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[gbh]

Apart from owners 4 i think!

[gbh]

I had a quick look at it last night but it was getting dark and cold,wet etc.At first it was advertised as lpg which sparked my interest and it was an estate which i think will be my next car.Wife wasn't overly impressed with the leather colour it looked kinda beige not cream as in the photos.

[ronnyd]

Look at it in daylight, it will probably look a completely different colour. Semi darkness, night or floodlit showrooms not good for viewing cars. hides lots of imperfections mate

[05omegav6]

Look at it in daylight, it will probably look a completely different colour. Semi darkness, night or floodlit showrooms not good for viewing cars. hides lots of imperfections mate

Do the pedal trick as well... The spanner and eml bulbs can be removed to hide a multitude of issues...

[Lazydocker]

The bodywork looks good. Budget for the normal stuff, knock the price down and get them to MOT it... Job jobbed 

[Terbs]

Do you not have anyone near you who is 'up' on Omegas.
Thing is, with the mileage, if anyone checked the mileage of mine, they would probably query the low miles.
No one wants to buy a dud, but equally, no one likes losing a good one.
I may be wrong here, but can't you check MOT's online now. As LD says...body looks good, and if they are genuine, surely they would MOT it for you.
You are protected a bit more nowadays, in purchasing....and that does include second hand car sales.
You will have to use your experience with the mechanics of the engine etc. Pick the thing to bits, if its a bummer, walk away.
As an aside.....one of my Omegas never had a manual, or car pass, and the wheel lock nut was in the glove boxes of all three
Good luck

[Andy B]

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Wife wasn't overly impressed with the leather colour it looked kinda beige not cream as in the photos.

There's black, cream & a biscuit colour. Im not overly keen on the biscuit either 

[05omegav6]

Do you not have anyone near you who is 'up' on Omegas.
Thing is, with the mileage, if anyone checked the mileage of mine, they would probably query the low miles.
No one wants to buy a dud, but equally, no one likes losing a good one.
I may be wrong here, but can't you check MOT's online now. As LD says...body looks good, and if they are genuine, surely they would MOT it for you.
You are protected a bit more nowadays, in purchasing....and that does include second hand car sales.
You will have to use your experience with the mechanics of the engine etc. Pick the thing to bits, if its a bummer, walk away.
As an aside.....one of my Omegas never had a manual, or car pass, and the wheel lock nut was in the glove boxes of all three
Good luck

I did... between a November MoT and one the following March, it covered 47 miles... so either it was sat for ages on a forecourt and Motd as part of the sale or there's more going on...

That said, it does look clean, and given the rarity of 3.2 estates condition is more important than anything else

[Terbs]

I think you need to ask questions on this one. If the garage is pucker, they will help all they can. You should know their reputation as they are near. Again...would the V5 show previous ownership, who with luck, might be close.
As this is about a car sale, maybe I should butt out. But I hate to see an Omega 'die' especially a rarer one like this example. But I would not want to feel guilty of 'pressurising' someone to buy.
I would say that...given by what the pictures show of condition...someone loved and looked after it at some point. As we have seen in the past, how many of us have bought an Omega cheap, because the previous owner knew nothing about them, and the cure was just what we call 'normal service items'. Mention wishbones, cambelts, camcovers etc, and some people, even mechanics, shy away in horror.

[Nick W]

I think you need to ask questions on this one. If the garage is pucker, they will help all they can. You should know their reputation as they are near. Again...would the V5 show previous ownership, who with luck, might be close.
As this is about a car sale, maybe I should butt out. But I hate to see an Omega 'die' especially a rarer one like this example. But I would not want to feel guilty of 'pressurising' someone to buy.
I would say that...given by what the pictures show of condition...someone loved and looked after it at some point. As we have seen in the past, how many of us have bought an Omega cheap, because the previous owner knew nothing about them, and the cure was just what we call 'normal service items'. Mention wishbones, cambelts, camcovers etc, and some people, even mechanics, shy away in horror.

That's because 'normal service items' will easily soak up £500 in parts and at least two days work, which is really hard to stomach just to make a £1000 car usable.

[gbh]

I've just been informed that the car is sold for £1295,the garage had no knowledge of its history at all apart from it came from Chippenham,Wilts.The car looked tidy enough but there were scuffs to front and rear bumpers,it did have a colour screen and the tyres felt ok! It was getting dark! Battery cover was missing,but only 70 days MOT is a risk and it felt like a car from the sales.Still I hope works out for the new owner!!