1982 Ford Capri 2.8 Injection Review - My Apology To The Capri Community.
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2020
- A while ago, I reviewed a Mark I Ford Capri 3000E. I made a lot of mistakes. The Capri community didn't like me for that. Today, I do my best to apologise with a review of this much later car.
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Having had 5 Capris from the mid 70s until the early 90s and looking back I certainly didn't buy them for their roadholding. I bought them because to me at that time they were the coolest car I had ever seen. As a young schoolboy in 69 I fell in love with the Capri and that hasn't changed to this day.
Dosnt the 280 and the 2.8s drive better again?.. that would be a better comparison
I fell in love with the Capri in 1969 too. I was 15 and saw a gold coloured Capri with a "tobacco" vinyl roof. I always promised myself one, as the advert goes. In 1978 I bought a Mk III 1.6 GL. white with a black vinyl roof. Love that car and kept her for 7 years, I regretted selling her. Still love them.
@mick 084 ok in the dry with the wider wheels but don’t be pushing on in the wet!
@@mick0846 Yeah the later Injection Special had an LSD and uprated shocks I think. And a five speed box which isn't as nice as the 4 speed. James must have driven a ropey one because any Ford four speed is known for having a super sweet change.
i’m 15 and i really want my first car to be a second hand ford capri but deciding between this 2.8 injection or a 1.6 laser fastback and i’ve just fallen in love with the way they look
Probably the only person to ever call the capri " ugly" its looks are what its most famous feature
He's in no position to call anything ugly.
Ashter Fadgadget Hahaha so true. Mean, but true.
Yeah... that one threw me.. Capri... Ugly... WTF
The shape of a Capri is timeless and will never look out of place in any country or car show. It's a gem.
LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH um but to some people it is ugly
I don't know anyone who finds a Capri attractive, even I don't and I have great taste 🤷🏼♂️
Anyone who doesn't adore the Capri is not someone I'll buy a pint 😂😂
As a biased owner of a Capri, I love the styling. Once you've got the itch to have one, nothing else will do.
I massively regret selling mine about 17 years ago I can't believe it's taken me this long to start saving for another but I'm driving a Ford Fiesta 1.3 Mark 4 Smiley until I have enough money to buy another one - I don't mind if it's a 1.6, a 2 litre or a 2.8 injection tbh because I love the ride and the styling. Mark 1's and Mark 3's are my fave but I'd still snap up a Mk 2 if it was for sale and I had cash in my hand ready to buy one but I'd be dreaming if I thought I could find a JPS version that I could afford they must be ultra rare.
I hope your Capri serves you well NEVER sell it :)
I own an ‘85 2.8 injection special and it is loud,uncomfortable,thirsty,terrible brakes etc etc but I absolutely love it and the feeling I get when I drive it and the feelings it evokes in other people when they see it and in my eyes the Capri is one of the most beautiful cars ever made.
I would agree, cracking looking cars, second only to my beautiful Alfa Romeo Guilia
@@iainduncan3409 Lovely motor the Guilia- from a Capri owner! :)
Very politely and very good video.
I only have to contradict you in one point: The Mk3 Capri, especially in its 2.8i guise, is the single bestlooking mass production car ever ;-)
We need a new capri that is, in no real sense, new. Make it as perfect as it was.
Lol, you're funny.
Not a chance 😂
I'm a Capri fan as well I choose to skip videos where someone is damning them like this I'm working very hard to save a few grand to get another and personally I love them no matter what . A Capri was my first car too back in 1991 when I was barely 19 I owned a few more and took them for granted selling them in between jobs and stuff but the next one I get no matter what mark or model I'm keeping for good . I can't watch the video above though for the same reason I wouldn't listen to a Remainer (I voted Brexit) 2 different things but the same principle, positive vibes are needed in times like these :)
"I will avoid technical details"...entire video spent talking about the technical details and history of the car.
*in Arnie's voice*
YOU KNOW HOW I SAY NO DETAILS
I LIED
@Prince William of Satsuma And if ya dont like the fuckin channel you can promptly leave Sir Prince William of Satsuma.
@Prince William of Satsuma JayEmm gets paid for your view, congratulations! I doubt it matters to him whether you like him or not, there are over 100,000 people who disagree with you.
Who the fook is slagin jay off? Go fuuck yourself nob heads Ohhh and bye.
@Prince William of Satsuma you must be a butt hurt capri "nutter" . What kind of moron would follow a channel when they dont like the presenter or the content? Tool
If my Mum was watching this, she would say "That yellow shirt needs an good ironing" 🤣
😋
Yellow one needs recycling (burning). Which comedy sketch does this remind me of?
It's so hard not to be a grammar Nazi right now so am not going to full stops or commas just so I can't become a grammar Nazi this is a self-sacrifice
I lusted after the Capri 2.8i as a school boy, in its day it was a properly desirable car which was attainable for normal people. I loved the looks, and in the early 80's the interior was great by the standards of the day.
And still looks good to this day!
