1991 Chevy Caprice Wagon Review - The "Everyman's" Roadmaster??
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
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I AM THE 11TH COMMENT AND I LOVE THE CAPRICE WAGON PLEASE PIN ME ZACK
If you ain’t first then you’re 11th! 🏆 🥇🥇
Thanks for pinning my comment, Zack! I am Giovanni, a 15-year-old obsessed with cars. I love watching your car reviews and prior to you uploading this video I was quite interested in the caprice taxis in New York City, I always thought they were cool. I went to check RUclips for other car videos, and I decided to check your channel and I saw that you just uploaded one on the capris!
@@Gio_Talks - I have a ‘95 Caprice 9C1 from Nassau County PD. I enjoy a channel “Cars of Queens” yesterday I was obsessed with looking for a MV-1 but they’re too expensive. I also have an ‘11 CVPI, former taxi from the Boston area. I have a car addiction. Last Friday I took delivery on not one but TWO bucket lift vans 🤣
@@RustyZipper Oh my goodness! That's incredible man! The Caprice 9C1s are incredible. I find them just as iconic as the crown victorias in my mind. I love cars I'm a big fan of so many of them, I'm not a fan of fancy sports cars, been more interested in 80s, 90s, and 2000s economy vehicles, and the idea of modding them i love too. My dream car is my mom's Nissan Sentra from 2006. She passed away in 2015 when I was just 6 years old, and my father drove the car up until he got a new silver Audi Q3. The nissan was sold through CarMax. He told me that mom would have wanted us to be safer on the road and that it was the right decision, and I don't disagree, the Audi has many great safety capabilities, but something about the Nissan and its memories still gets to me. I found the crash test video for the nissan from the IIHS and it got a high acceptable rating, and I also found out that even the sportier nissan Santras from the same year are selling for around the 1,500 USD mark, and my mom's car not being the more expensive sporty model, I estimate I can buy it for around 1K. My dad knows the buyer who CarMax found for the car, so when I'm older I hope to buy it back! The car has only one minor accident when my mom backed into a tree when dropping me off at kindergarten years back 😂. That's my story, but I wish you great luck with your amazing Caprice 9C1! What a unique vehicle! :D
@RustyZipper Oh my goodness! That's incredible man! The Caprice 9C1s are incredible. I find them just as iconic as the crown victorias in my mind. I love cars I'm a big fan of so many of them, I'm not a fan of fancy sports cars, been more interested in 80s, 90s, and 2000s economy vehicles, and the idea of modding them i love too. My dream car is my mom's Nissan Sentra from 2006. She passed away in 2015 when I was just 6 years old, and my father drove the car up until he got a new silver Audi Q3. The nissan was sold through CarMax. He told me that mom would have wanted us to be safer on the road and that it was the right decision, and I don't disagree, the Audi has many great safety capabilities, but something about the Nissan and its memories still gets to me. I found the crash test video for the nissan from the IIHS and it got a high acceptable rating, and I also found out that even the sportier nissan Santras from the same year are selling for around the 1,500 USD mark, and my mom's car not being the more expensive sporty model, I estimate I can buy it for around 1K. My dad knows the buyer who CarMax found for the car, so when I'm older I hope to buy it back! The car has only one minor accident when my mom backed into a tree when dropping me off at kindergarten years back 😂. That's my story, but I wish you great luck with your amazing Caprice 9C1! What a unique vehicle! :D
When this Fourth Generation (1991-6) Caprice came out, someone described it as an upside-down bathtub. I NEVER Thought the day'd come when these things'd become High Demand antiques.🧐😎😍
Yes, it was not going to win any beauty contests but we still miss it.
I love how Zack will review literally anything and you can tell that the man just loves cars. I didn’t have the wagon but I loved my bubble when I had it. Like driving a couch down the road.
I have a '92 wagon here in Germany. Pretty cool now to find a Caprice Wagon on your channel! 👌😋
Zack, The Caprice and Roadmaster were the last real American station wagons. They had V8s, power to the rear wheels and a FULL FRAME underneath. Best of all, they had enough cargo room to carry a full sheet of PLYWOOD when the second row and third rows were folded away. Try doing that in one of today's silly CUVs. 🤩🤩
Oh, I beg to differ..enter the Cadillac CTS-V wagon with 850 hp of raw power!! Granted not as big as the Chevy caprice wagon, but still a wagon no less.
@@nolahahnshouse3389 The CTS wagon was a fine contribution from GM but I don't see how you could carry plywood with the tailgate shut.
Don't forget the Olds' Custom Cruiser.
@@rightlanehog3151 I did say much smaller than the roadmaster/Caprice still a wagon
@@bluerazor7049 I don't know if I have ever seen one in person.
