Working On and Playing With The '93 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Station Wagon
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- For those few in the crowd who didn't know or were possibly doubting me...I went and did something that was, shall we say, a bit "capricious". I just love my new old Road Sofa. It's one of a little over 10,600 Caprice-branded station wagon body models made in 1993. This one was assembled at GM's Willow Run plant in early 1993 (probably not too long before it closed).
My brother and I changed the oil and greased parts of the undercarriage this time around. Next up is the air filter, as the currently installed one is filthy. For an Illinois car that's nearly 20 years old, the condition is not bad. Front brakes, exhaust work and new shock absorbers are next.
I find the car more than fast enough for my needs (not having anything to do with OptiSpark is also a real plus!), yet the Grand Marquis is likely faster because it's lighter, has an engine that develops more power and has a newer fuel injection system on it. (It does appear that the L05 develops more torque than the 4.6L Modular V8. Where this happens for each engine is not known.) I also didn't feel the need to flog the poor old engine in this car senseless in an effort to outrun the Keykeeper.
The horsepower rating for the L05 engine was not carefully verified, so if it's wrong, it's wrong. Oh well.
Wow Bill, I can't believe this was 10 years ago... I remember when you uploaded this, I was only 11 years old. Now I'm 21, and have a ridiculously sized station wagon of my own, one year older than yours, down here in Australia.
Yeah, it really doesn't seem possible that I've owned this car for that long already!
@@uxwbill How is the station wagon doing? Did you ever overhaul the front braking system?
My grandpa (R.I.P.) used to have a white '91 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser with a blue interior that had a very similar body style to this station wagon. Seeing this certainly brings back some memories. The back seat was fun to sit in and face the rear windshield. Also, the rear tailgate could open downward like a truck tailgate, or could swing open like a door. If I remember right, I think the rear window may have been a hatch thing that lifted up.
I saw one of these with wood on the side on the A50 near Burton upon Trent in England, UK. I was very impressed that I recognised what it was because of your videos Bill!
I saw one in Scotland, same year in black 😃.
I had a 1995 Oldsmobile Cutless Cierra SL with the same exterior color as your 1993 Caprice. It had a white vynal top near the rear doors to the back of the car. I loved this car.
That last quote is now set as my Desktop background. That was awesome...
this is imo one of the best engineered vehicles ever made. very reliable, very comfortable, durable and safe, good performing and good fuel economy. the good aerodynamics helped this vehicle a lot in fuel economy. by well engineered, i mean it served it's intended purpose very very well.
this vehicle was in a far different class from your mother's Taurus wagon. i wanted one very badly at the time they were new but did not have the money to spring for a new one or even a good used one.
this is certainly one of my "dream cars".
LOL, same thing here in California! No rust, but the clear coat on all the new cars gets burnt off and you get the trunk and hood with ugly spots while the side of the car still looks shiny and nice.
Hi there uxwbill, I allways have the oil filter changed every service and I get my cars serviced every 6 months even if I have not done the distance recommended.
A old mechanic told me oil is cheap motors are not, and encouraged me to change the oil regularly and if I travelled on dusty roads more often and clean or replace the air filter more often. It was easy when I could do those things myself and at the time I bought filters wholesale as well.
i have always wanted a chevrolet caprice, my grandfather owned one.
That car truly is a huge sofa on wheels! I love it! :)
Great to see you taking care of it already Bill...Respect to the KK for his efforts and being a thoroughly nice guy!
I do think its a crying shame that vehicle manufacturers in the US pay no attention to under body protection! They make great cars and quality engines and then consign them to a fate of rustication! Nice to see a plastic gas tank though
I reckon that Beautiful Caprice is as pleased to have found you as you to find it! :)
What a lovely whale... er, uh, car! you have there. I recently purchased a '92 Buick Roadmaster Estate wagon with slightly over a hundred thousand miles on it. Boy, is it a smooth riding couch!
As someone said to me when I bought mine, there's really nothing else like them. I wish there was a car on the market today that rode even half as well as these or the Ford Panthers. I love it. Best of luck with your new road sofa.
Man I love those cars. I am from Europe but i find American cars, especially big sedans like your Caprice fascinating. Good looking, comfortable, great sounding and reliable. You seem to love your car, but I can't help but feel that those cars are a bit under appreciated in America. They will soon be classics. New cars don't have that charm.
This is a beautiful car. I'm glad to see you got hold of it. We had an old 1977 Mercury Marquis wagon when I was very little. After that we had full size vans, but I'm still fond of wagons.
