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[STMO123]

We've been here before. Omegas are cheap and as good as bmw/bottom end merc?
Omegas ARE cheap...to buy, but expensive to maintain, so you end up paying the same eventually. It just hurts more with an omega, cause you keep convincing yourself "'that's it, no more!". But theres ALWAYS more.

[RonaldMcBurger]

Oh no, the omega goes. i stay!

[Marks DTM Calib]

Not fixed anything on my facelift in 3 years......serviced it but never repaired a thing!

Thats what you get with cheap cars of unknown origin, you have to correct the neglect first in the same way I have had to on the estate.....now its a good car and will be trouble free. This is true of all cars.....

Dont worry people, its just MrMcB having a moan......he does this sometimes  

The thing is Mr McB, you have never owned one long enough to actualy be able to make a judgement (no offence ment) on the reliability, you buy cheap with problems, fix up and then sell!

[miked]

What you all need is two less cylinders and a lot less toys to go wrong  

[bob.dent]

Well, I agree they can be expensive to maintain at times BUT......having put right most of the usual things, I'm now having my longest stint where nothing major has gone wrong. I think by following the wealth of good advice here on OOF many problems can be prevented. As Mark said in his post, it may have been worth keeping one for a decent length of time to really appreciate them. Having had mine for just over a year I still get a buzz from driving the old barge

All said and done though, I hope you're going to stick around Fin

[STMO123]

I think I can sum my experience up by saying that I'm glad I bought it because I've always wanted one. But, now I've had one, I dont think I would buy another. Saab 9-5 next for me I think.

[TheBoy]

My ownership of the MV6 is coming up to 3yrs now. Other than usual 'consumable' type items (many of which dirt cheap on TC), I have changed (or had changed)

2 x cambelt kits (though this is probably standard service item)
Driver side rocker gasket £40 ish
Both front wishbones £72 each for genuine before they went up in price
Both front shocks £60 ish each
Track rods £180 for the lot
Handbrake cable £45
Crank sensor £70
Climate unit (display damaged when bought) £30 ebay

[STMO123]

My ownership of the MV6 is coming up to 3yrs now. Other than usual 'consumable' type items (many of which dirt cheap on TC), I have changed (or had changed)

2 x cambelt kits (though this is probably standard service item)
Driver side rocker gasket £40 ish
Both front wishbones £72 each for genuine before they went up in price
Both front shocks £60 ish each
Track rods £180 for the lot
Handbrake cable £45
Crank sensor £70
Climate unit (display damaged when bought) £30 ebay

Sounds reasonable Jaime, but, if you'd have had to pay a garage to do that lot........

[TheBoy]

My ownership of the MV6 is coming up to 3yrs now. Other than usual 'consumable' type items (many of which dirt cheap on TC), I have changed (or had changed)

2 x cambelt kits (though this is probably standard service item)
Driver side rocker gasket £40 ish
Both front wishbones £72 each for genuine before they went up in price
Both front shocks £60 ish each
Track rods £180 for the lot
Handbrake cable £45
Crank sensor £70
Climate unit (display damaged when bought) £30 ebay

Sounds reasonable Jaime, but, if you'd have had to pay a garage to do that lot........

Find a good, trustworthy mechanic for those jobs you can't do.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Cambelt is a service item, shocks and wishbone bushes are consumables....they go on all cars at high mileage (most manufactures recommend changing shocks every 50-60K miles!)

[STMO123]

My ownership of the MV6 is coming up to 3yrs now. Other than usual 'consumable' type items (many of which dirt cheap on TC), I have changed (or had changed)

2 x cambelt kits (though this is probably standard service item)
Driver side rocker gasket £40 ish
Both front wishbones £72 each for genuine before they went up in price
Both front shocks £60 ish each
Track rods £180 for the lot
Handbrake cable £45
Crank sensor £70
Climate unit (display damaged when bought) £30 ebay

Sounds reasonable Jaime, but, if you'd have had to pay a garage to do that lot........

Find a good, trustworthy mechanic for those jobs you can't do.

Like the fella in the post above?

[TheBoy]

My ownership of the MV6 is coming up to 3yrs now. Other than usual 'consumable' type items (many of which dirt cheap on TC), I have changed (or had changed)

2 x cambelt kits (though this is probably standard service item)
Driver side rocker gasket £40 ish
Both front wishbones £72 each for genuine before they went up in price
Both front shocks £60 ish each
Track rods £180 for the lot
Handbrake cable £45
Crank sensor £70
Climate unit (display damaged when bought) £30 ebay

Sounds reasonable Jaime, but, if you'd have had to pay a garage to do that lot........

Find a good, trustworthy mechanic for those jobs you can't do.

Like the fella in the post above?

If only I lived nearer....  

[TheBoy]

Cambelt is a service item, shocks and wishbone bushes are consumables....they go on all cars at high mileage (most manufactures recommend changing shocks every 50-60K miles!)

and handbrake cable was my own fault  

[Elite Pete]

Not fixed anything on my facelift in 3 years......serviced it but never repaired a thing!

Thats what you get with cheap cars of unknown origin, you have to correct the neglect first in the same way I have had to on the estate.....now its a good car and will be trouble free. This is true of all cars.....

Dont worry people, its just MrMcB having a moan......he does this sometimes  

The thing is Mr McB, you have never owned one long enough to actualy be able to make a judgement (no offence ment) on the reliability, you buy cheap with problems, fix up and then sell!

I think Marks right. You buy a car with over 100000 miles on it that someone sold probably because its started to go wrong and expect to run it with no problems, sometimes if your lucky this happens but most of the time there are issues that need sorting. Now im not trying to teach Fin to suck eggs as what I know about omegas has all come off this site and a lot of it came from Fin but I bought my Omega because the body work was near mint condition, the interior is in good nick and the mechanicals have been well serviced. I knew it tramlined like hell and it got a bit warm but after changing the wishbones, idler arm and radiator, which is nothing for a 8 year old car with 119000 miles up it she has been nothing but reliable and has carried me another 110000 miles in comfort and safety . Give it a year with a Volvo and you will be saying bloody car lets buy another Omega they get under the skin

[Marks DTM Calib]

So its crank sensor, rocker gasket and  failed climate panel which was liek it when you bought it. Track rod ends a maybe......(also wear on all cars)