Me too, especially after watching Bodie driving one in the Professionals as a kid!
Controversy aside, I had a good laugh watching this. Being a cap car owner myself, I appreciate it's quirks and oddities better than the good stuff. It's all about passion, not comon sense. Cheers!
These cars were wrongly maligned towards the end of their long production run due to their humble origins and the small engined varients. The truth is they were fantastic drivers cars for reasonable money with the bigger engines. The styling is still great today and fully demonstrates Ford's knack of making the hot versions look every bit as quick as they were. Marvelous machines, I had 2 in the 90s and miss them.
I also had 2, and regret selling them to this day!
@@MaddRIP1 I can mirror your sentiments I took these cars for granted and I'm determined to get another one saving hard now to do just that
Great cars! Have owned many a 2.8i and 3.0S in my time. All gorgeous things..
This guy has no clue at all why people love and always will love the Capri.
The turbo techniques conversions on these cars in the 80' made them outperform the Aston Martin V8 Vantage of the era. That's what you call a bargain bruiser.
nonsense
When you're ten years old in 1983 and you see a black 2.8 injection for the first time, it's the coolest thing you've ever seen. Forty years later not much has changed.
Ummm I had a 1987 280 Brookands in 1990. To say I regret selling it is something of an understatement.
Bet you do . . Lovely motor them I've only ever seen 2 of them
@@jamesryan5436 Indeed. Bought it off a guy who worked for Ford. Think I paid £8000 with 24000 miles on the clock.
@@fasthracing I seen one over here on a web site 5500 euro clean but not mint . I looked at them this morning in the UK 30k for mint ones .
@@jamesryan5436 5500 euro is very VERY cheap. Mint ones are nearer 50k now in UK
@@fasthracing I only looked them up after watching that video . I would love an escort cosworth myself but they are mad money now too
I'd say it's a good looking car, I love the interior and I am definitely not a Ford person.
Capri's always remind me of the professionals CI5 :-) that is a lovely looking car, would love one but way out of my price range
The Capri's WHAT reminds you of The Professionals? And which particular Capri?
Many thanks for the review JayEmm! I am 60 now (how did that happen!) and had three 2.8s in period, including the Brooklands run out model. Personally I loved the look of the 2.8 and still do, but each to their own on that front. At the time they felt fast with 0-60 in just under 8 seconds, if you got the launch right. Part of that was down to only needing one gear change as 2nd gear was good for 80mph. The mid range acceleration in 2nd and 3rd felt really strong with a nice soundtrack from the Cologne V6. Reliability was excellent and the only problem I ever had was with a fuel pump giving up the ghost. Ride was ok and I agree that they were a bit floaty but had reasonable body control - the secret on a fast country roads (as with many cars) was not to hang onto the steering wheel but hold it lightly and let the car find its own way over the lumps and bumps. Driving at speed, you definitely needed to follow the slow in fast out technique, settle the nose on entry then use the torque to power out with a nice squat to the rear once the nose was turned in. Braking was the weak point, but with 13 inch rims there wasn’t any room for bigger brakes so forward planning was required. I can well remember arriving too hot at one particular roundabout wondering whether I would ever slow down in time - I think that said as much about me as a driver as it did about the car - you should never exceed the limits of your machine! Handling could be a little wayward, but only if you weren’t paying attention and if the rear began to step out, you generally had plenty of warning and it always came back in line if you backed off (except once on a track day at Silverstone when I over did it trying to stay ahead of an M5!). The Recaro seats were excellent and are still probably the most comfortable I have ever experienced, but the rest of the interior was exactly as described by JayEmm - pretty low rent with a squidgy bendy steering wheel; although the 5speed versions had a much better leather bound wheel. Also, at night, instrument lighting was woeful and the headlights were marginal on dip, but ok on full beam. Personally I loved them, but were they perfect? Not by a long chalk, but they had character by the bucketload and will always be fondly remembered by me. Nowadays I drive a 2019 Audi S3 saloon (much better looking than the 5 door), which I absolutely adore. Given the S3’s abilities, I think I will leave the 2.8i happily parked in memory lane!
Good honest comment. I went back to a 2.8i Injection Special in the mid 1990s and was very disappointed, I couldnt understand what had changed in the 10 years since I owned my first Capri but of course things had moved on and I had got used to more modern cars. What people who never owned these cars need to realise is that the last Capris were still based pretty much on the 1960s originals - leaf springs lol! In 1988 my brother bought a Toyota Celica Supra MA61and if was like it was made on another planet let alone another country but everything ages and these days I look at the buck rogers style dashboard on those cars and laugh. Having said all that I do feel privileged to have owned so many cars over the years and experienced the evolution of the Automobile from the 1950s to the present day. I drive a pick up truck now as its one of the only modern vehicles I actually enjoy driving....
How can you not like the Capri? It looks cool, today it looks very retro, it looks butch and not soft, I promised myself when I was 7 I would get one and I did
I have a 1983 2.8 injection, it was my first car (I'm 20) and it makes me smile every time I drive it
you lucky cat!! jealous.
