Hi 'landers,
am considering buying an opel senator 1988 model from a friend who just imported 7 of them 6 cylinderc engine, automatic transmission.
can anyone who has had experience driving and maintaining this car give a review of it?
in terms of maintenance, spares availability, fuel consumption, durability and adaptibility to nigeria cause i don't see much of it on the roads.
Your inputs will be well appreciated.

Thanks

If I were you, I wouldn't touch an old Senator.

The I6 motors were problematic when they were new, these problems won't have improved with age.

Avoid.

@poster

Be very careeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeful.

This car has a 3.0 litre engine. This car is a machine and not meant for poor pple. Even my boss who is a counting in the millions found this car problematic.

Engine wise u are OK but electrical and body is a problem. For instance the front Bumper goes for btw 30,000 and 35,000 Naira, Fuel pump N30,000.00, Airconditional is very problematic.

Last year 2007 April we had to sell my boss's own for N100,000 as he refused any of the staff to take it home.

He just told I and one other colleague to take the car, sell it and share the money btw. us. He said he is not interest in how much we sold it.

Before then we called a guy from Ojuelegba and he priced the car dor N80,000.

And finally, that car has no second hand value because it is too big.

Remember it was originally built as a luxury car.

However, the decision is all yours.

I CONCUR!

We used to own one. Its a beast on the highway but you will certainly be better off if it was just a test ride and not your personal property. Once it starts crying, We dashed it out!

But if you love it, I cant tell you its not worth dying for

But personally, I WOULDNT TOUCH IT IF I WERE YOU.