£45,450 for a Vauxhall?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

30 years ago, how very typical  Totally different vehicle, totally different concept. £48,000 in 1990 would easily be £100,000 now, you wouldn't get that for a Carlton.

Yes, I think Opti knows that, and I certainly do

What he is saying I think, and I certainly endorse, that a Lotus Carlton had more character, and was loved more, that these modern vehicles, full of plastic, No matter what the  price comparisons are.

STMO would have been chomping at the bit for a Lotus Carlton in 1990 if Vauxhall had made it with an agricultural 2 litre derv lump.

[Doctor Gollum]

Let alone the 2.8t in the far superior Signum

[Viral_Jim]

STMO would have been chomping at the bit for a Lotus Carlton in 1990 if Vauxhall had made it with an agricultural 2 litre derv lump.

Or perhaps just one without an immobiliser 

[Rangie]

I could think of a lot better ways of spending £45,000..