1991 Mercury Capri

[silverrat]

I didn't even know these existed

http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-cars-trucks-CALIFORNIA-DREAMIN-W0QQAdIdZ481039111

 

[bdcardinal]

Don't buy, pretty much everything from Ford is obsolete.

 

[silverrat]

In the market for a Miata, would never deal with that

 

[fdcg27]

I know of a very similar Capri for sale right up the road from us.
My sister also had one in the same color when they were new.
IIRC, this car was buit in Australia on a Mazda platform.
These cars were not noted for reliability when new and probably haven't improved with age.
Finally, if a Ford Master Parts guy is saying that parts are now hard to find, I'd listen.

 

[javacontour]

Had a fellow officer stationed with me in Germany who had one of these. It spontaneously burst into flames one night on post.

Not sure if the car was totally to blame as he was lax about maintenance. But still, I think there are far better car choices out there.

 

[NHGUY]

Barely any still exist....

 

[Barkleymut]

I believe the transmissions were made from a stick of butter, try and heat it up

 

[ethangsmith]

If you're going to get a Capri, get a foxbody Capri!

 

[eljefino]

I'd rather have a Daihatsu Rocky.

 

[Jarlaxle]

It's a rebodied Mazda 323 built in Australia. My wife's friend had one (an XR2 turbo) and loved it...she sadly retired it with over 275,000 miles because it needed a large amount of work (noisy transaxle, bad turbo, and the top was starting to go) that would have run about $5000. It was reliable and parts were no problem.

 

[97tbird]

I loved FORD Capri (British ones) when I was growing up...
Sorry for OT, but the word 'Capri' brought back memories...

 

[SLCraig]

Originally Posted By: 97tbird
I loved FORD Capri (British ones) when I was growing up...
Sorry for OT, but the word 'Capri' brought back memories...


I saw those when I was looking at pic as well, that is a great looking car!