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bob.dent

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Re: what other vehicles do you own and drive
« Reply #45 on: 09 May 2011, 09:44:05 »
Buggered if I could afford to run, tax, fuel and maintain a second vehicle, just the Omega costs me enough!! :o
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Re: what other vehicles do you own and drive
« Reply #46 on: 09 May 2011, 13:13:32 »
am currently thinning out the fleet somewhat, but have plenty - let's just leave it at that !
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Re: what other vehicles do you own and drive
« Reply #47 on: 09 May 2011, 15:54:12 »
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2.5 v6 CDx Omega facelift manual (soon to be sold)
1.9 CDti 150 Mum Bus
1.6 Astra Hatch
108 DMU (under restoration)
Fordson Dexta Tractor (under restoration)

Also drive
Various items of plant - Dumpers, forklifts, 360 Excavators, Land Rovers etc etc.
Class 47 Loco
Class 08 Shunter plus others (e.g. occasionaly a 25, 20 etc )


What are you replacing it with?
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Re: what other vehicles do you own and drive
« Reply #48 on: 09 May 2011, 20:15:00 »
Nothing, three cars is one to many for our needs
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Re: what other vehicles do you own and drive
« Reply #49 on: 09 May 2011, 20:17:56 »
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2.5 v6 CDx Omega facelift manual (soon to be sold)
1.9 CDti 150 Mum Bus
1.6 Astra Hatch
108 DMU (under restoration)
Fordson Dexta Tractor (under restoration)

Also drive
Various items of plant - Dumpers, forklifts, 360 Excavators, Land Rovers etc etc.
Class 47 Loco
Class 08 Shunter plus others (e.g. occasionaly a 25, 20 etc )
You not sold that Omega yet :o
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Re: what other vehicles do you own and drive
« Reply #50 on: 09 May 2011, 21:23:57 »
Errr.

Omega Elite V6 3.2 (Not so much these days  :-[)
Omega Elite 2.2 D DTi (Everyday hack)
Mrs VXL V6's Omega CD 2.2DTi Estate

A secondhand bike when I feel guilty about the extra slice of cake i've just eaten!

A 17.0hh Horse (Only 1 Horsepower but perfect power to weight ratio and excellent off road ability!)


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Re: what other vehicles do you own and drive
« Reply #51 on: 09 May 2011, 21:44:59 »
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2.5 v6 CDx Omega facelift manual (soon to be sold)
1.9 CDti 150 Mum Bus
1.6 Astra Hatch
108 DMU (under restoration)
Fordson Dexta Tractor (under restoration)

Also drive
Various items of plant - Dumpers, forklifts, 360 Excavators, Land Rovers etc etc.
Class 47 Loco
Class 08 Shunter plus others (e.g. occasionaly a 25, 20 etc )
You not sold that Omega yet :o

Lol, servicing it from top to botom. Full brake strip clean, fluid change and check (it has nearly new discs and pads on the front and the rears are fine)...etc, etc, etc.

Its got nearly 400 quids worth of rubber on it (only done a few thousand miles since fitting).
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Re: what other vehicles do you own and drive
« Reply #52 on: 09 May 2011, 21:56:45 »
Could be a good breaker by the sound of it. :y.......... :D ;D
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Re: what other vehicles do you own and drive
« Reply #53 on: 09 May 2011, 22:15:18 »
Currently run two Omega's (1998/99) a S-Type Jag (1999) and the wife's Honda Civic (1997 model).

I do all the servicing myself. The Omega's have lasted well and other than the normal service items the tyres don't last long.

The Jag's off the road at the moment with a few suspension problems. Trying to pluck up the courage to price up (and pay) for the parts.  :o

The Jag costs are very expensive compared to the Omega and they don't do discounts like Vauxhalls with the TC card.

The wife's Honda (bubble shape) has been an excellent buy. Bought it as a one year old and hardly anything has gone wrong other than the normal service items.  :)

At the same time I had the Rover 400 (same shape and year as the Honda Civic).

I was always a Rover/Leyland fan in the past and drove plenty of minis, maestro's, Rover 200's.

However, this was a disaster.  >:(

 * head gasket went twice
 * alternator replaced
 * starter motor replaced
 * two exchange gearboxes
 * two new radiators,
 * three new clutches,
 * new air con system,
 * two sets of shock absorbers all round
 * rusty body panels (needed cutting out and weding)
 * rusty roof
 * and plenty of other issues.

No wonder they went under!! A shame really because it was a nice car to drive when it was running.
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Re: what other vehicles do you own and drive
« Reply #54 on: 09 May 2011, 22:25:55 »
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Buggered if I could afford to run, tax, fuel and maintain a second vehicle, just the Omega costs me enough!! :o

pick the car right, and it's less than 2 tanks of fuel for the Omega.

My Avenger is £103 a year to insure(fully comp, european breakdown cover etc), and free to tax. That just leaves £35 for an MOT. Maintenance is dirt cheap, when the head gasket failed last year(my fault, hadn't noticed the leaky core plug and drove it until it stopped) cost £12 for the set and took about an hour to do -try that on a modern car! Plus it's worth more than it's cost me which is handy!
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Re: what other vehicles do you own and drive
« Reply #55 on: 09 May 2011, 22:54:03 »
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am currently thinning out the fleet somewhat, but have plenty - let's just leave it at that !

I think I remember your list last time this went round  :o :o Respect :y
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Re: what other vehicles do you own and drive
« Reply #56 on: 10 May 2011, 01:11:18 »
my fleet

skoda yeti  the wifes car im not allowed to rag drive it
2 transit connects
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and my old work hack a 2001 vectra sri dti estate which i am now having to use for work as my new employee has my connect 
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Re: what other vehicles do you own and drive
« Reply #57 on: 10 May 2011, 19:07:13 »
1.8d r reg fiesta van to run to and from work in. Saving £40 a week in fuel over the omega.
Mrs has 2.2dci primera estate.
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Re: what other vehicles do you own and drive
« Reply #58 on: 10 May 2011, 19:19:02 »
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Errr.

Omega Elite V6 3.2 (Not so much these days  :-[)
Omega Elite 2.2 D DTi (Everyday hack)
Mrs VXL V6's Omega CD 2.2DTi Estate

A secondhand bike when I feel guilty about the extra slice of cake i've just eaten!

A 17.0hh Horse (Only 1 Horsepower but perfect power to weight ratio and excellent off road ability!)


 ;D ;D :y
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Re: what other vehicles do you own and drive
« Reply #59 on: 11 May 2011, 16:35:06 »
Jaguar X Type 3.0 AWD sport 2005 - Soon Morphing into a 4.2 XKR
Range Rover 4.0 Vogue 2002
BMW X5 3.0i Sport 2005
clit Sport 182 2004 ( for sale replaced by above)

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