Probably the best looking car in the world.A poor man's etype.And the e type jaguar is a beautiful car
Brother in law has a burgundy 2.8 turbo technics Capri with about 30k miles on it. Lovely thing.
They are fast mate as in big time
Capari still looks just as good today as it did back then. Loved this car as kid growing up and it makes me smile seeing some of them being looked after and being driven on the roads today. I would love to see Ford bring this car back, possibly as an all electric car similar to how Honda created the Hond E inspired by the early Civic
@David Galea haha it's time!
In my opinion the look of the Capri is the high point, the ride quality was never good, even in its heyday
Ride quality was terrible, that was the best part, mine was going sideways more than in a straight line😂
Still plenty around though they where and still mechanically bullet proof to many people compare old cars with new cars for their day they where superb good value for money and a good range a Capri for every one, even my nan
given that they were basically a Cortina under the skin, i never found them uncomfortable, or even a bad ride in their day. ive driven all sorts over the years, and the Cortina (and therefore the Capri) was pretty much the most comfortable car i ever drove/rode in of that era.
@@Tomislav_B. I think that says more about your skill as a driver than the car
@@Your2TiminEx I think your comment says a lot about what kind of person you are. You're huge fun at the parties.
I owned two Capris back in the day. Always put a smile on my face. Fun to drive, never boring. That suited me.
Here in the US the Capri was a different animal altogether in the 80’s. The Capri name was used under the Mercury brand (Ford owned) and was a slightly re-bodied Mustang in the early 80’s (available for a time with the 5 liter V8 of the Mustang) but never sold anywhere near as many units as Mustang. Towards the end of the 80’s it was rereleased as a two seater front drive roadster with a 4 cylinder engine or in upmarket XR-2 trim with a turbocharger. We called the Capri the “Crappy” because that’s what it was in any form other than 5.0 powered version that was then and is now more so- rare as hens teeth.
Best Capri ever was the Tickford. Stunning in the flesh.
i wasnt a fan of the grille on the Tickford, or the bodykit in general, but inside was lovely. no 2 were the same and last i heard, out of the 100 made there were something like 48 left complete and on the road, and that info is at least 15 years old. whether that number is still something near correct, i have no idea
Jay, I'm from the states and FWIW I think the Capri looks GREAT❗
Klasse Act the states had the Capri, it was called a Mercury Capri, the mk2 of the Mercury Capri was basically the European Mk2 but with 4 round headlights, instead of 2 square ones, the MK3 European Capri in the video is basically a MK2 with round headlights. The later Mercury Capris were totally different.
@@crcomments8509 I do remember the Merc Capri👍👍
MGazT No, it was a Ford USA car, based on the chassis of the Mustang of that time, in my opinion it didn’t look anywhere as good as the MK3 European based Capri. I only wish I had kept my MK3, it was only the 1.6 but so much fun to drive and worth far more now than it would have been when new!
Those 4 headlamps slightly covered by the bonnet, a brilliant styling idea, the mk3 was superb.
If I won the lottery this or a 3.0S would be top of the to buy list, followed by the Granada 2.8 Ghia. Well, they are what The Professionals drive :)
My dad the 3.0 e MK1 (poss MK2) - he said they got the engine in with a shoe horn - it was canary yellow with a brown vinyl roof. He got it off his cousin who did mod it a bit in the 1970’s - it had Recaro bucket seats and harness seat belts ffs. It had been lowered slightly. You could open the doors with a lolly stick. It got stolen once - from the car park outside Newbury police station (gypsies has nicked it - it was found at a gypsy camp site some miles away). He sold it after that. I even remember the licence plate NJT 90P
I like the look of the Capri. I am older, though, so maybe I'm being nostalgic. My Dad had a Ford Granada back in the 80's and, prior to that, a Ford Zodiac. Those were cars difficult to admire from any angle.
Don't let anyone change your opinion on your passions .. I will love Capris even the mark 2 my least fave until the day I pop me clogs they are a legend not just any car :)
Huh? Granada mk2 was pretty damn timeless and good looking car. 2.8i Ghia was a beauty.
The mighty Ford brand never ever bettered the look of the Capri,when it came to affordable cars. I had four through the 80's and loved everyone of them. My favourite look was always the MK1 has it had the muscle car stance about it, but the much more polished MK2/3 were good cars too. Very tail happy especially in the rain and snow and that was its achilles heel for a lot of us Capri owners back then, we could always be beaten by someone in a better handling car. Great review though.
all true although I dont recall being beaten by anything in mine !
Had one since 1986 (10/10 immaculate) -- Im nearly into retirement and considering selling the newer stuff and just going back to the 2.8.. Its all easy to work on by me , doesnt cost a fortune in bits, doesnt throw me into horror every time a dash light comes on. 26 to the gallon around town, Emmissions on last MOT are still excellent, built years back so hasnt cost the environment much in being replaced, tyres are cheap++ Ill guarantee if i pull into a car park there will be a conversation from both young and old ++
good man 👍
Here in Ireland my Uncle Joe had a new 1979 yellow Capri with a black vinyl roof. Absolutely loved it. His brother, my Uncle John had a Cortina coupe at the same time, we don't really talk to John anymore......
