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Hmmmm....   the official verdict by SWMBO on my 3.0 Elite is a mere "it's alright , i suppose.......  "

but then she spent about 16-7 years in Senators.....  I had my first one in 1984 , and only parted with the last one in 2001.....

towards the end of that period we got the Sintra.....   which scored highly....  by virtue of having 7 "proper" seats... and being a shed load nicer, more comfortable and reliable, and faster, than the Pug 505Gti estate 7 seater we had previously...  (we have 5 kids.... so we have to keep at least 1      7 seater on hand for family outings....    )

BUT she wouldn't initially happily drive it....  as it was too big.......   she liked travelling in it... and even remarked about how crap the Zafira was in comparison....   particularly noticing it's lack of poise in cornering and under braking....  

but that's the 7 seater....   it's not a replacement for the Sennies ... although, despite being driven on the wrong set of wheels...(what moron decided FWD and a V6 was a good idea without traction control?)  it's as close to having a senator MPV as we could get......    solid and stable and pretty quick with that 24V 3.0 V6 in it....  

what feature on  my omega elite got the most positive reactions from both Wife and Daughters??


The talking factory fitted Sat Nav.



(Our later sennies had pretty much all the bells and whistles the meega has apart from that... so not really much wow factor for the rest of it...... )


The teenage daughters especially went a bit loopy over it.....  "daddy daddy, it talks to you.... it TALKS to you.....   "  in the same kind of excited tone of voice as that used for when you just bought them a pony!  and were pointedly told no... they were not learning to drive in MY car.....


;)





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only problem with digital dashboards .....reminds me of MG maestro's and Montego's  :o

Never driven those, bit old for me  ;) ;D

For me the digi dash is retro cool. Including the ariel that poppes up out of the back wing when the radio is turned on.

How cool is that!  :D

fine, unless incorrectly/poorly aligned, and some one shuts the boot while the aerial is up.....    

crunch, one snapped aerial.

(my wife. bless her, snapped 3 of mine (1 on senator A , 2 on senator B's ) until  i sussed out how to get them to miss each other )


nice car Tunnie....   even WITH a digital dash....  ;)....  I'm an analogue fan at heart..... ;)

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General Discussion Area / Re: How Nervous?
« on: 10 January 2007, 20:40:31 »
it's always nice when things work out the way you actually want them to!

Excellent news !


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General Discussion Area / Re: How Nervous?
« on: 10 January 2007, 13:35:26 »
I know that feeling .....

Especially about Wheel bearings....

despite not being mentioned by Auto data or Haynes, there is apparently a "special tool" for lining up the rear bearings on the estate....

if not used, they can tend to fail early... like a week to a month after fitting....  according to Gurney's ...  our local VX dealership

they did however lend the tool to my local garage free of charge.....   they just had to wait a couple of days for it...

While there, i'm also having a new HBV, EGR, and a thorough clean out, including the breathers and so on, and rear brake pads...


if they do this all well, and not bastardly expensively... I might get them to do the full suspension replacement I've got lined up for My Sintra.



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General Discussion Area / Re: Monza
« on: 12 January 2007, 21:29:52 »
STUFF the monza , Omegatoy,  I want your 2.0 ;)  Omega !!!  ..... likewise in Oxford......   but jealous as all hell....   :D

Let's just say "It appeals to my sense of humour"  :D :y :y :y

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General Discussion Area / Re: Monza
« on: 12 January 2007, 11:44:46 »
I'd agree

DON'T DO IT !


better off spending a bit on the Monza lump...

The straight six can fairly easily be taken from 3.0 up to 3.6...   and there used to be a number of cam and ECU chip sets available...   not to mention other performance parts....  I haven't looked for a number of years, but it's possible some of the stuff I had done to one of My Senators many years ago, can still be done....  maybe even cheaply if it's old stock some one wants shot of......   dunno...   but it's a thought...

or even better perhaps.....   swap out for a 24V SenatorB 3.0 ...  although this will require almost as much work as the Omega V6 swap...(wiring, custom exhaust , change the ECU and all sorts of other bits )  THEN go to 3.6.............  

while you're at it, you will also want to upgrade the braking system, gearbox and diff......   ;)  and suspension.....

