Finally a nice 80's Vauxhall... Absolutely love these cars. It is so much harder to find an old pristine Vauxhall than an old Ford for example.. I loved the two Gte Astras you sold but they were around three years ago. Your description is spot on with this car, they are virtually extinct these days. Fantastic find.
I had a 1988 1.8 Lxi I loved it. Pretty quick. The most hilarious part was it had a faster top speed in 4th than 5th the E gear was so long! You could do 120mph in 4th. Change to 5th if there was any wind or an incline it would slow down!
We had a Mk2 GLS 1.6 on a Y reg in Antique Gold. My mum said it was the most comfortable car we ever owned, and the electronic boot release saved Dad from getting out for me to put stuff in the boot picking me up from school. It had been my Uncle's company car at a Vauxhall dealership, so he left in the LCD Pioneer stereo his firm had fitted to tempt customers in upgrading the Philips unit as it had been also the demo as well. The only bug bear was it was the Auto model, which slowed things up and made it heavier to steer with no power assistance. Stunning looking saloon for the time.
I had a 84 SRi, got it at about 37k and scrapped it at about 150k after failing MOT big time for corrosion. Really good car. I had a MK3 CD after that, then an Omega!
My Dad had two mk 2's. Think both were GL 1.6's. Something about the MK2's i just love. Amazing great family cars. Both ours never let us down once and were a joy. Still my dad's favorite to this day if he's honest about it. Lets face it the MK2 gave Ford a real headache and outsold seirra for a reason. Market leader and a huge success for Vauxhall. This is a beaut of an SRI.
What a beauty. The sri 130 was excellent also later on. Had 1.6gl 1983 in china blue owned for 14 years in total and done 140,000 miles in it. velour seats electric mirrors,oil pressure gauge.
I bet that oil pressure guage was way down with them miles mine was like a rev counter,the good old days Salford auction met green coupe with the huge sunroof..😂👍🏻🇬🇧
I had the exact same 83/84 model in metallic blue, had the anthracite interior - much nicer than the brown. Even had the front fogs same as this one. I bought it when I was 24 and it had 60k miles on it. Sold it 3 years later with 180k on it. Loved it. As long as you kept on top of the oil and cambelt changes nothing went wrong. Bosch L Jetronic FI so simple, quick change clutches, full instruments and 5 alloy wheels. 85 face lift looked cheap in comparison.
Very good I had a X reg cavalier sr 4 speed in the early nineties,ended up putting a 5 speed gearbox from a 92 cavalier in it and a Webber carb with manual choke which improved it dramatically.
Stunning car, makes me feel old, I had the GLSI Version, good to see there are still unmolested examples around!...Sigh 20 years ago that would have been £300 quid motor!
Had a Mk2 GLi, 200k+ miles and still never used any oil. Mk3 GLi 2L 276k miles, NEVER broke down, even when the cylinder head gasket blew it still ran and it STILL RUNS. I plan a 100% concourse rebuild (have been for 12 years) but even after sitting that long everything is still solid.
My father had a blue mk2 sri 1.8 saloon 1987 once that looked great but had dodgy history with mileage turned back discovered by the dealer and we did not know nothing about it as the previous owner turned back the clock. anyway he brushed that aside lol and traded us for an astra sri 1.8 mk2 3 door burgundy 1990 with money given besides. another beauty that i owned later on from my father and now are virtually extinct. Wish i had kept it.
I never got a producer in mine for some reason ,may bes by the time they turned round i was no were to be seen 125 in thrid gear mine done,but a very hard car to keep 80s ram raiders nicked mine ,solid cars,mine was put threw shutters ov a shop,then rammed to police cars off the road ,then recovered a day later burned out,gutted,
I owned a fiat strata abarth 130 tc in 1988. THEN got one of these SRI 130s E registered cavalier mk2 in 1991 Metallica blue grey bottom .I buried the needle on that speedo at 140mph going down the M25 back in the day..Raw power no safety mods or air bags.Bmw 320 eater on the same year that was my friends car. This car was massively underatated.Only now seen at motor shows or vaxhall events.
