1994 Vauxhall Senator CD 24v 3.0 petrol from UK and Ireland
Summary:
Classic old school cruiser
Faults:
Quite a lot be honest, the previous owner fixed the famous weak timing chain before I bought it, the rest was mechanical wear and tear. A/C and cruise control never worked properly, also common faults that I never bothered fixing. Noisy differential started to whine in my last year of ownership. Apparently it had also been replaced before.
Rust usually kills these cars but mine was OK - garaged since new (I know the previous owner) and I kept it garaged also in my ownership.
General Comments:
One of my favorite cars that I had quite a while ago, but at the time was glad I finally got round to buying one. The Senator had quite a following as a used executive car, but never really was a great selling car when new, shame really, was probably Vauxhall's best kept secret.
My CD model had everything - leather and electrics. Ride was smooth and the car had a split personality - could be a smooth cruiser and then hit sport mode on the auto box and the car accelerated like nothing else I had driven before at the time.
Like many Senator owners I sold it years ago when it was not worth much, but wish I had held on to it as they are so rare now and worth a few grand.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 27th October, 2022
16th Oct 2023, 10:39
One of the most underrated cars ever! Remember seeing many in the police force back in the day.