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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Darth Loo-knee on 20 May 2012, 00:59:41
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Whilst out walking the dog tonight Mrs. Loo-knee mentioned that I seem enthusiastic about this new estate I have bought. So I started to wonder why I actually was feeling this way about it......
With owning quiet a few now over the years plus working on a few, I got rather bored with them. So I got rid of my Omega then had a few different cars. Jag, Peugeot 206 hdi, Range Rover, Subaru to name a few.
Not alot drives & handles in my opinion like a Subaru Impreza. But you do start drive regularly like a moron, plus loads of people want to try and burn you off. So decided to get shut of it partly before I either hurt myself, someone or got knicked by the Boyz in Blue.
I may have to be doing long journeys before long and so did think about another 206 hdi as the amount of miles you get out of a tank of diesel, is just wrong ;D I used to keep knocking the fuel gauge thinking, "Something must be wrong with this!" But I want to be able to get out and walk freely without my back being in two when I arrive....
We have a dog but I hate nothing more than bloody dog hair on the seats, or that he has had a swim and got to get in the back wet.....so an estate is really needed..
And so I have bought "Jabba" the estate that has made me appreciate the Omega more than ever. It ticks all the boxes I need in a car. The fuel (depending on what cars you have been used too) isn't to bad in my book either. Its comfortable, goes pretty well (especially after after driving a Disco for a while, sorry Venom ;D ;D).
So there are my reasons, whats yours?
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A lot of car, for not much money, with support here, and LPG thanks to members here, it's the cake and eat it option. Big, comfy, quick enough (I suppose) with Toys all round. And it's black.
I love my car, Omega Black. ;)
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After 12 happy years with omega Estates, 2 actually, and an unfortunate experience with a 2.2 saloon I have discovered the V6, what a car for the money :D :D :D tis swmbo daily car, I have the Jeep, bought for the expected terrible winter that did not happen..... ::) ::)
I would love to be in the position of buying a 3.2 for me, what a car they must be for the money, a good one would have cost half of what I paid for the Jeep hence my problem.... :( :(
Fuel consumption would be terrible for my work, but off set that against paying £8 to 10k for a modern car, you can buy a lot of petrol for £5k
Got a Mig that depreciated 100% over 5 years and a Jeep that has depreciated 40% in less than 1 year......do the maths....... :-X :-X
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I've just got myself a diesel Mondeo, because I've got a new job which involves a commute every day, so my Omega estate is currently sitting on the dock of the eBay.
Trouble is, I miss it already :'( the ride is nowhere near as smooth and comfortable as the Omega and nothing feels as solid and well put together. I've still got a few gadgets in my new car, being a Ghia X, but there's definitely something about these Omegas that's missing in other cars.
Plus, I haven't got a clue where to get help from when it goes wrong.....for all its perceived 'faults', this forum is an absolute Godsend
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Well I'm 2-3 months into omega driving and for the money you cannot beat it. Comfort and quietness are excellent as is power( i have a 2.5 v6) and don't find fuel too bad either. The boot fits a double buggy without folding seats, both child seats fit in the back with ease. Only downside is the 1 cup holder but think I can live with that :)
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Rwd so nice to drive when you are in the mood too play ;D
Big comfortable car when you have a long journey :y
Plenty about so cheepish cars / spares available.
