Shitting in the shallow end. *Arse friends Electric*

[Barry Cade]

The facelifts don't have the "turbo intercooler" badge on the back.

[Jim Bell]

1 minute ago, Barry Cade said:

The facelifts don't have the "turbo intercooler" badge on the back.

Good. Extra sleeper. 

[Barry Cade]

3 minutes ago, Jim Bell said:

Good. Extra sleeper. 

😐 I miss the '90's. 

 

People would rather have an STD now.

[Fabergé Greggs]

I’ve got 2 claims to John Cleland fame: 

1) My dad bought a Volvo 850r from him at his Volvo dealership in Galashiels

2) I fixed his sons bike- he once went mental at me down the phone for losing some parts when I worked at the local bike shop. 
 

he still has a BTCC Cav, I saw him race it at Oulton last year 👍

[Cavcraft]

1-58 please.

 

My daughter will have no. 59.

[Lacquer Peel]

Some of the gauges are visible only through a spooky horror film filter! Hallowe'en appropriate.

 

 

[loserone]

I think this is possibly the only Vauxhall I'd make room in the bed for.

[320touring]

I think this is peak repmobile.

Well in sir!

[Floatylight]

16 minutes ago, loserone said:

I think this is possibly the only Vauxhall I'd make room in the bed for.

Ditto, I had a J plate 1.7td GLS in Burgandy in late 90's, best car of eva,  did 100k miles in it, still miss it, blew £10k on replacing it with a Passat 110tdi , will defo have some tickets when the time comes..

[brownnova]

Not only an excellent purchase but an entertaining read, with all the humour poignancy and factual accuracy expected from a Jim Bell report... 173,572/10 not only would I read again, but I probably will... 

[Barry Cade]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-cavalier-sri-relisted-due-to-timewaster/333768167077?hash=item4db6220ea5:g:MGQAAOSwxDVfjAM8

[Cookiesouwest]

6 minutes ago, Barry Cade said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-cavalier-sri-relisted-due-to-timewaster/333768167077?hash=item4db6220ea5:g:MGQAAOSwxDVfjAM8

God that's lovely

[richbraith]

Cavs are life.  Mine isn't broken, but it requires safety related maintenance.  

I don't know how a car can be so ergonomically bad and yet be as comfy as a favourite pair of shoes.

Oh, and that one's Frost Blue if nobody's mentioned it.

[The Moog]

My dad went through 4 as company cars in mid 90s.

I was allowed to drive them on the company insurance - so I did.

One green Gls TD was the steed that took us 5 up, to a rave in Wales on a hill, almost rolled on a forest road when driving down a windy trail being rally driver.

Another one was regular transport down to Cornwall to go surfing and a third was the weapon of choice to impress girls when handbrake turning into the school road.

The hatchbacks meant that they are pretty decent with the seats down.

[DodgyBastard]

I was offered the cavalier in a swap for the diesel 305 but I didn't go for it.
I've known the owner for a few years through trading cars with each other.

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[Ohdearme]

Do love a cav, dad upgraded from an mk2 1.6l to a mk3 on an f plate as a company car when I was about 10/11 and it was light years ahead of the old one (the car of tomorrow, today - if I remember the advertising blurb correctly).

i had a 2.0CDi as a youth and brother had an Sri, 15bhp more versus wood veneer and velour, not to mention my party tricky of over inflating the rear air shocks from a nozzle in the boot and making the back as stable as Bambi on ice....

...after I crashed that one through a hedge backwards, I got a newer Cdx and loved it, although it started tripping light fuses.

Naturally, my idiotic teenage solution was a bigger fuse to give me time to walk round the car and figure out the problem.

However, having swapped the fuse and turned on the ignition, as I approached the rear to inspect the lights, I was struck by the sight of what I took as exhaust gasses clouding (odd for a sunny day), except I hadn’t turned the engine on just the ignition.

in one of those slow-mo-horror realizations, that was further confirmed by the acrid smell of wire shielding hitting my nose, I realised it was actually a small electrical overload in progress.

Fortunately it didn’t take hold as I dashed for the keys and cut the power.

A less* scrupulous person would have no doubt traded it in with a dealer in daylight for an equally battered Honda Prelude.

[Lacquer Peel]

Time to go. The car seems to be magnetically drawn to the A1 and the torch will only point south. 

[Lacquer Peel]

It's taken me to a bleak hellscape!

 

 

[Jim Bell]

Is it Christmas day already?!

[spartacus]

@The Moog

'to a rave in Wales on a hill, almost rolled on a forest'

I'm seeing you in a new light now.

[loserone]

15 minutes ago, Lacquer Peel said:

It's taken me to a bleak hellscape!

 

 

Careful now, those cooling towers have eyes

[yes oui si]

You outbid me! 😂

Nice to see it in the sheissenfold. 

[NorthernMonkey]

12 hours ago, The Moog said:

13 hours ago, Jim Bell said:

From the epic noise, it's most HOBBVIOUSLY one of dem ting. 

 
A rare old horse these days and a classic, classic lump of fun. 

Oh FFS. Only other car I would have over a pug diesel... Starts saving for roffle tickets.

You won’t have long...

[DaveDorson]

I've had two of these.

 

One was very good but rusty, the over was very poorly but solid.

Both were a lot of fun.

[The Moog]

23 minutes ago, spartacus said:

@The Moog

'to a rave in Wales on a hill, almost rolled on a forest'

I'm seeing you in a new light now.

I was young once..... when it was all fields round here... 

 

Was awesome weekend, it was an escape to samsara party with an amazing sound system. 

[Jim Bell]

Ding dong. 

The postman always Dingdong's once. 

 

[Jim Bell]

What great timing. 

 

 

 

Genuine MK3 deep rubber mats. 

Longdog approved. 

[juular]

1 hour ago, Lacquer Peel said:

It's taken me to a bleak hellscape!

 

 

Have you been arrested yet?

[loserone]

And thrown in Jail?

 

He's gone very quiet on WhatsApp, but then, he's probably driving.

[Jim Bell]

5 minutes ago, juular said:

Have you been arrested yet?

 

Freeze you mother!!!!!