Lol .... 🤣🤣🤣 Blimery loved the way he switched the radio switch on so gentle in case the button fell off and my guess is it was made before the Cavalier was even in production like the early 1970's in my ( Sri 130 ) i had a clarion stereo pumping up the bass .... with the added amp for measure ..... best years ever 80's/90's memories 👉💖💥👌
Love it, I had a 'Y' reg 1.6 GL saloon, it had a very similar dash to this ( such the 4 dials between the speedo and tachometer) which was so much better than the base model's!
KGF Classic Cars Had the d reg facelift model in white..Also before a saloon 1300, it went like a rocket. I two toned it like the Sri ! Happy days, great cars and review..
@@KGFClassicCars My parents had the 1.6 GL, had tinted glass, electric mirrors and a rev counter as standard. Also had really comfortable velour seats. It was way better than a friend's Sierra L, which looked really poor inside and was a lot noisier and thirsty on petrol.
Still a great looking car. Used to dream about owning a cavalier sri when i had chevette's haha. had 1.6GL hatchback and later a sri astra mk2 though both still beautiful cars.
my dad had one of these cars a voxhal astra caverlior in red it was lovely to be plus he had one with the boot sticking out white with alloy wheels aurtomatic transmission my uncle tried to wheel spin it but couldn't get the power out of it.
I can smell the Back to Black dash cleaner from here :-) I hope this one remains cherished. Looks amazing. My dad had an A Reg SRi back in his repping days. I had a Y reg 1300 L as a teen. Brilliant cars but really dated now.
My first car was a Cavalier 1600 L. Started burning oil at 100 k miles, but always started and only broke down once when the starter motor died( bought a replacement from a scrapyard for £15). Not bad considering I bought the car for £400 and managed to sell it for £150.
Superb example, nice cars to drive, lots of feel in the steering, decent handling and great seats. I had the SR carb model which would probably be even rarer than the sri?
My first paint job at Congleton autobodys was on my X reg white SR couldn't afford the i at the end same interior,gem these cars handle well this must be a one off its even got the driving lights .get it bought 👌🏼👍🏼
Também conhecido como Monza Hatch no Brasil, só que com duas portas.Mas não querendo desmerecer o inglês, mas o SR Produzido no Brasil, era muito mais bonito, tanto no interior quanto o estofamento dos bancos recaros, acho que este tom bege deixou o carro muito com cara de alegre .
@@KGFClassicCars I love a cavalier lol.. My first was D reg Mk2 1.6L my last was an L reg mk3 diplomat hatchback 2.5V6 auto in black.. And in between I've had everything except a Gsi convertible or 4x4 lol
You can find a lot of these amazing models here in Brazil, in pristine conditions, with the Chevrolet badge. Google for Chevrolet Monza Brazil on www.webmotors.com.br and be happy.
Ugh, BEIGE overkill. God we had bad taste in the 80's, never mind the 70's. And not even a leather bound steering wheel, on an SRi? And those front fog lights look like an after thought, clearly! How our expectations have risen in recent years.
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I had one of these exact cars A495 LHG. I was 21 and loved it.
We like Cavaliers here!
Another mind-blowing time warp!! These are the cars of my childhood :) Thank you for uploading.
This beautiful classic car is a time machine, it takes me back to November 1985. Happy Days.
Yes, a beautiful classic.
Finally a nice 80's Vauxhall... Absolutely love these cars. It is so much harder to find an old pristine Vauxhall than an old Ford for example.. I loved the two Gte Astras you sold but they were around three years ago. Your description is spot on with this car, they are virtually extinct these days. Fantastic find.
I had a 1988 1.8 Lxi I loved it. Pretty quick. The most hilarious part was it had a faster top speed in 4th than 5th the E gear was so long! You could do 120mph in 4th. Change to 5th if there was any wind or an incline it would slow down!
An incredible survivor! Plus a bit of OMD on the radio ;-)
Great car!
I left the UK in late 1987 to come to Canada. This car “A” reg, exact same colour, was the last car in had in the UK. Many good memories.
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You didn't sell it in Sandbach did you ?
