Charlie from Essex
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Re: Charlie from Essex
Hello and welcome to the forum!
Congratulations on the latest addition to your fleet. Looks like a lovely example, love the colour and a saloon too.
Lots of motoring fun ahead
Congratulations on the latest addition to your fleet. Looks like a lovely example, love the colour and a saloon too.
Lots of motoring fun ahead
Re: Charlie from Essex
Hi, can't beat a Saloon - but then I'm biased!
Enjoy.
Alan
Enjoy.
Alan
Re: Charlie from Essex
Welcome to the forum...
Looks like a nice tidy example.
As a hatch owner, I am less biased.
The saloons look very smart, but the hatches make better load luggers.
Looks like a nice tidy example.
As a hatch owner, I am less biased.
The saloons look very smart, but the hatches make better load luggers.
Re: Charlie from Essex
The Vectra is a hatchback and, yes more useful for the uni runs. But you can’t beat a saloon for looks - it is the proper car shape
btw its not very tidy, but seems to go okay - brief assessment since getting her home
small dent in the boot so that it doesn’t shut
Electric windows not working
Radio needs code (fixed)
windscreen wash not working
Rust on Rear arch
ariel letting in water
Advisory for rust
A few other scabs
Advisory for Fuel lines
No idea on the timing belt
Plenty of small dents on the roof
But what can you expect for £500, 10 months MOT and 30 minutes for home?
I will get my mechanic mate around in the next few days to get an estimate on the welding, fuel lines and timing belt as I think they are the most pressing issues and I will try and jack out the boot later on.
btw its not very tidy, but seems to go okay - brief assessment since getting her home
small dent in the boot so that it doesn’t shut
Electric windows not working
Radio needs code (fixed)
windscreen wash not working
Rust on Rear arch
ariel letting in water
Advisory for rust
A few other scabs
Advisory for Fuel lines
No idea on the timing belt
Plenty of small dents on the roof
But what can you expect for £500, 10 months MOT and 30 minutes for home?
I will get my mechanic mate around in the next few days to get an estimate on the welding, fuel lines and timing belt as I think they are the most pressing issues and I will try and jack out the boot later on.
Re: Charlie from Essex
Hello & Welcome to another southern-ish member.
Re: Charlie from Essex
Ah a bromley boy.
ULEZ coming your way mate, going to be a nightmare
ULEZ coming your way mate, going to be a nightmare
Re: Charlie from Essex
You could just move? then you get to keep the car
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Re: Charlie from Essex
Hi & welcome.
Nice find, low mileage and cheap!
Nice find, low mileage and cheap!
" It's not rust. It's age-related patina "
1980 vauxhall cavalier MK1 1.6L, 1982 opel manta berlinetta 1.8s, 1985 opel manta 2.0 gte, 1990 cavalier 2.0 gl ,1994 cavalier sri x20xev
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1980 vauxhall cavalier MK1 1.6L, 1982 opel manta berlinetta 1.8s, 1985 opel manta 2.0 gte, 1990 cavalier 2.0 gl ,1994 cavalier sri x20xev
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Re: Charlie from Essex
Hi and welcome to the forum
I had to do a bit of a double take when I seen that pic, looks very much like mine, and you're right saloon is a nice shape all round
First really easy job you can do yourself - to stop anymore rust on the arches - is clean out all the mud that accumulates in there. Looks like a good base project all being said.
Cheers
Andy
I had to do a bit of a double take when I seen that pic, looks very much like mine, and you're right saloon is a nice shape all round
First really easy job you can do yourself - to stop anymore rust on the arches - is clean out all the mud that accumulates in there. Looks like a good base project all being said.
Cheers
Andy