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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Amigo on 12 April 2011, 19:57:10

Title: Cavalier.
Post by: Amigo on 12 April 2011, 19:57:10
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1984-MRK-2-VAUXHALL-CAVALIER-CD-1-8E-AUTO-22-000-MILES-/180651191282?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2a0fa66bf2

I would'nt throw a bag of sand at myself but if i could'nt afford to run two cars but wanted something a little different then why not? I know the brakes were spongey on mk2's & the front end went straight on if you dared turn the wheel but Veccies are still doing that today.

   It's worth what some one will pay i guess, where do you find another to compare it to? 8-)

   I like it.
Title: Re: Cavalier.
Post by: hercules on 12 April 2011, 20:02:26
i once bought an a reg for £50 for the engine to put it into a h reg,i must admit it was a shame to scrap the remains of it
Title: Re: Cavalier.
Post by: millwall on 12 April 2011, 20:31:56
years ago i had a y reg sri in green i give 400 for it and had 2 years trouble free motoring and sold it for 500  was not a bad car for its time   wouldnt give a grand for one now though
Title: Re: Cavalier.
Post by: 999gsi on 12 April 2011, 22:51:17
if i had the space and cash i'd buy it...i love em.1st car i ever had was a 1983 1.6gl saloon in gold,bought in 1990 for £1200 took me 5 years to save up for it(was a studentat the time),then had a glsi,sri 130,cdi,..never let me down... ;D
Title: Re: Cavalier.
Post by: andyc on 12 April 2011, 22:55:46
Love the old MK2s, had loads in my time and never had any major problems

Always wanted a two door saloon but please don't tell me you know where theres one for sale as i'v got to many cars

Andy 
Title: Re: Cavalier.
Post by: omegadan67 on 12 April 2011, 23:11:36
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1984-MRK-2-VAUXHALL-CAVALIER-CD-1-8E-AUTO-22-000-MILES-/180651191282?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2a0fa66bf2

I would'nt throw a bag of sand at myself but if i could'nt afford to run two cars but wanted something a little different then why not? I know the brakes were spongey on mk2's & the front end went straight on if you dared turn the wheel but Veccies are still doing that today.

   It's worth what some one will pay i guess, where do you find another to compare it to? 8-)

   I like it.
i would pay a grand for that no problems,old skool cav at least no-one would try and nick it
Title: Re: Cavalier.
Post by: Olympia5776 on 13 April 2011, 09:22:32
I had three brand new hatchbacks  in succession a 1.6 GL, 1.8 GLI and then an SRI.
Great comfortable and very practical cars.
I was doing 35 to 40 thousand miles a year in mine and they never let me down.
Apart from regularily losing the radio cassettes to odious  scum who lived in dark places it was all positive .
It looks a good one for that price .
Title: Re: Cavalier.
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 13 April 2011, 09:38:02
Dragonlord, I have deleted your post as it in my opinion wasn't in good taste.
I am sure you will understand
Daz  :y
Title: Re: Cavalier.
Post by: Vamps on 14 April 2011, 23:02:12
I had a new B reg estate as a company car, very nice car but paint had to be redone under warranty after about 3 years... ::) ::)

And the petrol models had a habit of failing to start, or even turn over, a wire would come off the starter solenoid, when it happened in my car I had just been to the fish shop for lunch for several of us, fortunately I found the problem quickly.... :y

A couple of years later 'I saved the life' of a young man who was using his Dad's car and was worried about explaining to his dad that the car had broken down.... :D :D

Edit. I aspired to have a CD model... :y
Title: Re: Cavalier.
Post by: Brikhead on 18 April 2011, 00:13:09
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Dragonlord, I have deleted your post as it in my opinion wasn't in good taste.
I am sure you will understand
Daz  :y

I know it has nothing to do with me but well done for taking the time to explain that a post (or thread) has disappeared.
Title: Re: Cavalier.
Post by: mathewst on 20 April 2011, 09:47:29
My dad used to have one of these although Opel.
Nice looking car (was 1.6 SR I think)
But it had recaro sport seats, sport alloys and firmer suspension, and that on roads here was really uncomfortable back then since the roads were relatively in a bad shape.
Also not much headroom in the back seat.
Title: Re: Cavalier.
Post by: Ken T on 21 April 2011, 21:21:52
I had a hatchback GL model many moons ago. It was a move up from a datsun 100A. ;D

It was the 2nd car I significantly repaired, I welded a new hatchback onto it, basically behind the rear seats.

Nothing fell off, honest.  :D

Ken