Chevy Caprice
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Do these 90's champion rides go fast, or did they pick them for taxi cars because they couldn't really go over 35 mph? I heard they came stock with an accelerator limiter, so that you couldn't peel out.
anyone ever own one of the cars, or drove one as a taxi in the 90's?
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drove one as a taxi in the 90
drove one as a taxi in the 90's<<
A couple. They sucked. They lacked the frame bushings (or something) that the Crown Vics had. Much rougher ride. The place I worked for tried a couple, and the mechanics weren't fans.
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chevy stopped caprice and
chevy stopped caprice and malibu production because the cars wouldn't die
owned both.
3 malibus
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"I heard they came stock with
"I heard they came stock with an accelerator limiter, so that you couldn't peel out."
I don't know if that is true. I had my 1991 Caprice Classic LTZ up to 130 MPH once, whereas rental trucks with governors limit out at 70 or 75.
The LTZ is the 'faster' consumer model of Caprice while 9C1 is the cop-car model (reinforced floor, stock transmission cooler, cop tires...)
After 1997 they were available in Saudi Arabia and some other foreign country.
They really were quite sturdy; the times I skidded off the road from Ice and whammed into rocks or trees the car was unhurt. One was a '79, the other a '91 and in each case a tire bore the impact with no harm to body. Motors were small-block Chevy, generally 305 or 350 although some un-Classic Caprices had smaller motors.
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The malibu just may be the
The malibu just may be the ugliest car ever made
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Chevy Heavy. no limits dude.
Chevy Heavy. no limits dude. just a boat on land. car of the year 1990.
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Every time I see one, I try
Every time I see one, I try to flag a ride out of habit.
used to see one rolling around eugene with one white wall tire. Sort of like a caprice gang sign.
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I heard about this guy that
I heard about this guy that had a caprice. I think a 90. His buddy had this sweet hand pained vw bus. And the guy with the vw bus kept talking about this others guy's caprice so the guy with the caprice just plowed right into this guy's house/atrium. It was crazy. I believe it was on the local news too. I can't recall when though.
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In 1990 I was driving a 1990
In 1990 I was driving a 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Surpreme. Smooth ride, great brakes.
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"Brakes are good; tires fair.
"Brakes are good; tires fair."
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That guy that had a caprice>>
That guy that had a caprice>>>>>
you mean the fat Mexican dude? I think he stole it because it had out of state plates with tags that were like 10 years expired!
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my pops had a 76 caprice
my pops had a 76 caprice classic. it was a nice ride for a teenager to cruise in. he gave it to my brother who drove it to colorado in 81. i think it died there. i was more of a monte carlo kind of guy
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I don't think he was Mexican.
I don't think he was Mexican. I'm fairly sure he was IndoAsian.
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Intergalactic space alien
Intergalactic space alien
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I've heard he's been to the
I've heard he's been to the moon and back.