Marshall
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Registered: 10th Nov 05
Location: Boston, Lincs Drives: 1.4 Sport & 2.2 astra
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Took this to work the other day and put an MOT on it. Very pleased to finally drive one. Ten times better than I thought it would be. propper car.
This one needs a bit of money spending on it, to bring it up to scratch. But low mileage and cheap, so not a bad base car.
Anyone else had dealings with one?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1991-VAUXHALL-LOTUS-CARLTON-TURBO-GREEN-/170687091352?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item27bdbe5298
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BluKoo
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Registered: 8th Apr 02
Location: Stonehaven (Scotland)
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That's your dream car?
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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--ToM--
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
Location: Wirral
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yeah we had one for sale in our work a while ago came from a private collection absoloutely mint inside and out ontop and under neath the whole car it sold for £18k iirc so the price reflects how good it was, as you say proper car great to drive i loved it was gutted when it sold 
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
Location: Essex
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quote:
Originally posted by BluKoo
That's your dream car?
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Marshall
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Registered: 10th Nov 05
Location: Boston, Lincs Drives: 1.4 Sport & 2.2 astra
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quote:
Originally posted by BluKoo
That's your dream car?
Well, not that one in particular, but would love a mint one.
definately a 'Dream garage' sort of car. If i won the lottery e.t.c
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corsarooney
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Registered: 21st Nov 09
Location: Maidenhead, Berkshire
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Couldnt agree more!
Epic car 
Corsa 1.6 sport - 1
1.7 puma engined fiesta - 0
Keeping corsa's on the redline since 2008
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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Fucking love these things. I can't see why it wouldn't be a dream car to some people? It was one of the first proper Hyper saloon's and to some it could have been the car "they will own one day".
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connollygt30
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Registered: 16th Nov 08
Location: West Lothian
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Looks like it needs a good clean more than anything,are they really that quick?
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--ToM--
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
Location: Wirral
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quote:
Originally posted by connollygt30
Looks like it needs a good clean more than anything,are they really that quick?
they were very quick for the day!! and will still upset alot of the more modern cars that we would class as "quick" by todays standards so yes they are a bit of a tool and still are now definately!!
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--ToM--
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_7E5LjSUIU&feature=related
3.6l twin turbo 377bhp with 419lbft  not bad for the day at all just been looking on youtube lol want to drive one again myself now
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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quote:
Originally posted by connollygt30
Looks like it needs a good clean more than anything,are they really that quick?
5 secs to 60 and a top speed of over 170mph is bloody quick. Remember there all over 20yrs old now so even by today's standards it's still rapid.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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Shame that one looks tatty.
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SteveW
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Registered: 15th Jul 02
Location: Up in the clouds
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do love the Lotus Carlton.. Then again i love most big supersaloons 
but the Carlton was the ground breaking Autobahn Stormer
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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my first lottery winning purchase would be one of these and a diamond white RS500
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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remember my mates dad having one, i didn't really realise what it was at the time he was quite high up in vauxhall and used to come home in nice cars.
remember the diplomat quite well
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3CorsaMeal
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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My dream car is a glacier white Nova SR 1.3 8v on an E-plate with rainbow cloth interior.
I do not like supercars, boring.
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3CorsaMeal
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mine would be a classic green corrado vr6 with the recaro leather interior.
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spencer88
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Registered: 6th Oct 08
Location: cornwall
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Dodge Viper RT/10 1995 in red 
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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Astra CDTi with XP pack and tuning box, then i'd paint the wheels black to make it more of a custom ride
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Ojc
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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I used to own a re-shelled one a few years back, only sold it to get my first place with the missus at the time.. The only car I ever regret selling!
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
I used to own a re-shelled one a few years back, only sold it to get my first place with the missus at the time.. The only car I ever regret selling!
seems like a reoccuring theme on CS, people buy a car, can't afford it then sell it
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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I remember Dad's Cavvy Diplomat
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