I will never drive a Vauxhall

[gbb]

Why are you all talking about CARS, this a thread about a pedal-powered vehicle!

We know...but you know how it goes, a discussion will soon expand, just like in 'real life'.
We were talking about summat today and my DIL turned and said.. how did we end up talking about this...we started on blah blah

 

[DRM]

We used to get Astra Estates from work, 1.7 Diesels, generally ok, but let down by dealers that didn't have a clue about customer care, I guess this was the ultimate Q car in Opel guise

Usually seen skulking around East Germany

 

[classic33]

Try a Fahrradi

 

[Andrew_P]

I confess I didn't click the ebay link as I don't like ut on my history on eBay the would have hounded me for pedal cars by the sounds....

Looking back at the cars I have had its awful none are still around not even the 2000 Vectra. I cannot pin point when Cars stopped meaning anything to me it was before cycling, and these days I go on and on about the mess these lease deals are making look around seldom see older cars anymore

 

[ColinJ]

We know...but you know how it goes, a discussion will soon expand, just like in 'real life'.
We were talking about summat today and my DIL turned and said.. how did we end up talking about this...we started on blah blah

I am one of the worst for taking threads off-topic so I shouldn't complain about it!

 

[classic33]

I confess I didn't click the ebay link as I don't like ut on my history on eBay the would have hounded me for pedal cars by the sounds....

Looking back at the cars I have had its awful none are still around not even the 2000 Vectra. I cannot pin point when Cars stopped meaning anything to me it was before cycling, and these days I go on and on about the mess these lease deals are making look around seldom see older cars anymore

Try https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/fancy-a-pedal-powered-car.234556/

 

[MarkF]

The Corsa looks great fun but is probably very little fun, but it's nice to see some nutcase doing something pointless and daft.

Vauxhalls are garbage, have been all my life, wouldn't be seen dead in one.

 

[Jenkins]

The Corrsa's probably got more 'go' in it than the Belmont Auto we had as a pool car at work some years ago!

 

[gbb]

[QUOTE 5265748, member: 45"]I worked for one of those companies that moved lease cars around the country in the 90s. The favourite car at the time for most of the drivers was the Cavalier.[/QUOTE]
We had several at work and they were either mundane or mental, and you could scarcely tell visually bar the badge. We had a 2.0 ltr and Jesus, it could go (nothing to be proud of but it was a fact) ..it was mad for a bland looking car.

 

[mustang1]

those car drivers never pay road tax

 

[NorthernDave]

Had one of these in red......and then a mk 2. Happy days lol

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I had a MK1 GTE with a tuned 16v MKII lump that the previous owner had transplanted, digital dash and all. Holy Mary Mother of Trump that was fast.

I had the Opel Kadett SR - much more exclusive.

Had a few Vauxhall's over the years, Cavaliers were good at the time, especially the MK2 Commander, but I wouldn't consider one now.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Mmm these were rather quick, local engine tuner had one ,180 mph

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X0NFqQ5ubz8

 

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[QUOTE 5265748, member: 45"]I worked for one of those companies that moved lease cars around the country in the 90s. The favourite car at the time for most of the drivers was the Cavalier.[/QUOTE]

We had a Cavalier in the yard as a pool car at an engineering company I worked for, a two litre ex managers car, I liked it and it shifted a bit.

 

[Andrew_P]

All the local police had unmarked mk 2 Cavalier stupid thing was they all had the same starting three letters as the marked ones so easily spotted.

 

[Grant Fondo]

I had a Nova GTE way back, cracking little car!. Bought a MK2 Golf GTI 16v after that which I've still got 18 years later.

Keep hold of the mk II... Bought a brand new mark IV GTi back in the day and loved it ... The 20v not cruddy 8v never knew why they got so much stick? I traded up from a Fiat Uno you see.