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[zirk]

2003 Vauxhall Omega 2.6 i V6 24v CDX 5dr Estate Auto

JUST 73,000 MILES / LEATHER

On offer for £3980  . . .Not for me at that price

But how much more would an estate be worth over the same details and spec of a saloon.

I keep waiting for a sub 50k 2003 Elite, dont mind saloon or estate, but even then I would expect a 1 owner car, full service history , full MOT and brand new decent tyres all round for that sort of money they want for a CDX

Hmm, shame  your after a left hooker (I assume), I can get pretty close to that if you in the market for a RHD.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I don't understand the reasoning behind the insistence on a low mileage car. A well looked after example with a lot of miles on the clock, may well be a better car than one with low miles which has spent much of its life sat around doing nothing imo.
Don't see any reference to a left hooker either. 

[zirk]

Don't see any reference to a left hooker either. 

No, wrong member, was thinking OP was in Spain  , been working Nights, really doesnt agree with me or whats left of the brain.  .

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Welcome to my world. 

[Pmacca2000]

That is very disheartening migv6, I'll look into this agreed value for my insurance renewal after all, there are fewer omegas on the road every year and there value should start going up slowly ?

[Lazydocker]

I don't understand the reasoning behind the insistence on a low mileage car. A well looked after example with a lot of miles on the clock, may well be a better car than one with low miles which has spent much of its life sat around doing nothing imo.
Don't see any reference to a left hooker either. 

Indeed. My estate was 63k with FSH and didn't run as well as my 177k saloon.

[Pmacca2000]

I found that taking mine from occasional use in the summer to every day cost a fortune, things like water pump bearings started breaking down and it needed a massive overhaul

[2boxerdogs]

I have always purchased low mileage cars with service history never had any problems with any of them.

[Pmacca2000]

I guess it depends on time, a 2 year old car with 5,000 miles on it isn't likely to play up and has every chance of being reliable.
A much older car say 17 years old for example with sub 30,000 will probably suffer from seal failure and be costly to get relabel, however once there should cause no further issues

[Doctor Gollum]

That is very disheartening migv6, I'll look into this agreed value for my insurance renewal after all, there are fewer omegas on the road every year and there value should start going up slowly ?

Why?

[Doctor Gollum]

I don't understand the reasoning behind the insistence on a low mileage car. A well looked after example with a lot of miles on the clock, may well be a better car than one with low miles which has spent much of its life sat around doing nothing imo.
Don't see any reference to a left hooker either. 

Indeed. My estate was 63k with FSH and didn't run as well as my 177k saloon.

My '54 plod was a case in point... over 285k, 170k in my hands, and beyond regular servicing (oil/filter/pads 10k, plugs/filters 20k, discs every third pad change, coolant every two years and belt every 80k), it required two hbvs, clutch, two exhausts, camcover gaskets, fuel pump, new shocks all round, four sets of wishbones and a crank sensor. Only had one significant problem, which can only be attributed to heat failure of the 246 coilpack wiring loom. New loom resolved it.

Not bad for a car that worked for 9 years straight.

[Nick W]

I guess it depends on time, a 2 year old car with 5,000 miles on it isn't likely to play up and has every chance of being reliable.
A much older car say 17 years old for example with sub 30,000 will probably suffer from seal failure and be costly to get relabel, however once there should cause no further issues

Being in frequent and regular use with similar maintenance are FAR more important than low mileage. A few years back, my sister bought a 35 year old car with a genuine 18,000 miles and I followed with a slightly newer car with about 60,000. Both needed complete hydraulic rebuilds, new tyres, various bearings, hoses, wiring and other fettling before being used daily for several years. Newer cars are even worse for electrical faults, as they don't suffer from the atrocious Lucas connectors and inadequate earthing that are the real problem of The Prince of Darkness. Modern cars don't allow for the simple cleaning/tightening up/replacement of the connectors, and welding a cheap M6 bolt(as a dedicated earth) to the bodywork near the electrical units that has never failed to eliminate problems for me, so you actually have to do some real work to fix the faults.

[baggers]

And that is why I insure my 2003 3.2 Elite auto for £4,000.

It is helping me greatly at the moment, although I may have to fight a battle with the AA who did not feed my policy documents valuation down to Ageas. Some confusion there and an investigation going on.