howdy folks signed up today as i may be back into mk2 ownership if i can get a decent one!!

my name steve i am from stoke and currently drive a mk3 astra 5 door xe'd beasty which if i can get a good deal will be replaced witha  mk2 cavvy

Hi steve welcome to the club,hope you manage to find a good mk2 any preferences,sri / 130 / cdi or... I drive an sri130 saloon had it since about 1993  i went to look at an astra mk2 16v and saw the cav, two owners (same family ) and 41000 on the clock full history etc just had to have it  someone else was looking at it/sitting in it so did rash thing went up to sales man stuck cash on his desk said i wanted it without trying it out did not haggle over price (was cheaper than astra anyway) signed for it just as other people came in to discuss purchase,never regreted it since

Do you want one to restore or one that has been restored or still in good nik ? boy can they rot, my advice plaster it with waxoyl everywhere probably reason why mine is still original apart from rear wing replaced 12years ago after small knock.

There are plenty of people in the club to advise you anyway if you need it. Anyway good luck with your search.

Welcome aboard and good luck with your search 

yea i used to own one it was 1.8 hatch many moons ago was in mint condition inside and out til some buffon nicked it!! i got it back minus a window and it had had the crap driven out of it exhaust was hanging off etc body damaged and it ended up in the scrappy since then i have had 4 opel mantas cav gsi'sand now my astra and have swayed back to wanting a mk2 cavvy saloon would love a calibre (dream on) but i will see what i can get i want one thats done and sound i have given up on the restoring lark ie mantas and rot lol

Yo Yo,welcome to the mental institution  ;D