(sorry Nige, some folks don't have 8 hundred to spend on a car nevermind 8 grand)
If you run it on LPG, the pence per mile makes the cars pretty reasonable to run on the wonga front
This place and some of its members for its help and advise :-* :-*
Basically it ticks all the boxes for me :y
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I've had just about every configuration of the Omega in my 12 years of owning them except for a 4 pot petrol because I can't see the point of them as a 2.5 V6 can be just as economical. I've now got a desmond diesel which suits as my drive it like I stole it years are over, probably an age thing ::). The best for doing all things was my chipped 2.5 manual diesel, it was economical and could move when asked. The 2.2 diesel is ok, it's comfy, cheap to run and holds all my tools with space to spare and once i've got it running right should move ok. I've had many makes of car over my 30 years of driving but i've never stuck to one as long as the Omega, don't know why but I just love them, simple as that ;)
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I've had my TD Estate for 13 years now, and I love it for its comfort, space, reliability, driveability, ease of servicing, and being relatively cheap to run for 6 - 7000 miles a year. I love it so much that I bought a 3.2 Elite saloon last year for fun, and I love it even more! However the Estate is still my daily drive for the uses I require, golf, house maintenance etc. Oh, and not to forget, that without this forum I may not still be driving Omegas, and which makes owning one so much more fun. So thanks again to all of you out there who have contributed so much to Omega owners worldwide, and have helped to extend the life of many of these superb cars, you know who you are. :y :y :y
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My wife had one - and would have had another when change-over time came around, (an Omega that is) - I knew them from CPU days and, when I eventually fell out with my Volvo XC70 T5, or should I say when I lost the bap with its woeful 5 speed manual gearbox, cramped interior and ball-bursting maintenance costs, I needed a car at short notice - luckily finding my 2003 CDX Desmond languishing in deepest Maidstone.
I didn't intend keeping it for very long - that was in 2005 and, although it wasn't used much after the month or so following its acquisition, I became rather attached it so it remained with me.
Even though I now drive a ‘luxury’ four-wheeler most of the time (news that will be much to the chagrin of certain members I'm sure) there's something endearing about the Omega - leaving aside its modest cylinder capacity – that requires me to continue my association with it.
My Desmond;
(http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/Catdracula/DSCF0600.jpg)
The Desmond my wife had (together with my own)
(http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv345/Catdracula/DSCF0594.jpg)
The collective term for a brace of Desmonds - two Tu Tus' of course. :-*
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If I'm honest, I only bought an Omega for it's sheer weight, for towing our caravan.
I had a very nasty experience on the M5 towing one of our previous caravans. We had a brand new car (Rover 800) towing a brand new caravan and after years of towing, I admit to getting too complacent. ::) I towed a caravan that weighed 100% of the cars kerb weight, and even though I am always meticulous about correct loading, my speed was getting careless. :o I got caught out by the dreaded snake after a high sided vehicle caused the van to sway. I bought the M5 to a stand still. No, I didn't wreck the van, I wrecked my confidence.
We sold the car as soon as we could and looked for the heaviest car on the market. It happened to be a twelve month old Omega Elite estate. We had it for five years before we got our current 3.2, which we've had for about eight & a half years now. Bought the 3.2 when it was ten months old so paid plenty of money for it. :D
I agree with Entwood's comment on another post, the 3.2 is without doubt the best tow car that we have owned and they are so comfortable on a long run. :y
Just for the record, we thought our 2.5 elite was a great tow car but when we got the 3.2 it knocks spots off the 2.5 torque wise. When you get to a big hill with a large heavy caravan on the back, the 3.2 is worlds apart from the 2.5. The mass of towing torque from the 3.2 brings a smile to your face, especially going up Telegraph Hill in Devon at easily the legal speed limit. :D :y
I will hang on to it for as long as I can. :y
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Three words - I feel safe.
2005 my wife was working in USA, and I would join her every 6 weeks or so for 2 or 3 weeks. I kept hiring cars over there and then came back to UK and got into my Nissan Micra ??? Started feeling really unsafe driving it, especially on motorways. Then saw an MY omega at local vauxhall dealer, had a test drive, and have kept it ever since. :y :y :y
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In the early days of "working" for a living I was running around in a Fiesta and one day helped a guy load a double wardrobe into the back of his Omega estate, wow what a space :o. Had to have one of them as I did not want a van. Few months later managed to pick up a 2.5 CDX for £1800 and loved it, apart from the 12-13 mpg and it was always overheating and eventually blew the head gasket. Didn't know of OOF then (or even wasnt around 10yrs ago) and got rid on fleabay.
Had an A6 Avant estate as a company car when "employed" and managed to pick one up for £800, what a dog compared to the mig. Lasted about 3 months with it then got rid as I managed to pick up a 2.2 CDX estate with LPG.