The British Mustang. Good enough for Bodie.
he doesn't have a clue what he's on about
Better looking then the shity euro boxes that are churned out today ....yes I had one same colour in 1988 and wished to god I'd kept it..I have bmw m140i so gone full circle back to a rear wheel driven car with 6 cylinders ...
So true. I am looking to replace our A6 which is near the end of a 4 year PCP and am really struggling to find a car I actually like and that is practical enough. So much same same and crossover types.
I also have a M140i, similar to the 6 pot Capris, bit faster though 😂
@@AnonymousAndy2
Yes the m140i so reminds of the capri ...I had other fast cars but the capri and 140i are both the ones that will stick in my mind as for being a blast to drive with there exhaust noise..
A tad harsh I suspect, James. In its day it was a fine car. We've got to remember it's competitors were cars like the Mitsubishi Starion & the angular Toyota Supra...and the Capri 2.8 injection was better than most....
Having owned both at the same time, I'd say it was even better than Ferrari (308). Although great, the biggest draw for the Ferrari it's name.
Still IS a lovely car !
I have driven Ford Granada 2,8i (151 bhp) both the 1981 and 1985 version. They were nice back then... :-)
It was my first car, 1979 V6 with a four speed manual. I was in love with it, no Capri community at the time, it was a lot of fun to drive and lot of pain to fill it up, more than a 20l/100km fuel consumption. But that 4 speed manual was smooth as a butter and made lovely clicking sound at every gear change... and carburated V6 was very torquey. 💪 And with exhaust straight piped by natural circumstances 😁 it sounded sublimely, turned on car alarms on parked BMW's with no effort. Long time after I sold it I used to dream about driving it, it's in my blood stream.
Nice words.the 28i Capri brings back so many happy memories for me.😉I wish I could go back to 1982 for just one day.I would give anything if possible.😢
We never had this generation of Capri in Australia, which is a shame as to my eyes it looks dam good and pretty quick for the day too!
When I first came to Australia I was amazed that they had a Cortina with a 4.1 in it. The biggest that they had in England was a 2.3 engine.
You are becoming my favorite reviewer on RUclips. Your choice of cars resonate with me like no other reviewers have been able to.
If you ever get a chance to review the 405 MI16 please don't let that chance slip, would love to hear what you think about it.
Ooh good call, I always wanted one of those.
Had 7 Capri's in total. The main reason was when it did breakdown, a few minutes and pennies later, you were back on the road. Just have a spare distributor cap and contact breakers in the boot.
I'm getting another and will probably get an electronic ignition kit fitted just for convenience and fuel consumption .. I love Capris so much
My dad had a mk3 Ford Capri 3.0s in red it was a very nice car and I’ve always wanted one
Nice video James, the 2.8i Capri was a proper tough drivers car back in the day, I had two for that very reason. My friend had a Porsche 924Turbo which I could out drive and out drag in my 2.8i - the Capri was that good. I could leave starions, golf GTi's et all in that 2.8i. The brakes were terrifyingly bad, the older 4 speeder drove better that the later 5 speed due to lower gearing, oh and the gearboxes would self destruct if regularly hammered - yes I destroyed mine ! thanks again for the memories.
Seen your mk1 Roger Bailey i had them all too mk1 3000e mk2 3.0 s mk3 3.0 s and 2.8 s too , loved them nice to drive the V6,s no 2.0 or 1.6 they were a different car totally, anyone who has drove both example, s no that .
Absolutely spot on Roger 👍👍
My Dad had a D reg 2.8 injection, with a janspeed exhaust, if you didn’t hear it or feel it then you won’t understand
well 0-60 mph in 8 secs back then was very fast about same as a first gen Golf gti
Wow .. i haven't heard the word " Janspeed for years !!!
@@drewc8497 or Mongoose too they used to make great huge sports exhausts lol
exactly the spec i almost bought, but at the time i felt it was overpriced. how i regretted that decision, as it was JUST before prices went through the roof in the early - mid 2000s
@@christineayres5339 I used to live in Salisbury where they had/have their office ... always dreamer of putting one on my car !!
My grandpa had 2 of these... So smooth and fun! I was about 6 and to me, the Capri was what a sports car should look like!
Finally.....’The review you promised yourself’...So with that you’re hooked on them JayEmm...I had a mk3 2.0 Caberet. A mk 3 3.0 Ghia (manual). A 2.8i Special, then a Mk1 1.3 v4 LHD...I enjoyed them all....