I wish the big car companies would bring back wagons...I'd love to own one.
some europeans companies still make them but nobody would buy them in ameria
Mercedes, Volkswagen, Audi and BMW still have them. There used to be a Jaguar station wagen as well and even a Ford Focus wagon in Europe. You can buy the Mercedes and Audi still in the US but I think only in the more rugged version with AWD. Nobody was buying the others.
You have the Outback and Crown Signia to buy.
@@rightlanehog3151 I do like the Outbacks.
I just bought a 1995 Caprice Classic wagon. It's got the LT1 engine, and I absolutely love this car! I drive it every day.
If you wanted a GM wagon with more features but didn't want to pay the price of the Buick Roadmaster the next step up from the Caprice was the Caprice Classic Estate wagon. You could even get the imitation wood sides.
Don't forget about the Olds Custom Cruiser?
@@andyk6796 To bad it was discontinued after the 92 model year.
The 305 is definitely a bit sad in terms of power for carrying this behemoth around. I would imagine with 8 people and their crap on the roof, you weren't getting anywhere fast. The LT1 in the 94-96 really makes these cars quick for what they are.
At least it's an improvement over the Olds 307 in the 80s custom cruiser wagons. You hit the gas, some noise happens, and you kinda move forward a little bit faster than you were before
yeah i renember those times,most cars had thirsty gargantuan engines for modern standars but gas pedals felt like just noise buttons LOL
Few channels on YT have been posting quality content with such consistency! Kudos, Zack!
Awesome car! I remember as a kid in the 90s sitting looking at people behind us (so awkward) while on road trips. PS government ruins everything it touches.
@@kingjay22411 My friend in high school had a Camry wagon and instead of calling shotgun we'd fight for the way back seat. Then we'd pretend we were driving backwards and wave obnoxiously at everyone around us on the road. 🤣
I owned the Oldsmobile version of this station wagon back in the day. It was a 1991 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser. The Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser was only produced from 1991-1992.
The Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser was produced for way longer than that. I grew up around one in the 1980s
Third generation (1991-1992) was also nicer!
@@johneli495 I'm talking about this particular bubble body style was only produced for 2 model years not the name plate. The 1991-1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser was nearly identical to the Chevrolet Caprice and the Buick Roadmaster with minor differences. The Custom Cruiser I owned had the Oldsmobile split front grill of the time, and had more features than the Caprice in the video.
Power mirrors
Twilight Sentinel
Rear wiper
Luggage rack
Vista roof
Leather upholstery
Power front seats
3-row seating
Automatic climate control
AM/FM/CD/cassette radio
Power windows and door locks
Cruise control
These used to be underwhelmingly popular for police and fire departments as utility vehicles.
GM made a police package version of the wagons. I don't remember the RPO code but it had many of the upgrades of the 9C1.
And what I heard was very few civilians were buying this Generation Caprice. And GM was losing its shirt selling these in quantity to police and taxi fleets at a discount and that's why it was discontinued.
I've always loved the b-body caprices, especially the wagons
B-bodies and the D-body Fleetwood were legendary. Comfy, deceptively quick if optioned right, surprisingly good gas mileage for a V8. They could have looked better but otherwise they were fitting sendoffs to GM's land yachts.
too bad kids these days will never experience riding in the rear facing seats,we didn't know how good we had it
Nice ride. You can see the 90s smoothed-over 80sness of the interior. Everyone wants the later ones with the LT1 but this looks like a big comfortable cruiser too. Bring back color-matched interiors.
Carmakers ultimately build what customers will buy. If customers shunned minivans and SUVs in favor of wagons, carmakers would have figured out how to make wagons meet requirements. Customers chose SUVs like the Blazer, Tahoe/Suburban, Explorer, Durango, and so on. Carmakers won't build what won't sell and they can't force buyers to buy something.
and the crazy thing is people now are having less children than ever and so families are also much smaller on average and despite that people just want bigger and EVEN BIGGER vehicles for some reason
These people that I drive past their house every day have one of it’s either one of these or a roadmaster I can’t tell it’s parked too far away in a field with Grass growing up around it. I really want to ask the people who live there about it and if they would sell it, I’ve always had a soft spot for these thanks to my brother rest in peace.. I remember dope dealers tricking these out back in the day in my town.
Epic! My 11yr old son & I own this exact wagon & just camped in it with him last night!
They were called “bathtubs”
The B-Body was discontinued after 96 to free up manufacturing space for trucks.
My ‘04 GMC Envoy XL is like this. Body on frame, rear wheel drive, and separate rear glass opening. With 220K it’s still going.
Love these 90s station wagons! The last of the beasts. Thanks Zack!
Let's hope you get the chance to review the Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser!