That year went to S-O-France with 3 kids in the back, boot full of "stuff", 1100 miles in 22 hours and as fresh as a daisy and happy kids and swmbo. Never achieved that in all the other times I have been (apart from once maybe in a Diesel Passat estate). I was hooked and she is still sat on the drive as I "invested" in an 03 CDX 2.2 estate last year which was going for the right money and the "x" was playing up on the autobox.
Will soon be "moth-balling" the 03 and getting the "X" back on the road until it fails MOT then it will be used for spares for the 03 so I can keep it going until it's death, or, I can pick up a decent one off here for no money ;D ;D :D :D .
To conclude, I believe there is no other car (estate) that can provide me with the usability of a van with the comfort and toys of a luxury car. I would have to have both (van & car) if I didn't have the Omega. I have averaged my cost over the last 10 yrs and it's about £1600/yr including buying, tax , ins, 1 LPG conv & repairs. Cant beat that 8) :y
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I have owned my Omega for six years now and along with a Carlton, I owned, they are the best cars I've driven. Again I bought the cars as a tow cars. The reason I chose the 2.2 is because having owned a 2.5 V6 Cavalier, FWD that was a nightmare to work on, (had a Irmscher full body kit and suspension and boy did it go), I thought the 2.2 easier to work on, and when I joined the Forum that confirmed it.
I did not have a PC then and with hindsight would have probably looked for a V6, having said that, I still have a great car, nothing fancy as performance goes, but still a every capable car, especially when cruising along a motorway :y and hope to keep it for a few more years yet.
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I was running about in a £300 N reg Rover 200 diesel, which was abit of a biscuit tin compared to my previous Mitsibishi Galant, but it was cheap and cheerful!! :y Then the glowplug relay went and I'd have to turn it over and over till it was warm enough to fire up in a massive cloud of white smoke!! ;D The neighbours were getting fed up of the morning cloud of diesel smoke so I decided to change the relay and basically cocked it up and fried the electrics!!! :-[ :- One dead Rover!! :'( :'( :'(
About the same time I was due to go on a camping trip to France with some mates and needed a car quick and spotted this LPG converted Omega on ebay, so I bought it thinking it'd be a great car for a long trip and I'd sell it when I got back!! ::) Needless to say 6 years later.... :y :y :y
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An important thing I think is that there is no badge snobbery associated with Omegas. I like the fact that the ignorant masses think it's an old mans car or some other old boring car cliche.
It's a jack of all trades and a master of comfort.
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1. Cost of purchase.
2. Comfort.
3. Safety due to size.
4. R.W.D.
5. Looks.
Aside from usual Vauxhall attributes of reliability, easy to work on if they do go wrong, ability to withstand high miles and availability of spares and parts...
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Where else would you get the load carrying capacity of the Estate - modern Estates seem to be getting smaller in terms of utilisable space and have lower roof lines. Transit van?
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Many years ago I had a Granada's as tow cars ... when the last one got past its sell by date and started to cost me money I wanted
1700 Kgs (van weighs 1600Kgs)
RWD (FWD towing out of wet fields just does not work)
Saloon (hate 4X4 and estates)
Comfort
I ended up with the 2.5 Elite - the blue one that some folks might remember. I was exceedingly impressed and grew to love the car, then started to worry about what would replace it when it died.
We decided to buy the newest 3.2 we could find, LPG it, and keep for for as long as possible.
We went looking for a 2003 3.2, not many were around and we seemed to keep missing them. Rodger Budden then advertised one so we went to see it. Lovely car, absolutely nowt wrong with it whatsoever ... but it was characterless and did not say "buy me" for some reason.
He also had the 2001, gold, irmscher sitting there .... and it just said "buy me" in spades.. to both me and SWTSMBO .. we test drove it and bought it.
