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[05omegav6]

Having not really clicked with the Insignia, I figured it was about time I stopped dicking about, and bought a proper car

Namely this...









It's only a 220CDI, but the first owner didn't shy away from the options list...
Full leather, heated all round
COMMAND
Larger fuel tank
Parktronic, front and rear
Retractable tow bar
Bi Xenons, with dynamic beam assist

Several nice touches with the way things work, such as cruise control activating the brakes if you press Resume at a higher speed than it's set at

Early days, but economy is looking better than the Insignia, inspite of being an auto. The rest of the car puts it to shame. Boot is about a fifth larger than the Omega as well, so looking like most boxes ticked. Hope to get a few years out of it

[pauls]

Looks very nice

[Bigron]

May I ask the naughty question that we all have in mind?......

Ron.

[05omegav6]

May I ask the naughty question that we all have in mind?......

Ron.

Less than half its new price...

[Vamps]

May I ask the naughty question that we all have in mind?......

Ron.

£lots.................

[Vamps]

Black and White Sat Nav, should have bought a Honda........

[05omegav6]

Black and White Sat Nav, should have bought a Honda........

That's night colours, as headlights were on most definitely full colour

[Radar]

Looks very nice I have found the guys at mbclub.co.uk quite helpful when I've sought advice on my e300td (but I am not as knowledgeable as you).

[pscocoa]

You have been working on this for a few weeks and very happy you have now concluded - great looking vehicle. Thought you had missed it.

[05omegav6]

You have been working on this for a few weeks and very happy you have now concluded - great looking vehicle. Thought you had missed it.

You and me both Although that was a different car... My first enquiry on this particular car was last Saturday, deal done on Tuesday and collected yesterday. Off to the council in the morning, then it gets to earn its keep

Been a long week though

[Vamps]

You have been working on this for a few weeks and very happy you have now concluded - great looking vehicle. Thought you had missed it.

You and me both Although that was a different car... My first enquiry on this particular car was last Saturday, deal done on Tuesday and collected yesterday. Off to the council in the morning, then it gets to earn its keep

Been a long week though

Good luck with it, it does really look a nice car.......

[aaronjb]

You have me looking at Autotrader now.. Grr!

[Vamps]

If you leave the Taxi sign off, then surly you can do some 'chauffeur' work in a car like that, even more money......

[chrisgixer]

Nice car. I like that too. You must be very pleased.

[Andy B]

Very nice 


PS It has a COMAND ....... only one M 

[05omegav6]

You have me looking at Autotrader now.. Grr!

If you leave the Taxi sign off, then surly you can do some 'chauffeur' work in a car like that, even more money......

Certainly potential for wedding work all things being equal, it should lead to better/more consistent work...

Nice car. I like that too. You must be very pleased.

Aye

[05omegav6]

Very nice 


PS It has a COMAND ....... only one M 

Must be ze German spelling

Need to Please read the manual, as talking to it does funny things to the radio tuning

[Andy B]

Very nice 


PS It has a COMAND ....... only one M 

Must be ze German spelling

Need to Please read the manual, as talking to it does funny things to the radio tuning

I'm only jealous because I don't have it 

[Vamps]

Very nice 


PS It has a COMAND ....... only one M 

Must be ze German spelling

Need to Please read the manual, as talking to it does funny things to the radio tuning

I'm only jealous because I don't have it 

My car talks, just not worked out how to do it.......

[Sir Tigger KC]

Quality!

[omega squared]

Very nice Al.

Very nice, a quality car, and looks like the E220 blue efficiency - which is a great choice.

Hope you enjoy it, the old Omega has a true successor with these German tanks!

[Stemo]

That's a nice car, far too good for the likes of you. 

[tunnie]

Very nice, MotherT has been looking at these as an upgrade from her C220 CDi.

For 220, it does shift, but she has said if she gets an E, has to be 350 

Everyone is at the Mercs now, MrsT's Father just got himself a new E250, FatherT has been eyeing up the coupe versions too 

Must admit, that age/shape E Estates are good looking beasts, are you going to be doing any DIY work on it?

[tunnie]

Also, quite staggering an E Class is better on fuel than a Manual Insignia 

Can't see me having another Vauxhall after the Omega's 

[pscocoa]

If you leave the Taxi sign off, then surly you can do some 'chauffeur' work in a car like that, even more money......

Steady on there Vamps!!

[henryd]

Proper nice car that Al,me like lots

[pscocoa]

My son switched to MB last year and is now a real convert.

