- 1. No LBC... Advice needed (Capri) (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 12:04:54 -0700
- I'm wondering if anyone has any experience/advice regarding a 1991 Mercury Capri. This is the first year 4 seat convertible using the 1600 twin-cam Miata engine. I'm not sure if the 5 speed is Miata
- /html/spridgets/2004-10/msg00395.html (7,832 bytes)
- 2. Re: No LBC... Advice needed (Capri) (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:23:54 -0700
- Yes, the Capri was a FWD car. This car has much, much more in common with the 323 of the day than the Miata. The motor is a relative of the 323GTX motor, though much tamer. It's true that the Mazda B
- /html/spridgets/2004-10/msg00397.html (8,727 bytes)
- 3. Re: No LBC... Advice needed (Capri) (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:40:36 -0700 (PDT)
- Capris were built to fit a niche market, and as such were never really solid cars. Perhaps the biggest difference between the capri and the miata is the engine is facing the wrong way in a capri. but
- /html/spridgets/2004-10/msg00399.html (8,613 bytes)
- 4. Re: No LBC... Advice needed (Capri) (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 19:40:10 -0700 reply-type=response
- Other than the powertrain, similar to the Escort GT & Mazda 323, the car is junk. Built in Australia from unobtainium parts, ie power window switches, hardware, gages etc. poor quality plastics pron
- /html/spridgets/2004-10/msg00403.html (8,857 bytes)
- 5. Re: No LBC... Advice needed (Capri) (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 23:04:29 -0400
- Besides being cheap and ugly looking (IMHO) it was imported by Ford! Ford has never done even a decent job of supporting their captive imports. Ask anyone who's had one of the old English Ford Anglia
- /html/spridgets/2004-10/msg00404.html (7,131 bytes)
- 6. Re: No LBC... Advice needed (Capri) (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 00:02:36 -0700 (PDT)
- take it from a guy with a mazda 6 and a mazda mx5....they do ok :) though i agree with you on the cheap and ugly part! == The Flashfire Webhosting Project. www.TheFlashfire.net quality webhosting sin
- /html/spridgets/2004-10/msg00407.html (7,675 bytes)
- 7. Re: No LBC... Advice needed (Capri) (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 13:08:43 -0400
- Mazda's aren't really the same. They had their own distribution and service channels long before Ford got such a big piece of them. They're only "semi-captive" imports. The Anglia, Cortina and (earl
- /html/spridgets/2004-10/msg00431.html (7,657 bytes)
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