Trans Went
joes12 on 01/27/2013
Performance: 4
Comfort: 4
Fuel Economy: 4
Fun To Drive: 4
Interior Design: 4
Exterior Design: 4
Build Quality: 4
Reliability: 3
Comfort Rating: 4
Performance Rating: 4
Interior Rating: 4
Reliability Rating: 3
Born 1995 Died 2011...not too bad considering the mileage was in the upper 100s. Biggest problem was electrical and tuneups,there were oil leaks but what killed it was actually the transmission gears went from trying to maneuver around in the snow up here. Not good in snow either btw,that wheel drive was not cut out for it.
An American Classic
idonthave1 on 04/04/2010
Performance: 5
Comfort: 5
Fuel Economy: 3
Fun To Drive: 5
Interior Design: 4
Exterior Design: 5
Build Quality: 5
Reliability: 5
Comfort Rating: 5
Performance Rating: 5
Interior Rating: 4
Reliability Rating: 5
I had a 93, liked it; then I bought a 95 and I love it! I bought both cars from a city auction. Both are police cars, and the 95 is a 9C1 package. Its 2010 and I still think this 95 caprice looks sexy. It is fun to drive, and lots of power. Most of all, it is an American classic. It plays a huge part in our automobile culture.
15 years, still going.
OKCEngineer on 02/02/2010
Performance: 5
Comfort: 5
Fuel Economy: 3
Fun To Drive: 5
Interior Design: 5
Exterior Design: 5
Build Quality: 5
Reliability: 5
Comfort Rating: 5
Performance Rating: 5
Interior Rating: 5
Reliability Rating: 5
I bought my 9C1 Caprice at an auction for $3000, and its been the best $3000 I've ever spent. This car is fun, fast, and cool!
Speedometer
ernieb19 on 01/28/2009
Performance: 5
Comfort: 5
Fuel Economy: 4
Fun To Drive: 5
Interior Design: 4
Exterior Design: 5
Build Quality: 5
Reliability: 5
Comfort Rating: 5
Performance Rating: 5
Interior Rating: 4
Reliability Rating: 5
Hi, I love this car, I pay $500 from my work place (was a trade for a new 2008 Lucerne), it had only 65400 miles an old man. I never hade any problems. I have the small V8 4.3 l. I use only Castrol Synthetic and Exxon regular in all my cars, I go about 360/390 miles every 2 weeks with a full tank! Now the only thing is the digital speed, goes on and off once in a while. It is a great vehicle.
Takes a lickin..
AmericanOwner on 05/07/2008
Performance: 4
Comfort: 4
Fuel Economy: 3
Fun To Drive: 4
Interior Design: 5
Exterior Design: 5
Build Quality: 5
Reliability: 4
Comfort Rating: 4
Performance Rating: 4
Interior Rating: 5
Reliability Rating: 4
Bought this car in place of my 74 Caprice Classic (which was solid no problems). After buying this one from a lot, had a few basic maintenance probs but overall it's been running solid ever sense. Has close to 200k miles and still rides better than most of my friends 2k late models.
Ex-cop car
jason on 04/29/2008
Performance: 5
Comfort: 5
Fuel Economy: 4
Fun To Drive: 5
Interior Design: 5
Exterior Design: 5
Build Quality: 5
Reliability: 5
Comfort Rating: 5
Performance Rating: 5
Interior Rating: 5
Reliability Rating: 5
I love this car. It had a few problems with it when I first bought it. One of the engine fans were out, the radiator was cracked, and brake lines broke soon after purchase, but! For $900 the power and comfort that came with this ride is unbeatable. I hope to hold on to this car for the rest of my life.
Best Chevy Car Ever Made.
DonDao on 09/14/2006
Performance: 5
Comfort: 5
Fuel Economy: 3
Fun To Drive: 5
Interior Design: 4
Exterior Design: 5
Build Quality: 5
Reliability: 5
Comfort Rating: 5
Performance Rating: 5
Interior Rating: 4
Reliability Rating: 5
I bought a 1993 9C1 caprice in 2001 and I loved it. I bought a 1995 Caprice with 110k and it has more HP, and is much more fun to drive. I had to replace the AC pump since it was out when I bought it, but it wasnt hard to do. Any Caprice from 1991-1996 are good solid cars. They are easy to fix, parts are reasonable. The car is comfortable, reliable, and is real safe to drive. The only bad thing is MPG, interior, and it's a big car. I had 3 Hondas and 3 Chevys, but the Caprice is the one I love!
Watch maintenance expenses on older cars
R on 08/16/2005
Performance: 5
Comfort: 5
Fuel Economy: 4
Fun To Drive: 5
Interior Design: 4
Exterior Design: 5
Build Quality: 3
Reliability: 3
Comfort Rating: 5
Performance Rating: 5
Interior Rating: 4
Reliability Rating: 3
Opti-spark ignition causes tune up to be $500+ in parts, and 8hrs+ labor. Good thing it's got a 100K mile recommended tune up interval. Electronic speedo display prone to failure. AIR pump (smog control device) fails on nearly every car. Interior door panels (esp. driver's) prone to falling apart. However, in spite of this, I absolutely love this car. Drive it 31 miles each way to work, with about 21 MPG highway, for a full size car with 155K miles on it.
