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Re: RIP my omega..
« Reply #105 on: 14 February 2012, 19:53:36 »

Great work Albs, pat on the back from me :y :y :y
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Re: RIP my omega..
« Reply #106 on: 14 February 2012, 21:18:59 »

Nice job Albs...  It is good to see another Mig saved and how accurate the OOF advice is...
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Re: RIP my omega..
« Reply #107 on: 14 February 2012, 21:33:59 »

Top job that man!

Wanna come play with my estate?   :D
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Re: RIP my omega..
« Reply #108 on: 09 June 2019, 17:47:49 »

As Im in a lazy mood today, sat here waiting until its time to go to work, I decided to check if this car was still around.
I bought it with 90k miles on the clock and misdiagnosed head gasket failure by a garage.
Typed FT02 HLM into the Gov. Mot checker and lo and behold its still going strong. 166k miles on the clock and passed its MOT in March with no advisories.  :)
https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/
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Re: RIP my omega..
« Reply #109 on: 09 June 2019, 18:08:23 »

My current project (almost finished) is a bit more of a low tech job.  ;D





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Re: RIP my omega..
« Reply #110 on: 09 June 2019, 18:28:23 »

The chicken chaser lives..... :D
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Re: RIP my omega..
« Reply #111 on: 09 June 2019, 18:31:39 »

are you trying to lower your petrol bill ?  ;D
looks very tidy and original  :)
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Re: RIP my omega..
« Reply #112 on: 09 June 2019, 18:33:58 »

Holy thread restriction.

Bloody auto spell.
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Re: RIP my omega..
« Reply #113 on: 09 June 2019, 21:08:05 »

The little Chicken chaser (aka Honda Cub C90 - the biggest selling vehicle ever, by a long way  :P ) is now very tidy and original, as I spent approx. 100 hours restoring it over the winter.
I wouldnt be seen dead on it. Its even getting transported to the MOT station in the back of a van.  ::) ;D
However, I paid £200 for it, spent another £200 restoring it and wont be selling it for anything less than a grand, possibly more.  ;)
The Omega in the thread all those years ago was purchased for £300, spent another £300 (and many hours in the freezing cold) on it, and sold it on the bay of fleas for £1200.
Im a sad old fickir I know, but it warmed the cockles of my heart today when I saw that it has covered another 76000 miles and is still going strong.  :)
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Re: RIP my omega..
« Reply #114 on: 09 June 2019, 21:12:35 »

P.S. for anyone who has joined in recent year, the original thread might be worth a read. Its the kind of thing that used to appear on OOF from time to time when it was a busier forum with a lot of active members.  ;)
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Re: RIP my omega..
« Reply #115 on: 10 June 2019, 07:48:59 »

Saw this thread and began reading it,it took a while for the penny to drop that is was from 2012 :D Still an interesting read even now.The "90" looks very well and a testament to your work :y Most of the cars I've owned I'd be glad to know had gone to the crusher ;D others I don't really care whether they have or not,but yes there are the odd one or two which at the back of my mind I hope are still about.
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Re: RIP my omega..
« Reply #116 on: 10 June 2019, 11:37:11 »

I just went through all my old cars (well, the ones I can remember the registrations for), and not one of them is still alive ;D
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Re: RIP my omega..
« Reply #117 on: 10 June 2019, 19:21:01 »

Just checked some  of my previous and an old Mazda 626 (A reg, prefix) which i saw on the back of a transporter in 98 is the only one still on the system. Says road tax? due in 1998. No MOT history. :D
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Re: RIP my omega..
« Reply #118 on: 21 May 2021, 23:42:53 »

Sat here bored on a wet & windy Friday night, and decided to do an MOT check again on the car that started this thread all those years ago. FT02 HLM.
Sold it with 90352 miles on the clock in July 2012. It passed the MOT again in March this year with 170544 miles on the clock.
Advisories on discs and a couple of other minor things, but still going strong.
Not bad for a car condemned by a garage who claimed it didnt have a leaky oil cooler but two blown head gaskets.  :)
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Re: RIP my omega..
« Reply #119 on: 22 May 2021, 08:12:46 »

Quote from OP: “garage owner is a friend so not out to try and rip me off.” Well maybe not, but he employed incompetent mechanics. Just read this again Albs, and being Omega-less now, I needed a nostalgia fix, the thread was a useful learning curve, and must have been good training for the Frog.  :y
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