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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2177   
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Saw a mk3 Cavalier GSi a few days back and then today a young lady driving a 3 series E30 convertible
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8th Oct 2024 6:58pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3525 
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From a few posts back re. the Mk1 MR2, I clocked a Mk2 MR2 on the road yesterday.
Never thought the Mk2 looked as nice. Still wouldn't have turned my nose up at one when I was younger. |
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8th Oct 2024 7:07pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3525
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That really was a car I had totally forgotten about. Was the Ford Probe and Vauxhall Calibra around the same era? Haven't seen a Probe lately either? Must be some knocking around. |
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8th Oct 2024 7:09pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5215
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yeah rashers, the ford probe was around that era, i think it was when they all decided to do a coupe.
Ford probe been the weakest link out the lot, my mate has a ford probe, second one he has owned funny enough. What a pain in the backside to get spares for, its such an odd ball car. We found that out when he had his 1st ford probe. Thing with the ford probe is its actually a Mazda of some sort with a ford badge on. My mate also tried to get a pair of rams for the boot, from ford them selves, the parts bloke went  as soon as he mentioned ford probe. saying that the ford probe was a nice car to drive mind, but for a 2 litre 16v, it was very flat.
Out of the coupe era, i think peugeot 406 was the last one out of that era, to be still made, until 2004. it was rumoured that a lot of the Vauxhall Calibra's were donors for their engines, for the nova, corsa and Astra. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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9th Oct 2024 4:59am |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6110 
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I swindon where I live I often see a Calibra Turbo parked up. I'll grab some pics next time I see it. |
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9th Oct 2024 6:28am |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5767 
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The Calibra certainly looked better than it drove, and it didn’t look that good. Just drove like a boring cavalier
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9th Oct 2024 6:48am |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2177
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thats becasue thats exactly what it was, just had a more slippery body up top............
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9th Oct 2024 7:44am |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2177
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Probe's were dire but then again you could have been 'lucky' enough to own a COUGAR...............  |
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9th Oct 2024 7:45am |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5767
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Yes. It’s a shame that they had better driving cavaliers like gsx, Sri, turbo and such but just used the standard crap on the a sporty looking calibre Probe was modern Carpri, and the calibre being the modern manta of their time. |
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9th Oct 2024 8:25am |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2177
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they did offer 4x4 Turbo and 2.016v spec back in the day just as they did for the std Cavalier......
https://www.topgear.com/car-news/opinion/t...-turbo-4x4 |
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9th Oct 2024 11:34am |
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| Barneyboy Member Since: 19 Nov 2014 Location: Exmoor Posts: 1627  
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Now there’s a great car, I owned my 1979 Opel Manta 1.9 SR 4 times it was a really great drive, unfortunately it appears to have gone to the great scrapyard in the sky 😞ps the number plate was bent when I sadly hit a badger  Click image to enlarge |
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9th Oct 2024 4:19pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5215
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The last time i saw an Opel Manta, would be some point in the late 90s, that was on a forecourt, when my dad was looking at a 405 Turbo diesel, it could be around about 1998, the garage now i think is long gone now, and it could be a block of flats on it or something now. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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9th Oct 2024 8:18pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5215
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the COUGAR me and my pal often saw in auction, going for a good few quid. But again another one that seemed to have vanished. I was told those were related to the mondeo, like the 406 coupe was to the 406, saloon and estate. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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9th Oct 2024 8:20pm |
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| Barneyboy Member Since: 19 Nov 2014 Location: Exmoor Posts: 1627
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I have to say in my opinion the 406 coupe was a lovely looking car, I remember Peugeot did an odd city car ( 1007?) with sliding electric doors and on one of my rounds in Blue Anchor there’s a guy with 3 of them
cheers Paul |
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10th Oct 2024 4:30pm |
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