A German driving Cavalier ehm Vectra...
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2017 2:15 pm
Hello all!
My name is Tobias, I am 37 and living in Leipzig. My first car back in 1999 was a 1994 Vectra CDX 2.0i co-sponsored by my grandpa. Drove it until 2009 caused by failed MOT and missing money for repairs. "Grandpa" is stored since then in a garage and waiting for better times...
Meanwhile I drove a worn Astra Mk3 Saloon 1.6 for small bucks until MOT was due. Repairs were not worth it - so I scrapped it. Over a year or more I had no car.
Third car was then a 2000 Corsa 5-door. My other grandpa bequeathed it to me in 2012. Very good condition and just 32,000 miles on the clock.
Back in 2015 I bought a Vectra CDX 2.0 16V at Ebay. Purchased with engine or transmission problems nearly blind with only a few pics at the auction. Stored since then in a garage and waiting for better times... (sounds familiar?)
In 2016 friend of mine donated me his 1998 Volvo V70 2.5. Became my daily driver and wasted a lot of money for repairs. And last but not least I bought a 1997 Volvo S70 2.5T in November 2016. Stored since then in a garage and waiting for better times... (sounds familiar too?)
Five cars - two running and three waiting.
But times are getting better - the CDX 2.0 16V will be the first restoration project. Soon I will upload some pictures and informations starting with a new thread in "Projects and restorations".
My name is Tobias, I am 37 and living in Leipzig. My first car back in 1999 was a 1994 Vectra CDX 2.0i co-sponsored by my grandpa. Drove it until 2009 caused by failed MOT and missing money for repairs. "Grandpa" is stored since then in a garage and waiting for better times...
Meanwhile I drove a worn Astra Mk3 Saloon 1.6 for small bucks until MOT was due. Repairs were not worth it - so I scrapped it. Over a year or more I had no car.
Third car was then a 2000 Corsa 5-door. My other grandpa bequeathed it to me in 2012. Very good condition and just 32,000 miles on the clock.
Back in 2015 I bought a Vectra CDX 2.0 16V at Ebay. Purchased with engine or transmission problems nearly blind with only a few pics at the auction. Stored since then in a garage and waiting for better times... (sounds familiar?)
In 2016 friend of mine donated me his 1998 Volvo V70 2.5. Became my daily driver and wasted a lot of money for repairs. And last but not least I bought a 1997 Volvo S70 2.5T in November 2016. Stored since then in a garage and waiting for better times... (sounds familiar too?)
Five cars - two running and three waiting.
But times are getting better - the CDX 2.0 16V will be the first restoration project. Soon I will upload some pictures and informations starting with a new thread in "Projects and restorations".
As times goes by.... 
