Following on from other posts about needing more modern cars, and how the Omega is old (and by implication, past it)...
...I'm looking for another car, for a variety of reasons/needs.
So, I half heartedly look at an S-line A6 Avant diesel, which on paper would meet my needs, and I really wanted to like it. A dull drive, not a great ride, and unbelievably, catastrophically slow. I wanted to go quicker, but the bloody thing just lacked the legs.
Next I tried a Range Rover diesel, more because it was sat there, rather than something I'd seriously consider. What a lovely ride. Whilst it wouldn't win any races (except against an A6
), either in a straight line or round corners, it provided smooth, effortless power. One of the few cars I got in where I didn't feel the need to rag the tits off it. It probably wouldn't meet my needs on fuel costs.
Anyway, just back in my 211k, 15yr old Omega, and immediately felt back at home - far quicker than both I'd test driven, stops and handles better, specced better than the Audi (but not the RR), and far cheaper to run (fuel and servicing) than both.
A 3.0l LPG Omega is a bloody hard act to follow...