my good friend lent me the use of his cav sri as i needed a part for the gti

and have to say what a dream to drive
think im gonna buy it

never drove one before and it suprised me relly how good it is

now bring on the haters lol

 

I had a 16v red top Sri Cav and loved every minute. The thing flew and never missed a beat. I'd have another for a hack

 

this cav is the same

red top valver

quality car

and it dont even have a squeeky clutch peddle lol

so smooth on the power

 

I had a red saloon one years back, it flew for what it was and I was a hooligan in it probs one of me fav cars ive ever owned

 

They are a good old sports saloon, i've had a couple over the years and they never let me down

 

Used to love mine years ago

 

My brother had the 8v version which was a good car to be fair. Some old fart killed it a couple of days after it sailed the MOT and the tester said what an exceptional example it was.



**Just to add. my brother was being followed by an unmarked police car at the time of the accident and cleared of any wrong doing whatsoever. The old fart was charged with driving without due care.

 

I have had 3 8 valves and a calibre 16 valves they are not bad cars but they are the king of under steer.

 

Kinda spooky that it hit a Vectra as well.

Martin

 

i have a gsi and i love it a good suspention corrects the understeer

 

Felt a bit sorry for the Vectra owner as he only stopped as he saw the old fart hit my brother so he stopped to be a witness but my brother then hit him before being tipped on his side.

Was a spooky prang all round as one of my best mates was driving the car behind the old fart. He rushed to help and saw my brother and his girlfriend hanging by their seatbelts. "Hello, what you doing here?"

 

allways loved sri's i always thought the saloons handled, better and looked better
id love a mk2 sri 130 saloon or a lxi saloon mk2

 

i had a sri 2.0 8valve g reg cav hatch in a pale metalic blue. Paid 200 notes for it with 12 months mot it was tidy and went like stink for what it was.
Ohhhh the days when you could pick up a cheap motor out the local paper. Ebay has ruined everything.

I also had a calibra 2.0 8v that had done 198000 when i bought it. Didnt use a drop of oil either.
The 8v lumps seemed alot more reliable than the redtops

 

i have had a few old 16v cavs and calibra's fun cars to drive and never fail

 

Sri is a great car would have one if I could find a sweet one .

 

I had a dark blue mk3 sri saloon with the 20l 8v seh engine and a mk2 1.8l lxi saloon in red

 

Never owned one. Driven a mk3 v6. Gsi 4x4 turbo. Both lovely to drive. Always wanted a gsi turbo. Also loved the mk2 lx i's and sri's.

 

I use to love the mk1 Sri 130's