Hi

I'm now on the lookout for a Vauxhall Carlton 3000 gsi 24 valve Manual in either Red or metallic black. I've done the usual autotrader, adtrader, ebay, exchange & mart, cav-web & migweb searches but not found one yet

Does anyone know of one for sale please? Can everyone keep an eye out for a good one please?

Where else should I be looking please?

Thanks in advance for your help hopefully I'll be grinning behind the wheel of a proper rear drive machine soon

The car must be a minter & I have cash waiting for a late model

Thanks

 

Allright Paul?

Still looking for that elusive Carlton?

Good luck mate!

Hope to see you around soon.

FB.

 

Have you driven one ?

Fun, but very heavy, not exactly darty and getting the tail out can be, errr, fun.

Also had an Opel Monza GSE 3.0, similar car but a fastback. 2 Tonnes sliding sideways certainly focus's your thinking.

Found Manta's more agile.

 

Hi

Yes I'm still looking but now I'm serious Hopefully it won't be too long and I'll have a decent example

Did you see my thread about a meet in Southern?

I owned a 12 valve gsi over the winter and it was the best handling rear drive car I have driven You don't notice the weight and size and it actually seems very nimble.

As for getting the tail out that's what it's all about I used to be able to hang the tail out on my 12 valve at every bend in the wet on the slippery roads and get it back with ease every time

I used to have Mantas but they don't have an lsd

 

Not another car?????????

Good luck mate and yes I'll ask a few people .....

 

You know me

Thanks mate, they are very hard to come by so I would really appreciate it

I can't wait

 

Cant find it mate (I am bit thick ) any chance of a link or some details?

 

here you go

 

There is one here http://www.findit.co.uk/cars/vauxhal...ic/1220804.htm

Should be a bloody good one for the price he is asking

 

is he having a giraffe that's alot of money for one of those especially considering the mileage, I'd expect to pay that much for a low mileage model

 

Still got the Saab?

 

Hi Ian

That went yesterday to the first guy who looked at it It was a lovely car but you know me and rear wheel drive

I've been after one of these for years and owning the 12 valve earlier this year proved it.

 

Sounds good to me! Just hope the weather is nice.

 

Fingers crossed

 

nice one mate, back in the land of RWD again, you know it makes sense. Like I said yesterday, I'll keep my ear to the ground.
astraboy.

 

You know me

Cheers mate I've found one possible and I'm waiting for a call back fingers crossed he still has it.

Paul

 

Have you tried on here?

http://www.autobahnstormers.co.uk

Good luck, I miss my Senator now I've sold it...

 

Hi Dome

I've spotted one on there and I've left the guy a message and it looks like what I'm looking for It's not too far away either

 

I bought one Last night I went to Essex and picked this up

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Vauxhall Carlton GSi 3000 24V

 

Nice one!! How is the beast then?

 

Does to corner with the back out

 

ps looks nice mate

 

Fast! They are fast at the top end stuff! they come alive at 4,000 rpm and pull like a train even in 5th I won't repeat on here what speed I saw on the way home

 

and the mpg?

 

It was good while Cat was following me I did about 2 gallons from Chelmsford to M40 junction 2 then another gallon from there to Marlow I was making progress though

 

Very, very nice mate.
BTW, I have it on good authority that it will be raining for most of this weekend
Up for it?
astraboy.

 

I'm waiting for the rain to fall again I will be using the car at the weekend so that should be fun

 

nice one mate, I'll give you a call Sunday and we'll meetup

 

How did ya get on with D1 last w/e Astraboy?

 

I got into the final 6,but failed to make the final 3.
Sour grapes or not, I did a pretty much identical run but dropped 30 points for no apparent reason. Nevermind though, I dont care cos I learnt another drift technique. I am now the master of the "Lift off" and was using it throughout the national touring car circuit
Which should be handy for Trax next weekend
astraboy.