1991 Mercury Capri Reviews - Page 3 of 8

Rag-top leaks badly.

Exhaust rattles at low rpm.

Broken interior door-handles.

Leaky cooling system.

Power windows stopped working.

Noisy with the top down at highway speeds (Duh!)

A great, 'peppy' little rag-top. I was very pleasantly surprised when I got it out on the interstate. It really takes off when you get up above 3500 RPM's!

I bought this to combat the escalating gas prices this summer.I'm currently getting about 31 MPG, and that's with my foot in the turbo all the time.

Don't go right out and buy a new power-window motor, the driver's-side window switches are possibly the cause, and can be easily disassembled, cleaned, and repaired.

Heater core leaked on the computer. Computer had to be replaced.

Heater had to be rebuilt; stopped working a year later and I don't want to spend the $600 to get it fixed again.

Driver's side window motor stopped working. Cost $400 to fix.

Passenger side window stopped working. Dealer wanted to charge $500 for it, but I found a good site on the internet on how to repair the motor. (Taking it apart and cleaning the contacts fixed it... why the dealer did not know this basic repair is beyond me).

Exhaust system was recently replaced. It's a welded system, so when I got a hole in the resonator, I had to replace the muffler and tailpipe, too. Heat shields wouldn't fit over the new assembly.

Recently replaced the CV joint, boot and front drive shaft.

For a while, it ate alternator belts.

Starter had to be replaced.

Top had to be replaced twice.

I've basically replaced the engine one part at a time since I've owned the car.

It could use a new paint job. Paint on the hood is flaking tremendously.

It's grown on me, but overall I'd suggest avoiding this model.

While it's definitely a fun car to drive, especially when the weather is nice, it is a lot of trouble to get parts. The dealers don't stock parts, so you are kind of stuck. (For example, it's impossible to find replacement headlight lenses.) If it weren't for the internet, the car would have been sent to the junkyard years ago.

I went through a breaking in period where the car was literally in the shop once a week for about ten weeks. Since then, it's required probably $500 a year or more in maintenance/repairs. I haven't had too many problems the past few years, though.

Rattles a lot. I mean, it's almost embarrassing to sit at a stop light or at a drive-through.

Maintenance is cheaper than a car payment, so I'm going to drive it until the wheels fall off. I'm hoping to get another 50,000 miles out of it.