It's interesting that you mentioned the Holden Caprice, Zack. I'm Aussie (living in Mindanao Philippines now), but I remember the Caprice name was on the Holden models larger than the Commodore. The use of the Caprice name dated back to the Holden Statesman models in the eighties and nineties. I'm not surprised to learn that the Caprice found its way to the USA. Holden ceased production in Australia in 2017, but the Commodore and related models are popular, as is also the case with the Aussie Ford Falcon models, which ceased production in Australia in 2017 as well. All cars sold in Australia are now imported. I saw a Facebook friend of mine (a best friend of mine from my school days) post about the Bathurst 1000 km motor race last weekend. The post showed a Ford Mustang as the Ford Motorsport "01" car, which was previously an Aussie Ford Falcon GT. It's interesting, because before Ford Australia developed performance versions of the Falcon, the original Ford Mustang was actually the car of choice for Motorsport in Australia. I have to say that I loved to see the large wagons.
Who else remembers these as the NYPD Bomb Squad vehicles? The good days.
One of my favorite automobiles ever made. The Caprice wagon did get the LT1 engine with the 1994 facelift.
No Master of the Road, No Sale
Yes please a video on the holden! Love your work
My dad had a summer teaching job and they would let him use the school vehicle: A blue Caprice Wagon! Even as a kid, I thought this thing was HUGE, like a boat. I drove with him in it and the seats were massive. I felt so small in it! I remember my dad saying it guzzled gas.
Lsst of the full sized wagons. Such a cool car.
you can option a caprice like a roadmaster. my caprice wagon had power seats and concert sound.
One of my Favorite Caprice Wagon off all In the 90s
Now you need to find the Oldsmobile Cutlass wagon
He's got an early 80's Cutlass wagon vid.
Thank you for the review. I am off to watch the Buick Roadmaster review.
The Q-tip in the cup holder...lol
what a beauty of a car
There’s one by my condo but sadly sitting neglected
I’d love to see you cover the caprice ppv’s, it’s no crown Vic or charger, but it’s still a fun car
Man love the big bottle test fail sound 😂😂😂😂😂😂
7:30 nice video. I’m cross shopping for another one 😂
It’s missing the “LT1”
HELL YEAAAA
The LT1 was in both the caprice and roadmaster starting from 1994. Before that neither had it
It's xmas 🎉
pretty sure got nudged out by the astros and areostars
does that 305 crack 20 mpg or more?
Very cool car look good
Such a shame that US regulators regulated wagons out of existence in favour of less safe, more thirsty trucks.
I love the real hood ornament. I miss them being a thing. This body style B-body was often said to look like a "whale".
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Yes, the CAFE standards and a reason GM, Ford & Chrysler don't want to make sedans/wagons
The Detroit 3 were completely and utterly uncompetitive in the sedan market, that is why they dropped them.
1999 Park avenue/3.8 engine
This is the stripper model. You had three different models Caprice-stripper model Caprice Classic- Mid range model more options available and Caprice Classic LS for both 4 door and wagon models and the LS had the Bose Premium Sound with Cassette player all power options were standard wire hubcaps. Other options would include a partail digital dash power sun roof roof rack and leather int. The stripper model mostly were basic hubcaps (wire hubcaps not available for stripper model. Most Stripper models only had A/C Viynal seats Automatic PS/PB AM/FM stereo with 4 speakers every thing was an option on the stripper model. This is very rare as many stripper models were used for Police duty or Municipal or GSA (Government Services Administration). Many of these were used in GSA and basic features. Manual windows and locks no tilt wheel no CC all they had was Auto PS/PB A/C AM Radio.
Die hard vehicles. I miss seeing these on the road.
Am I the only one that noticed there were dirty q-tips in the storage tray at the beginning of the video?
that might be the reason why wagons are still pretty popular in europe. i myself belive in wagon supremacy. even tho funny enough wagons like volvos are basically ford rangers in car form haha
Make comparison with Taurus wagon)))
I remember when these things came out they seemed so out of place. Like "who asked for this?" so odd
Gah! that q-tip!!!!
6:15 "90% of accidents are from the back"? Only the accidents you're talking about are frontal collisions with cars traveling in front of them. Not high-force accidents starting from the back XD Unless you're traveling backwards in the US XDDD
what a shame about the mpg thing
sweet
Jack Black's son, reviewing a Caprice wagon??
Come on, How are you gonna go through the trouble of unfolding the third row seat and not at least sit there?
I love wagons, since I was 4 and my mom had a gigantic ford wagon with 2 sideways third row seats.
Not gonna lock yourself in the back seat again? 😂
Those early B-bodies had awful interior for sure. Rear overhang is also way too long to look good.
For sale?