As soon as I picked up the car I knew it needed exhaust work, and I was right, it had several holes in the exhaust system, but the catalytic converter and the muffler were okay so I was able to get the holes welded and the tailpipe replaced for a total of $135 for parts and labor.
When I got the car it also had pretty extensive surface rust on the quarters right behind the rear wheel wells, and I got that fixed for $100, which is not too bad considering the seller took about $600 off the ebay auction price for that rust.
The Delco bose radio does not work very well at all and needs to have either the amplifier or the head unit or both replaced. I think this will be in the neighborhood of $300-$500.
The car runs and drives very well for a car with 150K miles on it. I has every option available except CD player and sunroof Leather seats are about a 9.5/10, very soft and supple, no tears just a few small scratches. Acceleration is not a thrill ride, but adequate for a comfortable roomy Sunday driver. Also blows Meat locker air conditioning (original R-12, I believe) and blast furnace heat. Pretty bad gas mileage compared to my Park Avenue, the caprice gets about 16-18 MPG, but I guess that's not all that bad for a car of this length, girth and weight.
How can just this one person say that the car has bad gas mileage when all the other reviews say it has great gas mileage?
My 1991 Caprice was very good on gas. On a trip from central NY to Titusville, Florida I only filled the car 3 times. That trip is 1200 plus miles.
The only reason why I got rid of it was because the frame was rotted out in two areas. It is very hard to find someone done here in Florida that does any kind of rust repair let alone a rusty frame.
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