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[redelitev6]

Seems a shame to break such an unusual car , with a bit of work it could be OK ?
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGjPgYz9mnk

[dave the builder]

would be a shame for it to be broken for the engine etc
I've watched all his videos ,interesting stuff 

[STEMO]

It's a shitty old Vauxhall, there are plenty about.

[dave the builder]

It's a shitty old Vauxhall, there are plenty about.

not many carltons about anymore 

[Broomies Mate]

It's a shitty old Vauxhall, there are plenty about.

Erm...... no, there aren't.  Depending on your glass half full vs half empty outlook will determin if it's a good/bad thing. 

I miss my 1993 2.6 Carlton Diplomat.  T'was a fine machine.

[dave the builder]

If only old Vauxhalls fetched what rusty old Fords do 
Carltons drove well ,great cars , I had 4 over 20 years ,swapping to the Omega a couple of years ago .
got more for my carlton than i paid for the 10 years newer Omega though 

[STEMO]

It's a shitty old Vauxhall, there are plenty about.

Erm...... no, there aren't.  Depending on your glass half full vs half empty outlook will determin if it's a good/bad thing. 

I miss my 1993 2.6 Carlton Diplomat.  T'was a fine machine.

It might have felt like a fine machine, but not compared to a modern, similar car. Nostalgia, it's blah, blah....

[Doctor Gollum]

It's a shitty old Vauxhall, there are plenty about.

Erm...... no, there aren't.  Depending on your glass half full vs half empty outlook will determin if it's a good/bad thing. 

I miss my 1993 2.6 Carlton Diplomat.  T'was a fine machine.

It might have felt like a fine machine, but not compared to a modern, similar car. Nostalgia, it's blah, blah....

In context, the chap did drive to it in a Mk3 Cavalier... 

I can see why he thought the mildew coated interior was an improvement.

[dave the builder]

Nowt wrong with a Mk 3 Cav (16v Xe ) or Carlton ,both drive and handle well even by todays standards.
he has a very low mile 30k ish Omega manual V6 estate too 
Interesting youtube channel ,far more interesting than some of the youtube links that get posted on the OOF 

[Nick W]

Nowt wrong with a Mk 3 Cav (16v Xe ) or Carlton ,both drive and handle well even by todays standards.
he has a very low mile 30k ish Omega manual V6 estate too 

You have a very different experience of mk3 Cavaliers to me
my mother's 1.6 was OK, but not as good to drive as the mk2 that it replaced.
my boss's XE engined company car was utterly terrifying.

[Broomies Mate]

Nowt wrong with a Mk 3 Cav (16v Xe ) or Carlton ,both drive and handle well even by todays standards.
he has a very low mile 30k ish Omega manual V6 estate too 

You have a very different experience of mk3 Cavaliers to me
my mother's 1.6 was OK, but not as good to drive as the mk2 that it replaced.
my boss's XE engined company car was utterly terrifying.

I've had 2 MkIII Cavaliers, 2nd of which was a 1994 2.0 Diplomat (8v) with galactic mileage.  I found the Cavalier infinitely better than the nearly new 1999 Vectra 2.0 CDX that replaced it... 

[dave the builder]

Nowt wrong with a Mk 3 Cav (16v Xe ) or Carlton ,both drive and handle well even by todays standards.
he has a very low mile 30k ish Omega manual V6 estate too 

You have a very different experience of mk3 Cavaliers to me
my mother's 1.6 was OK, but not as good to drive as the mk2 that it replaced.
my boss's XE engined company car was utterly terrifying.

1.6 is fine in a MK 3 astra ,but a cav no 
I had a couple of MK2 cavs , 1.8 poverty spec in a fetching shade of banana yellow and a 2L auto CD in gay gold,
I much preferred driving them to the newer modern (at the time) stuff . I worked for a lease company and drove pretty much every model of car at the time . including lots of MK 3 cavs ,which i liked driving (not just moving from A to B)
Vectra Bs where OK, had one but gave it to my brother as his need was greater , and the large boot and comfy drive of RWD carltons had more appeal.(20 years worth as a daily driver)
I do drive modern stuff quite often ,much prefer DRIVING 90s to 2000s rusty Vauxhalls 
can't think of a single new car i'd want to be driving rather than my CDX , but then I am a wierdo  before anyone else says it   

[Doctor Gollum]

The Cesaro caused a bit of a stir when they released it iirc

[cam.in.head]

If only old Vauxhalls fetched what rusty old Fords do 
Carltons drove well ,great cars , I had 4 over 20 years ,swapping to the Omega a couple of years ago .
got more for my carlton than i paid for the 10 years newer Omega though 

they are begginning to. there are a few mantas that have sold for well over £10000 and there is only for sale at the moment with very low mileage for around £45000. yes £45000
sure thats way high but they are going up.

[VXL V6]

The chap who runs that channel used to be the editor of Total Vauxhall IIRC. He's a knowledgeable chap and passionate about older Vauxhalls, especially red top's.