I always loved the look of the MK3 Capri, probably because I remember them as a kid in the 80's along side Opel Manta's and Monza's which I also thought were cool. I remember Capri's as having rust bubble up everywhere though, and some models were called Calypso etc?? When I worked in the body side of the motor trade in the late 90's as a young lad most Capri's were clapped out dogs. I also discovered that they could also have a 1.3 litre engine, and once I opened the bonnet burst out laughing at the match box between the strut towers 😅🤣😂, you could actually stand inside the engine bay. I thought the V6 ones sounded quite meaty to be honest, the Brooklands cologne V6 the best. Older motorists who owned them also told me that a couple of paving slabs or bags of sand in the boot prevented any tail happiness around roundabouts and sharp bends. But most of all I just remember them for rust, rust and more rust, christ did they rust just about everywhere you could point a finger at!!!! I also thought the interior was about average for a common mans chariot of the era, a scirrocco was no better in my opinion, although far better built and with superior corrosion protection. The Capri is still a 60's, 70's and 80's legend though, and a true common mans chariot of the era.
Did you mention the rust? 🤣
I loved my Scirocco. As anemic as it was it was fun to drive. I never saw rust on it even being an 80’s car. Wish it hadn’t kept getting hit.
Hah! I used to know someone with a 3.0S and he always had a bag of cement in the boot for the same reason! I was allowed a drive it once and absolutely loved it. That would have been a 1979 model.
As someone who owned a 3.0 E Monza and a 5 speed manual on a B plate GSE and a 4 speed Mk 2 Capri 3 litre Ghia re sprayed burgundy with a black roof and a Mk 3 3 litre Ghia auto, I can say they were all fun. That was back in the day insurance didn’t kill you and there were no cameras. You just had to watch out for police cars 😂
Scirrocos .. not many left all rusted
That 1.3 version was utterly embarrassing. So was the 1.6. But did you know they made Manta with 1.2? LOL.
At 16 years of age (1991) a friend of mine had a primer grey 1.6 capri. He wasn't going to use it and wanted to sell it. I at such a young age didnt have that sort of money. So i offered him all that i could think of, my Sega Megadrive. To my surprise he agreed!! Yes, i swapped my pride and joy for a primer grey capri, never drove it, just looked at it. Two weeks later it was towed away as it wasnt road taxed. Sufficed to say i felt soooo cool for a few weeks owning it 😂😂😂
My Dad bought a brand new Capri 3000 Ghia in the 70s when he was going through his Starsky And Hutch phase, I loved the sound it made and the admiring comments it drew.
I had a 2.8 'Special'. Had half leather interior, 5 speed box, different wheels and trim. Loved the noise. At the time I don't recall many cars quicker on the road.
Or horses
I used to at the time have an Astra GTE 16V in 1990, it destroyed these Dagenham dustbins every time, not even close.
@@wizardssleeve6049 Fair point but not many people look back at those hot hatches with the same nostalgia feeling as the Capri.
@@computerrefurbishment9748 Had them all apart from xr3i, had 3 dr and 4 dr cossies 309 gti, golf gti and many others, the one I liked the best by far was a heavily modifird R5 GT Turbo, it could waste nearly everything. A 1.4 ffs, a sleeper. Cossies were money pits. I had a white 3 dr.E reg I was glad to get rid for 5k, prob worth at least 80k now. Doh !
@@wizardssleeve6049 Cool collection! Glad we could own cars like these...happy memories.
Absolutely love these cars been waiting for this since you first mentioned you had been in one of these! Lovely motor👌
In my time I have had 3 Capris, a Mk 1 1600, a Mark 2 2 Litre S and finally a late Mark 3 2.8i with the 5 speed box. Loved them all. None of them earth shattering and not easy to drive quickly but still lovely.
motor media loved this car at the time. It was a thing. I liked the looks then and now - inside too. Cracking actually. No need to be grudging with praise. Wonderful how clean this one is.
Excellent cars love em to bits
I had a 3.0s, 3.0 Ghia and 2x 2.8is. All hold a special place in my heart. The 3.0 s was my favourite mainly due to Jeff Howe exhaust system and it sounded lovely.
I had 10 in total 3.0 s. And 1 ,3.0 Ghia and 2.8 in 83 up to early 90,s and 1 3000e Mk 1 they were special to me too Jeff Hubbard fond memories .
@@meandthefamily1485 Also had a few 2.8i Granada's. I'm sure we have owned lots of the same cars. The list is endless. Lol....... Take care buddy..
@@jeffhubbard5660 yeh it sounds it pal I also had a 4×4 2.9 sierra but not got the same driving characteristics all good fun and times cheers .
Forgot to mention I also thought they had a nice engine and exhaust note only petrol heads understand thanks again cheers .
I had 4 2.8 Injections during the 80's and my favourite was always the 1982 4-speed version over the 5 speed
Why? I've a 5-Speed Special which I've had 18 years, and had a 4-speed 3.0S and non-Special 2.8 5-speed, I've wanted a 4-speed 2.8 to complete the set!
@@dcarbs2979 It maybe that as it was my first 'injection', I have the fondest memories of the 4-speed car. But I do vaguely remember it having really long 2nd and 3rd gear's which suited the V6. When I part exchanged it for a new 5-speed in 1984, that car never seemed to accelerate as quickly. Either way, I'm jealous that you own one today!
