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Sensible Secondhand Classics: 1983 Vauxhall Cavalier Mark II 1600 L Automatic (Opel Ascona C)

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Welcome to Sensible Secondhand Classics, the series where we take a sensible classic car worth between £1000 and £5000 and put it through its paces in a very straightforward manner! This time, as we drive a 1983 Vauxhall Cavalier Mark II 1600 L Automatic (otherwise known as an Opel Ascona A, part of General Motors' 1980s J-Car range), we try to avoid unintended acceleration, successfully dodge flooding, have terrible sound (as usual), notice a very high boot lip, awkwardly operate a manual choke and generally experience little of any consequence at all. Nothing untoward then!
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@TPerry2828 Год назад

Crikey, what a lovely example sir! I remember these were omnipresent in the 80s, a huge success for Vauxhall.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Oh yes, sir! A big success for General Motors all over the world, really, and one of the most popular cars in the 1980s.

@williamegler8771 Год назад

A huge success for Opel! Vauxhall versions were just a simple rebadge of the equivalent Opel.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

@@williamegler8771 , completely agree on both counts.

@camperlustig68 Год назад

Good Morning Sir, I always felt that Vauxhall/Opel made the best automatics in the eighties and nineties.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

They may well have done, sir, even if the pedal positioning is a bit flawed in this one.

@malcolmcowan9554 Год назад

That auto box was smooth and quite I can remember 1.6 engine idle was quite with that auto gearbox my dad had the 1984 gls auto

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Yes, it's a pretty good gearbox, actually, although the pedal positioning had genuinely caused quite a few accidents over the years in the automatic models, and I do understand why, sadly....

@malcolmcowan9554 Год назад

@@lloydvehicleconsulting thanks for the memories showing the cavalier mk2 .the auto was stunning car. remember the lovely sound it made through the gears.. cheers

@alaricbragg7843 Год назад

The Camira never came in this body style. Just sedan and wagon.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Yes, I am not sure hatchbacks were as popular as they were over here.

@alaricbragg7843 Год назад

@@lloydvehicleconsulting No, the Camira's competitors, the Ford Telstar and Toyota Corona had such lift back options and they were extremely popular! Strange Holden didn't go through with that.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

@@alaricbragg7843 , don't really understand all why then, sir.

@alaricbragg7843 Год назад

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Weird thing is I saw a similar red Cavalier to this on Taggart last night. 1986 episode so those cars would have still been plentiful.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

@@alaricbragg7843 , they were made until 1988, sir.

@runoflife87 Год назад

Nice video which brings me back to my childhood. Of course we had no Vauxhalls in Russia, but the Ascona - oh, those cars were every where, mostly 4 door sedans. Hatchback seemed to be not very practical to many of the buyers. As for "Hot" versions - well, the Ascona Irmscher was (and still is) a dream car. As for other J-cars - those were mostly from Japan (Isuzu Aska - very popular car in Vladivostok and other Far Eastern cities) and USA (Chevrolet Cavalier and Pontiac Sunbird - mostly coupes with turbo4 or V6). Not that exciting, still cheap to run and maintain. BTW, Moscow Road Police used a fleet of 1996 2nd gen US Cavaliers. Those proved to be pretty longlasting.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

I am sure that absolutely tonnes of these must have been imported secondhand into Russia in the 1990s! Never seen an Ascona Irmscher, is that similar to the Cavalier Calibre? The Isuzu Aska being popular in the east sounds interesting...

@runoflife87 Год назад

@@lloydvehicleconsulting yes, the Ascona Irmscher is pretty similar to the Cavalier Calibre (a bit more powerful though). I think some people also imported Aska Irmscher, but those cars were very rare even in 90's Japan and seem to be a collectible item (unlike regular Aska which earned the reputation of a "not pure Japanese car").

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

@@runoflife87 , I have never even heard of the Irmscher version of the Isuzu! I will have to look and see if I can find a picture of one.

