1991 Mercury Capri Reviews - Page 4 of 8

The glove box handle is broken off.

The front CV joints are going out (vibrations, slight clicking on turns)

The top is torn in joint contacting locations, along with a few pinholes in the top.

The gearshift drops down into the well slightly in 5th gear.

This car's acceleration off the line is not the greatest, but above 15 mph it definately is a performer!

The cornering ability of the XR2 is terrific, merely chirping the tires when I take a nearly 90 degree turn at 25 mph.

The stick shift is a bit low for my tastes, leaving me to lean down a bit to reach it during shifts.

With the top up, this car is is quiet and doesn't feel like it's only material covering the cockpit.

The backseat of this car has very little legroom, however my 8 year old daughter can sit relatively comfortably giving you some idea of the size.

Replaced front axle two weeks after purchasing.

Replaced cooling fan switch at 10960 miles.

Vehicle has no driver's side airbag.

Oil pressure gauge reads erratic.

Top will not fit into deck lid compartment.

This car is not real comfortable in long distance trips.

It makes a lot of rattling noise in various areas of the under carriage.

Overall, it is a good running car and gets great gas mileage.

Turbo needed rebuilt.

Convertible top needed replaced.

Gear shifter moves up and down.

We are definitely a Capri family, bought 3 1991 Capri's.

I have a 5-speed Turbo. I sent away to get the turbo rebuilt.

Bought a new convertible roof to put on.

Putting a sound system in it, even though there's not a lot of room to through a 12" and 2 6x9"'s. Please give me suggestions.

Should I bother to looking into getting a Tonneau Cover?

Bought a repair manual for it.

My seat belt lock are broken! if I take it down to ford will they replace my seat belt lock for free?

Does anyone knoe any forms where people talk about this car?

Alternator went bad - Replaced with a Mitsubishi Alternator for about $300.

Failed Emissions with previous owner (faulty Vacuum hose - replaced for $2.95 plus tax)

Electrical work needed for Lamp Motor/Power Windows/Locks (Ease of repair - fairly simple - concidering I can take apart{COMPLETELY} and rebuild this car in under 4 hours and I live for cars.

Tricky to learn to lower top (as my room mate says, but he isn't all 'there' - I had no problems after It stopped 3/4 of the way down due to the support bar)

Radiator went bad - replaced (including Water pump, thermostat, hoses)

I LOVE this car. When I first looked at it to buy it, I thought - hmm... small car, automatically thought of my 1.5 liter Sentra (first car) and the Get up and go it can only dream of getting at a 45 degree down-hill...I heard the engine start and heard the slight rumble given off by the turbo charger - I IMMEDIATELY HAD to drive her. It wasn't as impressive as I thought - until I hit about 4,000 RPM - I noticed a little more spunk to it - then, 500 RPM later, I fell in love. Even more so with the top down. The vehicle handles GREAT. Even in the rain. The only two complaints I have are (1) the seams leak - a little - but All I needed was to put a liquid rubber/sealant on the seams, and let it sit in the sun for a day to dry - now it is tougher to close completely - but the leak is gone. (2) I don't have enough cash on me to supe it up some. I have read many reviews in MANY sites saying the car is GREAT stock - but Freakin' AWESOME modified.