We had a Mk2 GLS 1.6 on a Y reg in Antique Gold. My mum said it was the most comfortable car we ever owned, and the electronic boot release saved Dad from getting out for me to put stuff in the boot picking me up from school. It had been my Uncle's company car at a Vauxhall dealership, so he left in the LCD Pioneer stereo his firm had fitted to tempt customers in upgrading the Philips unit as it had been also the demo as well. The only bug bear was it was the Auto model, which slowed things up and made it heavier to steer with no power assistance. Stunning looking saloon for the time.
Thanks for sharing Paul, these have great memories!
I learnt to drive in my dad's one. The steering did help build your muscles!
Steering was heavy especially when parking but great car to drive!
I had a 84 SRi, got it at about 37k and scrapped it at about 150k after failing MOT big time for corrosion. Really good car. I had a MK3 CD after that, then an Omega!
My Dad had two mk 2's. Think both were GL 1.6's. Something about the MK2's i just love. Amazing great family cars. Both ours never let us down once and were a joy. Still my dad's favorite to this day if he's honest about it. Lets face it the MK2 gave Ford a real headache and outsold seirra for a reason. Market leader and a huge success for Vauxhall. This is a beaut of an SRI.
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What a beauty.
The sri 130 was excellent also later on.
Had 1.6gl 1983 in china blue owned for 14 years in total and done 140,000 miles in it.
velour seats electric mirrors,oil pressure gauge.
I bet that oil pressure guage was way down with them miles mine was like a rev counter,the good old days Salford auction met green coupe with the huge sunroof..😂👍🏻🇬🇧
I had the exact same 83/84 model in metallic blue, had the anthracite interior - much nicer than the brown. Even had the front fogs same as this one. I bought it when I was 24 and it had 60k miles on it. Sold it 3 years later with 180k on it. Loved it. As long as you kept on top of the oil and cambelt changes nothing went wrong. Bosch L Jetronic FI so simple, quick change clutches, full instruments and 5 alloy wheels. 85 face lift looked cheap in comparison.
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I owned a Cavalier SRi 1.8, had it up to 120 mph on the motorway, shh, don't tell anyone, it was a thing of beauty, i sure miss mine.
Naughty, but fun though
Very good I had a X reg cavalier sr 4 speed in the early nineties,ended up putting a 5 speed gearbox from a 92 cavalier in it and a Webber carb with manual choke which improved it dramatically.
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Jesus this brings me back.. Watched the video twice.
I already had this model, here in Brazil it is called Chevrolet Monza, mine was a Sedan SL/E 2.0. It was an excellent car, very smooth and powerful.
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Vauxhall Cavalier Mk2 = 1980s legend :-)
Stunning car, makes me feel old, I had the GLSI Version, good to see there are still unmolested examples around!...Sigh 20 years ago that would have been £300 quid motor!
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No dislikes.
Says alot.
Great cars but just so simple that's why their the best cars.
Yes they are great we like Mk2 cavaliers!
Had a Mk2 GLi, 200k+ miles and still never used any oil. Mk3 GLi 2L 276k miles, NEVER broke down, even when the cylinder head gasket blew it still ran and it STILL RUNS. I plan a 100% concourse rebuild (have been for 12 years) but even after sitting that long everything is still solid.
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Original philips radio as well amazing.
And my dad had one I remember going on a family holiday to Cornwall back in 1992 when he had his blue one 1.6 L :)
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I love those early Sri models with the Recaro seats. The 1985 spec cars lost the Recaros but they had a much nicer radiator grille.
What a wonderful Mk 2 SRi, remember these cars like yesterday, arguably better than the Sierra. No wonder it's sold already.
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Amazing to think a 1.8 diesel 10 year old ford focus is the same performance now.
My father had a blue mk2 sri 1.8 saloon 1987 once that looked great but had dodgy history with mileage turned back discovered by the dealer and we did not know nothing about it as the previous owner turned back the clock.
anyway he brushed that aside lol and traded us for an astra sri 1.8 mk2 3 door burgundy 1990 with money given besides.
another beauty that i owned later on from my father and now are virtually extinct.
Wish i had kept it.
That's the Cav mk2's i remember. Always starts on the first turn of the key.
Yes very reliable cars!
Had a b reg sri in sky blue-my favourite car by far.great days great memories
Great cars!
