1993 Vauxhall Senator review from UK and Ireland

Had the tracking done, stopped the wheel shake.

The best car I ever owned. It looked like the kind of car your grandad would have, the kind of car that from factory should have a tartan blanket and a couple straw hats on the rear parcel shelf. Once you've driven one though it's a differnt story.

I had the 2.6, not the 3 litre version, although mine only had cloth trim and no air-con, I didn't mind leather gets hot in the summer and the air-con rarely works on the old senators nowadays, it was still a pleasure to drive.

I bought the car for my wife, but after a year It was handed down to me. The car never used a drop of oil or water, turn the key it was on the button. The odd thing about the car (probably why I liked it so much was it's almost split personality, as in you could drive this large comfortable car around at 50 or 60 all day long, or hit the sports mode on the gear selector and turn that boy-racer that's been following to close into a blip in your rear-view mirror.

In the time I had the Senator I serviced it every 6000 miles, kept it polished and the only time the hazard lights came on where for it's MOT.

I sold the car thinking I'd get better fuel mileage from a 2 litre cavalier, but there's no difference at all. I now have an Omega Elite 3 litre. It's nice, but not as good as the older Vauxhalls.