My boyhood dream, immaculate 1993 Cavalier Turbo

[anonymous-user]

My diy Cav 2.0 8v was great fun and handled very well, can't imagine what the 4x4 is like.

[Welshbeef]

The Spruce Goose said:

My diy Cav 2.0 8v was great fun and handled very well, can't imagine what the 4x4 is like.

And they all have the clutch pedal squeak each and every gear change.

I had the SRI 16v eco etc engine great fun car.

[anonymous-user]

I had that fuel valve thing can't remember the name, it was think. Always wanted a 16v they are solid cars. Not many of them around now. Still look out for a Calibra Turbo though, but getting very expensive.

[HedgeyGedgey]

Jaaack said:

What a cool car. Big big fan of Cavalier saloons. Really nice that you've got such a nice one in your Mum's memory.

Shame they're so rare now - although according to Howmanyleft there were only 800 odd in the first place.

I'm a massive Honda/Jap fan but I'm starting to get really into 90s Vauxhalls, would love a Nova GSi or Cavalier GSi. I've been watching a lot of early 90s BTCC and the Cavaliers are the best looking cars out there and had a fair bit of success at the hands of John Cleland.

What's it like to drive? Is it quite a focused drivers car with sharp handling, or more of just a top of the range, "do it all" car? It'd be an interesting car to compare to my own 90's hot saloon (Accord Type-R) as they have similar power, while the Accord is a smidge lighter. Interestingly they both have quite similar death rates - the Accords often suffer the same fate as these Cavaliers, they got cheap and rusty, and people rip them apart to build hot Civics (or Corsas/Novas in the Cavalier's case)

I'm quite fancying the idea of getting my hands on a GSi at some point and pretending I'm Mr Cleland, probably more appropriate to do this with a GSi as they're FWD and N/A so should be able to do some track time without much going wrong.

Is it a bit painful keeping it away from home? I'd hate to have something like that but not be able to see it whenever I wanted to

Very very cool car. I'd walk straight past a Sierra Cosworth to get into one of these.

It doesnt drive too badly tbh, its probably similar to a e36 saloon in terms of comfort and maybe something like a classic impreza but slightly slower in terms of feel and pace. Not bad considering its a big ol vauxhall. Its hard to judge its outright pace, the other toy is a 330bhp 800kgs Toyota Starlet so most things feel pretty slow and dull in comparison haha.
I got used to the distance, finished university now so I've been down to the unit more. Its nice to be getting on with other things there and just looking at it (sounds gay I know haha)
Thanks mate means a lot

[Dont like rolls]

Had an 8v, a 4x4 Turbo and a V6 Calibra.....the 4x4 was really good but by god it did not like loads of wood being carried or "launched" from my fav road bump (railway crossing outside Battle going north).....ooops. (Company car so no cost).

I hated the 8v, the V6 was bloody terrible but the 4x4 was great fun.

I tried the standard non 4x4 Cav but the understeer was horrid and rather frightening in the wet (take GREAT care you do not ditch it)....was surprised the cars were so different.

Quick however and great on everything but the twists/damp