@mattw8332 Год назад

My teacher at school had one almost identical to this. I think it was manual in that orangey terra cotta colour that was common on this era of Vauxhalls . I liked all marks of Cavalier. My dad was never too keen on them for some reason. He liked the Carlton, Royale and Senator but not the Cavalier. Might have been something to do with the 'repmobile' image.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Yes, I remember the colour you mean. The Cavalier was very much the reps choice along with the Sierra. Good old Jamaica Yellow!

@paulie-Gualtieri. Год назад

Excellent MR Lloyd, really enjoyed this review. I remember a family friend having a 1981 hatch, A 1.6 GLS, it was finished in Silver Green metallic, with dark green valour upholstery with matching dash and door cards.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it, sir! I can picture that 1981 Mark II with the green interior and matching dashboard and door cars right now.

@garygriffiths2911 Год назад

I was very much a Ford boy in my youth, but the truth is that these things gave Ford a massive headache in the repmoble market segment - they made the omnipresent 'Mk5' Cortina look distinctly dated in many ways. Oh and what a nice example this one is!

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Yes sir, this was a much better car than the Mark V Cortina and better in some ways than the Sierra which came later. The condition is absolutely insane.

@planestrainsdogsncars4336 Год назад

From memory the Wagon variant bodies came from Australia from the Holden Camira. Local sales were at first good ..but dropped away fast and the car was dropped in 1989 Haven't seen one for years though and probable survivors only make it to local shows.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Yes, I doubt there are many Camiras left these days. There certainly aren't many Cavaliers... You are right, the estate panels were indeed imported from Australia to the UK for the Cavalier Estate.

@bunter6 Год назад

My mates dad had a saloon 1.6 in that colour. We had many 'performance tests' when we were 18 against that and my dad's montego 1.6. the montego was always that wee bit quicker as the 4 speed cavalier had crazy long gears compared to the 5 speed montego.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Oh sir, the four speed gearbox must have been very similar to the one in the Astra I tested last year! The gearing for economy must have not been too great in the acceleration test against the Montego. Power outputs are quite similar for both.

@paulillingworth1242 Год назад

Good old Cavalier, I had several cavalier cars all the way to the last one on a 1995 , I remember I had a Nova 1983 base spec and the interior was I referred to a Beans and a beef Burger 🍔 colours 😂

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Thank you, Paul! Glad you enjoyed the video. I actually have a review of a really late Mark III Cavalier (1995) and also a walkaround of a 1985 Nova on the channel too, if you have not already seen them. They are linked in the description below, along with the video I did over the summer of a Nova Saloon! The earlier Nova has an extremely red interior....

@badbooks476 Год назад

Very nice Cavalier Sir. Amazing condition, few cavaliers retained the front lower panel plastic trim, even back in the 80s, such an original car. The sunroof likely a factory optional extra on an L spec.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

It is in absolutely amazing condition. The sunroof may well have been option. I would like to try a manual one now, actually.

@dominicjackson2498 Год назад

I think that’s an aftermarket sunroof. The factory ‘roof would be tilt and slide and was controlled by a white winding lever at the front behind the windscreen. That looks like a generic tilt or remove panel. Bonus points as well sir for name-checking the Cadillac Cimmaron: probably one of the most cynical pieces of badge engineering in automotive history.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

@@dominicjackson2498 , thank you, sir! Yes, I suspect that this may well be a period aftermarket sunroof, as other people have mentioned as well that the L models did not get one as standard.

@CortinasAndClassics Год назад

I do like these cars Joseph. Such a shame they are so rare now.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Yes, the attrition rate for the Mark II Cavalier is appalling, as they were one of the most disposable cars out there for years, being low in value, very common and not particularly rust resistant. This one is perfect, though! Thank you for watching, my friend.

