Faults:

Had to replace all the floor because of the rust (no rust anywhere else)

Alternator carbons had to be replaced and also the battery.

Some cables and the spark plugs, but nothing serious mostly mainteneance.

Actually the car is in very good shape and looks like it is gonna be like that for a very long time.

General Comments:

I really love this car, it is so fast considering how big it is, people in the street find hard to believe that a 1979 car can race like that, after I replaced the shocks for some reinforced ones filled with gas instead of hydraulic fluid it became even more comfortable, the interior was completely rebuilt and can´t get any more comfortable, I installed a 5.1 surround sound system that is virtually invisible so it sounds great, but it doesn´t look bad with the interior, the next steep is replacing the seat belts for something safer because I do not trust my life to a 28 years old piece of fabric, but that is just me, anyway I recommend to anyone to try and possibly buy this car you will not regret it.

Faults:

Interior is wearing out: the safety belt is cracking and warping, upholstery is tearing, dashboard cracking due to age.

Slight body rust appearing on hood, window sills and inside doors.

General wear and tear such as brake pads, shock absorbers, radiator hose etc.

General Comments:

This car is a huge lumbering lump of steel which makes it slow to pick up speed, slow to stop and difficult to park.

My car is converted to Liquid Petroleum Gas...$5 worth of normal gasoline (petrol) only takes me to the corner shop and back!

The seats are so comfy I could fall asleep driving!

She sounds beautiful.

Faults:

Water pump at 250000.

Heater core at 200000.

Radiator at 180000.

Signal light switch at 260000.

General Comments:

Absolutely amazing automobile.

Car was given to my Dad for $400, by someone who wanted the eyesore off the property.

Dad drove it for 6 years, gave it to me.

Now with 300000km (180000 miles), the 79 Caprice has never stalled, hesitated, or missed.

It has started and run flawlessly for over 100,000 of ownership, not bad for a 26 year old car.

Only problem I ever had was engine pinging at low altitude, turns out to be a vacuum leak, replaced the hose myself!

The most reliable, dependable car you could ever ask for.

Good on gas, 19mpg in city, 26 mpg on the highway, not bad for a 70s car.

Wish like heck this car would live forever, but rusting out like Canadian cars tend to do.

Faults:

The engine just kept shutting off after 1 hour. This was a former taxi and right before our family got it, a mechanic had worked on it.

General Comments:

This was my first love. The first I car I learned to drive.

It truly felt like you owned the road. Like a shark gliding through water. The front bench seat, seating three people, and the quality of the stock speakers, awesome.

However, I was only 17 at the time, and didn't know anything. Therefore I had never taken it to the shop, no oil changes, service or anything, and it being a former taxi, is the reason why it just kept shutting off after 1 hour of driving.

I was a fool for letting it go. I am definitely looking for another one, though it seems impossible to find one here in Toronto.

Faults:

Amazingly the only thing I have replaced is the windsheild.

It might sound rediculous, but I don't think anything has every mechanically failed except a battery or two.

General Comments:

Caprice's...i don't know what to say, they are big.

Use too much gas.

Steer poorly.

I have decided the only way to make this 79' caprice decent is to paint it black put on a white vinyl top, and tint the windows to match.