VS caprice

[nemesis_adrasteia]

hey guys,

ive been thinking about a new car, and im liking the VS caprice, s i have some questions,

1. is there much difference between the series 1, 2 and 3?

2. are there stock manual caprices?(havent seen any but im hoping)

3. approximatly what should i be paying for one?

cheers,
michael

[Nobody Actually]

I can answer 2 of those.

1:- buggered if i know
2:- no
3:- I picked up mine about 2yrs ago for $7000 may be a bit much but came with full service history and was an extremely tidy car

hope that helps

[SENNY]

1.only few little differences with the features search on Redbook if you really wanna know.
2. no because its a luxary car they dont come out in manual
3. and around about $7000 grand for a decent one is good

[Haydz]

if you can get a series 3 defintely do that.


as they are the most recent and have the complete lip kit. revised rear bumper. updates steering wheel etc etc etc.

2. as above only come out auto. but you can get them converted.

3. 5 and upwards will usually get you a good one. but there are bargains out there. i got my vr caprice for 3.5 about 8 months ago

[ashbox]

yeah slight changes to the series 3 trim
dunno about price
and you get the vt 5litre with roller rockers in the series 3

[wildss]

not roller rockers, roller cam.
theres a difference

[mking]

get one , awesome car love everything about mine except its a 6 not an 8 and the backseats are so much more cumfy then the fronts lol, i paid 8000 for mine but its in mint condition and only had 69000km's on it when i got it a year ago + all the 8's i was finding when i was looking for one were cheaper then any six's i came across

[Grange 185]

I got mine for 7.5k it a hsv caprice and in pretty good nick, i just buy C4PRICE man that car rocks. Im pretty shure its a series 3.

[nemesis_adrasteia]

I got mine for 7.5k it a hsv caprice and in pretty good nick, i just buy C4PRICE man that car rocks. Im pretty shure its a series 3.

lol if i had 30 grand mate, i would.

so im looking at getting a 5 litre, yes i know green Ps blah blah blah im the devil and so on

i havent really looked at 304s before, what sort of thing should i be ooking out for when looking at caprice, engine, auto, diff?

concerning the series 3, ive heard baaaaad things about the last of the 304s(holden using up all the spare parts they had left before they went to the LS motor) any thoughts on this?

interior wise caprice is the top model out not the holden factory(not hsv) as far as i know. do they all have sunroof?

im pretty sure they were standard leather interior?

[Haydz]

not all have sunroof. they later 304's are better and produce more power.


the 5 litre isnt necesarily that quick comparing to a 6. but it definitely has the kick in the back the 6 is missing.

and yes caprice is the top holden model interior and luxury wise.

[nemesis_adrasteia]

not all have sunroof. they later 304's are better and produce more power.


the 5 litre isnt necesarily that quick comparing to a 6. but it definitely has the kick in the back the 6 is missing.

and yes caprice is the top holden model interior and luxury wise.

thanks mate, not looking for huge power more interested in it for towing/cruising

[walesy]

WH's are going really cheap these days, especially if it has velour interior, or do you want a vs?

[nemesis_adrasteia]

WH's are going really cheap these days, especially if it has velour interior, or do you want a vs?

hmmm something to look at not sure if i can get an exemption for an LS1 powered vehicle.

i dont really like velour, feels iratating(i know im weird) so ill looking for one with leather interior(yes i know its harder to maintain)

i like the VS shape, dont mind the WH's though might have a look

[walesy]

yeah i dont like velour either, all leather for me :-D

oh yeah forgot bout you havin those laws, how long till your off ya p's?
i used to get hasseled when i 1st bought the caprice coz i lived in melbourne but it was only for work so i kept my qld licence (still on p's then), the police didnt seem to understand that i didnt fall under there laws because A), qld had no such laws then and B) when i got my p's no state in aus had those stupid laws

[nemesis_adrasteia]

yeah i dont like velour either, all leather for me :-D

oh yeah forgot bout you havin those laws, how long till your off ya p's?
i used to get hasseled when i 1st bought the caprice coz i lived in melbourne but it was only for work so i kept my qld licence (still on p's then), the police didnt seem to understand that i didnt fall under there laws because A), qld had no such laws then and B) when i got my p's no state in aus had those stupid laws

10 months till im off my Ps, i was looking through a my ride thread and apprently you can get an exemption if its under 165kw per ton, so im safe there, im pretty sure there was a displacment one limit too, ill have a look i think it was port3r's thread

[nemesis_adrasteia]

VicRoads will facilitate exemption permits to be granted by letter, upon application, for the following vehicle types:
1. Hight powered Vehicles with a power to weight ratio of less than 100kW per tonne;
2. Hight powered Vehicles with a power to weight ratio between 100kW and 125kW per tonne and that are considered to be a family-type vehicle rather than a sports-type vehicle.

You work off 125kw/per ton or 3.5L/per ton, therefore with an estimated weight of 1563kg it would work out to:

125x1.563= 195.375kw (max engine output) - Standard output: 165 kW @ 4400 RPM

or

3.5x1.563= 5.4705L (max engine capacity) - Standard capacity: 4.987L


Source for all tech data used.

from port3rs thread

[nemesis_adrasteia]

been ookng on the vicroads site, cant find any part whee it says you can get an exeption for a V8, only FI vehicles. i think ive been stooged.

[kniever]

my mate has been driving his 5ltr vs caprice everyday for the last 2 years on his p's and even got impounded and they still didnt say anything at all about it being an 8

[VS Caprice Series One]

I just bought a 1995 Series One Holden Caprice (Silver On Grey), it's in great condition with only the odd blemish which you really don't notice. The vehicle I purchased has 131,000klms on it and I paid $6000 for it with new tyres, twelve months rego and full log books (private sale). The engine is the 3.8 ltre normally aspirated V6, the car gets a long nicely. I looked at a lot of vehicles , V8, V6 and supercharged V6, I went with the best condition and lower mileage vehicle (I didn't really notice much differance in acceleration between the different engines), there are a lot out there that have been mistreated and uncared for which are greatly over priced. I used what I could insure the vehicle for as a general guide for what to pay in conjunction with carsales value guide. Things I would look for if purchasing another Caprice on top of the usual things when looking for a secondhand car would be;

- Is there any cracking around the strut towers (where the strut section is spot welded to the body of the car), has a strut brace been installed ?, it's not that expensive to repair but just a hassle to have the vehicle off the road for a week for the repair.