How many left ?

Wibbles
Wibbles Community Member Posts: 3,686 Championing
edited June 1 in Transport and travel

Anyone who knows anything about cars, will be amazed to hear that the, once, common as muck Vauxhall Cavalier is just about gone. I had 2, in the 80's, so did my Dad and half of my street.

https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/vauxhall_cavalier

says that there are currently just 3 left taxed in the whole of the UK..

Could be a good investment - if you can find one.

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  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Community Member Posts: 15,514 Championing

    I found that site a while ago, thanks for reminding me about it!!

    Often very "ordinary" stuff becomes valuable in years to come because people don't tend to invest the time and money into caring for them. Something like an E-Type Jag I imagine there are hundreds left because people were motivated to maintain and preserve them from day one.

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community Member Posts: 6,329 Championing

    Sadly that site isn't very reliable, but it is interesting. Also worth noting that many people only tax retro cars during the summer months now. Keeping them dry stored during winter. You might find several more taxed during show season around August.

    Of course, the Cavalier didn't really disappear, it just got a new name in the late 90s. There are still plenty of Vectra's about! Although it's been nearly 20 years since that name was dropped as well…

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community Member Posts: 6,329 Championing

    As it happens, I know of someone with a tidy Cavalier. (Fairly well known on social media).

    After reading this thread I checked and confirmed his is currently taxed and MOT'd. 🙂

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 4,569 Online Community Team

    Well this is something I didn't know I'd be interested in! I looked up my car and was actually surprised at how many different versions of it there are. So I had to get out my log book to see what it is (there was no way I would have guessed correctly) and there are 3,750 of them!

  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community Member Posts: 3,686 Championing
    Screenshot 2026-06-25 144824.png

    Here's my car - a Suzuki Baleno SZ5 Automatic - they must be one of the most reliable cars going - they've been produced since 2017 and 99% are still on the road (still less than 1000 though)

  • Ross1975
    Ross1975 Community Member Posts: 1,538 Championing

    Some cars must've have even gone extinct by now.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOvIl41utDs
  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community Member Posts: 3,686 Championing
    edited June 27
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1134654#Comment_1134654

    Cars that I've owned such as Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin classic 1.8 Auto - not one exists any longer !

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