[aaronjb]

I'll be very interested to hear what mileage Al gets out of a gallon of liquid dinosaur - I reckon his use probably closely mirrors my regular commuting use.. or to put it another way, I always get appalling mpg out of my cars compared to everyone else (TB & Chris aside ) and as a taxi Al seemed to get appalling mpg...

[tunnie]

I'll be very interested to hear what mileage Al gets out of a gallon of liquid dinosaur - I reckon his use probably closely mirrors my regular commuting use.. or to put it another way, I always get appalling mpg out of my cars compared to everyone else (TB & Chris aside ) and as a taxi Al seemed to get appalling mpg...

Ahh another digital throttle driver, it's either on or off 

MotherT's C220 CDi gets 50/52, however that is mostly long runs with little bit of town work.

When I was looking at these though, the E350 was not far off in MPG, only couple of mpg in it. Like Omega 4 pot to V6 really.

Although the E350's do appear to have quite a price premium on the 2's 

[tunnie]

350

Running costs
Urban mpg
35.8 mpg
CO2 emissions
159 g/km
Extra Urban mpg
54.3 mpg
Annual Tax
£175
Average mpg
45.6 mpg



220


Urban mpg
35.8 mpg
CO2 emissions
156 g/km
Extra Urban mpg
62.8 mpg
Annual Tax
£175
Average mpg
47.9 mpg

[Lagondanet]

Very nice. I hope you'll be very happy together.

 

[Kevin Wood]

Certainly potential for welding work all things being equal, it should lead to better/more consistent work...

Well, that's how I read it the first time round.

I thought "Christ on a bike! already?"

[05omegav6]

Thanks all

Shall report back with mpg after the weekend, reset the computer when I collected it, currently 43.1mpg over 375 miles...

Since start this morning, 33.7mpg over 14 miles including idling through its mechanical inspection... Tbh if it gets anywhere near the official urban figure I will be happy

[aaronjb]

I'll be very interested to hear what mileage Al gets out of a gallon of liquid dinosaur - I reckon his use probably closely mirrors my regular commuting use.. or to put it another way, I always get appalling mpg out of my cars compared to everyone else (TB & Chris aside ) and as a taxi Al seemed to get appalling mpg...

Ahh another digital throttle driver, it's either on or off 

Nah, far from it really .. but I can never seem to eek the kind of mpg out of cars that some do; of course maybe I always buy pups .. that might explain it!  For instance I get ~21mpg around town in the Elite and ~28mpg on a long run at 8070, I've seen others report numbers I can only dream of

Although the M3 only gets ~17mpg around town and on the commute.. I do tend to drive that one a little harder!

[jonny2112]

Very nice Al 

[YZ250]

Very nice indeed Al.   

........................
Nah, far from it really .. but I can never seem to eek the kind of mpg out of cars that some do; of course maybe I always buy pups .. that might explain it!  For instance I get ~21mpg around town in the Elite and ~28mpg on a long run at 8070, I've seen others report numbers I can only dream of

About the same as my 3.2, in fact I've only ever seen 28/30 on a motorway run, and that was only after I'd zero'd the display. 
I do get the figures you dream of out of the Beemer though. 

[omega3000]

Lovely motor , those rear lights are mahoosive  Enjoy 

[biggriffin]

Keep looking towards the 3 pointed star when i,can afford to replace the omega.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Very nice indeed, Mr Al.

But will you be using such a fine motor car to ferry around the 'great unwashed'?

[05omegav6]

Very nice indeed, Mr Al.

But will you be using such a fine motor car to ferry around the 'great unwashed'?

Indeed I shall, albeit at a price... Namely £2 per mile as a bare minumum

[Stemo]

Very nice indeed, Mr Al.

But will you be using such a fine motor car to ferry around the 'great unwashed'?

Indeed I shall, albeit at a price... Namely £2 per mile as a bare minumum

Don't forget your 'special' rates for Phil. 

A quick fumble was the going rate, IIRC.






YUK! 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Very nice indeed, Mr Al.

But will you be using such a fine motor car to ferry around the 'great unwashed'?

Indeed I shall, albeit at a price... Namely £2 per mile as a bare minumum

My brother-in-law was a taxi driver for more than 30 years. Apparently the smell of vomit tends to linger.

[05omegav6]

Fumbles would be fine, but I'm not sure my bank manager would be so appreciative of them to pay direct debits

[05omegav6]

Only an issue if you fail to clean up properly Mr Opti... I tend to strip the affected area and clean every item individually. I can't stand the smell of the stuff, so a quick wipe with a sticky tissue just doesn't cut it IMHO

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Only an issue if you fail to clean up properly Mr Opti... I tend to strip the affected area and clean every item individually. I can't stand the smell of the stuff, so a quick wipe with a sticky tissue just doesn't cut it IMHO

Mind you, Al.......the said BIL worked nights for many years, picking up 'pissed up' girls and boys from the clubs at 3 in the morning.

