Holden Captiva in Traralgon today!
Submitted: Thursday, Sep 14, 2006 at 23:20
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I saw about a dozen of the new Holden Captiva soft roaders in Traralgon today, I assume they had been to the track at the Driver Education Centre in Newborough & were maybe on their way to do a bit of offroad testing as an introduction day for the dealers.
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I assume they are hoping to combat the big slice of the market that Ford have with the Territory.
Reply By: Mad Dog - Vic - Thursday, Sep 14, 2006 at 23:50
Thursday, Sep 14, 2006 at 23:50
I suspect this vehicle is imported. who builds it ?
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Follow Up By: Mad Dog - Vic - Thursday, Sep 14, 2006 at 23:55
Thursday, Sep 14, 2006 at 23:55
ok, didn't take long to find out it's a Daewoo.... I think it's got holdens v6 though.
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Follow Up By: GaryInOz (Vic) - Friday, Sep 15, 2006 at 00:14
Friday, Sep 15, 2006 at 00:14
Shocker of a website, absolutly nothing of real interest such as towing ability, whether it is a FWD or true AWD, even if it an east-west engine...just "leather seats MP3 player", etc...
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Friday, Sep 15, 2006 at 08:30
Friday, Sep 15, 2006 at 08:30
Gary,
sort of like the ad for the latest Pegeot where ti turns into a machine and runs around then turns back into a car.. Doesnt even tell you .... if it has a radio !!
Its all about image....
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Reply By: Jimbo - Friday, Sep 15, 2006 at 00:04
Friday, Sep 15, 2006 at 00:04
Captiva????
Where do they get these names?
Perhaps there should have been some more appropriate names for cars?
The P76 could have been called the Sphynctillius. The Camira would have been better known as the Rectima.
You've gotta love the Germans, they give them a simple number and letter code. Relates to size and engine capacity.
Buggered if I can work out the Chrysler 300 C.
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Follow Up By: GaryInOz (Vic) - Friday, Sep 15, 2006 at 00:16
Friday, Sep 15, 2006 at 00:16
Gotta love the Germans...until someone takes the "P" off the rear badge of a Passat LOL (saw it about a week ago)
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Follow Up By: Member - Andrew W (SA) - Friday, Sep 15, 2006 at 00:24
Friday, Sep 15, 2006 at 00:24
In this case they just copied the yanks - it is the Chevrolet Captiva I think.
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Follow Up By: Pajman Pete (SA) - Friday, Sep 15, 2006 at 08:29
Friday, Sep 15, 2006 at 08:29
Then there could have been such great models as the:
Volkswagon Rollover
Holden Deathtrap
Landrover Oilleak
Nissan Boomer
Ford Skidmaster
Toyota Gearmeister
etc
Pete
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Follow Up By: Troop-a-dour - Friday, Sep 15, 2006 at 10:26
Friday, Sep 15, 2006 at 10:26
Yea...Nissan (or was it Fiat) was gonna call one of their models "Giardia"...
Sounds good, til they learned it's a microscopic parasite !!!!!
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Reply By: Mark Taylor - Friday, Sep 15, 2006 at 11:38
Friday, Sep 15, 2006 at 11:38
Apparently the Captiva is designed by Mike Simco (Holden) and built by GM-DAT in Korea. Features Holden's new V6 but don't know if it's east west or not. Has part time FWD with locking centre diff like Xtrail etc. Does have 200mm ground clearance thoug.. more than Kluger or Territory.
If you download the spec sheet it sounds like not a bad toruing vehicle. Pricec will be a facotr I guess when they release it.
Cheers
MT
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Follow Up By: Mad Dog - Vic - Friday, Sep 15, 2006 at 14:32
Friday, Sep 15, 2006 at 14:32
GM-DAT, is that what they call Daewoo these days ?
How's life after cricket ?
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Reply By: Member - AVA 191 (QLD) - Friday, Sep 15, 2006 at 18:46
Friday, Sep 15, 2006 at 18:46
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Reply By: PatrolBen - Friday, Sep 15, 2006 at 19:04
Friday, Sep 15, 2006 at 19:04
Its a bloody Daewoo. It's a bloody AWD
And its gonna get bogged near you near you real soon!
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Reply By: Member - Bradley- Monday, Sep 18, 2006 at 12:14
Monday, Sep 18, 2006 at 12:14
Yay !! another imported model for holden to totally neglect and fail to know anything about :-))
Of course the "factory trained " "lube technicians" on $12 per hour will give it all the love it needs for your hard earned dollars.............
( geez pick the guy with a jackaroo and an astra at home LOL )
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