A Chevy So Exclusive That You Can Only Borrow, Not Buy

Charlie · 12-01-2013, 12:30 AM

There's a new story referencing Saturn posted over at GMbeat.com.

The Chevrolet Captiva, which traces its lineage to the Saturn Vue, is a rare thing in the market: a vehicle that isn’t available to consumers but is offered only to fleet customers, like rental car companies.

Read more...

Enjoy,
Charlie

onefunkar · 12-01-2013, 11:11 AM

chevy has gotten strange with fleet only. for 2014 they make 3 vehicles fleet only...captiva (since 2012) caprice (since 2011) and now impala limited (since 2014)..

Redline09 · 12-03-2013, 10:07 PM

Like all rental cars, after a certain mileage on the car, it is sent to dealer to be for sale. In my area, there are several captivias that are on dealer lots and general public own, so yes to start they are fleet only but are put out of fleet and avaliable to the public.

onefunkar · 12-04-2013, 12:17 PM

all 3 of these cars can be purchased used. ive seen alot of captivas. only a handful of caprices and havnt seen an impala limited yet.

mikec · 12-04-2013, 01:21 PM

A lot of RV'ers use the Captiva as a 'toad' vehicle as it can be flat towed. And probably because a used Captiva is cheaper than a used Honda CRV, which is the most popular RV towed vehicle.

GR898SL2 · 12-14-2013, 09:59 PM

You may not be able to buy them brand spanking new, but when they come off fleet, they're up for grabs. I've seen a few used off-fleet Captiva Sport models for sale in my area.

The Captiva Sport and W-Body-based Impala Limited exist to provide an inexpensive vehicle for fleet buyers while helping to keep the resale values of the Equinox and LWB Epsilon II Impala models higher.

BobbyP · 01-01-2014, 01:13 AM

Hecho en Mexico. I had one Captiva rental with RKE issues. The manual switches worked fine, but not with the fobs. Another one the electric parking brake wouldn't release.

I did have one loaded Captiva, V6, sunroof and all the bells and whistles. It was pretty decent.

I had a RAV4 back to back with an Escape. I really didn't like the RAV4 as well. The ignition key location on the Escape is horrible. It's hidden by the large steering wheel.

Happy New Year everyone!

Go Saints!

XRL · 01-01-2014, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GR898SL2

You may not be able to buy them brand spanking new, but when they come off fleet, they're up for grabs. I've seen a few used off-fleet Captiva Sport models for sale in my area.

The Captiva Sport and W-Body-based Impala Limited exist to provide an inexpensive vehicle for fleet buyers while helping to keep the resale values of the Equinox and LWB Epsilon II Impala models higher.

There's a whole bunch of these cheapos floating around on the used market now. I seem to see a lot on the side of the road, not sure what's up with that.

I doubt it does anything for resale values, the Equinox and current Impala are still rental queens.

12-01-2013, 12:30 AM	#1
Charlie Administrator Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: USA Posts: 3,868 Charlie's Photos 2008 Outlook XR 2005 VUE Red Line	A Chevy So Exclusive That You Can Only Borrow, Not Buy There's a new story referencing Saturn posted over at GMbeat.com. The Chevrolet Captiva, which traces its lineage to the Saturn Vue, is a rare thing in the market: a vehicle that isn’t available to consumers but is offered only to fleet customers, like rental car companies. Read more... Enjoy, Charlie ... 2008 Saturn Outlook XR (sold) 2005 VUE Red Line 2002 L300 (sold)

12-01-2013, 11:11 AM	#2
onefunkar Master Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,531 2008 Outlook XR 2007 AURA XR	Re: A Chevy So Exclusive That You Can Only Borrow, Not Buy chevy has gotten strange with fleet only. for 2014 they make 3 vehicles fleet only...captiva (since 2012) caprice (since 2011) and now impala limited (since 2014)..

12-03-2013, 10:07 PM	#3
Redline09 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 97 2007 ION-3 Quad Coupe	Re: A Chevy So Exclusive That You Can Only Borrow, Not Buy Like all rental cars, after a certain mileage on the car, it is sent to dealer to be for sale. In my area, there are several captivias that are on dealer lots and general public own, so yes to start they are fleet only but are put out of fleet and avaliable to the public.

12-04-2013, 12:17 PM	#4
onefunkar Master Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,531 2008 Outlook XR 2007 AURA XR	Re: A Chevy So Exclusive That You Can Only Borrow, Not Buy all 3 of these cars can be purchased used. ive seen alot of captivas. only a handful of caprices and havnt seen an impala limited yet.

12-04-2013, 01:21 PM	#5
mikec Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 1,153 mikec's Photos	Re: A Chevy So Exclusive That You Can Only Borrow, Not Buy A lot of RV'ers use the Captiva as a 'toad' vehicle as it can be flat towed. And probably because a used Captiva is cheaper than a used Honda CRV, which is the most popular RV towed vehicle.

12-14-2013, 09:59 PM	#6
GR898SL2 Master Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 2,527	Re: A Chevy So Exclusive That You Can Only Borrow, Not Buy You may not be able to buy them brand spanking new, but when they come off fleet, they're up for grabs. I've seen a few used off-fleet Captiva Sport models for sale in my area. The Captiva Sport and W-Body-based Impala Limited exist to provide an inexpensive vehicle for fleet buyers while helping to keep the resale values of the Equinox and LWB Epsilon II Impala models higher. ... No more Saturns! :( '11 & '15 Subaru Forester; '15 Nissan Altima

01-01-2014, 01:13 AM	#7
BobbyP Master Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 7,030 BobbyP's Photos 2006 VUE Red Line 2007 SKY	Re: A Chevy So Exclusive That You Can Only Borrow, Not Buy Hecho en Mexico. I had one Captiva rental with RKE issues. The manual switches worked fine, but not with the fobs. Another one the electric parking brake wouldn't release. I did have one loaded Captiva, V6, sunroof and all the bells and whistles. It was pretty decent. I had a RAV4 back to back with an Escape. I really didn't like the RAV4 as well. The ignition key location on the Escape is horrible. It's hidden by the large steering wheel. Happy New Year everyone! Go Saints! ... 2006 Black VUE Red Line - Now running iOS 14.7 beta

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