Having thought long and hard about this, and realising that if i had a car that did 50mpg, i could have saved myself £800 in the last 10000 miles (eg, 5 months), I have decided to sell my pride and joy that is the Omega.
I'm asking £995....whether you think this is realistic or not I'm not too worried. I personally think it's worth that, and it owes me a lot more. So there is very little room to budge on that.
I understand this is not the best place to advertise, but i thought i'd give you all the chance to snap up a lovely car if you want it. If not, it is advertised elsewhere and I will find a buyer for sure.
Here is a description:
Taxed till end of September, Mot till October. (will most definitely pass the next one with flying colours)
This car has had a lot of money spent on it in my ownership, and a LOT of time and effort too. Many hours has been spent making this car as good as it can be.
The maintenance things i have done to this car in the last 6 months include:
3x oil and filter changes (every 3500miles without fail)
2x air filter changes
1 fuel filter change and flush
Flushed Radiator and added new coolant. (doesnt use a drop of water)
New Water Pump and Aux Belt.
Wear and tear replacement parts that I have replaced:
New Middle and Back box of the Exhaust.
New tyres all round (dunlop sp sport 9000 on 16" Elite Alloys, 225/55/16)
New rear Subframe bushes
New front wishbones
Modifications to enhance driving experience:
Lowered 35mm on brand new PI lowering springs. (bright red and specific to the 6 Cyl estate, not the 4 cyl as some are).
Chipped to 160bhp.. (aka the +10 chip, or full fat)
Fitted Genuine Omega HID Headlights from a Mini-facelift model. (Have Alu Adjustes fitted on one, and a spare for the other)
Having done all the suspension and bush work, I have taken the car to WHEELS IN MOTION for Full suspension Geometry setup.
Modifications to the Interior:
Fitted Facelift Elite full electric Leather interior. Including door cards. (slight issue with fitting rear door cards due to rear window winders instead of electrics, but this can be easily remedied, i will include the cards for the back).
Fitted the centre Arm rest (previously just had a tray, is missing a blanking plate for the rear of it).
Fitted Quality Kenwood stereo with Ipod direct control via usb and the usual Aux input for 3.5mm headphone sockets as well.
I have tinted the rear windows (not the hatch though) with Limo black tint. Not the best job, but passable. Helps keep the car cool, and was used by me to stop people looking into the rear of the vehicle as i used to store expensive equipment in it at times.
Comes with the genuine rear load cover, a good spare wheel and jack etc.
It's clean and tidy inside.
I love driving this car, It has plenty of go in it.
It's got cruise control also (which i fitted, it was just the addition of the genuine GM cruise stalk. The engine is drive by wire, eg. electronic throttle. So very easy mod to do and well worth it).
I realistically get between 30-44mpg depending on driving conditions.
The bare minimum i have ever achieved was 30mpg, and that was during a spirited a/b road drive up and down through the gears. I have never managed to get any lower.
On a motorway run it will do 40+ mpg if you're sensible.
I'm sure I've probably missed out some bits and bobs.
But best bet is come and look at the car for yourself in the flesh.
She's lovely, and a great pleasure to have owned.
(oh and i've also fitted the sports grill to the front, makes it look more mean!!)
I am unfortunately going to be requiring either a Van like a Doblo JTD, or a Berlingo HDI.
Or, if the right one comes along, a mondeo tdci estate or similar.
Purely for the economy, and the silly amount of miles i seem to be doing at the moment with work.
So if you have any of those, let me know.
Also feel free to ask Q's.
thanks for looking
Pics can be found here
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1307236509May put some more up soon, but you all know what they look like