192K and Still Truckin'
KCmajones on 03/02/2004
Performance: 5
Comfort: 4
Fuel Economy: 3
Fun To Drive: 4
Interior Design: 3
Exterior Design: 4
Build Quality: 5
Reliability: 5
Comfort Rating: 4
Performance Rating: 5
Interior Rating: 3
Reliability Rating: 5
About 2 years ago I was looking at a
lot of old cop cars to buy and by
luck, my friend's older brother was
looking to sell his caprice he had
bought through ebay a few years prior
(he bought a one way plane ticket to
NJ and drove it back to Detroit!)
because he needed a truck. So I bought
the '95 ex-NJ state police Caprice
from him. I paid $3,000 for it and it
had 165K miles. I've had to replace
the starter, front shocks (heavy
engine), ignition cap, wires, and fuel
filter (about $1600 total). I just
recently hit 192K miles and the engine
(original miles) runs clean. The only
downside to this car is the lees than
stellar gas mileage.
My Second Caprice and still love them
Attila on 07/19/2003
Performance: 5
Comfort: 5
Fuel Economy: 5
Fun To Drive: 5
Interior Design: 5
Exterior Design: 5
Build Quality: 5
Reliability: 5
Comfort Rating: 5
Performance Rating: 5
Interior Rating: 5
Reliability Rating: 5
I also owned a '93 caprice with a 305
and just downright love the additional
power of the LT1 V8. The dash is a lot
better although I would prefer an
analog spedometer and a tach. The new
larger side mirrors were a great
improvment. If you get a hold of a
police model, it has great handling for
the size of vehiclewhile still holding
a bunch of people and cargo. This 2
ton vehicle is capable of embarrasing
most import owners while your Lt1
equiped versions can beat many mustang
gt's as weall as the much hyped about
Mercury Marauder.
4 dr police package
cskribbles on 05/06/2003
Performance: 5
Comfort: 5
Fuel Economy: 4
Fun To Drive: 5
Interior Design: 5
Exterior Design: 5
Build Quality: 5
Reliability: 5
Comfort Rating: 5
Performance Rating: 5
Interior Rating: 5
Reliability Rating: 5
great car. chevrolet really did it with
this car...150,000 miles on the body.
all major components replaced at
70,000. fast and fun to drive. no
problems to this day.
Fun car to drive
Eric Bauer on 01/16/2003
Performance: 5
Comfort: 5
Fuel Economy: 4
Fun To Drive: 5
Interior Design: 4
Exterior Design: 5
Build Quality: 5
Reliability: 4
Comfort Rating: 5
Performance Rating: 5
Interior Rating: 4
Reliability Rating: 4
This car is so fun to drive! This is
my first car since I turned 16 a few
months ago. This car is so powerful
and comfortable to ride in. I got the
old cop car version from a police
department and got the 350. This thing
smokes the Civics and Mustangs so
easy. I put a lot of cop stuff in it
to give it more personality.
Great car
dweller on 10/31/2002
Performance: 5
Comfort: 5
Fuel Economy: 5
Fun To Drive: 5
Interior Design: 5
Exterior Design: 5
Build Quality: 5
Reliability: 5
Comfort Rating: 5
Performance Rating: 5
Interior Rating: 5
Reliability Rating: 5
Great car. shame they stopped making
them. more style and power than you'd
expect.
2-1/2 ton Corvette!
Captain Packrat on 09/02/2002
Performance: 5
Comfort: 5
Fuel Economy: 3
Fun To Drive: 5
Interior Design: 5
Exterior Design: 5
Build Quality: 5
Reliability: 5
Comfort Rating: 5
Performance Rating: 5
Interior Rating: 5
Reliability Rating: 5
There's a reason the police have been
using Caprices for over 30 years.
Powerful Corvette V-8 engines, heavy-
duty steel frame, solid construction,
and superb reliability. The Caprice
was designed to take anything criminals
could throw at it. If a pursuit
Caprice can last 250,000 miles with all
that abuse, imagine how long it will
last for the typical driver!
POLICE CAPRICE!
AngeloVisciciulli on 07/19/2002
Performance: 5
Comfort: 5
Fuel Economy: 4
Fun To Drive: 5
Interior Design: 5
Exterior Design: 5
Build Quality: 5
Reliability: 5
Comfort Rating: 5
Performance Rating: 5
Interior Rating: 5
Reliability Rating: 5
She's a great cruiser, unbelievably
nimble in downtown streets and tight
spaces, given its size; fantastic
handling; crazy power and amazingly
reliable motor. Heard of a few taxis
with 500+ thousand miles on the clock.
How can you beat that? Sleeps four,
seats six without a freakin' third
row!!!
This is the car I'll tell my grandkids
about ad nauseum.
This car is the poster child for the
slogan, "They don't make em like they
used to!"
9c1, LT
dstiber on 06/08/2002
Performance: 5
Comfort: 5
Fuel Economy: 5
Fun To Drive: 5
Interior Design: 5
Exterior Design: 5
Build Quality: 5
Reliability: 5
Comfort Rating: 5
Performance Rating: 5
Interior Rating: 5
Reliability Rating: 5
160000 miles and not a drop of oil.
Like a rocket ship.
Quintessential Wagon
lambdapro on 03/06/2002
Performance: 5
Comfort: 5
Fuel Economy: 5
Fun To Drive: 5
Interior Design: 4
Exterior Design: 5
Build Quality: 4
Reliability: 5
Comfort Rating: 5
Performance Rating: 5
Interior Rating: 4
Reliability Rating: 5
Imagine 25 mpg highway, top speed estimated at 140 mph, seating for 8, a corvette engine and you have the ingredients for the quintessential station wagon. It uses most of the Impala SS goodies. Built on a fully boxed HD frame. Quiet, yet goes like a son of a gun if wound up.