Used 1996 Chevrolet Caprice Consumer Reviews
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The Best Car I've Ever Owned!
Mr Moose from Maine, 10/22/2006
1996 Chevrolet Caprice 4dr Sedan
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
I'm a police officer in ME with prior sevice in MA. I never drove a Chevy cruiser until I went to ME. Wow, what a difference from the Ford's! I was so impressed I ordered a 9C1 Caprice in 07/96 and had to go back to MA to do it. This car is fantastic. It rockets off the line, corners like it's on rails, and gets 20mpg on the highway. The only problem I had was the crappy Goodyear Eagle RSA tires which were replaced. I love this car. I only drive it in the summer now, and am going to give it to my daughter as her first car, and the Cops can chase her around. Why GM discontinued the Caprice/Impala SS is beyond me. This car is a true classic and will be a collectors car I'm sure.
ex-Police LT1 off eBay
Anonymous Coward, 10/13/2003
1996 Chevrolet Caprice 4dr Sedan
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
Shopping for a second car in 2000 I started on Edmunds.com and selected a couple high-value models (good ratings and low price). Then I went to eBay and started bidding - won a '96 Caprice. Fresh out of service with the Saginaw MI PD it has the LT1 and heavy duty everything. Got it with 75,000 on the clock. So far I've put a new A/C unit, replaced two front suspension components and put on new Michelins. It uses no oil and has had zero drivetrain issues. Now at 120,000 miles.
Tell me again why GM discontinued these?
Z28_Sedan, 12/12/2004
1996 Chevrolet Caprice 4dr Sedan
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
I have the 5.7L LT1 engine in mine. It's a very fast car with smooth-as- silk ride. The odd thing is that it gets 25 mpg even with the performance axle ratio (that's the EPA highway rating too). I know other owners getting 27 mpg. It's funny that Chrysler's new Hemi (same size as the LT1: 5.7L) in the 300C/Magnum (a similar curb weight according to Edmunds) is rated at the same gas mileage (25 mpg highway) even though the Hemi is 10 years newer in design and even uses cylinder deactivation.
15 years, still going.
OKCEngineer, 02/02/2010
1995 Chevrolet Caprice 4dr Sedan
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I bought my 9C1 Caprice at an auction for $3000, and its been the best $3000 I've ever spent. This car is fun, fast, and cool!
Trans Went
joes12, 01/27/2013
1995 Chevrolet Caprice 4dr Sedan
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Born 1995 Died 2011...not too bad considering the mileage was in the upper 100s. Biggest problem was electrical and tuneups,there were oil leaks but what killed it was actually the transmission gears went from trying to maneuver around in the snow up here. Not good in snow either btw,that wheel drive was not cut out for it.
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