1971 Base Capri with the 1.6 litre engine. Bought it in '74 with major rust issues. I had it all fixed up but that car had so many Lucas electrical gremlins and finally a transmission issue that I realized that I would be better off making payments on a new car that was reliable than keeping the Capri alive.
Living in Canada at the time I narrowed down my choices to a 75 Austin Marina (zzzzz...), 75 Datsun B210 Hatchback (Aqua with honeycomb wheelcovers UGLY!) or a 75 Toyota Corolla coupe (nice looking car!). Went with the Toyota which was a great decision but after driving that car awhile with a 1.2 litre engine I vowed to never buy an underpowered car again! Traded it in 3 years later on a 78 Corolla liftback and got $400 less in trade than I paid for it.

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• Japanese car's of the 80's and early 90's, Bill, Sat, 14 May 2011 09:15:16
  • Re: Japanese car's of the 80's and early 90's, George K, Sun, 15 May 2011 12:41:46
    • Re: Japanese cars of the 80's and early 90's, Dan-O, Sun, 15 May 2011 14:18:15
      • Re: Japanese cars of the 80's and early 90's, George K, Sun, 15 May 2011 20:40:26
        • I had a Capri, No Snaab, Mon, 16 May 2011 06:58:18
          • I had a Capri too., JTP, Tue, 17 May 2011 07:22:04 <-- Viewing This Message
          • Re: I had a Capri, Ultimated, Tue, 17 May 2011 05:20:14
            • Cortina, No Snaab, Thu, 19 May 2011 17:38:19
          • Re: I had a Capri, George K, Mon, 16 May 2011 12:59:37
  • By the 80's, the Japanese decline had already begun..., nwas, Sun, 15 May 2011 10:36:49
  • Re: Japanese car's of the 80's and early 90's, kkelley, Sun, 15 May 2011 07:21:53
  • Have successfully avoided owning a Japanese car, Noel, Sun, 15 May 2011 07:06:27
    • I almost avoided owning a Japanese car, No Snaab, Sun, 15 May 2011 08:32:31
      • Re: I almost avoided owning a Japanese car, George K, Sun, 15 May 2011 20:48:10
        • Re: I almost avoided owning a Japanese car, Don M , Mon, 16 May 2011 10:30:14
          • "a belt driven dual overhead cam engine", Bill Homer , Mon, 16 May 2011 10:49:58
        • No doubt, No Snaab, Mon, 16 May 2011 06:55:20
  • Rustbuckets: Japanese car's of the 80's and early 90's, Bill Homer , Sun, 15 May 2011 06:30:44
  • Re: Japanese car's of the 80's and early 90's, OKSaabs, Sun, 15 May 2011 04:48:41
  • '86 Dodge Colt turbo, JohnA , Sun, 15 May 2011 04:43:34
  • 1989 Subaru Justy RS 4WD, vvk, Sat, 14 May 2011 20:32:57
  • '84 Datsun 200SX / 89 Toyota Supra, dmz789qqq, Sat, 14 May 2011 17:58:32
  • 1991 Prelude 2.0Si 5-spd, AeroEd, Sat, 14 May 2011 15:56:45
    • Re: 1991 Prelude 2.0Si 5-spd, kkelley, Sat, 14 May 2011 16:30:15
      • Subaru XT GL-10 (those 3D digital gauges!), Paul H, Sun, 15 May 2011 11:20:51
  • Japanese Reliability of that era, Trev, Sat, 14 May 2011 13:58:27
    • Acura Integra GS-R was a favorite, Ray L, Sun, 15 May 2011 12:54:16
      • Re: Acura Integra GS-R was a favorite, JimBlake , Sun, 15 May 2011 20:37:31
      • Re: Acura Integra GS-R was a favorite, Dan-O, Sun, 15 May 2011 14:16:51
  • price guide 1958 GT 750, Saabetized, Sat, 14 May 2011 13:49:14
    • Re: price guide 1958 GT 750, No Snaab, Sat, 14 May 2011 14:09:54
  • Somewhat OT, Eric Law, Sat, 14 May 2011 11:09:12
  • My first car! early 80s Toyota Celica. My mother, Joeychess, Sat, 14 May 2011 09:40:13
    • Re: My first car! early 80s Toyota Celica. My mother, Justin VanAbrahams , Sat, 14 May 2011 16:34:53
      • Celica vs Galant: Yep! Ahh when we were young...n/m, Joeychess, Sat, 14 May 2011 16:46:43

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