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General Car Chat / Re: Omega replacement
« on: 06 September 2019, 20:41:23 »
The MOT history suggests that its not been that well cared for...
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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 27 August 2019, 21:17:45 »
Mine is still looking ok from its wash the other day. it also had 2 new rear tyres as well. and today I drove to Lincoln to collect something I bought on ebay….
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General Car Chat / Re: £200 for a spare key?
« on: 31 July 2019, 12:28:45 »
I still need to get the blank key I bought from Alasdair cut so I have a spare for my car if I need it..
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General Car Chat / Re: Car insurance grrr.
« on: 31 July 2019, 12:26:13 »
Tesco has been the cheapest again this year for me. but I obviously needed to cancel the previous policy as they wanted to put the price up despite no claims being made by me.
Cheers
Neil.
Cheers
Neil.
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Omega General Help / Re: V6 engine rebuilt or what?
« on: 13 July 2019, 23:50:27 »
I have thought about fitting a 3.0/3.2 or better still a V8 
to my car as i miss the extra grunt that my previous 3.2 had. because even half decent 3.2 estates are rather thin on the ground.
Cheers
Neil.
to my car as i miss the extra grunt that my previous 3.2 had. because even half decent 3.2 estates are rather thin on the ground.Cheers
Neil.
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Omega General Help / Re: Rear shock turret rusty - what to do?
« on: 19 June 2019, 13:07:15 »
When I changed the shocks on my x reg one the metalwork was solid so I greased them up for good measure. trouble was a Frenchman in a mokka slammed into the side of the car writing it off 
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Cheers
Neil.
.Cheers
Neil.
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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 16 June 2019, 20:09:27 »
After coming back from Liverpool yesterday literally at the end of the road a warning light came on and when I checked the codes I got an 0135 brilliant more money to spend on the damn thing 
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brilliant more money to spend on the damn thing .
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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 12 June 2019, 15:32:30 »
Just before I lifted the bonnet to change the shredded tensioner I noticed the boot light was not working?. so I checked and found out the battery was completely dead after 4 days of sitting idle due to the fact it couldn't be driven. now the battery is about 6 months old and I drove over 200 miles on the Thursday so I would have thought there would be a good charge in said battery and the alternator obviously works otherwise it wouldn't have gone at all. bloody cars eh..
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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 07 June 2019, 23:47:30 »
Went on another long drive yesterday (Thursday) and when I got back I realised the awful noise from under the bonnet was the aux belt tensioner... it finally let go today after a short journey and is completely shredded. and i'll have to wait until next week before I can fix it..
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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 04 May 2019, 23:33:52 »
Despite trying to avoid yet another pratt on the road he still managed to drive away again just like the last prick after stuffing the nearside wing in. so now i have yet more bloody work to do.
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General Car Chat / Re: Nice mod?
« on: 24 April 2019, 18:05:22 »
Mine doesn't do that off the key. but when you open it remember to move your face out of the way because it will slap you under the chin thanks to the new struts I put on it.
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General Car Chat / Re: How many have you owned..
« on: 24 April 2019, 18:02:07 »
The 1st was a 2.6 CDX saloon in silver in which the engine died. 2nd was a 2.5 elite saloon also silver which was written off by a Frenchman in a rental mokka. 3rd was a 2.2 manual GLS estate in nocturno blue which I sold to a banger racer unfortunately. 4th was a 3.2 elite estate in nocturno blue which was vandalised by druggies several times but now lives in Bristol. 5th was a 2.5 elite estate in a weird sort of reddish brown which was sold to someone who probably dismantled it or raced it. and the current one is familiar to several people on here too and which has been hit by an Asian in a Vectra who drove off and as also had one of the doors kicked in (druggies again). but is now ok again.
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General Car Chat / Re: Low Mileage 3.2 MV6 on eBay
« on: 17 April 2019, 22:59:20 »
That's a nice colour. but i wonder just how much rot there is in those chassis rails..
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Omega General Help / Re: Oil Leak
« on: 17 April 2019, 22:57:31 »
The plug wells on mine were full of oil on the offside and the nearside had some water too. due to the fact the plugs hadn't been touched for quite a while before I bought it if I had not bothered to check when I did I doubt that one of the plugs would have been able to be removed before much longer due to the rotten state of it.
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Glovebox handle wanted.
« on: 13 April 2019, 20:55:31 »
I don't suppose anyone has a glovebox handle in beige or whatever the colour it might be for my car as it finally gave up yesterday and now I cant even close the thing up at all.
Cheers
Neil.
Cheers
Neil.