My boyhood dream, immaculate 1993 Cavalier Turbo

My boyhood dream, immaculate 1993 Cavalier Turbo

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Futureologist

206 posts

199 months

Wednesday 14th November 2018
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incredible - congratulations.

I would have happily paid that asking price if it is as good as it looks.

I always wanted a mint Cavalier Turbo but bought one that looked nice on top but was rotten.

I paid £750 for it back in 2002 and put the engine in my mk4 Astra SRI.

Please keep this thread up to date.

andymc

7,334 posts

206 months

Wednesday 14th November 2018
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Welshbeef said:
Love it.

I had the SRK 16 V of that same Cav - I recall seeing the odd GSI 4x4 back in the day but so rare. I don’t think I ever saw a turbo in the flesh - were they all 4x4 or 2wheel drive option too.

OP is the exhaust tailpipe standard?
all 4wd IIRC

Welshbeef

49,633 posts

197 months

Wednesday 14th November 2018
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What was the 0-100mph time for this

NotNormal

2,357 posts

213 months

Wednesday 14th November 2018
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Awesome purchase and what a find to get one with low miles and in that condition. Don’t be shy with pics and updates.
Hopefully the standard look exhaust backbox will also be part of your plans too

spaximus

4,230 posts

252 months

Wednesday 14th November 2018
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A mate of mine got a 4x4 cavalier turbo as a company car with an advertising company. He was not a car geek just that image was important to them.

I drove that car across the Pennines before any silly cameras etc and it was without doubt the best A-B car I have ever driven. It gripped like a pitbulls jaws and was bloody fast and just fantastic balance.

ISTR that the 4wd system was not robust but by god it was one quick car in it's day.

Yours looks lovely.

Welshbeef

49,633 posts

197 months

Wednesday 14th November 2018
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spaximus said:
A mate of mine got a 4x4 cavalier turbo as a company car with an advertising company. He was not a car geek just that image was important to them.

I drove that car across the Pennines before any silly cameras etc and it was without doubt the best A-B car I have ever driven. It gripped like a pitbulls jaws and was bloody fast and just fantastic balance.

ISTR that the 4wd system was not robust but by god it was one quick car in it's day.

Yours looks lovely.
Still fast even today wasn’t it 5.5-6seconds to 62mph?

sunbeam alpine

6,936 posts

187 months

Wednesday 14th November 2018
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One of those cost me 9 points on my licence back when they were new. The company I worked at had a Ford fleet and Vauxhall were trying to woo us away. A couple of other members of the management team had it before me, with the same result.

Absolutely magnificent machine. I spent 3 years driving Miss Daisy in a Sierra Sapphire.........

Drive Blind

5,076 posts

176 months

Wednesday 14th November 2018
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Autocar road test figure was 6.5s, 0-60mph. nerd

Watchman

6,391 posts

244 months

Wednesday 14th November 2018
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Back in 94, that was mine. Always hankered after the turbo - extra shot of power and the 6-speed box.

Tried to take the stupid graphics off but the paint was yellow underneath. Loved it anyway and it started me off in 4WD vehicles which I've had since.

Congratulations on the purchase. Looks mint.

Welshbeef

49,633 posts

197 months

Wednesday 14th November 2018
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Didn’t VX also make a “super touring” road version or was it the vectors?

s m

23,164 posts

202 months

Wednesday 14th November 2018
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Welshbeef said:
Didn’t VX also make a “super touring” road version or was it the vectors?
Vectra

Welshbeef

49,633 posts

197 months

Wednesday 14th November 2018
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I’ve searched fastlaps and elsewhere online but cannot see the 0-100mph time?

At a guess 16-18 seconds or is it stronger/similar to the Fiat Coupe 20 V Turbo?

HedgeyGedgey

Original Poster:

1,281 posts

93 months

Wednesday 14th November 2018
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NotNormal said:
Awesome purchase and what a find to get one with low miles and in that condition. Don’t be shy with pics and updates.
Hopefully the standard look exhaust backbox will also be part of your plans too
I kind of like this one, very similar to OEM. It's just a back box so easily changeable if an OEM one does come up
Welshbeef said:
I’ve searched fastlaps and elsewhere online but cannot see the 0-100mph time?

At a guess 16-18 seconds or is it stronger/similar to the Fiat Coupe 20 V Turbo?
The Calibra 4x4 turbo is 16.9, so your estimate is probably about right tbf. Still reasonably quick by today's standards I think

Mr Tidy

22,065 posts

126 months

Thursday 15th November 2018
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J4CKO said:
I remember these being quite a weapon at the time, pretty rare even at the time as well.

Not really been on my radar but it does get me nostalgic, and it shows what a huge impression things make on us when we are kids.

I still have a hankering for a Capri 2.8i which was my equivalent of your Cavalier boyhood dream.
I had 2 Capri 2.8 Injections in the 80s - should have moved on to a Cossie but they were virtually uninsurable at the time. frown

But I did have a 1992 Cavalier SRi for a while in the 90s and it was a great car - just a shame it wasn't a GSi.frown

Still I know someone who works for Jeff Allam (and no, it's not you Sammo) - Jeff was pretty handy in a Cavalier in the BTCC, just not quite up to the John Cleland level.

But James Thompson put Vauxhall back on the map, albeit briefly!

s m

23,164 posts

202 months

Thursday 15th November 2018
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Bungleaio

6,324 posts

201 months

Thursday 15th November 2018
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Loving this, I bet you will only ever make money on this if you sell it but I think you'll be keeping it for a very long time.

InitialDave

11,854 posts

118 months

Thursday 15th November 2018
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Guess that Autocar specsheet wasn't wrong about the depreciation!

Col 666

1,073 posts

212 months

Friday 16th November 2018
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Love it! Can’t be many left nowadays.
My dad got a brand new Burgundy coloured GSI2000 4x4 in 1992, I had only just passed my test and was obsessed with the BTCC Cavaliers. He let me drive it quite often, great memories.

milu

2,346 posts

265 months

Friday 16th November 2018
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I had a Gsi in black. G464 CFA if I remember right. Loved it especially after an XR2
Kept it 2 years and got my money back because they were sought after at the time.
However a family friend trumped it by buying a grey Turbo.
I think he paid 16k in '95/96 for a K reg car

Sad thing was he ended up never using it because he had to hide it away due to constant theft attempts .

Anyway. Well done!

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 16th November 2018
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GSi's always made over book, I sold both my fecked cars for crazy money even with porous heads.

I had an SRi too, but the GSi, as well as being faster obviously, had a trip computer! So much wow back then. laugh