Vauxhall Cavalier Mk II

Advantages: Still running fine
Disadvantages: Drinks a bit

...condition as it seems that Vauxhall built these old cars well. It is rusting around the rear wheel arches, but they all go there anyway and it also has a leaky boot and so the rear window steams up easily but everybody that I know that has a Vauxhall seams to have a steamy rear window. I have not really had to spend too much money on it over the three years that I have owned it, I did have a problem a couple of years ago at Christmas but it only ...
...major, needed new break disks and pads on front, wheel bearing and all I wanted was a service. But apart from that she has not needed much more. The drive in my car is lovely, with being 6ft 1 I find that there is just enough leg room in it and also there is lots of room in the boot for all manner of stuff as I managed to empty the whole of my room at university in to it and still have plenty of room to spare. If you are wondering it is a 5-door ... Read review

Advantages: quality motor, cheap to buy
Disadvantages: becoming dated, arches rust

With 159,000 miles on the clock mine is still going strong! The cavalier SRi has to be one of the best budget sports style cars that money can buy. Power steering, alloy wheels, electric windows (front), electric - heated mirrors, and a 2.0 litre engine with 130 bhp makes for a fun drive whatever the weather. It has a good power curve with plenty of torque, which means that you can effortlessly drive round twisty roads at a comfortable rpm without ...
...standard is very good, but I have introduced a set of Spax springs to stiffen the ride and increase stability. The engine must be one of the strongest I have ever come across, I tell no lies when I say that mine takes a real hammering, yet no smoke.. rattles.. or adverse noises have ever cropped up, and this car still proves to be more reliable than other models with half its mileage! Although not perfect in every shape and form, and rapidly becoming ... Read review

Advantages: So damn well built
Disadvantages: So old

...my first review on my Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6l, on a 1988 E plate. It is white with beige seats, and is a Club model. Looks - It looks quite pleasing, yet remarkably simple. It's got the old vauxhall square dashboard and units, which although ugly are well built in a black colour. The seats are also ugly, but they are nice and comfy; especially the drivers seat. I have removed the carpets from mine, and replaced them as they we're getting too old, ...
...too, it has a certain Je ne sais pas about it, which alot of older Vauxhalls do. The wheel arches on mine are rusty, though. This may well fail the next MOT, who knows. Handling - Is very bad. This is the cars let down. It has heavy - and I mean heavy - steering, and generally can be a nuisance to drive because of this and this alone. Petrol Consumption - It gives around the 30MPG mark, which isn't excellent either. These things are extremely reliable, ... Read review