@owensteele1645 Год назад

Thanks for this video, it's great to see one of these in action again after so long. There was also a very rare 2-door saloon in 1.3 Base trim I think, for the first 2 years. Anyway, that's a really nice early one, and the automatics had good performance. I think at this point, the 90bhp 1.6 was the most powerful mk2 Cavalier engine (the range-topping 1.6 SR also used it). The second car I ever bought was a facelift 1.6L 5-speed hatch in a rare metallic colour called Orient Blue, and I liked mine very much. D318RNM I think it was. Though it was a final-facelift one, it did not have much more in the way of equipment (5-speed, wind-up sunroof, full wheel trims and that was about it). But it did end up LOOKING very different with its mk2 Astra instruments and steering wheel, plusher grey velour seats similar to an earlier CD model, front valance and grille, and darker rear lights.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

That's right, the 1.8 only appeared in 1983. The two door saloons are exceptionally rare, I have never seen one. They were much more popular on the Continent, I think the Ascona had that body style until the end, as far as I remember. The 1.6 is remarkably swift, this car really did not hang around. Would quite like to try a later manual car now.

@owensteele1645 Год назад

I've just remembered now, that while I loved the 1.6L I actually owned, the one I REALLY wanted was an end-of-line 1.8 LXi hatch, but, in 1993, my budget couldn't quite stretch to one. I recall that being a very nice-looking edition at that time.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

@@owensteele1645 , saw one of those at the Bromley Pageant of Motoring in June this year. Would be in around Part Five or Six of Ten.

@elvetwilliams9013 Год назад

I had a late facelift CD2.0 also jn rare Orient blue ( green ) I alway called it even Vauxhall had trouble supplying touch up paint for it E499HCX

@owensteele1645 Год назад

@@elvetwilliams9013 That's right. It did indeed look more green than blue! It had a really nice deep gloss when clean, and my touch-up colour match was a long way off. Code 24L I think it was. I bet it would have been a lovely car with the plush interior, 2.0 engine, and the CD alloys.

@elvetwilliams9013 Год назад

I owned 2 way back when I was 18 I owned a Helios blue mk2 (Your preference ) CDi 5 door I thought I was mutts mutts with it C426CBX a 1st facelift model FF to mid 90s and got a later last facelift CD 2.0 in rarer orient blue ( green) E499HCX miss them both but earlier car was better built had Opel /Adam stickers on door shuts and bonnet slam panel

@mickles1975 Год назад

This video hit me right in the nostalgia gland, Mr Lloyd.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Sir, glad you enjoyed it! The weather was terrible, but I was glad to have filmed this.

@richardhowlett7398 Год назад

One of my favourite cars was a Y gls saloon bought in 1988 . A great car to drive , properly analog. And all the better for it .

@owensteele1645 Год назад

Nice alloys on the GLS's I remember.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Sir, we want to try a manual one of these now! Glad you enjoyed yours as well.

@richardhowlett7398 Год назад

@@lloydvehicleconsulting mine was the first car I had with a 5 speed gearbox. Leaver positioned too far back as I recall , good shift though .

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

@@richardhowlett7398 , yes, four and five speed manuals were available, from what I remember.

@petevan8942 Месяц назад

Loved this car,I had a 1.6L then later on managed to afford the 1.8SRI ...back when cars had character 😊

@lloydvehicleconsulting Месяц назад

The automatic gearbox wouldn't necessarily be my favourite due to the pedal placement, but a manual one of these, or even better, a manual SRi, would be amazing!

@dj_efk 7 месяцев назад

You can see how these wrong-footed Ford back in the day. I had one and the same colour and L spec but with a 4 speed manual gearbox in the late 90s. I thrashed it mercilessly and all of my car-minded friends and I were impressed with how willing and totally reliable it was, despite having been stood on a driveway for the previous ten years!! My friend liked it so much he went out and bought a SRi130 - that was a very impressive car all-round with a noticeably different character from mine!

@lloydvehicleconsulting 7 месяцев назад

Yes, the automatic models have a slightly strange pedal arrangement which is potentially a bit dangerous, the manual ones would be better. The engine is surprisingly responsive in these, and if the cambelt was done on them, then they were capable of very high mileage. The SRi 130 was indeed quite different. Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting!

