Prelude go clunk, clunk, clunk, squeak = buggered front shocks = £81.00ea plus fitting = no sodding way as the car aint worth it. Shame cos it drove beautifully. At least it were a freebie.
Now having to look for a replacement. What do we know/think about 2.0 Calibras?? Big list please, but nothing too scary J reg with 147K on the clock. £260 or £270. Looks quite tidy. If it's poo, anyone got a car for sale around the £300 mark??
I could sell you a dolly for that. Easy to maintain, friendly club supporting the marque, choice of colours, comes with spares if you need them, even sell you an auto for ease of gearchange!!
Previous owner of 42 Dolomite shaped vehicles, 14 Sprints, 12 1850s, 8 1500s, 3 V8s, 3 Toledos and 2 SEs
They are just Cavaliers in a shellsuit and without the back doors!
Typical Vauxhall - s/h parts are peanuts, engines are good (Especially the 16 valvers with the XE engines or the V6's), generally reliable but interiors are dull, understeering handling is suspect and they like to rot away!
A little bit chav these days unless you've got a turbo'd DTM ltd edition which is seriously rapid.
a J plater for that price sounds a bit suspect. Thought they'd be worth more for a good one. Be careful!
Early Cally's where 2.0 8 Valve's.
Yes a Cavalier in drag.
V6 have huge fuel bill's
4X4 wear the tyres out in no time at all
Turbo's and the 4x4 also are hard on Clutch's/Gearbox's.
16V Cambelt's can get expensive if not changed regulary water pump's leak and on 8v.
8 Valve's a really strong engine and cheaper to rebuild than the other engine's if the belt should go south/west.
I'll go for the 16v only because Ive had 2 Cally's already and prefered the 16v over the 8.
I suspect the J plate is a 8V
Prices vary so much on these
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1980 Dolomite Sprint with a touch of BLTS Balanced Lightened and Tweaked 13B Rotary and SsuperCharged.
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Cheers Guys. I'm only half tempted as it is in a pound at the mo'. Taken from the owner under the Road Traffic Act and now on fleabay. They can't give me any history or info on any probs other than an experian check and that it was being driven when the driver got lifted
Looks tidy enough with minimal rusty bits. No previous viewing allowed and you pay your cash and get a car - no whingeing or quibbling adfterwards. Not exactly filling me with confidence, although I could be lucky. David I am tempted, talk to me a bit more about what you have on offer Need a dreaded MOT'd one though....... auto sounds interesting+++. Give me a buzz on oh seven seven fur noine too fur wun tree too ayt.
Kens 1850 currently residing at my place - still a viable project.....
There are a few other viable projects in a range of colours available at 'Davids Dolomites' once I decide what stays and what goes there may be a few more for sale.....good homes only!
Previous owner of 42 Dolomite shaped vehicles, 14 Sprints, 12 1850s, 8 1500s, 3 V8s, 3 Toledos and 2 SEs
ken ,if the car is in the pound because it was taken under section 165 (no insurance) then they are not legally allowed to sell it as it HAS to be scrapped by law. (someone i know got slapped wrist for doing that )
you may have trouble getting a log book.
it may be a stolen recovered and the owner couldn't afford the recovery fees in which case its ok as long as the owner has signed the car over to the pound.(ask for proof) or the car will still belong to the previous owner.
cavvys have good engines if looked after .my vectra 2.0 (1999 model) is on 145000 miles without any big problems.
I didn't buy the Calibra as there just wasn't enough info given. Ok, so they may not know much about the cars themselves - fair enough. I'd have thought they might be a bit more willing to check the cars over a bit, but no. I asked them about section 165 and the cars they had up for auction. Here is their reply:
'We are not aware as to why a vehicle has been taken, that is solely the reposibility of the police. We are not informed by the police of why a vehicle has been seized that is confidential information not given to us.'
All sounds too woolly and a bit blinkered for me. All cars start at £273 to cover their 'fees' and to allegedly stop the original owner having any sort of claim on the car.
On Mot'd cars - mmm they are all being used. My sprint and my 1500 daily driver.
On mot'd able I have an 1850 auto in blue, MOT lapsed in July. little bit scruffy in a couple of places, but could be driven to a station today
Big WHite Dolly - obviously not an auto, you know more about how far away from an MOT that one is than I do.
Red 1500 Red - Looks and drives fine. Its an auto. Last MOT 2000, needs a sill plate and I reckon it would get an MOT quite easily. I'm keeping this one.
I have a yellow 1850 auto as well, 11 numbers adrfit from the blue one - I may let them go as a pair...
Not that helpful I guess?
Previous owner of 42 Dolomite shaped vehicles, 14 Sprints, 12 1850s, 8 1500s, 3 V8s, 3 Toledos and 2 SEs
thats a load of *******ks they have to know why they are taking a car as different confiscations are handled in different ways. and paper work has to be filled in bt the police at time of seizure.
can you email their address or ebay name please.
thanks
David, I'm bidding on a Volvo at the moment (good old fleabay). If that falls through, maybe we could have a chat about the blue 1850? Whats tatty on her?
Cheers
Ken
Ok, quick car update. Am now the owner of a G reg Volvo 740GL auto - base model so less to go wrong (in theory). One owner, 86K, service history and MOT till April - £255. Fairly pleased and it's only 10 minutes from work re: collection. Flog it in April with a new ticket and I should get a decent price for it.
= no sodding way as the car aint worth it. Shame cos it drove beautifully. At least it were a freebie. 
J reg with 147K on the clock. £260 or £270. Looks quite tidy. If it's poo, anyone got a car for sale around the £300 mark??
Need a dreaded MOT'd one though....... auto sounds interesting+++. Give me a buzz on oh seven seven fur noine too fur wun tree too ayt.
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