I have been wanting one of these on and off for a while now, but have always been unsure as to what it would be like to drive on 21st century roads. I know it only has a 4-speed box, but does this cause many problems? Is it comfortable on motorways for example? I really enjoyed watching this, and Alright Now sounded wonderful on that radio
These and the Mantas were very good on motorways, even relatively quiet with sunroof open. No Aircon of course. And, in the UK, in autumn the dreaded E10 petrol is released so you need to ensure it'll run on Premium unleaded. My old Vauxhall's (1982 and 1985) were supposedly okay on unleaded petrol of the day. But the 1982, Astra, with a carb, required substantially retarding on the ignition, lost power. My SRi Cavalier was fine though (1985). Being the earlier MK1 2.0L you'll probably need modified valve seats, fuel pipes and carb gaskets and seals - modern fuels eat the latter. Good luck and enjoy before the commies have us all in autonomous electric monstrosities!
@@musoseven8218 That is very interesting thank you. I know even with the E5 "good stuff" we still put calming additive in our 1943 Jeep whenever we fill up, and while my current Volvo 480 is fine on E10, I still use E5 just in case. I have never owned a Carburated car so that will be an experience...
Hi Ray, she's a nice example considering the age. I realise this is an old video but I hope you still have the cav s hatch!? I was wondering if you can help me out, I'm trying to source the correct paint for my cav which is the same colour as yours. I thought it was English red but that turns out to be incorrect. My vin plate has the paint acrylic code" L 532 MM ". Is it the same code on your vin plate? Appreciate any help 🙂🙏
It's the same really. The Opel version has a slightly different grille and the rear number plate is mounted above, not below the bumper. Here's a vid of the same year Opel. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ur1JfTIZ4P8.html
