Mines a vectra c 2006 1.9cdti 16v 150bhp now. Spose back then cars weighed a lot less than now no air bags,abs,heavy seats,etc small things but probably made a difference plus used more fuel I guess. I could be right or chatting shit, my theory anyway haha
@@jackmilne9764 You're not chatting shit cars didn't weigh as much back then. My mk2 Clio RSI 1.6 16V 110BHP only weighed 985kg and that went like a rocket. My Toyota Corolla 1.4 VVTI 97BHP Corolla weighs 1130kg. It's alright on a flat but dies a bit on hills unless you have a really good run up.
Hi yes you are right cavaliers get a lot of attention now on the roads now, my cav has the original Michelin tyres on the rear and the ones on the front are twenty years old, I'll be off to kwick fitt soon i think.
Are you still running stock power? The 1.5td and 1.7td can hold a lot of more power than stock. Iam driving a 1.5td corsa b with around 100hp since 20k kms now without a problem. Drives much better than stock. Would love to drive a cavalier 1.7, but here in germany they are extremely rare
Vauxhall cavi 1.7 Td I had brand new Gls. From new it would do 125mph flat out the turbo kicked in about 2100 rpm. My first car was a mk1 fiesta then a mk2. I worked for Vauxhall in my early year's. I remember them well had the 1.6 1.7td 1.8 8v and the 1.8 ecotec also had the 2.0 8v they are Good car's I liked them. I then moved on to the vectras mk1 right the way up to the last mk2 2.0 DTI I have a short video on my page of one the last vectras I owned it was the 140 hp Sri with Kent cams the car had been in a smash I repaired it ran it for few month's then sold it. I remember the Cavi's being bad for the sills and archs I put archs in a few lol.👌👍
My 1.6 cav is on 39k and has a carbarater, it's a 91 h plate and apart from the dealer I bought it from I'm only the 2nd owner. Your welcome to have a look at it on my channel 👍
The Isuzu 1.7TD is a very good engine. My mate had a Vectra with the same engine and kept it going.
Was it slow but reliable? Only 75bhp weren't they non turbo wasn't it just 60bhp?
@@jackmilne9764 It had 82 bhp and was fairly quick. The non turbo version was never fitted to Vectra's.
Mines a vectra c 2006 1.9cdti 16v 150bhp now. Spose back then cars weighed a lot less than now no air bags,abs,heavy seats,etc small things but probably made a difference plus used more fuel I guess. I could be right or chatting shit, my theory anyway haha
@@jackmilne9764 You're not chatting shit cars didn't weigh as much back then. My mk2 Clio RSI 1.6 16V 110BHP only weighed 985kg and that went like a rocket. My Toyota Corolla 1.4 VVTI 97BHP Corolla weighs 1130kg. It's alright on a flat but dies a bit on hills unless you have a really good run up.
@@jaggass haha my mate used to drive his Dad's g reg nissan micra only a 1l but he said that fast off the mark but needed a run up going up hill ha
A really underrated car, if it had a Ford badge it would be 3 times the price!
I actually thought it was left hand drive until i realized the camera has been flipped.
Hi yes you are right cavaliers get a lot of attention now on the roads now, my cav has the original Michelin tyres on the rear and the ones on the front are twenty years old, I'll be off to kwick fitt soon i think.
Are you still running stock power? The 1.5td and 1.7td can hold a lot of more power than stock. Iam driving a 1.5td corsa b with around 100hp since 20k kms now without a problem. Drives much better than stock. Would love to drive a cavalier 1.7, but here in germany they are extremely rare
Yes still stock power. I know you can turn the boost up but I don't have any plans to do this as I like is as it is.
Vauxhall cavi 1.7 Td I had brand new Gls. From new it would do 125mph flat out the turbo kicked in about 2100 rpm. My first car was a mk1 fiesta then a mk2. I worked for Vauxhall in my early year's. I remember them well had the 1.6 1.7td 1.8 8v and the 1.8 ecotec also had the 2.0 8v they are Good car's I liked them. I then moved on to the vectras mk1 right the way up to the last mk2 2.0 DTI I have a short video on my page of one the last vectras I owned it was the 140 hp Sri with Kent cams the car had been in a smash I repaired it ran it for few month's then sold it. I remember the Cavi's being bad for the sills and archs I put archs in a few lol.👌👍
Cheers mate I will check out your Vectra video. I had a 2.0 Ecotec one many years ago and loved it.
Mirrors might be just the switch
My 1.6 cav is on 39k and has a carbarater, it's a 91 h plate and apart from the dealer I bought it from I'm only the 2nd owner.
Your welcome to have a look at it on my channel 👍
I certainly will!