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General Discussion Area / Deal time again, discounted Sky, Broadband, TV. Including current customer deals

« on: 15 November 2019, 13:48:27 »

Deals I can get are:

- 35% off all Sky TV bundles and Broadband for 18/m (new customers)
- Existing customer offers are 25% off all TV packs:
        -Sky Cinema
        -Sports
        -TV Packs

*note if you already have one of the packs, eg Sports, the discount won't apply. Only if you've not got it.

PM me if you want a discount code 

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Omega General Help / Re: Simple Q - throttle cable disconnect

« on: 12 November 2019, 13:38:13 »

Tiny little flat head, to wiggle under the paper-clip style thing holding the ball on. Be super careful as it can easily ping off never to be found again, so put your hand/fingers over it as you wiggle the clip off.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Interesting facts re the election

« on: 11 November 2019, 13:31:56 »

It was bad timing, had dinner on the go, otherwise I would have given him the double barrels on what I really think of the Corbyn.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Interesting facts re the election

« on: 11 November 2019, 13:24:39 »

Had a Labour candidate knock on our door recently, in Surrey Heath   

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General Discussion Area / Re: Halfords

« on: 11 November 2019, 13:23:03 »

I went in there once with one of the torx sockets that sheared off, an animal called Omegatoy destroyed it.

It was one of those life time warranty things, took it in when next passing:

Halfords: How the hell did you do that?

Me: No idea!

Halfords: Here is a new one.


Not quite same flow as AA's story, but they gave me a new one without quibble!

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General Car Chat / Re: Jag XF Sportbrake

« on: 08 November 2019, 10:57:52 »

The auto dipping mirror in the newer bus works really well, Vauxhall appear to do them right

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General Car Chat / Re: Jag XF Sportbrake

« on: 04 November 2019, 19:33:47 »

Certainly the 20way seats in my one, also available in the XF, were more comfortable than any Zaf I've been in, though maybe I got the setting just right

But your short arse, properly sized people like me at 6ft5 find most seats lacking in thigh support.

The extending front part in the SRI trim, are very comfortable and supportive.

No, Lanky, I'm normal. In every way.

In other news flying pigs just took off from my close. 

Seriously though, I put these seats on par with Elite cloth. Huge drives to Ireland and back and no issues with back pain , super comfy.

Hence I kept it for myself.

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Sachs Saloon Springs

« on: 04 November 2019, 19:31:34 »

I have a 2x pairs of un-used and brand new coil springs for the front & rear.

Fronts are still boxes and un-opened. Rears are new although not boxed.

These are non-SL type.

£75, ideally collected due to weight. I need to better investigate large parcel posting. 

Thanks 🙂

Off topic but may I suggest :  https://www.parcelmonkey.co.uk    never let me down yet 

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General Car Chat / Re: Jag XF Sportbrake

« on: 04 November 2019, 19:21:50 »

Certainly the 20way seats in my one, also available in the XF, were more comfortable than any Zaf I've been in, though maybe I got the setting just right

But your short arse, properly sized people like me at 6ft5 find most seats lacking in thigh support.

The extending front part in the SRI trim, are very comfortable and supportive.

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Sachs Saloon Springs

« on: 04 November 2019, 15:36:13 »

I have a 2x pairs of un-used and brand new coil springs for the front & rear.

Fronts are still boxes and un-opened. Rears are new although not boxed.

These are non-SL type.

£75, ideally collected due to weight. I need to better investigate large parcel posting. 

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Omega General Help / Re: What is the name of this part. and what is it for ???

« on: 04 November 2019, 14:04:53 »

Fixed for you 

Don't know 2.0 that well. 

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: F/S 2002 3.2 Elite Saloon

« on: 04 November 2019, 13:08:45 »

A few more photos when it washed earlier this year.

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Omega General Help / Re: Coil packs

« on: 04 November 2019, 11:34:39 »

Doubt it, as he suspects head gasket failure, therefore the engine would be worth more weighed in with the rest of the car than trying to sell it. Having said that he is now gauging interest in selling the whole car before dismantling it.
Don't blame him either. Dismantling an Omega and then packaging and sending off parts is a lot of hard work, and doesn't tend to bring great rewards these days.

Agreed, plus it's generally in really great shape body wise and everything else.

I've confirmed water/coolant is getting above the valves, plenum and inlet was removed. Nice green UV dye I put in was all above around valves. 

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General Car Chat / Re: Jag XF Sportbrake

« on: 04 November 2019, 10:33:14 »

Clearly, if it must be a soot chucker, the V6 diesel is the one to have.  Actually, the V6 -S badged ones.

The non S V6 soot chucker is 235ish bhp
The S V6 soot chucker is 275ish bhp (up to about 2016ish, when it became 300)

Tax is the same, claimed economy is the same. Why would anyone buy the half-arsed one?  The more powerful one has 600Nm of torque as well, which will rip the tarmac from the road.

This is the problem, the only XF you can buy in my view is the XF-S. I sat in a few of the latest shapes XF's but the lower spec R-Sport or 2.0 ones did not have much adjustment in the seats, no electrical tilt.

The XF-S has more adjustment in the seats (no doubt an option on others) but makes it harder to find examples.

You need to spend £17-20k ish to get something half decent.

The seats in the SRi Mummy bus (MV6 cloth style) were far more supportive than any of the Jaaaags.

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Cars for Sale & wanted / F/S 2002 3.2 Elite Saloon

« on: 04 November 2019, 10:10:32 »

Before I break her....

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=145858.0

Does anyone want her whole? I started her up to move onto some ramps to aid in removing bits and she fired straight into life.

The interior is excellent and so is the body work, sills have had the serek treatment and no issues here. Bose all working and has AUX in.

Was thinking what a shame it is to break her up, if someone ones to DIY the HG she would be good to go.

£400 to a good home?