Within 2 weeks it had a tow bar and LPG, and it is easily the best towcar I have ever used. OK ... it suffers in a muddy field, directional road tyres don't help there... but on the road it is fantastic... :)
It's a keeper for sure .. :)
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My MV6 was bought when we had to hand the last in a line of lease cars back. Wanted something big and comfy for and upcoming France trip in 2004, so toss up between Rover 800 Sterling or Omega Elite (I like toys). Ended up with neither ;D
Intention was to sell it when we got back from France in 2004........
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Why an omega .
Comfort/power/style
And cant afford a vxr 8 ...yet :)
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After Cavalier and Carltons in the 1970s and 1980s and then a couple of SD Rovers, I switched to Ford Scorpio in 1985 because of the hatchback practicality. I had 4 of them taking me to 2002 when Scorpio range was well finished and Ford had nothing on the market - did think about Volvo briefly.
Had always liked Omega and it was the only car with size and spec that fitted the bill - no need now for hatchback for kids and dogs so went for the 3.2 Elite to treat myself. 10 years on now and it still looks good eventhough I do not clean it as I used to in the early days. It is now just the "station car" and collects a few minor scratches as a result which T cut out when I feel inclined.
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I worked for GM for 10 years & had VX cars as employee lease cars which got changed every 8,000 miles/8 months whichever came 1st :y.
It was a very structured scheme which meant that only Directors could have Carlton CDs or Senators for example. My limit was a 2.0 Carlton GL. I had a total of 7 of them - all estates when the offspring were small. When the Omega B was launched I was allowed to have a CD V6, an L reg one in Rioja. If you ever see a L reg in Rioja the chances it was one of these early production run cars which were used to let the Russelsheim plant bed in and get the quality up.
I then left GM and joined BT and could have pretty much anything I fancied by paying the extra lease cost. I took an Elite 3.0 estate, followed by a CDX TD, another Elite and then a MV6. I really didn't fancy the facelift model, so bought the MV6 and ran that for a few years - selling it in 2003. BT took the massive hit on the depreciation, but I drove the car from new upto 91k.
I suspect I was the first person to do Bose & Carin retrofits after finding a low miles MFL Elite in a breakers.
Due to significantly increasing mileage at work, I then opted back into the company car scheme for quite a few years - but missed Omegas I must admit.
When I became redundant in 2009 I needed a project to keep me busy - so bought a 2.5 CD estate as a fixer up project. I joked with SWMBO that the Omega had cost me less than 1% of the price of the BMW that I'd just handed back. I've now changed the estate for an Elite saloon which I've owned for over 2 years. It's now my daily driver as I'm between jobs @ the moment. Thing is that I dont miss the new cars one bit. Ok, the Omega uses a bit of fuel, but I did a 320 mile round trip to central London last week and averaged 33 mpg.
I've been thinking about "why" and will summarise it as because I ENJOY driving them.
Now, this is really going to tempt fate - BUT, I reckon that the reliablity has settled down - after running a number of them from new and facing many many problems. I had a climate panel fail on my '96 Elite. The car was off the road for 6 weeks whilst a replacement was sourced :'(.
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cheap as chips
easy to fix
looks like a taxi
really good handling
rear-drive
relatively few toys if you pick the right spec
they tick all my boxes
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I bought my first Omega estate 12 years ago as the biggest and cheapest estate I could lay my hands on to replace my old Sierra estate. When I wrote that one off after 6 years I just had to have another and this was the newest one I could find at the right (cheap) price. It is so reliable, comfortable to drive and can carry virtually anything in the back, I intend to drive it until it busts. Plus this forum is the best for every type of help you can think of, nothing out there that I can see to beat it for any other make of car.
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I stumbled across the omega by accident. Had a FWD Civic VTi which I crashed and a gold 2.5 CD with 3l cams, which looked pretty tidy, was on sale on a forum I used to visit. Kept it a year and a half and I think I made a tenner profit when I sold it. Toyed with the idea of getting a E39 5 series but for my budget I could either have a low mileage mint top of the range Omega or a high miler, tatty, potential money pit 5 series.
