Towing with Chevrolet Captiva ltxi

[Alexelluk]

I have a Captiva 2.0LTXI and tow a 2008 Elddis Odyssey 544. I have been very pleased with the car but I have never seen anyone else towing with a Captiva. Does anyone else tow with the Captiva? I would like to know other people's comments/opinion of the car as they seem to be good value for money.

Thanks Alex

 

[davidhuw2001]

i also have a captiva an irish import lt spec to be honest i,m a bit disappointed with the fuel consumption low 20s at best but it tows our burgundy brilliantly and it was very cheap, less than 13 grand brand new so i guess as the old adage goes you get what you pay for Dave.

 

[Jim_374473646]

13K brand new seems ridiculously cheap.

The list is over

 

[magicdragon]

I tow with a captiva ltx done 38k miles in 18 months and had no problems at all. Same car as the antara but a lot cheaper and seven seats.

 

[mat1]

i tow with the antara the captivas sister.

i have the cdtis auto and think it is brill, infact i will go as far to say it is better than my previous car a land rover discovery td5 auto.

i agree the fuel consumption could be better but that said i get the same out of the 14 gallon tank as i did the 21 gallon tank in the disco so i am not complaining.

mat

 

[Jim_374473646]

David,

Which Captiva have you got?

The consumption for the 2.0 litre diesels shouldn't be too bad.

The 2.4 petrol drinks it though and is really under powered.

Jimbo

 

[CreatureComforts]

Alexelluk wrote:

I have a Captiva 2.0LTXI and tow a 2008 Elddis Odyssey 544. I have been very pleased with the car but I have never seen anyone else towing with a Captiva. Does anyone else tow with the Captiva? I would like to know other people's comments/opinion of the car as they seem to be good value for money⇦br/>

Maybe too late for opinions if you already have one -

However, we've had one for just over a year (2.0D 7 seat)and I've found it to be the best tow car I've ever had - the only problem with 1600kg's is not straying over the motorway limit.

Now done nearly 16,000 miles, tyres look good for at least another 4,000, no problems of any kind - well pleased.

Added some side steps (not the tubular bars) and a step on the back to assist the grand kids climbing in - which was described as 'That contraption' by a Motor home owner at the recent Lincoln show, who was pointing it out to his wife as the object on which he'd caught his leg while returning to his van from the previous evening's entertainment

Obviously, the step means that we have a fixed towbar, and for anyone considering the Captiva, I can confirm that a fixed bar (even with a tow-step attached) doesn't affect the rear parking sensors.

Cost just over

 

[Jim_374473646]

Just out of interest, how much have you all paid for towbars?

If I look on the Chevy website they want

 

[Alexelluk]

I cannot remember the price right now but I got my towball(detachable) fitted from a local caravan dealer and from what I remember I saved between

 

[CreatureComforts]

Hi - ours is a fixed Witter bat, twin elctrics. Cost (without digging out the invoice) was

 

[CreatureComforts]

Hi - ours is a fixed Witter bat, twin elctrics. Cost (without digging out the invoice) was