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Old 30-04-2017, 10:10 PM   #1
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Hi,
I am a die hard Ford fan and have a few in my shed currently.
i want to ad a Capri to my garage, one of the soft top ones, but I have 2 problems I'm hoping some of you guys out there can help me with

1) My wife doesn't like them.
2) What should I look for when buying one?

any help with either problem would be much appreciated.

cheers,
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Old 30-04-2017, 10:28 PM   #2
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Had you been 6 months earlier, and in nsw. There was an old bloke at my local trying to shift his 92 xr2 auto non turbo for $3500. New soft top and good paint. Only 128 thousand. It's gone now though.
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Old 30-04-2017, 10:30 PM   #3
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The tickford club sprint (I think that was its name) would be one to aim for.

Personally if I was buying a Capri it would be an older rwd one.
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i want to ad a Capri to my garage, one of the soft top ones, but I have 2 problems I'm hoping some of you guys out there can help me with

1) My wife doesn't like them.
2) What should I look for when buying one?
If you can't solve problem One you won't have to worry about problem Two
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Old 01-05-2017, 03:19 PM   #5
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Hi,
I am a die hard Ford fan and have a few in my shed currently.
i want to ad a Capri to my garage, one of the soft top ones, but I have 2 problems I'm hoping some of you guys out there can help me with

1) My wife doesn't like them.
2) What should I look for when buying one?

cheers,
New wife would be a good start....just joking
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Old 01-05-2017, 03:22 PM   #6
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I think your wife is very sensible....
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Old 01-05-2017, 04:02 PM   #7
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Never thought I would say this, but listen to your wife

70/80's Capri coupes are a different story but those other abominations, you need ya head read.
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Old 01-05-2017, 05:40 PM   #9
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Hi,
I am a die hard Ford fan and have a few in my shed currently.
i want to ad a Capri to my garage, one of the soft top ones, but I have 2 problems I'm hoping some of you guys out there can help me with

1) My wife doesn't like them.
2) What should I look for when buying one?

any help with either problem would be much appreciated.

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Old 02-05-2017, 05:37 PM   #10
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I saw a late model red one just this morning at a yard in Mile End, SA...
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Old 02-05-2017, 08:58 PM   #11
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A lot of people still think the Capri is just a ford version of a mx5, ala Telstar/626

If only.... Would have sold better if it had been even close to as good as a mx5
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Old 02-05-2017, 09:55 PM   #12
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Tickfords would be the choice, but as long as it puts a smile on your face the lesser models are cheap thrills.
Gumtree search shows a couple of pages of 80's Capris. Same can't be said about the same era courier/rangers and telstar's. What does that tell you?
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Hi,
I am a die hard Ford fan and have a few in my shed currently.
i want to ad a Capri to my garage, one of the soft top ones, but I have 2 problems I'm hoping some of you guys out there can help me with

1) My wife doesn't like them.
2) What should I look for when buying one?

any help with either problem would be much appreciated.

cheers,

See my post ... https://fordforums.com.au/showthread...44#post5858744
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