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[redelitev6]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-VAUXHALL-SENATOR-CD-AUTO-SILVER-/141013853591?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item20d514a597 mmm, not many left like this

[dbug]

Yep looks tidy - although suspension looks much too high

[Andy B]

Shame it's not a 3.0 litre 

[Seth]

Shame it's not a 3.0 litre 

Yep ... it's gotta be a 3.0 24v job ... IMHO!

[tunnie]

Shame it's not a 3.0 litre 

Yep ... it's gotta be a 3.0 24v job ... IMHO!

I'd love another one, manual this time 

[Andy B]

Shame it's not a 3.0 litre 

Yep ... it's gotta be a 3.0 24v job ... IMHO!

I'd love another one, manual this time 

The manual Senator box isn't a nice experience apparently  . An esteemed ABS member converted an auto to 3 pedals, and the converted it back to a proper 2 pedal car! 

[tunnie]

Shame it's not a 3.0 litre 

Yep ... it's gotta be a 3.0 24v job ... IMHO!

I'd love another one, manual this time 

The manual Senator box isn't a nice experience apparently  . An esteemed ABS member converted an auto to 3 pedals, and the converted it back to a proper 2 pedal car! 

Ohh 

Omegatoy reported easily 35mpg average+ from his manual Senators.

That said the Omega manual experience is not the best, but I'm so used to it now 

[Andy B]

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Omegatoy reported easily 35mpg average+ from his manual Senators.
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Hardly a balanced argument from Graeme re manual boxes  ....... he's as obsessed with them as Stuart G     

[chrisgixer]

I really don't understand why people continue to knee themselves in the chin with a manual.

The only slight irritation with the auto is the delay in pick up applying power at the apex if your really on it. Oh, and not being able to blip the throttle on down changes. Mmmm and maybe only having 4 gears.

Which by no means justifies an omega manual.

[Andy B]

I really don't understand why people continue to knee themselves in the chin with a manual.

The only slight irritation with the auto is the delay in pick up applying power at the apex if your really on it. Oh, and not being able to blip the throttle on down changes. Mmmm and maybe only having 4 gears.

Which by no means justifies an omega manual.

Top gear ratio probably won't be that much different in either. Manuals have thier place on the road, but some are just obsessed with them & 'want to be in control' whether suitable for that particular type of car or not.


A bit like lowered 'sports' suspension on exec type cars     

[chrisgixer]

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A bit like lowered 'sports' suspension on exec type cars     

Utterly ill informed view of course, especially given the hopelessly soft suspension on this particular top of the range model.

[Andy B]

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A bit like lowered 'sports' suspension on exec type cars     

Utterly ill informed view of course, especially given the hopelessly soft suspension on this particular top of the range model.

      

I must try to find time to swap my car's rear bushes for the poly bushes. It surprising how you notice the difference when you get back in a car you don't drive very often ...... it's all over the place 

[omega3000]

WTF is wrong with that suspension  Never seen anything like it 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Yep looks tidy - although suspension looks much too high

I agree, much too high and that would put me off

It is in Glasgow as well, so far too far away to even view, and in addition I do not like the look of the rear arch in the shot of the offside.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Shame it's not a 3.0 litre 

Yep ... it's gotta be a 3.0 24v job ... IMHO!

However, although I went for a 3.0 Senator when I bought one, I remember that the motoring press at the time of their launch reckoned the 2.5 was the better option in terms of power v. weight ratio