the end of the month.

I am just concerned with some of the bad reviews I saw in this thread. I hope those are isolated cases.

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[Ivel]

Buzwik,

Go and buy a Captiva.. its a good SUV, I have a 2 year old Captiva with 40,000 kms on the odo.. so far no problem..ang ganda pa shape nya...

[brethren101]

sir jay88,

i just became a tsikot member a few minutes ago, for the purpose of finding out more about the captiva. i'm planing on buying one for almost the same reasons you did. it seems to me that the captiva is a great car but with poor aftersakes support. i even befriended a chevy aveo user just to get a feel on how the chevy dealership in carmona performs. i think i'll hold off my decision a bit and see how chevy dealers deals with this,

thanks so much, i hope you'll keep us posted

[jay88]

sir jay88,

i just became a tsikot member a few minutes ago, for the purpose of finding out more about the captiva. i'm planing on buying one for almost the same reasons you did. it seems to me that the captiva is a great car but with poor aftersakes support. i even befriended a chevy aveo user just to get a feel on how the chevy dealership in carmona performs. i think i'll hold off my decision a bit and see how chevy dealers deals with this,

thanks so much, i hope you'll keep us posted

ok il try n post updates i wil have my 10k pms this nov. n just 2 kip updates i just change my horn this october because it was busted again this was my third or fourth horn i think for a 7 month old car so i decided to buy an aftermarket hella horn at banawe but to keep the warranty going and prevent other mechanics from tampering the car (medyo maselan kasi ako sa mga kumakalikot ng gamit ko n i also realize that wirings of the captiva are different from other cars that we have so the dealer had to splice the wiring to get the horn that i bought installed parang saksakan lang lhat plug and replace lang even the headlights but im not sure if all recent cars are already like that galing kasi ako sa civic and altis) so i decided to go to the dealer to get in installed they even charge me 500 pesos for it of course at first i argued with them that its not my fault that the horn always gets busted and i ask them how will they compensate the the trouble, time and gas that i have to spend just to get the horn replace.( mas gmit ko kasi busina rather than hi-beams especially with jeeps and bus ang kulit kasi ayaw tumabi kaya gmit tlga pero sa ibang car naman namin ganun din ako gumamit yet ok pa din ang horn 1 of our cars is 6 yrs. old already still stock pa ang horn poor quality horn ang bgay ng chevy yata tlga) to cut the story short after talking to management and weighing pros and cons ( kelangan pa kasi mg pa service sakanila in the future so ano choice ko) i payed the 500 pesos at least i know that the horn will last and i wont be troubled for a long time going back and forth to the dealer just to get it replace it.

[brethren101]

He he he, with the kind of roads & traffic conditions here in Cavite, di ko na kelangan ang acceleration. 5 min. ride from Imus to Sm Bacoor most of the time will take almost 1 hr. or more. Grabe. Thanks sa color suggestion mo, my wife won.

sir,

did you get your Captiva from Carmona Dealeship? If so, hows their service and parts availability? many thanks

[brethren101]

yo captiva owners, any more feedbacks? i've delayed buying one till march next year because of all the negative things my friends are saying about chevy's after sales(although they're not chevy owners themselves). i've checked out other 7 seater cuv and mpv in the market, but captiva is still my top choice. any feedback will be a great help. thanks

[dndk2007]

yo captiva owners, any more feedbacks? i've delayed buying one till march next year because of all the negative things my friends are saying about chevy's after sales(although they're not chevy owners themselves). i've checked out other 7 seater cuv and mpv in the market, but captiva is still my top choice. any feedback will be a great help. thanks

you will not know until you get one.

also, you need to ask yourself which really you prefer, is it the ride or
is it the amount you pay for the maintenance? or maybe, both...

I own the 2.4 Gas CAPTIVA, 19,640kms on its odo... no complain up to now. PMS range from Php 6,700+(*5K&15K) to Php 8,900(*10k) Quezon Ave.