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Three main reasons why I'm driving the Omega:
1. Largest estate I know (I do not count American built things as any option :P )
2. Available for silly money compared to Volvo V70/Audi A6/Merc E-series/Citroen C5 (which all are smaller from inside)
3. RWD with reasonably powerful engine
Comfy, kind of a classy feeling inside compared to e.g. Vectra C, spare prices are reasonable, easy enough to service your self. And, I have dreamed of owning one since Omega B was released.
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I've just got myself a diesel Mondeo, because I've got a new job which involves a commute every day, so my Omega estate is currently sitting on the dock of the eBay.
Trouble is, I miss it already :'( the ride is nowhere near as smooth and comfortable as the Omega and nothing feels as solid and well put together. I've still got a few gadgets in my new car, being a Ghia X, but there's definitely something about these Omegas that's missing in other cars.
Plus, I haven't got a clue where to get help from when it goes wrong.....for all its perceived 'faults', this forum is an absolute Godsend
I bought a Mondeo 2.0 TDCI Ghia X estate for the sake of economy around 6 months ago, sacrificing my beloved 3.2 MV6 estate. However, be aware that they are prone to dual mass flywheel failures as mine has just done, taking out the clutch and starter motor with it. Looking at around £1000 to get it sorted. :'(......and yes you're right, it's nowhere near as smooth or comfortable as an Omega!
I also joined the Ford Mondeo Owners Club forum hoping to pick up useful tips and info plus a bit of banter but it's bloody rubbish - nobody seems to chat, most posts go unanswered and not a particularly friendly place.
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I've just got myself a diesel Mondeo, because I've got a new job which involves a commute every day, so my Omega estate is currently sitting on the dock of the eBay.
Trouble is, I miss it already :'( the ride is nowhere near as smooth and comfortable as the Omega and nothing feels as solid and well put together. I've still got a few gadgets in my new car, being a Ghia X, but there's definitely something about these Omegas that's missing in other cars.
Plus, I haven't got a clue where to get help from when it goes wrong.....for all its perceived 'faults', this forum is an absolute Godsend
I bought a Mondeo 2.0 TDCI Ghia X estate for the sake of economy around 6 months ago, sacrificing my beloved 3.2 MV6 estate. However, be aware that they are prone to dual mass flywheel failures as mine has just done, taking out the clutch and starter motor with it. Looking at around £1000 to get it sorted. :'(......and yes you're right, it's nowhere near as smooth or comfortable as an Omega!
I also joined the Ford Mondeo Owners Club forum hoping to pick up useful tips and info plus a bit of banter but it's bloody rubbish - nobody seems to chat, most posts go unanswered and not a particularly friendly place.
Hmmm, I haven't tried that forum yet, but you make a good point about the dual mass flywheel, I read up on the subject on here, because I wanted either a diesel Vectra or Mondeo, and I know that both suffer from these. In fact, I walked away from an immaculate Vectra estate because it had a noisy 'thrust bearing'. When I asked the seller to demonstrate the noise, it was unmistakenly the DMF, it was knocking like you wouldn't believe :o
The Mondeo I eventually bought had had the DMF and clutch done last year, for which I saw all the receipts, as well as a lot more, so I felt reassured about that. I've still got my Omega, I'm just waiting to see what it'll fetch on the Bay (not much) but it's a different class, no doubt about it. I really didn't appreciate the difference before, I'm even more gutted now :'( :'( :'(
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afer umpteen years hooning around in 24v senators and carltons,
semed like the logical thing to get,
Swmbo didnt fancy me towing a caravan aorund spain for 6 months in the carlton,so bought the first td estate for 600quid off ebay,with 80k on the clock, drove it back from chichester and thought what have i done its awfully slow, even compared to Ze,s L200 which we went down in to get it!(mind you i had tweaked the pump on that a lot) :-Xthen chipped it wahaay much better, but the clutch let go 200 miles later, :'(3.0litre clutch fitted and we are off) a fortnight using it for work and still had fuel in the tank(29miles each way)
anway first long trip in it was down to cornwall after servicing it thoroughly,left at 9am got there damned quick and though the fuel guage must be sticking, Ze liked the comfort and the quietness, and we got back at 4pm still with loads of fuel left in the tank!!so it did the trip round spain clocking up 6k miles in 6months towing a twin axle caravan, and dooing 29mpg,
due to move to spain and the l200 which we were going to take with us got stolen and burnt out by some kind bastard, so we brought the omega, loaded up the trailer and the car with 3 dogs cages and suitcases, 1600 miles and 27 hours later )(didnt bother stopping except to let the dios have a pee,
we arrived and stepped out with no aches or pains and just a little tired, kept it a further 4years out here, then sold it for more than i paid for it!