Rust puts my hair on end, ever since losing my old IL car to a rotted frame I'm just really paranoid about it. I'd have to go through that car with a sander and Por15 or something.
It is nice to see a European saying positive things about American cars. These cars are under appreciated here. Many people leave them to rot in fields or they get destroyed in movies.
Hello all wagon lovers I bought a 95 caprice wagon about 2 months ago and I'm loving it. The car has a hefty 5.7 liter Lt1 engine very impressive here is a list of parts that we replaced before putting it to use.Tune up including opti new shocks air in the back brand new magna flow exhaust system complete brake system repair new battery oil change trans flush coolant flush and power steering flush new tires alignment and tie rods and one hell of a wash and wax this car is fully loaded except for a sun roof rides great looks great and runs great.
Awesome video. A timeless classic.
Very nice ride there! Very good shape for being a 93. I just got a 95 Town Car Cartier with 41k on it. Rides like a dream!
Nice! My LT1 Caprice Classic Wagon just died; I also had people come talk to me about it at gas stations and such. Was fully loaded, save for the tow package and leather. Loved that car; it will be missed. :(
Glad to see this kind of car avoided the cash for clunkers scam. :)
asbestos in brakes? that's something i never knew about. man you guys are a hoot. THE SHAGGIN' WAGON!
Oh God, what a beauty! I envy you lol. My grandpa had a 93 Sedan LTZ and possibly the police package as well, good old cars nothing bets em.. That Chevy will last your life time! Tell me ya one thing new cars ain't built the same. An oldie but goodie. Hope enjoy you it well!
Sweet wheels!! Looks like pure joy to drive a real car!!! :)
Best oil change video I have seen yet.
Get ready bill, she will be a antique next year! Then you can take it to old car shows. Nice rare ride!
While I'm not sure it's really enforced, Illinois stipulates that vehicles wearing antique plates be driven only to car shows or repair shops. I actually have taken the wagon to car shows, but it doesn't attract a lot of attention. (It gets far more attention just going down the road, or when I stop to visit a gas station.)
uxwbill I can see that, give her time to age and it will fit in at the show as time passes, thanks for the quick reply's FYI I subscribed today.
I don't see very many anymore anyways, so I'm glad to see one when I do, take care of her. My uncle used to have years ago a 1985 Ford Taurus wagon. now that is rare!
at around 7 minutes i heard he song sunglasses at night, and I love that song!
I bought mine with the same intent (had 86k on it at the time). I enjoyed the car so much I sold my brother my sebring and drove this as a daily for years. I later bought my Caprice that needed a bunch of work and drove that most of the time leaving the Roadmaster as my sunny day car lol. Your only two cars away from the "trifecta" (Roadmaster, Caprice and Custom Cruiser).
The compass on the dash really completes the image of a nice family truckster, I can hear the Lindsay Buckingham music playing now. If you haven't heard of POR-15, I would look into that for all the rust underneath. 'POR' stands for 'Paint Over Rust.' You don't need to get it down to bare metal, just degrease the undercarriage, and paint it on. If you have access to a lift, makes it much easier. Looks like a really nice ride. I'm sure it'll last a long time with the care you give it.
Rust holes aren't a problem! Its just well ventilated!
The cars paint job looks great for its age!
Asbestos! Don't breathe this! I love the part where you tried to pass him, which you did, for a second at least... "The station wagon is probably heavier" LOL
My 96 Regal with 3100 V6 also has a Low Oil Level light. The sensor is mounted on the bottom of the oil pan, and essentially works like any other fluid level gauge.
You got it !!! It's really shiny!!!
When they were first introduced, automatics were primarily marketed to women and taxi drivers. And since the Caprice was widely used as a taxicab, that gives you a free pass. (Walsh Motors Taxi Service, anyone?)
I just had the front brakes completely overhauled on my '92 Lumina APV. Every part is new except for the lines and I believe the calipers where reman. I'll tell ya, makes a world of difference.
Love these video's! What a great car..! Want one too!
I couldn't help but notice that the lift sounded like it was working pretty hard to lift this car lol. Also, for many years now, I have unplugged the coil packs on my truck after changing the oil. I then crank the engine with the starter until pressure registers on the gauge, and then re-plug them. Has never triggered the check engine light. It may be a little overboard, but every bit helps.
That's a real car, man. Awesome.
It's a dream of mine to one day own a '96 Impala SS; I see those cars as the apex and final evolution of this body style. Finding an unmolested one at this point, however, would be either impossible or impossibly expensive.
Best Station Wagon Ever
one piece of rust in your eye and you will never forget your safety glasses again,
i'm entitled to my opinion and i stand by it.