He certainly had his fair share of 'runners' to contend with.

[pscocoa]

Only an issue if you fail to clean up properly Mr Opti... I tend to strip the affected area and clean every item individually. I can't stand the smell of the stuff, so a quick wipe with a sticky tissue just doesn't cut it IMHO

i thought we were keeping that secret!

[05omegav6]

I won't tell if you don't

Although the cat might well be out of the bag

[Rods2]

Very Nice. 

E-Series Merc, seems to be the way to go as it is the only Omega Estate replacement available.

[05omegav6]

Well, after two busy nights in town, the fuel economy seems to be consistent...

Trip computer has two modes: Since Reset and Since Start, the latter essentially a current day one.

I reset it in Sheffield on Wednesday, now showing 700ish miles at an average of 37.8mpg.
The day to day figures were 31.4 for Friday and 31.8 for Saturday, so 31-32 is looking like its working average, which given that it's an auto, a large car, and doing alot of stop start work, I don't think it's too bad. A mate has had one for six months now, and his does about 31 around town, so mine seems typical

[henryd]

Well, after two busy nights in town, the fuel economy seems to be consistent...

Trip computer has two modes: Since Reset and Since Start, the latter essentially a current day one.

I reset it in Sheffield on Wednesday, now showing 700ish miles at an average of 37.8mpg.
The day to day figures were 31.4 for Friday and 31.8 for Saturday, so 31-32 is looking like its working average, which given that it's an auto, a large car, and doing alot of stop start work, I don't think it's too bad. A mate has had one for six months now, and his does about 31 around town, so mine seems typical

Pretty good for a 170 bhp auto in a heavy ish car

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Well, after two busy nights in town, the fuel economy seems to be consistent...

Trip computer has two modes: Since Reset and Since Start, the latter essentially a current day one.

I reset it in Sheffield on Wednesday, now showing 700ish miles at an average of 37.8mpg.
The day to day figures were 31.4 for Friday and 31.8 for Saturday, so 31-32 is looking like its working average, which given that it's an auto, a large car, and doing alot of stop start work, I don't think it's too bad. A mate has had one for six months now, and his does about 31 around town, so mine seems typical

Pretty good for a 170 bhp auto in a heavy ish car

Agreed.

I'm unsure as to how accurate most trip computers are.,......but I imagine that most manufacturers like to be 'optimistic' with the truth.

Having said that, when I performed a 'brim to brim' test on the Omega it was pretty accurate.......within about 2%.

Fabulous car, Mr Al.

 

[tunnie]

Did you consider an E350? As on paper, they are damn good on fuel 

[05omegav6]

Did you consider an E350? As on paper, they are damn good on fuel 

Bung me the extra £8k and I'll consider it

Besides, mine is better equipped than both the 350s I looked at

[Rog]

Must be ze German spelling

 . . . . . like this ? Never fails to make me chuckle . . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmOTpIVxji8

[Rog]

Very Nice. 

E-Series Merc, seems to be the way to go as it is the only Omega Estate replacement available.

Lovely car 

I'm in the same boat. Need a big reliable estate, I can't justify keeping a 3.2 MV6 jst as a hobby, I do a lot of miles and a car need to earn it's keep.

Also been considering XC70 Volvo . . . . . hmmmmmm           

 . . . . if only the MV6 was half its age

[tunnie]

Did you consider an E350? As on paper, they are damn good on fuel 

Bung me the extra £8k and I'll consider it

Besides, mine is better equipped than both the 350s I looked at

They do appear to go for a lot more, odd when it's just a bigger engine really 

[omega3000]

Very Nice. 

E-Series Merc, seems to be the way to go as it is the only Omega Estate replacement available.

Lovely car 

I'm in the same boat. Need a big reliable estate, I can't justify keeping a 3.2 MV6 jst as a hobby, I do a lot of miles and a car need to earn it's keep.

Also been considering XC70 Volvo . . . . . hmmmmmm           

 . . . . if only the MV6 was half its age

For The Volvo XC70 is a large estate car with a modicum of off-road ability. The cabin is comfortable, and built to a very high standard. Standard equipment is generous.

Against The XC70's ride is choppy around town, while the steering is vague and the engines feel dated. The boot is rather shallow, too.

Thats what What Car said about the Volvo