[Gillespie]

Originally Posted by isleaiw1

Yep, one was modern, latest tech and good to drive, and one was a Ford....

I agree with you, I’ve driven and owned more cavaliers than I’d care to remember but there’s something about that old Sierra that’s so crap it’s cool.

Of the thousands of cars I’ve driven the only Sierra that stood out to me was a Sapphire Cosworth but I’d drive round in the one I posted every day of the week, an old cavalier nah.

[ZedsRedBaby]

I had an 81 Cavalier which was a proper lemon. It had an "automatic choke" which probably seemed like a good idea but sadly never actually worked.

Ditched it for a company Sapphire which was like swapping a horse and cart for a spaceship.

[isleaiw1]

I had a 78 Cavalier, mk 1 which was good as far as it was supposed to go. My dad had a 1983 Cavalier CDi 1.8, and it was fab compared to all that went before it.

Next door neighbour had a new Cortina /Capri / Sapphire from 1975 to 1985 every two years, none were a patch on the Cavalier...

Ford were backwards until they brought out the Mondeo and Focus...

[isleaiw1]

Originally Posted by Gillespie

I agree with you, I’ve driven and owned more cavaliers than I’d care to remember but there’s something about that old Sierra that’s so crap it’s cool.

Of the thousands of cars I’ve driven the only Sierra that stood out to me was a Sapphire Cosworth but I’d drive round in the one I posted every day of the week, an old cavalier nah.

Whereas I'd drive an old Cavalier ahead of that jellymould with brown stripe all day long...

Good we can all be different.... I should confess to having a Nova SR over an XR2, an Astra GTE 16v over an RS Turbo, and a Cavalier GSi above a BMW until it got nicked after about 4 weeks!

[Gillespie]

Originally Posted by isleaiw1

I had a 78 Cavalier, mk 1 which was good as far as it was supposed to go. My dad had a 1983 Cavalier CDi 1.8, and it was fab compared to all that went before it.

Next door neighbour had a new Cortina /Capri / Sapphire from 1975 to 1985 every two years, none were a patch on the Cavalier...

Ford were backwards until they brought out the Mondeo and Focus...

Not true, the Granadas of the 80s era when well specced were an amazing machine for the time far better than a Senator.

Plus Vauxhall didn’t have a direct competitor at the time the Cosworth came out, Ford were ahead.

[isleaiw1]

Originally Posted by Gillespie

Not true, the Granadas of the 80s era when well specced were an amazing machine for the time far better than a Senator.

Plus Vauxhall didn’t have a direct competitor at the time the Cosworth came out, Ford were ahead.

Senator 24v was a class above any Granada...

Lotus Carlton? Much rarer, lower numbers than Cossie. But agreed, Ford did the specialist car better and always has..... Only Fords I ever wanted were an RS2000 mk2, a Sapphire Cossie and an Escort Cossie.

But in everyday affordable stuff, I was a Vauxhall man. Guess it came down in the genes, my dad had a new VX when I was born, and my brother was a VX mechanic....

But I did have a nice Fiesta a few years ago....

[Gillespie]

Originally Posted by isleaiw1

Senator 24v was a class above any Granada...

Lotus Carlton? Much rarer, lower numbers than Cossie. But agreed, Ford did the specialist car better and always has..... Only Fords I ever wanted were an RS2000 mk2, a Sapphire Cossie and an Escort Cossie.

But in everyday affordable stuff, I was a Vauxhall man. Guess it came down in the genes, my dad had a new VX when I was born, and my brother was a VX mechanic....

But I did have a nice Fiesta a few years ago....

I should also state that I have always been a Vauxhall fan over Ford but I stand by what I have said, the Mk 3 Cavalier was miles ahead of the Sierra but it was on its last legs by then and the Mondeo moved the game on again.

I've driven a Lotus Carlton as well

That Sierra is cool though.

And I love my Grandland X

[Kendo67]

Brings back the memories , ran an `87 Sierra 2.0 GLSi for a few years and loved it . Replaced it with a `92 SRi Cavalier which was a better car in every way , especially the interior with the Recaro look-a-like seats.

K

[Goneinsixtyseconds]

Originally Posted by Gillespie

I should also state that I have always been a Vauxhall fan over Ford but I stand by what I have said, the Mk 3 Cavalier was miles ahead of the Sierra but it was on its last legs by then and the Mondeo moved the game on again.

I've driven a Lotus Carlton as well

That Sierra is cool though.

And I love my Grandland X

My first car was a mark 2 Cavalier. What a piece of shit that car was. Although it’s the only car that I ever sold for more than I bought it for. Went up by nearly 30%.

Bought for £175, sold for £225.

[Ronstein]

That takes me back! When I left the motor trade and had to buy my own car I had a Sierra 2.0 Ghia Manual Estate which did the job nicely. Drove it until it died. The trader I bought it from also had a Granada 2.8i Ghia Estate which was sorely tempting but the nylon cambelts on the V6 used to snap fairly easily, so common sense won the day.

[isleaiw1]

Originally Posted by Ronstein

That takes me back! When I left the motor trade and had to buy my own car I had a Sierra 2.0 Ghia Manual Estate which did the job nicely. Drove it until it died. The trader I bought it from also had a Granada 2.8i Ghia Estate which was sorely tempting but the nylon cambelts on the V6 used to snap fairly easily, so common sense won the day.

Common sense? what were you thinking... call yourself a car enthusiast!

[isleaiw1]

Originally Posted by Goneinsixtyseconds

My first car was a mark 2 Cavalier. What a piece of shit that car was. Although it’s the only car that I ever sold for more than I bought it for. Went up by nearly 30%.

Bought for £175, sold for £225.

I was clearly lucky with my first car, a mk 1 Cavalier - wanted a sports hatch but couldnt afford one so 1.6GL with a sports hatch front spoiler! Bought for £1200, sold 35k miles later for £450..... still the least depreciating car I have ever owned!

[Ronstein]

Originally Posted by isleaiw1

Common sense? what were you thinking... call yourself a car enthusiast!

I still feel the shame, it was a weak moment