Mrs new car has a particulate filter should I be scared?
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The mrs likes odd stuff, she has a dodge nitro at the moment with a Merc diesel and wants a Chevy Captiva with a 2.2 diesel from I'm not sure who. It has a particulate filter and as its a shopping family car do I have to take it for a blast once a week or is that ott?
Car is astounding value and as long as it has a radio and stuff she is happy so no "get a landie, ml, etc"
Car is astounding value and as long as it has a radio and stuff she is happy so no "get a landie, ml, etc"
Captivas are not good products,a badged up b
d child of Daewoo and GM/Vauxhall.
Apart from the dpf issues,which it will have at some point,(£700 for a non genuine dpf alone)
The ecu`s have a tendency to burn out,injector faults,various electronic gremlins,
2.2 timing chain woes,auto box problems,tyre wear/cost and the scariest being that the alternators catch fire,quite a lot Apparently.
Most parts are expensive and usually take a while to arrive.
That`s just the things I can think of off the top of my head and I have only ever dealt with 3 of them.
After a long journey to our nearest dealer for an alternator cable because the woeful parts system does not show it,then being shown to the workshop with it for identification by a fitter and without mentioning a word,I was met with:
"That`s a Captiva alternator cable,the alternator has caught alight hasn`t it?"
Followed by an enlightenment of his opinion and seemingly lengthy experience of them and a list of other common faults I have not yet encountered.
The quoted timing belt interval for the 2.0 is 100,000 miles when they sell it to you.
But it states that you must inspect it every 24,000 miles.
This I find very sinister,if you get to the point of inspection,removal of everything to get the cover off to inspect it properly,you may as well fit a new one.
and 24,000 is awfully short of 100,000.
This tells me that they don`t trust their own estimate of life expectancy,and seeing the belts routing,neither do I.
As one last hurrah,
One tug of the comically flimsy handbrake lever should tell you all you need to know.
d child of Daewoo and GM/Vauxhall.Apart from the dpf issues,which it will have at some point,(£700 for a non genuine dpf alone)
The ecu`s have a tendency to burn out,injector faults,various electronic gremlins,
2.2 timing chain woes,auto box problems,tyre wear/cost and the scariest being that the alternators catch fire,quite a lot Apparently.
Most parts are expensive and usually take a while to arrive.
That`s just the things I can think of off the top of my head and I have only ever dealt with 3 of them.
After a long journey to our nearest dealer for an alternator cable because the woeful parts system does not show it,then being shown to the workshop with it for identification by a fitter and without mentioning a word,I was met with:
"That`s a Captiva alternator cable,the alternator has caught alight hasn`t it?"
Followed by an enlightenment of his opinion and seemingly lengthy experience of them and a list of other common faults I have not yet encountered.
The quoted timing belt interval for the 2.0 is 100,000 miles when they sell it to you.
But it states that you must inspect it every 24,000 miles.
This I find very sinister,if you get to the point of inspection,removal of everything to get the cover off to inspect it properly,you may as well fit a new one.
and 24,000 is awfully short of 100,000.
This tells me that they don`t trust their own estimate of life expectancy,and seeing the belts routing,neither do I.
As one last hurrah,
One tug of the comically flimsy handbrake lever should tell you all you need to know.
DSLiverpool said:
Hyundai Santa Fe is now top of the list.
Livin the dream!
1 year old, all toys inc heated cow, essential 4wd for when I can't get out if our drive and all for under £20k
Cracking motor Livin the dream!
1 year old, all toys inc heated cow, essential 4wd for when I can't get out if our drive and all for under £20k
I would have this over any GM/Chevy effort any day and did I say they are reliable too? 
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