bought mick ap,s black estate and loved it, did 3 trips to uk in it, each time non stop,to the ferry at calais, each time around 1600miles one way depending where i was going, could get over 600 miles to a tank, didnt need to stop because of tiredness or fatigue, never had a moments trouble with any of them really,(serviced every 3k) so for me
comfort ,poke,reliability, trust,economy, easy to work on,and just loved loping along in the big car !
would buy another manual td 2moro!! in fact seriously thinking of buying one to keep in uk, for trips while we are there!! its only finding somewhere to park it safely thats stopping us!!
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could probably leave it with us - we've no shortage of space
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could probably leave it with us - we've no shortage of space
He did say 'in the UK!' ;D ;D ;D
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could probably leave it with us - we've no shortage of space
Thanks for the offer, trouble is oxford is a long way from northumberland!!
dont even know the nearest airport to you,manchester? cant think of one up higher? :y
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could probably leave it with us - we've no shortage of space
He did say 'in the UK!' ;D ;D ;D
;D :o ;D
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could probably leave it with us - we've no shortage of space
Thanks for the offer, trouble is oxford is a long way from northumberland!!
dont even know the nearest airport to you,manchester? cant think of one up higher? :y
Leeds/Bradford, Durham Tees Valley, Newcastle, Edinburgh - take your pick!
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could probably leave it with us - we've no shortage of space
Thanks for the offer, trouble is oxford is a long way from northumberland!!
dont even know the nearest airport to you,manchester? cant think of one up higher? :y
Leeds/Bradford, Durham Tees Valley, Newcastle, Edinburgh - take your pick!
any within walking distance of 2woody,s???? :-\
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any within walking distance of 2woody,s???? :-\
I've been told the only things within walking distance of 2woodys are sheep. ;D
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Just love them and always have and probably always will :y
My love for them started when I drove the 3.2 V6's in certain Police force, never looked back since :D
Is it just me or does there seem to be less and less on the road, shame :(
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Why an Omega?
At the moment, I'm asking myself that question over and over again.
But not in a nice way.
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Well I've driven a Mondeo for just over a week now, just got back into my Omega to drive it round to my back lane to give it a wash. The difference between the two cars is remarkable, I swear it felt like a Rolls Royce compared to the Mondy. I'll be really sad to see mine go, and it'll be for peanuts :'(
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could probably leave it with us - we've no shortage of space
Thanks for the offer, trouble is oxford is a long way from northumberland!!
dont even know the nearest airport to you,manchester? cant think of one up higher? :y
I can always find space for an extra car, it may get moved every 4 weeks or so?
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cheap as chips
easy to fix
looks like a taxi
really good handling
rear-drive
relatively few toys if you pick the right spec
they tick all my boxes
It's the toys that won me over - especially the rear blind (sad, I know :-\). I picked up my 2000 Elite for £300 as it had failed it's MOT and the seller was emmigrating. 2 new boots, plugs leads and rear exhaust and she was good to go. :y
The best bit about the RWD V6 with the auto is that you can schmooz along like a grandad or turn off the TC and hit the sport button and drive it like you stole it.
I only get 16mpg around town, but I only do 3000 miles a year, so who cares ???