@richardhaywoodh Год назад

Great review. I remember being given a lift in a new 1981 Cavalier 1.6 and being impressed by the crispness of the power delivery. A very kind car hire guy rescued me and towed my Rover P5B 3.5 Coupe a mile to a repair garage when the auto gearbox failed. You wouldn't get that sort of friendly assistance these days. Subsequently had a number of 1.6L & GL 5dr Cavaliers, including an ex Police one which had great performance, one auto which was dissappinting and felt sluggish..

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Thank you, Richard! Glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, the 1.6 Family II engine in this is very smooth and punchy for the era of car, even in the Automatic, although clearly not in the one which you tried. That sort of assistance sounds very reassuring indeed!

@calumbaxter9946 Год назад

Mr Lloyd, I had a 1600 GL automatic in gold; ELE 976Y. Unfortunately I was young and green and bought it at an auction in 1993 without knowing what I was doing. It had so many problems with the engine, transmission and brakes. I ran into the back of two cars as it would not stop properly, and had the transmission rebuilt but it failed again on the Earls Court Road. Luckily it would still drive when cold so I put it through Wandsworth Car Auctions and got £1000 for it which paid for the deposit on my flat. Bad memories but nice to see a good one!

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Oh sir, that sounds absolutely terrible! What a death trap... Must have been absolutely terrifying. Gold sounds like an amazing period colour! Great to hear from you, sir.

@DarthTrotter Год назад

My 1982 X Reg 1.6L had an automatic choke. Was the worst thing about the car. Think was 89bhp with a 4 speed manual. Was quick for the day.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Yes, these 1.6 Mark II Cavaliers are surprisingly quickly, even this automatic! The manual choke was a bit awkward, but when warmed it, it was absolutely fine.

@juliancaston9598 Год назад

Used to have a 1983 1600L saloon with the optional 5 speed manual gearbox .the fuel gauge sender units kept packing up .otherwise very reliable

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Yes, I gather these were not too bad for reliability. Got to change the cambelt regularly, and watch for rust, but otherwise quite simple to service, and justifiably very popular. Thank you for watching!

@turquoisecat761 Год назад

I had a Y reg Cav in this colour but a saloon and it was a 1.6 GL, so the binnacle was slightly different with 2 extra gauges (oil pressure and amps?) over the L and basic.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Thank you very much indeed for watching! These are great cars, I can't believe how responsive it was. Hope you enjoyed the video.

@alaricbragg7843 Год назад

I remember the old school Bill had Tony Scannell et al whizzing around in these. Fun fact: Julian Clary drove one before he became famous. A photo of him with it appears in his autobiography. It was red too.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Oh gosh, everybody had these back in the day, sir! They were just about everywhere when I was growing up. Not surprised Mr Clary had one as well!

@mikikum1 Год назад

In my country this car is called Opel Ascona and was very popular back then. This video brings me back to the careless days of my childhood ☺

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Thank you ever so much indeed. Glad you enjoyed the video!

@gordonprentice7090 Год назад

My Sister had one of the 2L engines ones in an E Plate. My Step Father once drove to the New Forrest the M27 with the car loaded with camping gear and at one point glanced at the dash tomhis complete horror was doing 105 MPH.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Well, this wasn't recorded too far from the other end of the M27, actually! They are surprisingly swift with these Family II engines, probably because they don't weigh a lot. Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting!

@alaricbragg7843 Год назад

Thanks for this video! Old school Taggart, where police versions of this car appear often, brought me here...

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Yes, Taggart would have been one of the series where these appeared.

@paullonghurst1390 Год назад

Now this is a car I really like, the automatic is so smooth for 1980s car and so quick for the year.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

It's an amazing example. It's far too easy to press the accelerator rather than the brake, however!

@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain Год назад

A great review Sir, this really is a cracking looking Cavalier in time warp condition.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

It's in amazing condition, isn't it, sir? I felt sort of bad about driving it in that weather, really...

@chrislockey7706 Год назад

Always liked that shape Cavalier Never had one, would have loved a 2.0i CD version.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Glad you enjoyed the video, sir! Ian Seabrook drove a 2.0 CDi some years ago.

