Buying a cavalier sri saloon - pointers?

[GTEMAD]

What do i have to look out for when im buying a cavalier sri saloon what is the most common places to look out for rot and rust

[tng21]

rear arches, rear floor pan, sills, inner arches.

[GTEMAD]

are these big problems to fix

[Cavalier-C20LET]

if youve never welded before yeah,

cheap all the underneith if you can, see everything it needs and then figure out if its worth doing,

[humbucker]

Mk2? Mk3? Check the bulkhead, chassis legs, boot floor, inner and outer arches etc... Depending on model/year/engine there are a tonne of mechanical bits to check but you'll need to provide more info really. Oh and posting in the right section might help.

[Turbodave]

The grill and door mirrors tend to be fine, everything else... that's a different story.

Take somebody who knows Cavaliers. End of.

[GTEMAD]

I was going to be looking for a SRI redtop cavalier saloon or would the hatchbacks be abit better

[Pitstoppete]

I was going to be looking for a SRI redtop cavalier saloon or would the hatchbacks be abit better

depends which shape you either want or like the shape of.

in 2003 i wanted a saloon as they didnt race hatchbacks in the BTCC i remember so well winning races from 1990 onwards, i adored the shape, my mate had an sri seh130 saloon back then, i loved that and you can a shed load of sh1tte in a saloon still. mines ace and owes me nowt, has many years ahead still and hits allegedly 140+ in 4th or 42 to the gallon on a trip with all the stuff I wanted on it.

now i have a hatch too as it turned up and although grandads still tow crappy mobile chicane caravans with hatchback ones, it came up at the right time and was auto too which i wanted to run around in and i needed a car. its ace. shagged ones seem to rattle in the tailgate a bit though but they are just such a reliable runaround. it aint no xe though, the old 1.6. its fun enough mind.

sri saloon xe with some added goodness is the way forward imo. v6 manual cdx/diplomat if you to. mi say go for some spec, but i would, as mine has lots.

if you prefer slightly comfier cruising then a 2.0 8 valve with the long ratio gearbox may suit. it did for me. shorter geared ones are a bit manic and less relaxed but some like the revs and bad economy when thrashed. when and if the 8V NE lets go you can drop in the xe like i did and smiles per mile is close to unbeatable for a few hundered quid all up. i dont rate/like/have any affinity for the 1.8 spi ones or 2.0 ecotec ones, never had one, dont want one. xe ftw.

if u can find a decent 2.0turbo and its what you want, buy it before there are none. if you can look after it that is.

[GTEMAD]

well its between a mk3 sri cavalier or the gte astra mk2 im just really looking about at the moment

[twistycavgsi]

mine was ready for the knacker's yard as it needed rear floor pan/boot floor,both rear chassis legs(spring holder cups remounted)full new sills both side's(inner/outer) front inner wings/bulkhead ! ! !
but nearly done now and will see another 10-15 year's
it will cost you a few quid but all worth while when its ready

[BlackIce]

Defo choose the Cav SRi over the Astra GTE, had loads of both.

[rickisgrate]

Cavie sri salons handlle better than hathcbackks

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