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Quote Trevor.....''every Omega Kate has is a money pit''  say's it all really

There corrected ken

[tunnie]

STEMO; there's green and then there's GREEN

and there is SNOT green 

[ted_one]

And what is wrong with snot green...pray tell?

[Shackeng]

And if it snot green, what colour is it???

[STEMO]

That's silky shadow green, if you don't mind. Have a look at the car people advert, there's one in the opening sequence. Very nice it is too. 

[TheBoy]

Thanks Doc.

Having slept on it I think that the work is too much for me. Another  Omega ] would be a much better option.

No no no. Every bloody omega you buy is a money pit, buy something that's newer, and  doesn't. Need constant maintenance.
 The newest Omega is 13 years old, not 13 bloody months, buy something else. .

I know it's hard but listen to what people with experience and knowledgeable are telling you.

My Focus, 17 years old, just done 100k miles, 6 months ticket and still just about hits the official combined mpg figure of 31 mpg... (nearly 12mpg more than the black 3.2)... it saves me £25-30 every fill as it easily manages 330 miles per tank, about 50 miles more than either Omega I had.

That's because the 3.2 is shite. I'm sure I've mentioned it before

[Steve B]

Thanks Doc.

Having slept on it I think that the work is too much for me. Another  Omega ] would be a much better option.

No no no. Every bloody omega you buy is a money pit, buy something that's newer, and  doesn't. Need constant maintenance.
 The newest Omega is 13 years old, not 13 bloody months, buy something else. .

I know it's hard but listen to what people with experience and knowledgeable are telling you.

My Focus, 17 years old, just done 100k miles, 6 months ticket and still just about hits the official combined mpg figure of 31 mpg... (nearly 12mpg more than the black 3.2)... it saves me £25-30 every fill as it easily manages 330 miles per tank, about 50 miles more than either Omega I had.

That's because the 3.2 is shite. I'm sure I've mentioned it before

Think you did mention it 

[TheBoy]

Quote Trevor.....''every Omega is a money pit''  say's it all really

I actually disagree. Apart from service items, that are dirt cheap mostly, neither of mine seem to need much, insurance is dirt cheap, and I pay 54.9ppl (Mrs TB gets it well under 50p, bitch ).

I've been looking around, seeing as my commute will increase to just shy of 140m/day, but I'm really stuck finding anything that will be cheaper to run, even ignoring purchase price.


That said, I doubt I'll own another big Vauxhall in the foreseeable future.

[Kate]

I like the look of those Land Rover Freelanders. I don't know anything about them mind. My Chihuahua would fit in the back I'm sure.

[Nick W]

I like the look of those Land Rover Freelanders. I don't know anything about them mind. My Chihuahua would fit in the back I'm sure.

You do have a knack for picking potentially decent cars with expensive issues, Kate!

[aaronjb]

I like the look of those Land Rover Freelanders. I don't know anything about them mind. My Chihuahua would fit in the back I'm sure.

You'll be out of the frying pan but standing in the fire.

Friend of mine had one with a K-series. She loved it until the inevitable happened and the head gasket ate itself. She has a Fiat 500 now.

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Quote Trevor.....''every Omega is a money pit''  say's it all really

I actually disagree. Apart from service items, that are dirt cheap mostly, neither of mine seem to need much, insurance is dirt cheap, and I pay 54.9ppl (Mrs TB gets it well under 50p, bitch ).

I've been looking around, seeing as my commute will increase to just shy of 140m/day, but I'm really stuck finding anything that will be cheaper to run, even ignoring purchase price.


That said, I doubt I'll own another big Vauxhall in the foreseeable future.

My reason was, for those of us capable of doing the work they are cheap,but to those who lack the skill and require the services of a garage like Kate then NO.

[Entwood]

Tad late to this one .. but regarding the sills .. as posted here ..

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=133980.0

post #43 summarises the final solution ...

It cost £400 to have the old cills removed, new cills made up, and welded on. Cills were made up as nowhere seems to sell replacements.

HTH

[dbug]

Ford Focus/Vx Astra - cheap and cheap - £200 will buy you a good one.  Running costs next to nothing - anything major costwise, chuck it away and buy another.

Freelander is NOT for you!!

[Andy B]

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It cost £400 to have the old cills removed, new cills made up, and welded on. .....

Though on the face of it, that's not exactly back pocket change, in the grand scheme of things, that's not too bad considering you could easily spend that sort of money on dealer servicing ...... eg it cost me £265 for a new thermostat fitted to that green French thing of SWMBO's (just one of the failures on this 27500 mile car)