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Chevrolet Caprice

  • 26-04-2008 6:20pm
    #1
    GA361
    Closed Accounts Posts: 609 ✭✭✭


    Is it just me or does anyone like this car?
    I think it is really nice.Has anyone here ever driven one?

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Comments

  • #2
    Max_Damage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭Max_Damage


    They were seen as one of the best police cars ever to be built. They came with two different engines, the 305 cubic inch (5 litre) and the 350 c.i. (5.7 litre), the later being a detuned version of the Chevy Corvette engine.

    Never drove one myself, but they are apparently very reliable and comfortable to drive.

    I like them myself, but I was always a Crown Vic man at heart! ;)


  • #3
    Kevin_Herron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 813 ✭✭✭Kevin_Herron


    Yes, they are an incredibly comfortable car to drive. The Caprice Classic velour interior is very plush.

    A pal of mine had a '77 and an '82, they were lovely comfortable cars, lovely to drive. The doors however rotted at an incredible rate.

    You see a few of them around here.
    The one you have pictured looks to be one of the last of them 87-89??

    They had a very long model life and remained virtually unchanged for around 12 years!


  • #4
    GA361
    Closed Accounts Posts: 609 ✭✭✭GA361


    Kevin_Herron wrote: »
    You see a few of them around here.
    The one you have pictured looks to be one of the last of them 87-89??

    That was a fairly accurate estimate-1990.


  • #5
    cantdecide
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,465 ✭✭✭✭cantdecide


    Me likey- NO COMPROMISES.


  • #6
    Max_Damage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭Max_Damage


    If you are going to buy one, try and get one with the 9C1 police package. Better brakes, suspension, slightly more powerful engine, and a thicker chassis frame.


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  • #7
    Kevin_Herron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 813 ✭✭✭Kevin_Herron


    Max_Damage wrote: »
    If you are going to buy one, try and get one with the 9C1 police package. Better brakes, suspension, slightly more powerful engine, and a thicker chassis frame.

    Well I wouldnt say they are too plentiful now, would you?

    You'd be better off trying to find a Californian one that doesnt have any rot!


  • #8
    Max_Damage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭Max_Damage


    Kevin_Herron wrote: »
    Well I wouldnt say they are too plentiful now, would you?

    You'd find a few on American eBay every now and again.


  • #9
    Sabre Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,029 ✭✭✭Sabre Man


    Very nice looking car.


  • #10
    G Luxel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,407 ✭✭✭G Luxel


    GA361 wrote: »
    That was a fairly accurate estimate-1990.

    The later version (bathtub) came out in 1991 and lasted till 1996.
    The design dates back to the late 70s. They are similiar in power
    to cadillac, pontiac, oldsmobile and buick sized saloons. Dont forget
    the station wagon version too.

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  • #11
    Max_Damage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭Max_Damage


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    Gotta love the woddies!

    If you fitted the full fuel injected Corvette V8 engine into it, it would be one hell of a sleeper car!


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