@davidyoung9561 Год назад

For an L spec, it seems well equiped with the rev counter and sunroof. .

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

There's no rev counter, but the sunroof is definitely there, and we believe it was an after market option.

@jaggass 9 месяцев назад

My dad had the a manual A reg 1.6L and that could really shift. As he went for the optional 5 speed box as he did long distance driving for work purposes it did well over 40mpg

@lloydvehicleconsulting 9 месяцев назад

The manual Cavaliers are probably better, I was surprised just how fast this was! Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting.

@jaggass 9 месяцев назад

The manual mk2 Cav is the one to go for as there's more left and less to go wrong.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 9 месяцев назад

I would love to try a higher specification manual one.

@simonhodgetts6530 Год назад

Lovely looking car, the mk2 Cavalier Sir!

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Did you enjoy the video, sir?

@nickyboy. Год назад

6th

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Very good, sir!

@alaricbragg7843 Год назад

What's a Vehicle Safe sticker and what do those door protector things do? A bit before my time!

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

The door protectors are to stop them opening on someone else's car in a car park and chipping the paint away.

@alaricbragg7843 Год назад

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Thanks for the information! 🙂

@OldCarsNewVan Год назад

I believe the rear wiper was an optional extra on the L at this age

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Yes, quite likely, I imagine!

@jdnrotterdam2150 Год назад

If i use some imagination.. i can see a family in the 80s.. sitting in this Cavalier family car. mom dad 2 children.. . Driving on a rainy free weekend day in Britain to visit grandma. That’s the feeling this car brings me

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Sir, it is the 1980s all over, isn't it? Glad you enjoyed the video, these must have been everywhere in the Netherlands too at the time!

@jdnrotterdam2150 Год назад

@@lloydvehicleconsulting yes sir opel was the number 1 car here in Netherlands. Every family in Their kadett.. the opel Record’s opel ascona’s. But mostly you saw dutch families in the Opel Kadett and Record . Than the Ford Escort and the Sierra. And 3th the Golf and Passat . But opel was the number 1 by the hard working average Joe families here. In the 90’s the same situation continued with the Astra and the Vectra. But strangely in the late 90s. Volkswagen took the lead with the Golf 4 and the passat’s in the 00’s it went a little down hill with opel. But the 80s and 90 opel was the boss here

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

@@jdnrotterdam2150 , yes, Ford, Vauxhall and Volkswagen are still extremely popular over here, Volkswagen more so than Vauxhall these days. It was the other way round in the early to mid 1990s.

@alaricbragg7843 Год назад

Haven't seen a choke for ages...

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

You will be seeing even more of these on the channel soon, sir!

@Lot76CARS Год назад

This takes me back to my ‘84 B reg. they drove really well (I had a 1.6). They aren’t fast or would win any handling prizes but just did everything competently and a massive step from the MK1. Hard to believe how these were the default reps chariot of choice. Thanks for this level trip down (car) memory lane. I have no need for one, but one last drive would be brilliant!

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Oh sir! Glad you enjoyed this video. The 1.6 is pretty good, isn't it? This car had no common engineering with the Mark I, as far as I know, and was quite pleasant, slightly scary pedal box aside...

@seancooke7332 Год назад

Very nostalgic Sir. The dashboard layout, the Vauxhall Cavalier Grille, differing only in grille and hubcaps from the Opel Ascona, another hit for GM in European Markets. I remember Sue Baker of Top Gear taking the new Mk2 Cavalier to Europe and getting it up past 100 mph on the Autobahn. Good Times, great car. Yes one of the selling points of the Mk 2 Cavalier was 90bhp from 1.6 litres when that sort of figure was more associated with 2 litres in the early 1980s.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Yes, I saw that Sue Baker Top Gear item years ago. The 90 bhp from the 1.6 engine and 75 bhp from the 1.3 must have been extremely impressive back in the day. Glad you enjoyed the video, sir!

