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Jul 16, 2010 21:11:09 GMT
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right.... I bit the bullet and bought a car ive been after for ages... some of you may remember me asking about different cars then deciding on a carlton a while back... well now ive got the boat I need something more suitible... then up pops the vauxhall idea again.. ;D quick phone call to someone listing one on ebay... went to view and now I own it  got it for less than expected... found a few problems that wernt listed... I.E the drivers door window is tempramental... and the rocker cover gasket is "weeping" other than that... spot on... One owner from new (ish) full history... every single reciept and looked after regardless of cost.. Drives like an absolute dream... spec'd up with full leather, heated seats and electric everything... Even has oap spec dog guard in the back (allready promised jack the jack russel a ride out in it ) Its only a 2.0 injection but goes welll.... anyone reccomend any preventatory measures I should take before pressing it into daily use? the last year or so its been used as the weekend shopping wagon...... I'm gonna change the rocker cover gasket, and possibly the auxbelts... other than that I'm gonna polish its  off and service it all up so I'm comfortable using it ... this wasnt just a replacement for the polo for towing dutys... This was a complete change for me... by by to vw's at least for the time being... I'm gonna broaden my scope with makes...the last time I tried it didnt go well with a nova with a blown hg, but I'm confident that even if that happened now I can change it... not a problem....    |
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Last Edit: Jul 27, 2010 19:34:51 GMT by retrowagen1234
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Brian Damaged
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Jul 16, 2010 21:16:30 GMT
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Congrats......Carltons are lovely cars, and that 115bhp 8V lump's EPIC. One of the best four-pots ever IMHO. Not mega fast, but a real mile-muncher and still capable of 35mpg in everyday use. I don't think I've ever seen one that didn't leak oil out of the cam cover gasket, that's nowt to worry about.
Waxoyl it, pay special attention to the rear arches/door shuts....if you remember the one Akku's just sold you'll already know that it's a real grot-spot on them.
Great purchase!
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Jul 16, 2010 21:18:11 GMT
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nice looking motor,are you just going to polish it or hit it with a big stick as well.
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Jul 16, 2010 21:18:50 GMT
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Congrats......Carltons are lovely cars, and that 115bhp 8V lump's EPIC. One of the best four-pots ever IMHO. Not mega fast, but a real mile-muncher and still capable of 35mpg in everyday use. I don't think I've ever seen one that didn't leak oil out of the cam cover gasket, that's nowt to worry about. Waxoyl it, pay special attention to the rear arches/door shuts....if you remember the one Akku's just sold you'll already know that it's a real grot-spot on them. Great purchase! cheers dude, yeah the rear arches on this are spot on... was realy supprised... my dads old one was going there and was looking round this thinking... AHH akkus was going on the arches.... must check arches lol... Oh and didnt know the lump was 115bhp... thats not bad ... it did go well , not much low down but mid range revs it just pulls and pulls... |
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Jul 16, 2010 21:19:23 GMT
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nice looking motor,are you just going to polish it or hit it with a big stick as well. haha... if shes goes down... itll be on bags.... ;D |
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Jul 16, 2010 22:57:37 GMT
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Nice one dude!!! I had a 2ltr 8v and it had over 300k on the clock and ran like a dream  my had a dodgy window too, they have a preassure sensor so ya can't cut your fingers off and the runners and mech gets gummed up, if the window stops part way up, try giving it a pull, if the motor clicks in and it starts to work again then you've got the same problem, just give it all a good clean and lube only other problem mine had was every 6 months I had too clean the idle control valve with brake cleaner cos it gets gummed up and the idle turns to sh!t. Good buy bud, nice drifty barge you got there ;D you'll never look at a wet roundabout the same way again |
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Jul 16, 2010 23:37:02 GMT
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Carlton's rock. Carlton's are great....  Anyway, enough nostaglia.. As well as the rear arches, also check the front chassis rails, especially under where the steering box & idler arms bolt on. Also, the rear rails above the subframe where they curve under the rear floor are also prone to a bit of corrosion... If your rear arches are sound, then remove the rear door locks & get some waxoil in there!! You appear to have a Carlton "Diamond", a kind of run out model. Nice seats, like the GSi seats but full leather! Lucky you!! |
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stefan
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looks nice mate fancy one of these myself
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that's a very smart ride! Good choice!
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I want another Carlton now :-(
you bar stuward!!!
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haha cheers guys... wanted it for ages so had to do it eh Yeah its the diamond model... am I right in thinking the omega was allready on sale at L reg? The youtube vid I put up is the only advert for one on youtube and it happens to be the diamond model too... with griff rhys jones narrating it....lol oh and as for rust... the beauty of it is the son of the people that owned it is a welder/mechanic by trade I saw s bit on the back of the sill they did last year as they took the sill covers off to clean it all properly.. and noticed a bit of grot... they tidy'd it up and welded a piece in and its way way above expected Mot standard welding... gonna get handy with the waxoil on this one... gonna have to find all the lil holes to squirt it thru.... Are the diffs very strong ? ive heard the gsi ones let go pretty suddenly... was wondering if it might be worth me changing the oil in the as quick as poss....  |
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i like that a lot, i remember being at school and my mates dad having a 2 litre CDX, i used to think that was the business |
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ooo i liek that
If we werent so stupid and took finance out for the daily then I'd have something liek this as a daily
Loved the carltons as a lad, had a great memories of my dads company car ( a white one) used to be great for people thining you were the old bill and getting out of the way..
good buy and nice for a move from dubs (soemthing i may be doing myself sometime soon)
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ooo I liek that If we werent so stupid and took finance out for the daily then I'd have something liek this as a daily Loved the carltons as a lad, had a great memories of my dads company car ( a white one) used to be great for people thining you were the old bill and getting out of the way.. good buy and nice for a move from dubs (soemthing I may be doing myself sometime soon) Same here. Took out finance on a mondeo ST, id love another carlton. They are just sooooooooo comfy! |
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Jul 17, 2010 11:05:49 GMT
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Must admit I have a soft spot for the German built barge, You can get them on their arses too.   |
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Last Edit: Jul 17, 2010 11:13:23 GMT by usedabused
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Jul 17, 2010 12:01:30 GMT
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nice motor i used to have a 2.0 cdx loved the old beast until it died lol looks like yours has the alloys from a vec b gsi
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Jul 17, 2010 14:52:08 GMT
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I miss BC.....
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Jul 17, 2010 15:40:53 GMT
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same. where is he? |
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Jul 17, 2010 20:22:05 GMT
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just drove it home.... omg its nice.... was realy worried about it as its not been used properly in a while... and i needed to drive on the mway for 45 mins or so... but sooo smooth sipped at fuel (compared to how i expected it to be) brilliant... and the leather feels nice lol
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Jul 17, 2010 20:41:17 GMT
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haha just been on total carlton reading thru the posts... stealthstylz thread is a tad amusing... they don't seem to like cut springs over there. lol
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got it for less than expected... found a few problems that wernt listed... I.E the drivers door window is tempramental... and the rocker cover gasket is "weeping" other than that... spot on... One owner from new (ish) full history... every single reciept and looked after regardless of cost..
