Mark,
If it's real cheap then maybe...
The early ones I seem to remember were plagued with problems, poor hoods and
other stuff. They were built here, and for us they were pretty expensive ,
so that we could subsidise the export ones and get the price down to a
reaistic price for US buyers. A nice one still fetches ~AUD$10,000 =
~US$6,500. There are turbo ones too.
Personally I think they're bloody ugly, and not a pimple on a sportscars
butt. They sold quite a few over here but I suspect thats because the only
alternatives for the new-car buyer were MX-5 (miata) or BMW'S MERCS SAAB
etc.
Are there many around over there?
Andy
>On anther note. Does anyone on the list have any experience with 90-93
>Mercury Capri's? I have the opportunity to buy one really cheap with a
>busted timing belt, and I assume bent valves to go with that. Are these
>cars worth putting any money into? I understand they are built in Oz, so
>maybe Down-under Peter can comment. Let me know asap as I have to jump
>on this if I am going to take it.
>
>Mark Snowdon
>Greensboro NC
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