Craigslist Crapshoot

Welcome to Craigslist Crapshoot, our weekly search for the most bizarre, awesome, and/or terrible vehicles that the online classifieds has to offer. 
Do you like to play the ponies? It sure seemed like it last week, despite the handicap that was the exclusion of the most common of the category – Mustangs, Camaros, and Firebirds. There was still a lot left from which to choose, and we’ll get to the best of the herd in a sec. First however, this week’s quest.
Pony cars are great and all, but with their typical V8 engines and 4bbl carbs, they are often not the most fuel efficient of ways to get from point A to point B. This week we want to look for deals that give you some of the experience, but are far more likely to be able to pass a gas station. What we want are the following criteria: four cylinders, rear-wheel drive, hard top (no Miatas sorry), and under $5,000.
As always, we want your finds to go down in infamy and not in the site’s spam filter. Follow any of the following advice and you’re crap will be known far and wide.

Someone once said “If you throw out the F-bodies and Mustangs, you’re looking at a mighty short list of candidates…” Actually it was neight428 who said that, and it was a pretty accurate assessment of the pony car scene. Still, giving up on the Mustang and F-Body addiction can result in a new world opening up and the consideration of rarer and more unique contenders in the pony car melieu. Or, you might find that a cool old Fox body Capri really floats your boat.
We were looking for good deals in uncommon ponies last week, and with its bubble back and built V8 this 1983 Capri found by Manic_King on the LA Craigslists seemed to be a pretty good deal at $5,500. Yeah, it’s Mustang of a different color, but seriously these were the last Capris that could honestly be called a pony. Well done, Manic_King and thanks to you all for playing!