@@stephenjones6832 Yes, technically I own one. But she's a bare shell with holes in at the mo being rebuilt and ha been for some time. When she was running she could do 88mph in 2nd and 115 in 3rd. The 2nd gear speed is pretty accurate as I was changing into 3rd just I crossed the 1/4 mile line at Santa Pod.
Not bad for 160,000 mile 25-year old.
(The faster 4-speed did 92mph when new with a pro driver).
@@stephenjones6832 PS also my first 2.8. In fact my family's first car ever, let alone mine.
My mum had and still has an 81 4 speed and as you say they were the ones to get! better geared and a bit quicker 👍
I’m 14 and own my first Capri and first car which is a 1984 Capri 2.8i that’s pistons melted so I’m building the car by myself to be my first car. ( I’m putting a 1300 crossflow in not the original 2.8i until I can afford insurance) and it’s always been my dream car. The fact the car doesn’t look good to you stuns me. It’s famous for the looks not Lamborghini performance lmao
Takes me back to mine, same year, 4 speed in metallic silver. Enjoyed the best part of 2 years with her & ticked my wanted to own box whilst in my 20's.
Loved the V6 growl, but the tail end could be fun especially in the wet & it was disconcerting to watch the steady decline of the fuel gauge combined with the advanced application of right foot! Still used the old leaf sprung arrangement on the rear & yes the brakes did need that bit more encouragement if you wanted to anchor up sharply! Sold her onto another aspiring young owner & then a shed load of years later chanced across her again for sale outside a very rural property, but looking quite sad with a severely heat damaged bonnet. Reckon someone had too much fun, but I never regretted the purchase & now good ones fetch silly money!
when I was a kid in the 1970's my older cousins in leicester had a red capri mk1 with a starsky and hutch white stripe...was the only good thing about going up there to visit....
The Professionals......nuff said!
I bought a 1985 mk3 2.0 Laser in 1993 and I remember feeling that I'd 'arrived'. Simple mechanicals in a pretty bodyshell seem so much more honest than the tech-fests in overstyled shapes we have today. It still looks good, especially now the Capri has come through its naff era.
i spent most of the early 90`s facing the wrong way on a roundabout in my capri
6:37 remember when 0 to 60 in 8 secs was a really good time?
still is mate! :)
@@kittiernan1656 my mapped diesel ford s max family daily shitter does it in less than that 🧐😂
Ant_1nine8two well it’s mapped so what do you expect 🤨🤨
My dad only had a very early 2.0 gl mk 3 and that was plenty fast!.. No one ever claimed that it was a ferrari beater
@@clayp.e30_v86 Maybe it does but I bet you don't get people banging on your front door offering to buy the piece of shit
I wish there were cars like this (and the Manta) today!
mantas had a weak spot in the gearbox department , but other than that were pretty much the only alternative to a Capri. things like the Scirocco were known even then as being a Golf in drag, and were front drive, but the Capri and Manta retained RWD layout.
@@petelattimer6808 Mantas were the "close but no cigar" one BUT I loved those in white with the MANTA black graphic writing on the bottom of the doors that looked kinda cool but for me the Capri always wins .. it was my first ever car too which just helps to make my passion even more
I respect your review, it did make me grin. But at the time it was affordable and easy to work on. And the looks said you wanted something a bit stylish (for the 80's). It was a handful I admit, but it did teach you how to drive a rear wheel drive car with a bit of power, considering what my 19 year old son drivers now, and all the electronics that means all he has to do is put his foot down and let the car sort it out (UNDERSTEER RULES !!!) I think I learnt a lot. Sometimes less is more.
I am enjoying your series of reviews. Keep up the good work.
Nice words.
I shared a 2.8i Capri in the mid 80's (5 speed) with a business partner. It was quick and fun to drive and was easy (rather too easy on wet roads) to get the rear end to fly out. In fact I successfully managed to damage an Ericsson PC in the boot while being over zealous on a bend. It was really fun though. The only down side was the long gear stick which meant long throws for quick gear changing, didn't seem in character with rest of the car. Would love to drive one again for fun.
Beautiful car 😍😍😍 how can anyone say it looks horrible!! I’d buy one if they weren’t so expensive. Love the interior too.
Yeah its certainly better looking than the awful Ford Scorpio , the most Gopping looking car in History!!!
@@christineayres5339 Scorpio wasnt that bad. not compared to the Fiat Multipla or many of the Ssangyongg offerings
@@petelattimer6808 Yeah but it was so ugly from the front
The Scorpio has aged really well. Put it next to a 2000s Mercedes C-class, they’re not that different.
A very good and very popular car in its time, some were likened to the Mustang as you say but these were and are still an iconic car.
I well recall going for a ride in a 2.8 injection version, a fairly fast ride as well as the owner was an ex RAF Lockeed U2 pilot, the experience made me admire the car but I never got around to actually owning one, drove a couple but that was about it, BUT the 2.8 was a superb car, and still the one to look out for.
