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With a heavy heart I must sell this lovely old beast. - A 1988 Chevrolet Caprice Station Wagon. Always gets so much attention. She"s MOT"D till the 21st January,
I Bought this car for a pleasure vehicle and have had lots of good times with her. its just wonderful. It is fitted with a 5.0l V8 automatic column change with Overdrive (for economy!) it is a true 8 seater estate. The engine and gearbox have both been rebuilt in recent years and it pulls like a train and shifts up/down as it should, this is now my 3rd American car, and the best engine yet. Uses no oil/water, Engine fires up with a keen willingness from cold, turn the ignition, 2 pumps of the gas and she fires up no problem. Its a good car. I would say 17mpg around town and 20-22mpg on a run probably more. Has air suspension on the rear which is easy to use, has a dust cap on the rear bumper and add air/dispense air as you would a tyre and watch it rise/fall. Simple. Mechanically it"s fantastic, - and I mean that sincerely. Huge history file, every MOT (never an advisory) and bills run into thousands and thousands, Its impressive.
The car is finished in Black, but was originally a dark Bordeaux red with a black waistline but at some point was resprayed all black. The shut-lines are still Bordeaux red, but as it was so dark, it almost looks like a cherry black and its hard to notice. The paintwork is poor, its peeling in places, faded in places and polished through in places and has the odd dink/scratch, the "Ghostbusters" decals are vinyl and can be removed, but one sticker is covering over a scratch on the passenger door - Just being honest incase you decide to peel them off and get a surprise. The roof has an unusually opted vinyl padded roof, but it is lifting in places and cracked on a corner. The only rust is a bubble over the front passenger wheel arch (see pics) It"s a 27yro car, it"s been here in the UK since the mid 90"s Its a car that has had no body work repair in the 14years of the last owner, and never garaged, but it"s held it"s own well.
It drives faultless, as I say mechanically, it really is 1st class, the brakes are razor sharp and halt this leviathan up to stop in a heartbeat. Thanks to the air suspension on the rear she has good cornering road manners and shifts up/down the gears so smooth you can"t feel the changes. Power is under your foot where needed but it"s no Ferrari, but quick-off-the-mark! - 100mph is easily within reach, but as the car speedometer only goes up to 85mph its hard to tell, but she keeps on pulling forward. Whitewall tyres are excellent and have thousands of miles of tread left.
The power door locks and 5 electric windows work well but the rear one is slow, but I bet it"s through lack of use. Power steering is feather-light, - All lights work, as do the indicators, wipers, wash/wipe/intermittent etc and has a built-in foglamp in rear lense. Heating and A/C works well, The front seat is a bench seat, 3 in the front, 3 in the back and 2 spring up out the huge boot floor. Privacy windows all round give the car a sinister look - and look really cool, the wire spoke wheel trims are fantastic, The radio does not work, but all lights up as it should and searches channels etc, so not sure what that is, I just love listening to the burbley V8 anyway, the cargo/boot area is clean but the storage boxes are a bit scruffy after years of useage the headlining is beginning to come unstuck in places (common fault) the rear bumper is a bit rusty, (another common fault)
I"ve run it down abit and it sounds worse than it is, But the only faults are cosmetic faults and can all be put right by anyone with the enthusiasm to do so - and easily, we"re only talking about abit of paint and someone to fiddle with the radio. Its a rare and useful car and its survived 27 years, 27 winters and day in/day out life and deserves to go to a loving owner, I really don"t want the banger boys to get hold of her as it would be a murderous crime of such a great car. Maybe restore ? slam / slammed ? Hot rod ? rat rod ?
Parts are easy to find, parts are universal for this car, and in the states, many of the saloon versions were used as Police and Taxi"s - so parts are still literally on the shelves. The only part that I seem to find difficult to find is the rear window seal .
£4200 Or near offer
Date: 26-Nov-2015
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