2nd car I owned was a 1.8 SRi Mk.2, ended up trading it in for a 2.0 SRi Mk.3, and I enjoyed driving both of them.
Great cars. Thanks for sharing.
very nice...I remember though that when the heat was on those dashboards the creaks were terrible
I never got a producer in mine for some reason ,may bes by the time they turned round i was no were to be seen 125 in thrid gear mine done,but a very hard car to keep 80s ram raiders nicked mine ,solid cars,mine was put threw shutters ov a shop,then rammed to police cars off the road ,then recovered a day later burned out,gutted,
I owned a fiat strata abarth 130 tc in 1988. THEN got one of these SRI 130s E registered cavalier mk2 in 1991 Metallica blue grey bottom .I buried the needle on that speedo at 140mph going down the M25 back in the day..Raw power no safety mods or air bags.Bmw 320 eater on the same year that was my friends car. This car was massively underatated.Only now seen at motor shows or vaxhall events.
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Almost my dad’s car circa 1991.. we had a royal blue Cavalier L, the saloon rear type. Yet to see another one exactly like it....
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Lol .... 🤣🤣🤣 Blimery loved the way he switched the radio switch on so gentle in case the button fell off and my guess is it was made before the Cavalier was even in production like the early 1970's in my ( Sri 130 ) i had a clarion stereo pumping up the bass .... with the added amp for measure ..... best years ever 80's/90's memories 👉💖💥👌
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Love it, I had a 'Y' reg 1.6 GL saloon, it had a very similar dash to this ( such the 4 dials between the speedo and tachometer) which was so much better than the base model's!
The GL was fairly high spec at the time!
KGF Classic Cars Had the d reg facelift model in white..Also before a saloon 1300, it went like a rocket. I two toned it like the Sri ! Happy days, great cars and review..
@@KGFClassicCars My parents had the 1.6 GL, had tinted glass, electric mirrors and a rev counter as standard. Also had really comfortable velour seats. It was way better than a friend's Sierra L, which looked really poor inside and was a lot noisier and thirsty on petrol.
Aren't the alloys the same ones fitted to the mk1 Astra GTE?
Yes they are thank you for sharing!
Still a great looking car.
Used to dream about owning a cavalier sri when i had chevette's haha.
had 1.6GL hatchback and later a sri astra mk2 though both still beautiful cars.
And you can do a clutch change in 30 minutes as the gearbox doesn’t have to come out due to a clever design on those cars
I agree it was a great idea and made a clutch change a doddle!
Yes, the Astra Van was the same, remove the Bel housing cover and unbolt the Clutch shaft from the Gearbox and it drops out.
my dad had one of these cars a voxhal astra caverlior in red it was lovely to be plus he had one with the boot sticking out white with alloy wheels aurtomatic transmission my uncle tried to wheel spin it but couldn't get the power out of it.
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LOVE IT!
MY 1ST CAR EVER❤
Great thank you for sharing!
A late Great Uncle of mine used to have a dark brown one. Shame I wasn't around back when he had it...
I can smell the Back to Black dash cleaner from here :-)
I hope this one remains cherished. Looks amazing. My dad had an A Reg SRi back in his repping days.
I had a Y reg 1300 L as a teen. Brilliant cars but really dated now.
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I like the music from the cars era!
My first car was a Cavalier 1600 L. Started burning oil at 100 k miles, but always started and only broke down once when the starter motor died( bought a replacement from a scrapyard for £15). Not bad considering I bought the car for £400 and managed to sell it for £150.
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Have you seen any of these in the sky blue kinda color? OMD Electicity good song btw :)
We have had a blue 1.6 mk2!
@@KGFClassicCars love em
Looks in Great condition and I like the song too
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Superb example, nice cars to drive, lots of feel in the steering, decent handling and great seats. I had the SR carb model which would probably be even rarer than the sri?
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I have the carb model. Well, mine is the Opel Ascona 1.6 SR and for some reason the voltage meter is not displaying the voltage properly.
Appropriate soundtrack :D
My first paint job at Congleton autobodys was on my X reg white SR couldn't afford the i at the end same interior,gem these cars handle well this must be a one off its even got the driving lights .get it bought 👌🏼👍🏼
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I would love to have this car!
