Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  Great Car But Expensive to Repair - 1996 Chevrolet Caprice
  By 1996 Chevrolet Capri - March 7 - 10:26 pm

  Great Car...great respect because it looks like a police cruiser. Very expensive to repair. I have spent about $2000 in the last 2 months on repairs. It has 209,000 miles. I hope I can get 300,000. It is one of the best I have owned. I have had it since 72,000 miles about 4 years ago. Now I do a lot of highway driving and hope I can keep it.

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  Love the Caprice - 1996 Chevrolet Caprice
  By tony - November 27 - 1:43 am

  I have used the Caprices in my Funeral Escort business for over eight years and they have performed beautifully for us. The vehicle is almost undestructable. It is heavy duty all the way around and you can always count on it. If you perform the routine maintainence and change filters etc I believe the car will last for 400,000 mile or more and I have seen Caprices with that mileage on them. I think it was GMs best made vehicle.

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  End of the Big Rear Wheel Drive Cars - 1996 Chevrolet Caprice
  By mrleibel - November 15 - 6:53 pm

  I bought this car second hand from an older couple. I put limited miles on it as I store the vehicle during the winters. I have the LT1 which is an awesome motor for power, towing, and economy. I can easily average 26 mpg. When pulling my 2100lb camper, I average 17 mpg cruising at 70mph hard to beat that with an SUV. The ride is quiet and smooth the leather seats are comfortable for long rides and I really enjoy the simple dashboard layout. The trunk size is great as well. I have never had a space shortage problem. Overall, the Caprice is quite the car its very versitile and a wolf in a sheeps skin.

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  The Best Car I Ever Owned - 1994 Chevrolet Caprice
  By starbreeze74 - August 24 - 7:43 pm

  I bought my Caprice a year ago and it was the best purchase I have made. With over 260,000 miles it still runs just as smooth and great as the day it was put on the lot in 1994.

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  Watch maintenance expenses on older cars - 1995 Chevrolet Caprice
  By R - August 16 - 2:14 am

  Opti-spark ignition causes tune up to be $500+ in parts, and 8hrs+ labor. Good thing its got a 100K mile recommended tune up interval. Electronic speedo display prone to failure. AIR pump (smog control device) fails on nearly every car. Interior door panels (esp. drivers) prone to falling apart. However, in spite of this, I absolutely love this car. Drive it 31 miles each way to work, with about 21 MPG highway, for a full size car with 155K miles on it.

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  Money well spent - 1992 Chevrolet Caprice
  By Michigan car - June 29 - 5:16 pm

  Very reliable. Blew oil pan gasket at 130,000, no other problems. Easy owner maintenance.

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  I was going to sell, but now I cant - 1994 Chevrolet Caprice
  By carino - June 13 - 11:25 am

  After reading everyone elses reviews, I realized how lucky I am to have this car. I could use the extra cash and thought about selling, but now I see I would probably regret it later. I have the police package too, and anytime I would take it in for service, they would say, "Well you have police tires" or "Police brakes are more expensive". It just makes the car all that much more interesting. Very reliable car, and I look forward to keeping her for many more years to come.

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  The best and safest work car . - 1994 Chevrolet Caprice
  By jman - December 27 - 2:56 am

  This car is the most reliable car for the price. It has plenty of room and has good performance even with the 4.3 V-8. Thats right, 4.3 V-8, a special motor that can deliver V-8 power with low fuel consumption like a 6 cylinder.I bought this car for $2,800 and i have put 75,000 miles on it. It is a good car for new drivers. Its cheap,its powerful,its safe,its reliable. There is nothing like it except the Impala.

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  The best and safest work car . - 1994 Chevrolet Caprice
  By jman - December 27 - 2:56 am

  This car is the most reliable car for the price. It has plenty of room and has good performance even with the 4.3 V-8. Thats right ,4.3 V-8 -- a special motor that can deliver V-8 power with low fuel consumption like a 6 cylinder. I bought this car for $2,800 and i have put 75,000 miles on it. It is a good car for new drivers. Its cheap, its powerful, its safe,its reliable.

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  Tell me again why GM discontinued these? - 1996 Chevrolet Caprice
  By Z28_Sedan - December 12 - 2:03 am

  I have the 5.7L LT1 engine in mine. Its a very fast car with smooth-as- silk ride. The odd thing is that it gets 25 mpg even with the performance axle ratio (thats the EPA highway rating too). I know other owners getting 27 mpg. Its funny that Chryslers 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.