If you ever caught a police drama on telly in the 90s and some bad news was about to be delivered to the family you can guarantee one of these was going to pull up outside... "Can we have a word inside, it's not good news I'm afraid"

Loved my cav GSi 2000 engine was a peach

For me the high watermark of a modern car. Miles better than what was before without the levels of technology that consign a modern car to the scrappy.

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏, for allegro man yes that looks like a good un .

Mk3 Cavalier was probably the last good family sized car Vauxhall made. Nicer to drive than a Sierra and far better engines , made for a spacious, non offensive, fairly reliable car. Good review and a decent asking price too

After owning both the Cavalier and the Mondeo i was more swayed towards the Cavalier, so much so i had over 20 of them threw the years. My favourite was the 2000GSi, it was a brilliant car!!!

1991 CDi Cav all day long practical comfy great spec easy to fix!

I had a 92, 2.0 diplomat about 22 years ago. Absolutely loved it.

These Cavaliers are peak Vauxhall. In terms of design, engineering, usability, and value for money.

Used to drive one as a taxi, diesel engine, it was quite hard wearing, front discs and pads used to wear alot, but it was doing a lot of mileage

Miss my 1995 Black Cavalier SRi 16v Was a real head turner as it was soooooo rare i was the only one in the village who had one and it came with Air Horns lol

I just like it because it's of it's time 👍

What a lovely car many happy memories of going to Cornwall on holiday as a kid in one of these old Cavs very good cars

Another great review. One of the downsides of working for a motor manufacturer, as I did, is that you tend to focus on any negative aspects of competitive brands and models in order to highlight your own marque's superiority. It's therefore nice to get the sense of what these cars were all about - something your reviews manage without the boring barrage of performance figures, measurements and specifications.

Ideal Winter Beater for Someone , Nothing to worry about and No Chance of OMG ,HGF

had a facelift 1.8GLS for a few years ate rear boxes and plug leads, other than that no bother at all. Only got rid after it was nicked the 2nd time and wasn't really repairable. Wife loved it I loved the fuel consumption.

My dad had an Isuzu engined K reg 1.7 cavalier diesel which he bought for £100 back in around 2005, that had been left for about a year in a car park and had been vandalised in that time, with a broken bumper and bent up wiper arms. He kicked the bumper back into place and put a couple of wiper blades on the thing and it cost less than a tenner to fix and it went straight through an mot. It was only bought as a stopgap as his 99 Citroen Xsara went all French and he needed something quick and he ended up keeping it couple of years and got rid of the Citroen by giving it to one of my younger brothers. He really regretted selling afterwards as the Isuzu engine is so reliable and it was so economical and comfortable and I borrowed it on numerous occasions and agree it was light years better than the Sierra and it just never went wrong and was never serviced. I think Rust advisories and a small knock finished it off a few years later after he sold it on and I remember a mate of his saying if you go for a diesel Vauxhall always plump for an Isuzu engined car.

I had loads of mk2 and mk3 cavaliers,most specs but I think the best one was my K reg SRI 2.0 8V,hatchback,loads of grunt and went like stink it had the fan blade alloys and looked the part in white,my M reg CDX 2.0 16v was really nice also a great car and spec

Great video Mustard! I passed my driving test in an 80's 1.6 Sierra, my dad's car. I loved it. I had a mk2 Cavalier in the 80's. Nice car. Better spec than Sierra, but I thought the Sierra had the better gearbox. In the 90's I was buying new cars in this class. The best I had was a Xantia. Beautiful thing. I also enjoyed a Carina-E. I didn't consider Mondeo or Cavalier, because they were "rep-mobiles". I drove my boss's Mk3 with a 1.7L non turbo engine. It was frugal, but painfully slow. I had an A4 in 1997 (after I had rejected a "Friday" MGF) and have been driving German pretty much ever since.

There nice Car's I have the Gls 1.8 it's cheap at £1000 Simon should buy it. My one has a current mot needs exhaust and archs welding a few other bits done but nothing to serious. I liked the review 👍

You didn't mention the 1.4. Pure joy! You are right about the Vauxhall fuel economy though. I had a Carlton 2.0i. It did 40mpg plus. Incredible at that time for a car of that size.

Look at what this car replaced , (the mk2 super rust bucket, mk2s seemed rapid back in the day .) To me at the time compared to the mk2 the mk3 seemed revolutionary, considering as well there are a few very early ones on f plates out there . Im sad i missed this car i probably would have asked for a drive lol, ah so its allegro mans 👍👍👍. Than we had the mk1 vectra , not a bad car either till they created the mk2 vectra aka the barge . I could fit a mk1 vectra windscreen in 15 mins back in the day from start to finish . Mk3 cav there is a secret latch when taking the door pannel off towards the back of the door near the door pocket . God you can tell ive had plenty of sleep today 😂😂😂. Loved this review paul . Oh well at least vauxhall had started laquering cars by then , in the eighties vauxhall paint was terrible for fading .

