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Title: Cadillac Catera...
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 10 November 2015, 17:34:00
... anyone?  :)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vauxhall-omega-elite-3ltre-year-2000-very-fast-car-if-needed-/221935789963?hash=item33ac67678b:g:LsEAAOSwwbdWJBGL
Title: Re: Cadillac Catera...
Post by: STEMO on 10 November 2015, 17:48:20
50p reserve not met? That's emd out.  ;D
Title: Re: Cadillac Catera...
Post by: btc on 10 November 2015, 17:54:40
That was for sale not too long ago  :y
Title: Re: Cadillac Catera...
Post by: 106pete on 10 November 2015, 18:14:15
It sold on eBay last week. Something like £1.50. I wanted to bid but he's way way up north!
Title: Re: Cadillac Catera...
Post by: Broomies Mate on 11 November 2015, 19:53:49
That is my mate's old car.  It looks in a sorry state now!  :'(
Title: Re: Cadillac Catera...
Post by: Ever Ready on 12 November 2015, 07:42:53
It sold on eBay last week. Something like £1.50. I wanted to bid but he's way way up north!
Too far north even for us northern types :)

Does look a tad dog eared, like something you would find at daley autos ;D
Title: Re: Cadillac Catera...
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 12 November 2015, 09:49:27
Sadly not my cup of tea.  :(
Title: Re: Cadillac Catera...
Post by: EMD on 12 November 2015, 10:45:59
Tis a bit bleak up that way  ::) I fear this may be broken up for spares which isnt a bad thing i guess  :-\
Wheels/tyres engine and exhaust bits is best bits  :)
Title: Re: Cadillac Catera...
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 12 November 2015, 11:48:30
To be honest, the more I looks at it, if you can see past the... interesting colour scheme, there's a very clean car under there. As said, parts is the likely route, a lovely low-mileage interior like that would sell, plus other bits...

My offer is 78p, we'll see if the seller accepts before I bring out the big guns, I have a £2 coin round here somewhere...
Title: Re: Cadillac Catera...
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 12 November 2015, 11:50:31
It'd probably cost over £500 to get it anywhere near civilisation!  :P  ;D
Title: Re: Cadillac Catera...
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 12 November 2015, 11:53:35
And then there's the 20ft high concrete wall / checkpoints which I'd need to get through from Yorkshire to Lincolnshire. Sometimes the guards will let you through even if you don't have the right papers if you can give them a few quid / box of cigs / coffee etc...
Title: Re: Cadillac Catera...
Post by: RossPhim on 12 November 2015, 14:12:12
It'd probably cost over £500 to get it anywhere near civilisation!  :P  ;D

Not if you ask me, nicely!  :P
Title: Re: Cadillac Catera...
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 12 November 2015, 17:31:27
It'd probably cost over £500 to get it anywhere near civilisation!  :P  ;D

Not if you ask me, nicely!  :P

Ah the power of OOF!  :y
Title: Re: Cadillac Catera...
Post by: Calif-Native on 18 November 2015, 08:11:38
... anyone?  :)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vauxhall-omega-elite-3ltre-year-2000-very-fast-car-if-needed-/221935789963?hash=item33ac67678b:g:LsEAAOSwwbdWJBGL

That must be a mistake folks!  The Catera was ONLY a US model Opel with slight body and structure updates.  It never was offered in a RHD model.  The GM agreement was for Vauxhall & Holden to handle all RHD market segments and for Opel Germany to handle the LHD segments. That means this car would have to be manufactured in Rüsselsheim, Germany by Opel, and shipped and sold in the United States as a rebadged Opel Omega by Cadillac as the US only rebadged Catera.  It can't be a Catera if it was not made by Opel in Germany since that GM location never made RHD models.  This must be a Vauxhall with Catera badges and rear spoiler added.  I would think before any person would buy this "Catera", they would do a simple VIN search to confirm a so-called Catera vehicle. 
Title: Re: Cadillac Catera...
Post by: Jimbob on 18 November 2015, 09:13:53
... anyone?  :)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vauxhall-omega-elite-3ltre-year-2000-very-fast-car-if-needed-/221935789963?hash=item33ac67678b:g:LsEAAOSwwbdWJBGL

That must be a mistake folks!  The Catera was ONLY a US model Opel with slight body and structure updates.  It never was offered in a RHD model.  The GM agreement was for Vauxhall & Holden to handle all RHD market segments and for Opel Germany to handle the LHD segments. That means this car would have to be manufactured in Rüsselsheim, Germany by Opel, and shipped and sold in the United States as a rebadged Opel Omega by Cadillac as the US only rebadged Catera.  It can't be a Catera if it was not made by Opel in Germany since that GM location never made RHD models.  This must be a Vauxhall with Catera badges and rear spoiler added.  I would think before any person would buy this "Catera", they would do a simple VIN search to confirm a so-called Catera vehicle. 


Someone has just bought a job lot of catera badges. Nothing more. Dash is also wrong for catera. Sure that is a members car actually
Title: Re: Cadillac Catera...
Post by: Calif-Native on 18 November 2015, 12:35:38
Yes I agree, the added US Model Oil Temp and Volt gauges are missing.. a Catera only feature.
Title: Re: Cadillac Catera...
Post by: 2nddaniel on 18 November 2015, 17:57:38
Seats are nice though.