@toddnelson5132 Год назад

The first family car I can (just about) remember was my mum's A-reg Cavalier 1.6 L manual - so almost identical to this one in terms of trim and spec, very nostalgic indeed! The rear seat belts definitely weren't standard - ours was bought second hand and originally only had one fitted, so when my little brother came along a second was installed! At the time I wasn't a fan, and was very pleased when it started to rust and was replaced with a forbidden fuel Peugeot 405. It's easy to see why these really gave Vauxhall a foothold in the fleet market and appealed more than the Sierra and Montego to many.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Thank you ever so much indeed for watching, Todd! Glad that you enjoyed the video. Interesting how this is almost identical to your mother's old Cavalier from back in the day.

@OldCarsNewVan Год назад

Great review - it was a game changer when it came out - really advanced. And yes, the 1.6 was quick compared to the competitors of the time

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

This 1.6 was so lively that is actually scared me a bit at times! The throttle response was very sharp indeed. Thank you ever so much indeed for watching.

@thatguyfromcetialphaV Год назад

I once rode in the boot of a hatchback Cavalier identical to this when I was a small kid. Long story as to why :)

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Sir, may we hear a potted summary of why you ended up in the boot of a Mark II Cavalier?

@thatguyfromcetialphaV Год назад

@@lloydvehicleconsulting My uncle, who had one was giving lifts to his friends, we had all gone to the British Grand Prix in 1992. There was no room for me so my uncle got me to ride in the boot all the way to Silverstone from Derby and back. I was 10.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

@@thatguyfromcetialphaV , sir, that either sounds terrifying or exciting, depending on your point of view...

@thatguyfromcetialphaV Год назад

@@lloydvehicleconsulting I didn't know any better at thst age so it was all good fun. I look back 30 years later and cringe!

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

@@thatguyfromcetialphaV , I mean, sir, we often do end up cringing at such things, don't we?

@butterwortha1 5 месяцев назад

I hired one of these for a weekend and it was once ridden for ever smitten. I still drive Vauxhalls today

@lloydvehicleconsulting 5 месяцев назад

They drive surprisingly well, don't they?

@CynicalBastard511 Год назад

Sold in South America as the Chevrolet Monza where it became the best selling car in Brazil from 1984 to 1986.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

Thank you ever so much indeed, yes, that is absolutely right! Hope you enjoyed the video.

@CynicalBastard511 Год назад

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Depending of the trim, air-conditioning and power steering was either an optional or standard in the Chevrolet Monza. The Europeans never had the choice of AC in the Ascona or the Cavalier. Power steering was only standard in the Ascona or Cavalier CD, which ironically didn't come with a CD player despite the name. CD is supposed to mean "Comfort Diamond"... Whatever that means. In South America the most luxurious Monza was called Classic SE and in 1990 Chevrolet made a limited edition called Classic SE 500 E.F as a homage to Emerson Fittipaldi's victory at that year's Indianapolis 500 race. It differed from the rest of the range for raving a lip rear spoiler, loaded with every single equipment (except a sunroof, which was never offered in South America apparently), leather seats and an electronic injected multi-port two-litre engine with 116 bhp and 175 Nm of torque. Same engine that powered the Mk3 Cavalier (Opel Vectra A). Despite all the luxury, it was only available with a 5-speed manual gearbox.

@lloydvehicleconsulting Год назад

@@CynicalBastard511 , it's amazing that these Mark II Cavaliers (and the Mark I Astra I drove in 2021) don't really seem to need power steering, they are quite light as they are, which is more than can be said for cars like the 1.6 Maestros, the Mark II Polos and the MG Metros, all of which I have driven on the channel as well. The Cavalier CD does seem like a very nice specification.

@CynicalBastard511 Год назад

@@lloydvehicleconsulting That's because they have 13-inch steel rims wrapped in 165/80SR13 tyres. The CD had BBS style 13-inch alloys with 185/70R13 tyres and PAS as standard. Ask Vauxhall if they can lend you one. They've got one in their heritage collection.

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