Not sure the RAF operated the U2 Derek
@@seany8787 oh come on man it was the eighties! who hasn't been driven about in a ford by someone who pretends they are in the s.a.s or some crap, that is such an eighties experience lol
@@seany8787 Look up the book "Dragon Lady" by Chris Pocock...
Derek Stocker Ok, will do. Cheers
My Capri story.... School trip to Paris in.... 2003-4 and the sun was just setting as the coach was driving down a road and the Eiffel tower came into view! It looked beautiful, disposable cameras were getting wound up, teachers were speaking about it..... then I should "Aw look! A Ford Capri!!!" And I snapped a pic of it! One of the teachers commented along the lines of "The Eiffel tower is right there and you and looking at an old car?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I had the last registered 4 speed 2.8i in the country. It was a Graphite over Silver...1983. Reg A989 UOF. Owned it for 5 years from 1990 to 1995. Still my fav car...and last time I looked it was still on the road.
One of the best looking cars of it's day
My first car was a 3ltr capri back in 1985.
Big fan of the professionals you see😎
Discovered real fast that the car would swap ends mid a fast sweeping corner😳😳, which explains why owners would put weights in the boot.
Always hankering after a 2.8 capri, but was way out of my price range.
Great video, thanks 🤗
3 litre capri ......your hardcore 😀👍
Jay, those seats look like something you would wear. Did you used one of your old shirts to patch up the apolstry?
My workmate has just resprayed his mate’s Capri 2.8i, I was 16 at the time and I managed to drop my DT50 on the bonnet 😵.
Love the way the Capri looks, always wanted one, never had one though. Lovely looking car.
Keep saving dude you'll have one eventually .. it's a great goal :)
@@TheFusedplug I have an M140i now, modern day equivalent in my eyes.
@@AnonymousAndy2 I'll have a look at the car yiou are talking about I dont think I've seen one yet
@@TheFusedplug BMW M140I, 3000cc 6 cylinder turbo rear wheel drive manual. Not unlike the 6 pot Capris with its long bonnet & hatchback.
@@AnonymousAndy2 Ah when owned a Mk 3 capri (or 2 lol) I replaced the headlamps and they were exactly the same as the BMW ones I took them out of (@ spares yard) I think it was a little 3 series I like those ones (1980's)
I had a Mk3 2.0 GL and although I was never in love with it, it was a decent car and very reliable. I was more into the Sciroccos, Celicas and Manta GTEs of the time. Favourite Capri has to be a MK 2 3.0 JPS. Black with gold piping 70s gaudiness at its best
Gaudy was popular in 1976 :-) But then so was brown velour.
Yes I had a second hand one in the same colour!!! Loved it, very tail happy and in the wet you had to be careful...But loved the smooth engine and power...Saw one the other day and it looked so small!!! How car have changed...
A friend of mine had a red 1.6 in the late 90’s. Very basic model. Cruising around Blackpool with the tunes on your elbow on the window sill made you smile. Great fun.
Never heard anyone call a Capri ugly before, what a odd review.
Jay is usually spot on with his appraisals, a Top Chap as a general rule. *HOWEVER,* I simply cannot concur with his opinion that the 'Mk3' Capri, especially in 2.8i guise is, 'ugly.' It's a great looking machine, even Quentin Wilson has stated that the Capri is, "Arguably one of the best looking mass produced cars ever built." Praise indeed! I really do not see what there is *NOT* to like about the lines of the Capri, which are sleek, characterful and possess just the right amount of subtle aggression eg the front end- conveys just the right amount of aggression/menace with the slightly shrouded quad headlights.
The standard brakes on the 2.8i in 1981 at the time of it's launch, were marginal- as reflected in the road test articles of the period. By contemporary standards, they are fairly awful now. However, many owners have uprated them, and there are a plethora of options available
Jay really ought to have referred to the fact that the Capri 2.8i was the first project of SVE- Special Vehicle Engineering of Ford. The genius Rod Mansfield was culpable for transforming the suspension set up, to create a car which has plenty of grip in *THE DRY* (LOL) and neutral handling characteristics right up to it's limit. The 2.8i is very predictable and stable, it will understeer when pushed hard, and that's easily controlled with the throttle- a jab of the accelerator can induce some oversteer to overcome understeer :)
Rod Mansfield eventually left SVE, after being head hunted by Lotus. To this day, Rod remains extremely proud of the 2.8i Capri, in fact, he loves them. He has divulged in interviews that he wished to go even further with the suspension development of the Capri. Although SVE did uprate the front and rear roll bars, in addition to using Bilstein gas dampers and stiffer springs, Rod wanted to put even thicker anti-roll bars on the car. Ford bean counters said, "NO." That was that. So, the Capri will roll a little as it enters a corner, but it certainly doesn't lurch into bends, Motoring journalists loved the Capri 2.8i as a general rule, and it frequently compared alongside the Alfa GTV 2.5 V6. In all but one of those comparison tests, the Capri was declared the victor.
