I came across this weird British car...

Question

Called an Opel Omega Carleton Lotus, or something like that (1990)...are these decent cars as we do not have them in the USA, or am I looking at a big money pit? I can get used to the RHD, I will have to adjust to shifting with my left hand though (it`s a 6 speed????!!!..why??)

Answer 1

Ah the lotus carlton (UK), Opel Omega (Europe), it's a great car & extremely rare! (you are pretty much right on all counts!) It was hugely expensive to buy when it first came out (£48000!) a good one will probably still be worth not much less than that. It pretty much beats the pants off of any other large sports saloon too. It may not be a proper money pit but parts are bound to be rare go for a good one & look after it & you should be fine!  

Answer 2

for starters, it's called Opel Omega and was sold as the Vauxhall Carlton in the UK. Opel paired with Lotus to make a limited run (950) of more powerful twin-turbo versions, typically called the Lotus Omega. it could do 0-60 in just over 5 seconds, and was at the time the most powerful 4-door ever (and it's still one of the fastest)