Vauxhall Cavalier SRi and 130 (1981 - 1988)

Last updated 19 April 2013

Buying Guide

Good

• First front-wheel drive Cavaliers. Saloon, hatchback or estate built with Australian Holden body panels.
• 14' 4" long, 5' 6" wide, 920kg to 1,091kg.
• 75bhp 1,297cc, 90bhp 1,598cc, 115bhp 1,796cc and 130bhp 1,796cc SRi 130.
• Four or five speed manuals or three speed autobox.
• Can last well.
• Can be kept going long after the end of its design life.
• Lived on as the Daewoo Espero.

Bad

• No PAS.
• Getting very old now.
• Not many left.

Watch

• Selling for next to nothing on the strength of how much ticket and rent left.
• Make the usual old car checks.
• Cracking of driver's side steering rack mounting means an instant MOT failure effectively rendering the car scrap. So check for any movement in this area before buying.
• Very few left.