Thank you Jay for another entertaining car review! :)
Sorry but the Capri of this era was a really a fantastic looking car, it still looks great today. It got the endorsement of Bodie and Doyle in the massive hit tv show the Professionals as they were given a weekly hooning 👍👍
I owned a 1973 Capri with the 2.6L V6 and manual transmission. I lowered it 2", bigger swaybars, fender flares, real magnesium wheels, and a Shelby/Spearco turbo charger kit. I really loved that car. My cam gear also blew and I ended up replacing it with an all metal set.
The Capri was a great car, had its faults as all cars have, but it was fun. To say the Capri is ugly and yet wear a shirt like that yellow one i think you might need some glasses!!!!!!
The Professionals car, you need a perm hairstyle, an empty warehouse and don't forget to hit some cardboard boxes at high speed on your way out
The Ford Capri driven by Bodie and Doyle in the Professionals TV series was actually a Capri 3.0 litre S, which had a 'carburettor' V6 Essex engine. It wasn't a Capri 2.8 injection..😉👍
And knock some bins over!
Love these old cars Jay. I used to see a lot of these around, my family owned Vauxhalls, but still, I've always had a bit of a soft spot for these and do think they look good even now.
My Dad had a nearly new 3.0s in 1984, I can remember the smell of it watching this video….loved that car, still do.
I wanted this car badly! It still looks good..
I do like the Capri but it was always the Escort for me. I get that the Capri was a proper "treat yourself" car for people who grew up in that time though.
My Mom had a purple Capri back in the late ‘70s when we lived in Surrey.
I'd have one in a heartbeat, owned a mk 1 which had a lovely way of leaving me hold the gear stick whilst I was driving but I preferred the MK3 by a long way
Slightly before my driving era but I did grow up on The Professionals. The Capri looks awesome.
There is two kind of humans in the world. Those who loves the Capri and those who are wrong.
Which Capri had the net head rests?
does anyone know if any custom builders ie crayford ect ever do a capri a reg 3,2ltr as a old freinds dad had a capri leather all inside sorts wheels and a 3,2 lt badge on the back it did have a 3,2 engine in the bay and seen a 3,3ltr carpri at a custom show as well,seen alot of supra twin turbos and a xjr running gear and engine but the 3,1 3.2 and 3.3 are they real factory or ford custom builds
Can’t really fault what you say but in the early 80s this was regarded as quite a fast car. Sure, some cars were much faster but they were also much much more expensive. Exotic cars like the Audi Quattro were twice the price.....as were cosworth Fords a few years later.
I think Audi quattro wasn't that much faster. You really had to have some very expensive and big engined BMW's or Mercedes-Benzes before you could outrun a 2.8i. Of course Porsches and Ferraris but they were on completely different planet.
Bodie and Doyle drove one thus its cool 😁
I was 8 when the 2.8i was launched. My petrolhead uncle took me to the Ford showroom (where he worked) to see it - it was an amazing treat - I loved the wheels, the dash and the tasteful scripting. The power bulge in the bonnet and the twin exhausts were so purposeful and really spoke to the intent.
I loved the Capri, but this was the pinnacle. I grew up close to Dagenham, and the community held the 2.8i in such high regard - almost everyone I knew had some connection with the company, and the Capri was the last of the ‘proper Fords’ and the 2.8i the best of the lot.
I worked at a video shop and the owner had a 2.8i. He was a much loved local character, but was famous for his choice of car.
By the time I grew up and could afford one, things had moved on. I still loved it, but the underpinnings seemed a little yesterday - the shape and looks have never really aged (in my opinion), still looks fabulous.
Today I have a Cerbera, a bit more British and a bit more extreme, but I’ll always have a very soft spot for this most special Capri.
I typically can’t fault a James review, but this was a little more harsh than I think is fair.
True Pistonhead I999. My Pop worked in Dagenham and my first car was a 3.0S in white.
I lusted after a Mk11 that i would pass at a Ford showroom but the Mk111, with its twin headlamps and "Professionals" credentials, was way cooler.
Did you see how James was driving, elbow on the door? The Capri's door was the perfect height for that. Memories hey?
I have a 1987 2.8 Injection Special, so I can readily identify with your comments about the brakes and ride feel. Upgrading the pads to EBC Greenstuff helps, and because mine is a Special, it has the uprated Bilstein shock absorbers, the 5 speed Type 9 gearbox, a Limited Slip Differential, vented front discs (one of the first production cars to do so) and finally rear drums (from the Ford Transit I believe) as standard too. These go some way to helping the issues you mention. I've taken the old girl all over, from a car/airshow in Shoreham, to a week-long tour of the Isle of Mann. Honestly, it's not as fast to 60 as you'd perhaps wish (although it is perfectly happy to do speed over distance), but the thing has bags of charm and character, which means you never get tired of hearing that V6 burble at the lights and wail over the hills. Just don't provoke her in the rain, the legends are true, and you will get bitten if you get cocky.