Ya no se ven interiores tan finos... ¡Increíble estado! Aplauso largo desde Argentina.
Had Y reg red Gls and then a b reg gunmetal grey sri. Both decent. Both nicked.
Oh dear
The Sri version nice car a very early Mk 2 Cavalier
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I had a 84 sri in metallic blue with 153900 miles sold it and bought a 87 sri 130
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Old and gold
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Looks a whole lot better than the Montego, in my opinion.
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great cars,my father bought a new sri 130 back in about 86,great car.this is asuper example
Fantastic cars with a great engine. We're looking for another one!
blade0954... the sri 130 came out on a E reg 87!
I had a metallic green one and mine had the red "SRi" decal on the lower side of the front doors.....bought for £80 as a first car.
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Shame I didn't still have mine, it would've been even rarer, it was a pre facelift SRi saloon with automatic gearbox
Yes a rare car thank you for sharing!
Classic and a little bit of OMD
Classic!
Love the large greenhouse.
Também conhecido como Monza Hatch no Brasil, só que com duas portas.Mas não querendo desmerecer o inglês, mas o SR Produzido no Brasil, era muito mais bonito, tanto no interior quanto o estofamento dos bancos recaros, acho que este tom bege deixou o carro muito com cara de alegre .
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Nice Opel Ascona C !!!
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Gab es in Deutschland den Opel Ascona C mit Fließheck? Gruss.
I wonder how much did it sell for?
Must say these Looks way better than Vectras/Insignias
Absolutely!
in Brasil named chevrolet MONZA in germany opel kadett in korea daewoo racer - cielo
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Opel Ascona, Opel Kadett was the Vauxhall Astra
Opel Ascona in Germany
What's with the red socks ? - It's a Cavalier, not a Monet!
Always red!
These were badged opel ascouna here, nice car
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Gorgeous.
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We used to have the saloon version in green
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I had one of these.......SRI 130 - had 130 written down the side cos having 130 BHP was.......impressive, I guess lol. :)
The Sri 130 was the one to have thank you for your comment!
I hade one a reg brilliant it was recaro seats
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Every Cavalier I had (and I've had 15 of them) has had a squeaky clutch pedal..
15 wow you like Cavaliers!
@@KGFClassicCars I love a cavalier lol.. My first was D reg Mk2 1.6L my last was an L reg mk3 diplomat hatchback 2.5V6 auto in black.. And in between I've had everything except a Gsi convertible or 4x4 lol
A real repmobile these and not as nice as the classic, nice looking mark 1's of which I had 2.
Yes the Mk1 was a lovely car
Once driven, forever smitten.
Definitely!
i got a mark 1 2000gls sports hatch 76000 miles
Thinking of selling get in touch 01733 425140!
KGF Classic Cars been offered 6000 for it said no. only 30 mk1 Cavaliers on road. properly only 5 of my top of the range sport hatch left
1985 C registration perhaps ?.
1984 model on an A Plate!
@@KGFClassicCars So it would be Anytime between 1st Jan & July 31st I believe
I had an sr for about 2 years until a jealousy act took place and she got torched 😞
Shame thank you for sharing!
You can find a lot of these amazing models here in Brazil, in pristine conditions, with the Chevrolet badge.
Google for Chevrolet Monza Brazil on www.webmotors.com.br and be happy.
Love it \m/
You wouldn't want to have accident in that youngsters crash their new hatchbacks and walk away not sure
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hubcaps?
Alloys!
really because I found a hubcap like that before.
Ugh, BEIGE overkill. God we had bad taste in the 80's, never mind the 70's.
And not even a leather bound steering wheel, on an SRi? And those front fog lights look like an after thought, clearly!
How our expectations have risen in recent years.
Lovleh
We think so too, lovely!
Well well a GM J car with a working stereo.
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Monza ret no Brasil
Monza Hatch
Chevrolet Monza SR Brazil
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Red socks
Always red!
Who the heck disliked this lol
Great car!
obel
Poo Colour
Should have videod the engine bay... Can easily polish a turd...
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Steering wheel is awful , so 70s
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