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could probably leave it with us - we've no shortage of space
Thanks for the offer, trouble is oxford is a long way from northumberland!!
dont even know the nearest airport to you,manchester? cant think of one up higher? :y
I can always find space for an extra car, it may get moved every 4 weeks or so?
that would not be a problem, and kidlington is only a few mins from wendlbury!!
trouble is Josh,it would probably lower the tone of your place??
however,that is a stunning offer so close! thanks very much indeed, may take you up on it!!
cheerrs G
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hmm,why an omega....
well,after having 20 years of relatively trouble free motoring from mk2 and mk3 cavaliers,inc 9 years from a v6 cav,i decided to make the jump to the omega simply for comfort and big boot,nice and light 2 tone interior,crushed velour heated seats etc...needless to say ive had my fair share of problems with it,but,its never actually broken down......the fault codes can drive you mad,but with the help of this members advice from this forum,ive learnt a lot,saved money and cured my cars faults...
without all your help.ide of scrapped the car ages ago...
due to this,i now enjoy driving the old omega....thankyou to all who have given me advise.. :)
fuel economy is not great,but hey ho,
the drive and comfort makes up for it.. :)
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You do realise Josh is a car dealer, right? Next he will be asking for the logbook, you know, just in case ;D
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When I got employed at my last company they were selling a facelift 2.2 petrol saloon, the sale was for employees only.
I was the only bidder and bought it rether cheaply compared to other migs on market here.
I loved it how it looked, it was black metallic saloon.
I did invest a lot of money through ownership (lpg-ed it, changed the clutch, new tyres etc)
My wife (then girlfriend) was in another country and still is so I had to travel alot.
Loved the comfort and road handling of the mig.
When I was fired (still unemployed) I had to sell it and buy something cheaper.
Had a mazda 323f y2001 and it was a nice car but I missed the comfort.
Sold the mazda when I saw one cheap minifacelift 2.5td estate and bought it.
Unfortunately since I cannot find a job nowhere looks like I'll have to part with this one also :(
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It's a progressive thing,
1.8 mk1 Astra GTE, 1.8 Opel Ascona, 1.8 130 Mk2 Cav SRI , 1.8 mk3 facelift Cav LS,1.8 Astra SXI 2000 Model Urgh!!,2.0 DTI Zafira ...OOPS, missus's '95 2.0 MK 3 Facelift GLS Cav now on 203,000 miles and 1 of 350 Still have her and put her up against a Vec B anytime. My Vec B SRI 140.....
And finally the silver bullet bought for a change and to pull the Father-in-laws Caravan if needed, however she goes like a train in sports mode and even put a smile on the wifes face when she said whats that for? i said press it and floor her....lmao
Joking aside alot of luxury for no money is a no brainer solid all round, you don't feel like you've driven it and it's fun in the wet and the traction control off. ;D
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I've been driving an Omega since January now, after having 4 Vectra B's, a Renault Meganne Scening, 2 Ford Fiestas, a Daewoo Lanos, Peugeot 306 and a Fiat Panda, and I'm getting the same MPG out of the 2.5 V6 heavy Omega as I was with my Vectra 1.8 estate.
Its a brilliant car, I feel safe, I know I can trust it even with 170,000 on the clock (in fact driving 3000 miles through France and Spain next week) and it doesn't feel heavy. It drives really quiet, can whisper to the front passenger at 100mph and hear fine.
Plenty of power when you need it too.
Here's my beast, resprayed for an event:
(http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u462/roberts_1409/100_1888.jpg)
(http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u462/roberts_1409/100_1887.jpg)
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You need Jake & Elwood stickers mate across the top of the windscreen mate ;D :y
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Haha, yeh! I have got some stickers to go on it, State Trooper, Dial 911, a sheriff badge and To protect and serve
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Haha, yeh! I have got some stickers to go on it, State Trooper, Dial 911, a sheriff badge and To protect and serve
Not sure that is an ideal thing to stick on your car ;D
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Whys that?
Its just to make it fit in with the cop car look really, rather than it being bare
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Whys that?
Its just to make it fit in with the cop car look really, rather than it being bare
It gets worse!!! ::)