Another good video Paul 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

I had a 1.6 back in the day , preferred the Mk2 , got replaced by a Xantia.

My dad had a 2.0i company car. It was OK, can't remember much else Sums it up really

They made great Mini Cabs in their day. Many did an unbelievable amount of mileage with just standard servicing.

Great review. I’ve always got a soft spot for these, never been lucky enough to own one though. A durable useable modern classic

Greetings, you're Greek viewer from Manchester. I still prefer the MK1 Mondeos

The 1.8L engine was not available on the Earlier models (Same for the Sierra). It was a change in company car tax brackets that brought the 1.8L engine with it. Originally there was 2.0i and 1.6L (non 'i' ) The Diesel and the 1.8L arrived after 3 or so years of production.

I had a 2.0GL as a company car but it gave me crippling backache. I swapped with one of the other guys who had a Sierra and I was more than happy 😊

Cavalier? Mondeo? Laguna? Surely the only wise choice would have been Rover 200! Another Allegroman quality car. 👍 I had a same-era same-style Astra which was an all round reliable and solid car, as I am sure will be this Cavalier. I think it a steal at £1000. Much applause for Allegroman! I can confirm, there is absolutely no danger whatsoever of him even remotely sounding anything like Boaty!😄

Loved my SRi ❤ favourite car I've ever owned? By a country mile.

I’d have that in a heartbeat as my daily run around. I had a Sierra back in the day and hated the thing - nasty, unreliable piece of crap it was. I replaced it with a MK2 Cavalier, which was a revelation- a far superior car in every way. I moved on to a MK3 Cav 8v SRi which was even better. It was quick and the standard Recaros were probably the most comfortable seats ever. After it got rear ended by an escort I got another, but this time the SRi 150 16v - definitely best of the bunch.

It's definitely worth £1000 and not a penny less Mr Allegro 🙂👍

Love the mk3 Cav, got so expensive last few years. ETA: bargain that.

I was taught in a Cavalier (pre face lift) by my parents. Best car i have ever driven. Not sure it is bias, since it was the first car i ever drove, but nothing else feels like it.

They also did a 1.7 non turbo diesel which was dire; almost dangerously slow. A colleague had a 1994 2.0 16v in LS spec as a company car which although quite basic, was a cracking engine. The 1.8 was by far the more popular motor though.

Had several Cavaliers Early mk3 and later mk3 from 1.6 /1.8 and (2.0GLSi) the 2.0 was my favourite, I remember testing a mk1 Mondeo vs This Cavalier and the Cavalier was a much better drivers car, had a 2.0i Vectra after also x2 Rover 600s later (Rovers were a different animal) I now have a 3rd Generation Mondeo petrol.

Yes if the arches by the back doors are shot dont bother .

Loved my Mk3 2 litre SRi as I assume did the bloke who knicked it.

I hope Alegro man get’s a good buyer for it! You should get the asking price fairly easily I would have thought. As you can tell I do love a Cavalier MK2 and MK3 😁

If it was a 2.0i with a decent spec. (Minimum GLi) I would consider it worth about £1000 This spec with this engine it's worth £750 Maximum.

Opel Vectra A! 😍❤️

The Cavalier MK 3 was sold in Brazil as the Chevrolet Vectra between 1996 and 2010.

That looks nothing like our US 'Chevy' Cavaliers (1981+2005). I do have 18 Cavaliers of my own from the first 3 Generation's of this car. They're still very common on the roads here and of course they don't rust around here. My favorites are the '81+'83 cars. Have a few of the "Performance" Z/24 versions as well. Not bad cars these.

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@Drivern forever smittern , Doughie will snap that ip

Evening all Please help before I end up scrapping my mk3 cav 1995 1.8 single injection.... 😂 I have a miss fire at idle. Changed everything ignition wise, new coolant sensor, new idle control valve, new 02 sensor, new maf sensor...... Along with the misfire I also get a bad smell of fuel every now and again! I am steering close to getting the injectior changed it's only one :) I have also checked for air leaks....please note it misfires from cold and normal running temps. Also changed the fuel filter :/ please if anyone can help it would be much appreciated!!

if ambatublow was a car

Hardy ever see them now

great cars but thats probably the worst example. a 1.8 spi with that horrible airbag.