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[Drewomega]

Hi! Does anybody know on this wonderful forum anyone selling a good quality left hand drive Omega Elite full spec?, as I want to drive and leave it in Spain. Thanks. Drew 

[Varche]

You might be better off getting a RHD Omega. Here is why (apologies if you know all or some of this stuff!)

- If you take a UK car to Spain and use it it should be UK address insured, taxed and MOT'd(at a UK testing station) yearly.
- If you live in Spain for longer than six months each year then theoretically your car needs changing to Spanish plates ( quite a pricy process as you need a new Spanish V5 doc, Spanish MOT(ITV) and to fill in a mountain of forms and hand over a mountain of money to the government.
-Despite the above a UK car will still be cheaper than a Spanish LHD car as residuals are so high here and in other EU countries.
- Driving a RHD car here is quite safe.
- much better choice of cars though they may have been subjected to Britains regime of road salt/damp!
- I have never seen a LHD Elite! 

Varche

[Andy B]

......
- I have never seen a LHD Elite! 

Varche

AFAIK European Opel didn't badge their top spec car as Elite, confusingly for us in the UK, their 'Elite' was badged MV6.  :-/

[I_want_an_Omega]

Thats right, the first MV6s were Opel "elite" spec cars, with the UK MV6s being plod versions.

Goodness knows why - thats marketing for you I guess

[Drewomega]

Thanks to everybody that replied! 
May have to troll ebay.es

[Andy B]

Thanks to everybody that replied! 
May have to troll ebay.es

The limit of my Spanish is 'please' & '2 beers please!'   

[oceansoul]

however; when i have been to finland 3 times, all spaced about 6 months appart i have seen a toyota on uk plates in a car park. its on a 52 plate. and hasnt been taxed in aaaages lol

[Varche]

If the UK car in Finland wasn't taxed maybe it is SORN or not even insured/MOT'd.

It is one area of lack of EU wide rules that gets my goat.

V

[ENFIELD_MV6]

not a elite i know but is a left hooker

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Left-Hand-Drive-Opel-Omega-2-5l-Estate-CD_W0QQitemZ320437796845QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item4a9b94bfed

[Drewomega]

not a elite i know but is a left hooker

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Left-Hand-Drive-Opel-Omega-2-5l-Estate-CD_W0QQitemZ320437796845QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item4a9b94bfed

Thanks Enfield! Missed the damn thing as working in Tunisia at the moment.   

[ENFIELD_MV6]

not a elite i know but is a left hooker

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Left-Hand-Drive-Opel-Omega-2-5l-Estate-CD_W0QQitemZ320437796845QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item4a9b94bfed

Thanks Enfield! Missed the damn thing as working in Tunisia at the moment.   

if i find anymore around will just pm you direct 

[fatbob]

There are SOOO many UK reg'd cars over here on the Costa Blanca with no tax discs - a lot of them being used for illegal taxis (but they're being clamped down on at last).
Many of them are being driven by Moroccans in false names as buying a UK car only involves changing the name of the owner and sending the v5 to the UK (which most moroccans don't do)! Whereas to change a car ownership of a Spanish registered car involves personal identification and the department of transport...how it should be!)
 

[Varche]

LHD Diesel Omega saloon on Spanish EBay. 1997 with only 100k miles on the clock currently £1700, 8 days to run.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OPEL-OMEGA-CD-TURBODIESEL-IMPECABLE_W0QQitemZ120489480355QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_186?hash=item1c0dbb90a3

Any good Drew?

V