Driven and Tested on a Sunny Day & Rainy Night North-Loop (antipolo-isabela-cagayan-pagudpud-ilocos, pangasinan, la union, bulacan-antipolo)... superb handling for me on twisties. Its triptonic is excellent on uphill & downhill, easy to adjust to Manual Transmission when needed.

this is just to share with you my experience. goodluck!

[brethren101]

thanks man, but based on this thread some dealers have great service (q.c. is among them) and some just plain sucks. actually maintenance cost is immaterial for me, if you badly want a particular car, chances are your going to buy it regardless of its cost. but in another thread i find that the alterra's pms is actually higher than captiva's.

i'm planning to buy my captiva in chevy laguna, i was hoping for some inputs on their service.

[solomondavid]

i also have a captiva and man! panalo. wala akong masabing di maganda sa kanya in terms of performance and looks. downside pa lang so far from my captiva experience was my first pms. 10420 kagad ang damage for a change oil. 5k pms yan.. i hope it goes down for the next 5k pms.

btw, can you guys refer a shop where i can have my captiva serviced next time? im from marikina. mejo na trauma kasi ako sa bill ko sa chevy pasig last PMS ko eh. thanks!

[dndk2007]

i also have a captiva and man! panalo. wala akong masabing di maganda sa kanya in terms of performance and looks. downside pa lang so far from my captiva experience was my first pms. 10420 kagad ang damage for a change oil. 5k pms yan.. i hope it goes down for the next 5k pms.

btw, can you guys refer a shop where i can have my captiva serviced next time? im from marikina. mejo na trauma kasi ako sa bill ko sa chevy pasig last PMS ko eh. thanks!

Visit the center where NO QUOTA is implemented. better visit Quezon Ave.
This is base on my experience ... just serviced my captiva gas in its 20k mileage, paid 7800+...

[solomondavid]

Visit the center where NO QUOTA is implemented. better visit Quezon Ave.
This is base on my experience ... just serviced my captiva gas in its 20k mileage, paid 7800+...

oh.. thanks! aside from Q.ave branch, where else? has anybody done PMS outside the casa?

[jay88]

sir dndk2007 ano po meaning ng "NO QUOTA"?

sir solomondavid ang mahal naman ng 5k pms nyo 10k na agad ano po pinapalit nyo? n gas po ba kayo o diesel? ng pms ako dis nov. lang 4 10k km worth mga 10k+ lahat sa casa din pero bought my oil sa labas fully synthetic crdi specific and replace my air filter na din tpos labor and oil filter sa casa na binili diesel po akin 4x2

can anyone suggest din po ba kung saan pwede aside sa casa na ok ang service and cheaper?

[brethren101]

sir jay88, hows your captiva? have chevy resolved all its problems?

[jay88]

sir jay88, hows your captiva? have chevy resolved all its problems?

so far ok ok na naman kelangan lang talaga makipag kulitan at isa isahin mga problem para maasikaso agad hopefully ok na siya n pupuntahan ko na lang casa during pms hindi tulad before na monthly.

[brethren101]

thats good to hear sir, i hope chevy keeps it up. i really like the captiva, hopefully i'll get mine march next year.

[solomondavid]

after my 5kms with captiva. everything seems to be better. it works smoother now. i had mine serviced at chevy pasig. my 5k pms had oils, oil filter, pollen filter changed and other things that needs checking covered. a friend from ford club suggested that i buy PMS parts at thunder auto parts. that's in araneta and quezon ave corner. then have my captiva serviced at chevy quezon ave.

[Ernie Syki]

I bought my Captiva on March 2009 and it came with the 3rd row seats (with seat cover), which I've never used. In case anyone is interested, please let me know. Thank you.

[raquino]

I bought my Captiva on March 2009 and it came with the 3rd row seats (with seat cover), which I've never used. In case anyone is interested, please let me know. Thank you.

Would you care to swap your 3rd row seats to the original under tray trunk storage of the 5 seater captiva? This is so your trunk area will still look neat without the 3rd row.