Faults:

Rear end fluid leaked out around 100,000 and had to replace the driver side axel and starter went out at 75,000 and water pump at 110,000.

General Comments:

If you have a caprice 9c1 any year keep it there a very good car.

Faults:

Well the blinkers broke, so we fixed them. We Had the replace the muffler, and the brakes. We put new spark plugs on it like twice, but nothing major went wrong with that old car in the 5 years that we had it. The exterior handles all got broken, but you could still open the door. Then the interior armrest/handle got pulled of by a friend, so you had to roll down the window to shut the door. The drivers side window fell out of its track when you rolled it down, but we fixed it. Oh ya and the windshield wipers had to be rigged up by grandpa.

General Comments:

I loved this car, it had so much character. For example, my older brother backed it into a light pole in a parking lot, so a big dent was born. My sister got rear ended and the other car was like smashed in the front, and our car had a little dint in the bumper. The handles were very tricky, and keys were not needed to start the car. Even if you had keys they were so worn down you could take them in and out of the ignition while it was running. The window, and windshield wipers had to be rigged up. The car just like glided over bumps like a boat on water and drove really nice! I had always thought it was indestructible and I felt invincible in it! Until this summer it met its fate. My little brother swerved to miss a dog and flipped into a telephone pole, breaking it into 3 pieces, and the car landed on its wheels, still running, he turned it off and luckily got out and ran across the street. When BOOM! the car blew up! because the gas line had broken and spilled gas on the ground and the electric lines were in the gas, which ignited the flames. And if it wouldn't have been for the fire the car would be as good as new, just a few more dints and a bent hood.

Faults:

I replaced the water pump at about 150,000 miles.

I replaced the starter at about 165,000 miles.

The alternator was replaced at 170,000 miles.

When I sold it, it was rusting pretty bad. It was driven in many Wisconsin winters without ever being in a garage, so that is to be expected.

General Comments:

I purchased this car at a state auction for $4600 dollars. It was formally a highway patrol vehicle.

Very good low-end torque, lots of grunt off the line! Just a short screech from rear tires and I was pushed back in the seat at launch. When it approached speeds of 50 mph. or higher, it seemed to start running out of breath. Off the line was this cars sweet spot.

Thanks to the "cop" suspension it cornered flat and stable over smooth terrain, but the solid rear axle had some issues with wheel hopping on rough surfaces.

It's ride was comfortable, albeit firm, with a roomy cabin and spacious trunk.

Fuel efficiency wasn't too bad at about 20 mpg. city and highway combined.

I miss that car!