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[OmegaAnglesey]

dont touch a 2.2, ive just scrapped 2 of them, engines are only good for about 85-100k at most then burn oil, mine were both doing a ltr every 1000 miles, google ruddy things

if its the same as my 2.2 Omega it's a good reliable engine. But as with anything if abused and not maintained ... well say no more

[omega3000]

dont touch a 2.2, ive just scrapped 2 of them, engines are only good for about 85-100k at most then burn oil, mine were both doing a ltr every 1000 miles, google ruddy things

  Guess thats why there is so many up for sale then , thanks for the heads up on that  I was tempted to have a look at a few 2.2's but more inclined to look at the 2.0 or even 1.6 p/f .

[Jukeboxnut]

I bought a 1998 1.8 petrol Vectra estate after I wrote my first Omega off 6 years ago for £1000 with 75,000 miles and fsh etc.  After I bought my current Omega I gave it to my wife who is still using it, now with 115,000 miles approx.  It has never given any trouble, just the normal tyre wear of WWD plus the body and interior are still in excellent condition.  I reckon that they are very underrated cars but not as comforable or spacious as the Omega.

[omega3000]

I bought a 1998 1.8 petrol Vectra estate after I wrote my first Omega off 6 years ago for £1000 with 75,000 miles and fsh etc.  After I bought my current Omega I gave it to my wife who is still using it, now with 115,000 miles approx.  It has never given any trouble, just the normal tyre wear of WWD plus the body and interior are still in excellent condition.  I reckon that they are very underrated cars but not as comforable or spacious as the Omega.

 

I dont think loud mouth Clarkson did them any favours  Not all of us want to race on the roads at stupid speeds and expect a normal family car to handle like a F1 car ... all that aside they are cheap transport and handling is fine for me doing no more than 60mph anywhere . The 3 ive owned have all been useful cars and ultra reliable .

[Keith ABS]

  mt eldest had a 2.5 calibra that had been stage 1 chipped. It returned 35+ to the gallon and went like stink when needed.
keith B

[Simon.rose1]

Watch out with the 2.2 vectra as there is an issue with the timing chain oil feed jet blocking and the chain snapping if it not had regular oil changes I loved my 2.5 vectra cdx full leather but now prefer my omega but I got a bargain with that if you want advice on vectra a look at vvoc.com

[omega3000]

The 2.5 vecrta i owned for 3 yrs was bulletproof and i wasnt as kind to it as i should have been with servicing and such like  Leather seats were quite firm and slidey , mpg was good . Normal thing to pack up was the digital speedo readout but it could still be read if you shone a torch over it  Bodywork was no different to an omega of the same year , just starting to bubble under the arches and a few bits on the doors , i would have thought most rust buckets to be too far gone now and scrapped . Seen a few earlier ones in mint condition which is unusual but holding value .