Here in Texas we have older cars like your caprice almost completely rust free! The only problem is after about 10 years the paint is oxidized or burnt off.
Love that wagon! A guy in my town has one modified to look like a SS Impala.
I work at a GM dealership in the service department in the detailing bay. On slow Saturdays the mechanics and other employees will bring in their own cars and wash & detail them. Depends on who you work for, sometimes you get job perks.
Thorougly enjoyed that, thanks Bill :o)
His Saturdays look like mine... I work at Ford dealer, we're busy in the morning and dead during the afternoon and then its a free for all haha.
Probably because most of the senior citizens who bought these cars when they were new are no longer around... and apparently the ones who are still around buy brand new Chevy Impalas!
I laughed at the CORVAIRWILD reference. RRRRrrrrrrrust! CHEVELAYYYY!
8:34 "turn on the candy ham light"😂😂😂
What, you mean it's _not_ normal for all of one's candy hams to have a built in light?
Throw some same year Corvette heads on that thing and you'll get a nice boost in power. Car and driver did a project like that years ago on a buick roadmaster.
Whenever I hit a bump in my 2007 Chevrolet Suburban, I can hear large amount of rust flaking off the frame. The caprice is lucky compared to many other cars in the rust belt.
The original owners, my extended family, never really took good care of it before I got it, so I feel that the frame will need to be patched and welded in the near future.
You know the rust on one side more than the other is probably due to snow and ice being thrown to the side by of the road. The car would roll into that slush more than the drivers side. And rust out
I'd love one of these, never find one in Australia though, and running a V8 in this country is expensive as hell
thats for sure i live in australia
two words FLOW MASTER
I have a rarer one. Only 4347 Oldsmobile wagons were built in 92. Its one of 707 in Blue! Probably only 100 are left :( Mine always reads high on the stick with 5 quarts. And I USE a truck oil filter its larger. If the low oil light stays on sometimes just the connector needs a reset.
At 10:30, I think I heard sweet dreams by the Eurythmics
You totally know what I am thinking (Don't let the Keykeeper see this)
thats a awesome car
while the key keeper was driving the beast it appeared he was picking his nose as well.
At only 82,000 miles this car should have a lot of life left in it.
I'm surprised that your huge 5.7L V8 takes 5 quarts of oil, while my Mazda's tiny little 1.5L 4-cylinder takes 4 quarts! I would have expected the V8 to take at least 6 quarts.
lol, i allways enjoy the banter between you and your brothers :-)
You have a smashing family bill :-)
I do like that car, smart looking and plenty of room for goodwill purchases :-)
Not something i will ever see in the uk, shame.
Please kick the keykeeper in the pants and remind him to wear a mask and eye protectors, when the damage is done its too late, health is everything im sure you will agree.
Smashing vid bill :-)
You should build that engine for some serious power and put some really sticky tires on the rear. Then put a plate on the the front that says "The Battle Wagon"
***** A Semi-automatic or one a them Dual Clutch automated manuals would be fantastic in a car like that, give you the luxury of the automatic plus the convenience, performance and fun of a maual gearbox to change your own gears when you want to, also if you really wanted to, and I know you probably don't but you could try adding a low pressure turbocharger or even tuning the engine up, I dunno if you can change the compression ratio on an engine I've not heard it done before and what benefit it'd bring for all the hasstle I don't know, but worth a look down the road and still keeping the car somewhat original.
@@Samspianopage so you mean a techtronic transmission
@@knoxe1 Tiptronic I think they call that.
Dunno every manufacturer, BMW, Porsche, Mercedes, Audi must all have their own name for the same thing, what Jeremy Clarkson calls flappy paddle gearbox's.
Personally if I could drive, which I can't but I have driven on private dirt tracks before, I'd have a manual gearbox anday despite the fact an automatic can shift faster than I could there's just something sensational about shifting the gears yourself on a high performance car, it puts the thrill back into driving I think though some people will differ with me on that obviously.
HE ACTUALLY GOT IT!!! :D
Workin in a shop as a LubeTech or B-Tech huh? Good For him. & Nice car, Bill!
now thats a car!!! piece of scrap steel plate or sheet metsl and a weekend with a welder she'll be looking good
I totally agree, the cash for clunkers program. Was a good idea, but was poorly written. Most dealers at the time thought it was easier to trade them in as cash for clunkers and get money for him and they did not have to deal with it. The cash for clunkers program was just poorly planed, and dealers took advantage of it. For cars that should not have been clunkers. Prime example this one. the word clunker should have been defined a little bit better.
btw bill they make a version of that lift for homeowners. you use it to lift your car for long periods for storage underneath or repairs.
