i know its a vauxhall but defo my all time car ive always wanted


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=L4V2KZ...eature=related

 

100% agree with ya awesome cars would take i high powered cossie too out gun one of them!

 

I would love one

hate poxals with a passion, but that fucker gets me really really hard

 

Cool cars but the 175mph top speed was never proven as far as i am aware. Autocar did a test with one and only got it to 169mph IIRC. Still awesome none the less.

 

was proven to do more then 175 with 4 people in it just can not remember what feature it was inthink they got it up too 178 not bad being 4 up

 

my mate has one,but he's shit scared of it!

 

awsome car, didnt realise they had that much power either!

what was the handling like on these, looks abit suspect in the vid

 

ive been toying with the idea of an e39 m5 for next year but i would much rather 1 of these

only thing is i couldnt justify running costs of this and the cossie especially for how often theyd get used

 

not really a well set up stage 3 would give it agood run for its money!

they might aswel be a tank with there weight!


awesome cars tho!

 

running costs are high,i think he said its about Ł750 a front caliper for oe items(ap)

this is my mates...

 

Classic car.

 

I would love one of these one day, But for now i will have to dream

 

More people would increase the top speed.

Always wanted one, some scary parts costs though.

 

really doubt that

419lb of torque

Ł1200 for a clutch scary

 

My old boss' dad had two of them, just sat in his workshop and didn't move!

 

How so?

 

Lower cd.

 

this was on a test track tho so no going down hills etc?

 

Awesome cars! I very nearly bought one but bottled it at the last minute, mainly due to the high maintanance costs and the fact it was silly money for bits, even second hand ones. You think cossie parts go for silly money, but its nothing compared to these.

 

there is 1 not to far away from me & its a nail.the bloke is goin to drop the engine into a old viva.that will be a good sleeper...

 

i said it would give it a good run for its money, never said it would beat it did i? But the Chalton weighs ashed more than a saph for example....you do the math....

 

I didn't mention hills??

 

i will 2nd tha

 

my uncle has one hes had it since new, when he brought it they gave him a free 2 day driving course at brands hatch. I have driven it and its awsome, handling is actually pretty good aswell. Tried to buy it of him a few time but he wont sell it only does about 1,000 miles a year

 

Rear has self leveling suspension, so I doubt very much that it would make any difference whatsoever.

 

Depends if it's working or not.

 

a couple on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LOTUS-CARLTON-...1%7C240%3A1318
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1991-Lotus-Car...1%7C240%3A1318

 

i thought it was a lotus carlton not omega ?

 

Love these myself. Always remember having a hard back book of supercars as a kid. Ferrari's Lambo's etc and at the back this!

 

UK = Carlton, forigen = Omega.

 

Omega's are the imports, LHD's from abroad.

That one at Ł10k above will not be a nice one. You have to pay around Ł15,000 to get a half decent one and closer to Ł20k for a near minter. Its not the bodywork thats the major issue, although they can rot very easily, its the mechanical side thats the problem. The problem is finding the parts if they do fail/break and even if you do find them, youll pay a bloody fortune for the privelidge.

I WILL own one at some stage though. If i were replacing the cossie it would have to be either a LC or a nice intergrale.

 

Integrale for me!!

 

im going to buy one aswell just not in next 2 years,as above that one at Ł9500 would be away by now if any good

 

For the purposes of the discussion I'm assuming it is!

 

very cool car

 

I'd love to have one of these!

 

dont see many around they hold there price quite good aswellfooking beast of a motors considring we are talking about a standard one

 

Indeed proper cars.

Ive heard lots of storys of having to get bits made because you carnt buy bits from the dealers anymore..... and we cry about the price of Cosworth parts!

 

do many Lotus Carltons get tuned/modified?

i'm sure they do, but you hardly ever hear of a standard one, let alone a modded one...

 

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EAs-9SvNCY8