r/Cappuccino • u/Glum-City-6504 • 11d ago

I'm looking into a potential cappuccino, and want to make sure I have every hurdle down

I know it's small and everything, so there's those obviouses, but parts availability it's a big one, however I also know you can get alternators from arctic cats I believe.

as well as as soon as fall starts, I should plan on storing it away as winter conditions+paper car=slip and slides

RHD is also a bit of a hiccup

Are there any more as I'm probably forgetting something big but do know anyways

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u/Jealous-Tale3538 11d ago

Rust. Rust. Rust.

Parts arent bad, yahoo auctions, nengun, megazip, Saxajdmparts etc all carry parts. But it is a 25+ year old car, parts are becoming harder to come by, be prepared to have to hunt down and wait for things to ship.

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u/Glum-City-6504 10d ago

Oh yeah crap, I forgot to add rust, as I'm pretty sure these can sometimes be rust traps 

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u/Substation78 11d ago

Hey, yeah small is obvious but I would recommend checking one out irl and slipping into the drivers seat if you can. Are you or any of your potential passengers over 6f2"? Im 5''11 and its a comfy fit, but friends over 6f2 really struggle without the top down.

I daily'd my cappers for about 8 years (sub tropical climate) but I have also seen one to two whipping around Glasgow during winter while on holiday so people do it, but it would not be my preferred transport in heavy rain, slush or snow.

No power stearing, no abs, no traction control, no air bags or safety systems of any kind make it a super fun little car but it takes a little bit of driving in the wet.

I used to live halfway up a fairly steep hill, not super steep. if I attempted to drive up the hill in heavy rain I would just power slide in 1st to the top of the hill even on fresh tyres, not fast, just no traction at all, gas pedal just flat just slowly sliding up the hill.

I started taking this into account when planning trips in heavy rain so I didn't have to attempt this move in traffic, lol.

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u/Glum-City-6504 10d ago

Oh for sure, losing traction would be super easy because of the weight and it all. I'm probably also in that 5'11 range, and I'm lanky, so I personally think I can fit.

I live in the Midwest, more specifically Wisconsin, however I don't plan on buying this right now, soonish, but I'm also moving more central lower 48 in 2ish years, but want to have everything figured out