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[Auto Addict]

I learned to drive and passed my test in one of these :-

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/01/cars-of-the-vauxhall-heritage-collection-vauxhall-10-4/

[STEMO]

I was expecting to see a horse and cart. 

[omegod]

Apparently the Tigra went for 5k 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

The dark Green Viva is identical to my first car, apart from mine being full of rust at 8 years old.
It met its end in a banger race when it was 9 years old and was literally worthless. How things have changed. 

[Nick W]

The dark Green Viva is identical to my first car, apart from mine being full of rust at 8 years old.
It met its end in a banger race when it was 9 years old and was literally worthless. How things have changed. 

Yes, now a clutch on a 12 year old Astra costs the value of the car.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Cant remember the cost of a Viva clutch, but I remember I could eventually change one in under an hour , as  I burnt out 4 of them and broke 3 gearboxes in not much more than a year.
The difference between a 2 stroke Japanese motorbike and a Viva took a while to register in my teenage brain. 

[Nick W]

Cant remember the cost of a Viva clutch, but I remember I could eventually change one in under an hour , as  I burnt out 4 of them and broke 3 gearboxes in not much more than a year.
The difference between a 2 stroke Japanese motorbike and a Viva took a while to register in my teenage brain. 

30 years ago, a friend collected me for some help with a job. On the way, he stopped at one of the fast fit clutch places and handed over the keys. We walked to the caff 200m up the road and had coffee. When we got back to the garage after about 15 minutes the car was in the same spot. We walked in, and the receptionist gave him the car keys in exchange for £50. That was about £5 more than he'd have spent on just buying the clutch. My record for a Capri clutch is about 40minutes, with the car on ramps in the street. That's not a job I'd do now.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I didnt have ramps. Just parked the o/s on the high kerb outside our house. Yes I was that skinny when I was 18. 

[Nick W]

I didnt have ramps. Just parked the o/s on the high kerb outside our house. Yes I was that skinny when I was 18. 

That wouldn't have helped with our cars; we considered a 50mm was a good place to start when lowering a car.

[johnnydog]

Not seen it mentioned anywhere so thought I'd pop a link to the auction for the Vauxhall Heritage fleet downsizing, shiny T reg Elite up for grabs, what do you reckon it will fetch ? 

https://auctions.manorparkclassics.com/auction/lot/lot-49---1999-vauxhall-omega-v6-elite/?lot=93&so=0&st=&sto=0&au=2&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=0&pp=48&pn=2&g=1

The Vauxhall Heritage sale and this Omega was spotted a few weeks ago and the link posted on here........
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing//topic.asp?h=0&f=186&t=1925222

[456lbft]

Not seen it mentioned anywhere so thought I'd pop a link to the auction for the Vauxhall Heritage fleet downsizing, shiny T reg Elite up for grabs, what do you reckon it will fetch ? 

https://auctions.manorparkclassics.com/auction/lot/lot-49---1999-vauxhall-omega-v6-elite/?lot=93&so=0&st=&sto=0&au=2&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=0&pp=48&pn=2&g=1

The Vauxhall Heritage sale and this Omega was spotted a few weeks ago and the link posted on here........
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing//topic.asp?h=0&f=186&t=1925222

I was really hoping that would fetch more.  I suppose that people who want an Omega have already got (at least) one, and probably don't need any more.