(I promise you, a 3.6 straight six of either type (12 or 24 valve) has a LOT of grunt to handle...  )











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General Discussion Area / Re: Climate Control Poll
« on: 11 January 2007, 19:22:28 »
also 9 on mine....  

How does one spot a "mini facelift" BTW???  Xenon Lights??  or what??

(99 S reg)

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General Discussion Area / Re: Favourite Games...
« on: 09 January 2007, 19:56:36 »
In no particular order


on the Mac  (that's a Proper computer.... without the need to put up with Windows, or Viruses  ;)   )
Civilisation III
Age of Mythology
Age of Empires II


online
Arseteroids
http://www.sillyjokes.co.uk/games/arseteroids/


Assorted Rally and F1 games on the PS2

Tubeworx and Colin Mcrae Rally on the Mobile phone !

Scrabble and Monopoly as a family board game.


and
"how to scare the crap out of a boy racer" on the roads  :y


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General Discussion Area / Re: UK Tour
« on: 10 January 2007, 13:14:10 »
Coombe Martin etc is lovely, it's where we honeymooned, we go back every other year (we alternate holidays with North Wales) The Dolphin pub by the Beach in Coombe Martin is wonderful...

avoid the Guinness in the pack of Cards pub further up the main road, it's the worst pint I've ever had.

There's a huge number of nice spots around there... and some terrifying ones....

 avoid using the coastal single track road from the "Valley of the rocks"

it's terrifying....    we went down there in a Senator... I kid you not, the driver's side door mirror was over thin air...

no passing places, and it's NOT one way!  

jeeezus.....


(it should be borne in mind that I have Vertigo....   just looking down a cliff on Telly is enough to make me feel ill.....  )


Ilfracombe has some nice bits as well......

And Watermouth Cove is pretty, and the fudge you can get at Watermouth Castle, is, according to my lady wife, the best strawberry fudge on earth....    with real fresh strawberries...  

Lynton and Lynmouth are also definitely worth a visit....  a bit tourist trap ish, but nice nonetheless.  that Cliff Railway thing is horrifying for me, but impressive for "normal" people ;)

(Daft thing , I LOVE mountains and such like geography...   but I'm terrified of heights...  )

The Dinosaur & Wildlife park at the top of Coombe Martin is also very good... and much less tacky than you might think...   although there are some bits that are a bit crap.. most of it is great, and it sure as hell qualifies as a fitness activity...   there's very little level ground !   and make sure your handbrake is damn good before trying to park there !


Further afield, for those with kids, there's an all weather attraction called "the milky way"  over towards Clovelly.,..   which is great value, lots for kids of all ages (ours ranged from 6 to 17 last time we went) and also has one of the finest birds of prey collections and displays i've ever seen....    the chap who runs it is also a very talented painter....  we have a couple of his originals of some of the birds....    damn fine work and worth every penny.  he uses the funds from the sale of his paintings to operate a raptor "hospital"  on a non profit basis.


    




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General Discussion Area / Re: UK Tour
« on: 09 January 2007, 19:33:57 »
Snowdonia is a bit pretty ;)  some awesome bits of road, and scenery .

porthmadoc isa good place to base form, as you can get into snowdonia easily, and down or up the coast at will.....

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A friend of mine has an Audi A8 V8 , it's F'ing gorgeous.... and VERY rapid.......  

okay so they'll probably hold value reasonably... but it's got to be worth a look....

My Brother recently bought a new Passat.... it's far and away the best VW i've ever seen.....  ... not quite in the A8's class, but VERY very nice....  nonetheless

While I like the IDEA of this Rover, I wouldn't touch it with some one else's Barge-pole.... !!!  ANY rover's going to be bad enough... but the low numbers and rarity of spares will make this an albatross in no time .,


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