Many of these were curshed during the Cash for Clunkers because they were worth $3500-$4500 in trade (no negotiaton needed) in any condition as long as it would move under its own power. Not bad for 16 year old (at the time) cars. Problem is that the govt mandated that the cars be scrapped, rather than parted out (parting is more environmentally sound).
i got a 93 caprice 9c1. i love it
wow well thats pretty cool, and yeah oil is oil no matter what brand it is, well at least from from my knowledge, since I'm studying to be an automotive technician, I kind of know my stuff so far. I will certainly research that oil, i'd like to see what kind of additives it has in it to make it green.
hay me and my mom have a 2000 old uncover cop car also know as a chevy caprice all it needs is cabarator rebuilt and new terminals.
The turkey is ready in about o 10 minutes, Happy new year Unexpected wild Bill!
there is an 1992 dark blue Caprice stationwagen out for sale nearby me, it's in great shape but there is a lot of rust!They want 4 grand for it, but the rust might scare me from buying it.Let's just say "I WANT IT"
Hey William I think you need to fluid film the underside of that Stationwagon, It prevents rust, may want to do that on the other cars as well.
8:33 "candyham"...lol
btw genuine acdelco doesn't mean much anymore...those filters are cheapo e-core filters made by champion labs.
Love the car.
The Caprice may have been high long enough however I, sadly, have not... Couldn't help that one! ROFL!
Looks like its time for some true dual exhaust. All the LT-1 cars had them!
Not that I want to jinx you, but wouldn't it be better if the Keykeeper would have hand-screwed in the tires, in case you get a flat? Unless you have auto club, then you let the mechanic worry about it!
I really like Station Wagons over SUV / Crossovers. I was amazed you had a garage big enough to fit your Station Wagon. Some more Caprice vs. Grand Marquis videos would be fun.
what ever happend to your old cadillac you had? i think it was the deville or something?
American beautiful piece of art :D
The underside looks pretty good for a car with quarters that look as bad as they do. You did alright on this car Bill. How long until you fill it to the roof with old computers? Next you need to get an LT1 wagon and show the key keeper's Mercury who's boss!
The 2 different L05 engines I know of had either 190 or 210 HP. But I only know about 89 Suburbans (trying to convince someone to part with an 89 R2500 Silverado). I'd suspect this one has the 210 HP with about 300FT LB torque version.
I had the digital odometer and speedometer and mine quit working so I couldn't see how fast I was going. As far as the Opti-Spark. I had the car from 66000 miles to 126,000 miles and that was the least of my worries as I replaced the Oil cooler, water pump, fuel pump. My biggest gripe was rust behind the rear wheels.
And you said you weren't going to buy it. :)
I've seen a few GMs with "low oil level" lights, seems to be because they leak oil a lot, although yours appears to be good.
I've never owned a car with an electronic odometer, but I think GM has had them a lot longer than Ford has.
Very nice and I'm sure it'll keep you busy for a while.
If the caprice was just one year newer you would have no problem passing him
XD I've listened to the story before!! I like Audio books.... Anyway,. thanks for the reply!!
That car has a good shine considering how old it is.
btw,also thats a great grocery getter.
I really wish you could still buy new cars like this today. When do you plan to address your rust issues.
Does he work at a Chevy or Ford dealer, I cant tell with so many different cars in there :P And congrats on making a 26 minute video thats actually interesting to watch, I cannot tell you how many long videos on YT I watch that bore me to death even before the 10 minute mark. And also congrats on the car, with a little love that thing will last you a while.
The 305 and 350s use 5 quarts of oil when you change the filter too. You got lucky in getting one of these with fairly low miles at 82,000 it should have a lot of life left.
Nice car
Haha that's the same MPG as my land rover Defender. 2.5 Litre TDI only 120 BHP but its all at lower revs and there is plenty torque.
Of course the Key Keepers Merc beat you...In the overall category of road sofas the Merc is more like a road couch whereas the Chevy is a full blown road sectional with a queen size pull out bed, 2 hidden recliners and a hidden compartment for the remote control!!! :-)
Bill, put a magnaflow or flowmaster on that car.
12:14 that noise reminds me of the going to the dentist!
Love it!!!!!!!
I managed to find a 91 caprice sedan with 44000 miles. Haven't picked it up yet but I'll make a video eventually.
Ha I like his facial expression at 13:15 "don't breath this" yeah I know what asbestos is.