1986 Vauxhall Carlton CDi, Daily use of a 38yr old car.

[sutty2006]

On 31/07/2024 at 10:30, JMotor said:

Yep. 

I left on Monday for home. 

Noticed there was less cars and certain clubs weren't there too. That was comparing it to the last time I went in '22. 

The autojumble was very lacking for certain cars too. I ended buying some Flash Opel magazines and spent most of the time talking to friends and sinking some beers. Got bloody sunburned too! 😆 

2014 was the first one I attended and yeah it was massive. I couldn't believe how large the show was. 

Ahh man, if I’d known that we could have met up for a beer or 7. We stayed until Monday too but we’re ushered off by Shaun and Lewis by 9am. 
 

There was naff all worth buying, I came home with more money than I left with after selling some Landrover parts and manta parts. The only thing I bought was this 

 

Carlton key ring! 
 

This was our set up

 

and we had a couple of cars left over for a picture Sunday night 

 

[JMotor]

I'm sorry too. 

I did think of giving you a shout. But at the same time, I (stupidly) thought I'd leave you be. 

I was on the ClubVox stand with the Corsa. 

That's a very old school keyring. Hardly see those model specific ones now. Good result on the parts sale too. Nice feeling that. Offset the beer bill 😆.

Aye, I chucked my car out into the hotel car park on Sunday. With a cold shower and heaps of aftersun slapped on to finish the evening 😆.

If it was OK with you. I do plan to go next year. So I can take a wonder across get the craic with ya? 

[sutty2006]

1 hour ago, JMotor said:

I'm sorry too. 

I did think of giving you a shout. But at the same time, I (stupidly) thought I'd leave you be. 

I was on the ClubVox stand with the Corsa. 

That's a very old school keyring. Hardly see those model specific ones now. Good result on the parts sale too. Nice feeling that. Offset the beer bill 😆.

Aye, I chucked my car out into the hotel car park on Sunday. With a cold shower and heaps of aftersun slapped on to finish the evening 😆.

If it was OK with you. I do plan to go next year. So I can take a wonder across get the craic with ya? 

I’ll bring extra beers!!!! 

[sutty2006]

Been a while hasnt it? 
 

I parked the Carlton on someone else’s driveway while we had guests for Arthur’s 3rd birthday party and needed space. It sat there for two weeks as I hadn’t had time to pick it up. I tried to start it last week and the battery wasn’t strong enough. 
 

today, I gave her a tickle from the discovery and brought it home. 
 

 

[Wibble]

Now that’s a set of useful jump leads!

[sutty2006]

4 hours ago, Wibble said:

Now that’s a set of useful jump leads!

Fixed to a quick release Anderson socket on a bracket I fixed to the bull bar 💪

 

[Wibble]

Brilliant. Glad to see the Carlton still going strong, love it.

[sutty2006]

Going to use it until the end of the month then sorn it. 
 

might mount the key in a little glass case with a sign above it reading “incase of emergency, break glass”

[sutty2006]

[sutty2006]

Took the Carlton to VauxALL at the British Motor Museum on Sunday. Lovely drive down. 
 

 

[adw1977]

Looking good!  Great to see that it's out of hibernation. 

[sutty2006]

On 22/05/2025 at 16:05, adw1977 said:

Looking good!  Great to see that it's out of hibernation. 

I think I taxed it in March. Been using it every day this week as the compressor on the discovery has stopped working. 
 

I had a fault with this though. Turning left hand bends at low speed it would loose all power. Almost like cutting the throttle off. Happened three times on my way home from work. Was down to less than 1/4 of a tank and I’d had 3/4 in when I went down to gaydon. ( i say that because the tank still hasn’t been completely filled yet, and there was rust on the upper half) . The following day I tried an Italian tune up which seamed to have cleared it. I’ve ordered fuel filters for it.