Nothing has gone wrong with it since new in 14 YEARS (apart from the usual things like battery, tyres (one set) and exhaust (one pair of stainless steel replacements))!
Has to be the most reliable car I have ever owned, as I have had it from new I have taken a great deal of care of it in 14 years.
Nothing is worn and everything is still concourse condition, makes the new plastic cars look very cheap and badly made! Insured now for more than it cost new!!
The car goes far quicker than I have been able to get it to, so I will never know its top speed (or want to) - had it to the end of the speedo (130) and it was certainly NOT flat out. Handling can be a bit quirky, but if you drive it long enough it is easy to look after and very predictable, UNLIKE front wheel drives. With Bilsteins all round it handles very quickly and safely if you have the bottle.
Not a bad car, but nothing by todays standard. looks terrible. too heavy.
A beautiful car with more heritage and style than any modern car around.
I'm not sure where some of these people who claim the capri is heavy by modern standards are getting their information from!
A 2.8 Capri weights about 1200 kg, not that heavy when you consider that a Corsa 1.4 weighs in at about 1100kg. Another example, a 2.0 vectra is getting no for 1500kgs!
Genrally, modern cars are getting heavier all the time with all the advancements in safety equipment.
P.S: Long live the Capri! I'd give my right arm to own a 2.8 brookland!
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To the guy who says it looks terrible - Specsavers are doing some good offers at the moment.
It's a classic shape - that long bonnet and curved rear quarterlight. Iconic.
The 2.8 Injection was the car I lusted after as a kid. I wanted a Caspian Blue one with the pepperpot alloys.
A truly beautiful looking and beautiful sounding car (3.0L, 3.1L, 2.6L, and the 2.8L). Iconic by todays standards and very rare. Rusts like an iron nail, 2.8's and 3.0l's are juicy, brakes are poor, quite a bit of body roll for a sports car and there's a stigma still attached to these, although it's diminishing with the passing of every year. Drive one though and all is forgotten and it feels like no other vehicle. The growl of the Essex/Cologne lump will send tingles down your spine and will attract attention - like my 2.8.i.s. does with 2 cherry bombs protruding from the back of it. They are becomming more collectable and good ones fetch circa £8k upwards.