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Title: On she marches
Post by: Viral_Jim on 20 April 2018, 12:16:48
My father took the desmond for its annual check today. Another 12 months with no advisories. What a machine  ;D


Looks well in the sunshine!

(https://s31.postimg.cc/420m9ruzr/E318_DC63-_D646-4214-_AFB4-_C2_F98062_DB9_D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/420m9ruzr/)
Title: Re: On she marches
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 20 April 2018, 13:29:48
Hmmm same colour too :D

Job well jobbed though 8)
Title: Re: On she marches
Post by: Varche on 20 April 2018, 13:57:24
Excellent. happy days :y
Title: Re: On she marches
Post by: b4ndit on 20 April 2018, 17:49:41
Happy days :y
Title: Re: On she marches
Post by: Bigron on 20 April 2018, 17:54:36
Almost like a family member that has recovered from an illness.... :) 8)

Ron.
Title: Re: On she marches
Post by: Rods2 on 21 April 2018, 02:29:11
Well done as they are not getting any younger. :y :y :y
Title: Re: On she marches
Post by: terry paget on 21 April 2018, 09:15:57
Congratulations! Long may it survive.

It's interesting how Omegas age in different ways. My oldest two, V6 estates, a V reg and an X reg, romped through their MOTs earlier this month. I had checked the cills before submission, no rust. The next, an X reg saloon Desmond, not good at all, see other posts. Last year my youngest Omega, an 03 V6, failed on cills and needed serious welding.

Sadly they are reaching the stage when they are becoming challenging to keep going, and cheap e-bay replacements are elusive.
Title: Re: On she marches
Post by: Viral_Jim on 21 April 2018, 13:59:13
Indeed, this one seems to be quite well behaved (touch wood!).

The swede also passed today, with only an advisory for balding front tyres. They’re 30k old and I knew they were close to shot, but I wasn’t going to drop £150 only to find out the rest of the car was Donald ducked.  ::)
Title: Re: On she marches
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 21 April 2018, 16:58:07
My plod had no holes. Inspite of its hard life, yet the low mileage ones all seem to be falling apart :-\
Title: Re: On she marches
Post by: terry paget on 21 April 2018, 22:22:53
My plod had no holes. Inspite of its hard life, yet the low mileage ones all seem to be falling apart :-\
My plod was the 03 3.2, which failed MOT on holes at the back of both cills, which the garage charged me £300 to repair. As you say, it's hard to find a pattern in which cars will rust first.