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Title: Just in case you thought an Omega is expensive to run...
Post by: 05omegav6 on 29 July 2013, 22:05:53
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(http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y486/05omegav6/DSC_0107_zps2c2eb62f.jpg)

Yes that really is 6.9 mpg ::) Didn't take much to top it up though...

(http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y486/05omegav6/DSC_0110_zps58d49c43.jpg)

And this is what you get for it...

(http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y486/05omegav6/DSC_0111_zpsfbdb045b.jpg)

658 miles from 93 gallons :o

Having been halfway round the M25 and back, this was a welcome site heading home...

(http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y486/05omegav6/DSC_0109_zps4812d224.jpg)
Title: Re: Just in case you thought an Omega is expensive to run...
Post by: Rog on 29 July 2013, 22:21:00


SWMBO has a Volvo 940 that cost just short of £100 to fill up, but's not that bad.

So what is it a T72 tank or something   ;D
Title: Re: Just in case you thought an Omega is expensive to run...
Post by: albitz on 29 July 2013, 22:49:35
Looking at the diagram on the dash,I would guess at an artic tractor unit. ;)
Title: Re: Just in case you thought an Omega is expensive to run...
Post by: 05omegav6 on 29 July 2013, 22:56:25
 ;D Not quite...

One of theses...

 http://trucks.autotrader.co.uk/mobile/stock-item-id/8a78aa0a3fbd6af5013fceacf1a9227a/advert?sort=PriceAsc&keywords=&bodytype=unspecified&make=mercedes-benz&model=actros&minimumprice=&maximumprice=&radius=&minimumregistrationyear=&maximumregistrationyear=&locationName=Swanton%20Morley&latitude=52.7139&longitude=0.9875&postcode=NR20  (http://trucks.autotrader.co.uk/mobile/stock-item-id/8a78aa0a3fbd6af5013fceacf1a9227a/advert?sort=PriceAsc&keywords=&bodytype=unspecified&make=mercedes-benz&model=actros&minimumprice=&maximumprice=&radius=&minimumregistrationyear=&maximumregistrationyear=&locationName=Swanton%20Morley&latitude=52.7139&longitude=0.9875&postcode=NR20)

 :y
Title: Re: Just in case you thought an Omega is expensive to run...
Post by: 05omegav6 on 29 July 2013, 22:57:45
Looking at the diagram on the dash,I would guess at an artic tractor unit. ;)

A packet of buttons on it's way to Albs ;D
Title: Re: Just in case you thought an Omega is expensive to run...
Post by: albitz on 29 July 2013, 23:19:37
I was hoping for a cigar. :'(
Title: Re: Just in case you thought an Omega is expensive to run...
Post by: Mr.OmegaMan on 29 July 2013, 23:30:39
460bhp Sweet! What's that then 0-60 in 4.5 s ?  ;D

Nice looking Mercedes you got there Al.
Title: Re: Just in case you thought an Omega is expensive to run...
Post by: biggriffin on 30 July 2013, 07:55:20
Commonly known as a recycled u.boat in the job,and at 9.6 id guess a shopping trolley  ;D
Title: Re: Just in case you thought an Omega is expensive to run...
Post by: 05omegav6 on 30 July 2013, 09:57:30
460bhp Sweet! What's that then 0-60 in 4.5 s ?  ;D

Nice looking Mercedes you got there Al.

14 seconds more like ::) by the time the gearbox has woken up ;D

Was actually quite a good day from an experience point of view. All the short, sharp showers on sunbaked roads have made them really greasy which gave the ESP a good work out...

Commonly known as a recycled u.boat in the job,and at 6.9id guess a shopping trolley  ;D
Fixed :y They have an older Axor on the fleet, which is known locally as 'The Skip' ;D but is at least a manual... given they way they rust, you're not wrong about recycled the U boat though ;D

Personally prefer driving this...

(http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y486/05omegav6/DSC_0106_zps19d2a90d.jpg)

520 Bhp, and I-shift, which is basically an automatic that knows what you're thinking. But being an agency driver, it doesn't happen very often :'(
Title: Re: Just in case you thought an Omega is expensive to run...
Post by: Andy B on 30 July 2013, 11:37:21
Years ago I pulled alongside a solo tractor unit at the lights one morning on my way home from work. Mr HGV decided to give me a run for my money ....... I only overtook him as his speed limiter kicked in!   :o  :y  :y
Title: Re: Just in case you thought an Omega is expensive to run...
Post by: 05omegav6 on 30 July 2013, 12:24:33
Without a trailer the power to weight ratio jumps from 10-14 bhp/t to 85-95 bhp/t,  with torque to match 8)

They can get quite tail happy with no weight over the rear axle, which is, erm, interesting when you're sat seven feet off the ground :-\
Title: Re: Just in case you thought an Omega is expensive to run...
Post by: aaronjb on 30 July 2013, 12:28:51
They can get quite tail happy with no weight over the rear axle, which is, erm, interesting when you're sat seven feet off the ground :-\

Something like this, Al? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT8Eh7BBqOQ ;D
Title: Re: Just in case you thought an Omega is expensive to run...
Post by: omega3000 on 30 July 2013, 12:38:34
They can get quite tail happy with no weight over the rear axle, which is, erm, interesting when you're sat seven feet off the ground :-\

Something like this, Al? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT8Eh7BBqOQ ;D

 :D ;D Thats cheating without the trailer  ::)
Title: Re: Just in case you thought an Omega is expensive to run...
Post by: Kevin Wood on 30 July 2013, 14:27:04
They can get quite tail happy with no weight over the rear axle, which is, erm, interesting when you're sat seven feet off the ground :-\

Something like this, Al? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT8Eh7BBqOQ ;D

Magic. Ermm... Give us a shout next time you've got an empty run. We'll meet at Tesco's car park... :y
Title: Re: Just in case you thought an Omega is expensive to run...
Post by: 05omegav6 on 30 July 2013, 14:38:06
They can get quite tail happy with no weight over the rear axle, which is, erm, interesting when you're sat seven feet off the ground :-\

Something like this, Al? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT8Eh7BBqOQ ;D

1100 bhp is just greedy ;D like to see that with a trailer on it ::)


Magic. Ermm... Give us a shout next time you've got an empty run. We'll meet at Tesco's car park... :y
Don't tempt me ;D  :-X
Title: Re: Just in case you thought an Omega is expensive to run...
Post by: aaronjb on 30 July 2013, 14:50:08
They can get quite tail happy with no weight over the rear axle, which is, erm, interesting when you're sat seven feet off the ground :-\

Something like this, Al? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT8Eh7BBqOQ ;D

1100 bhp is just greedy ;D like to see that with a trailer on it ::)

Ok, ok.. with a trailer (well, tanker): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p9p6gu3cNA
Title: Re: Just in case you thought an Omega is expensive to run...
Post by: omega3000 on 30 July 2013, 15:08:58
They can get quite tail happy with no weight over the rear axle, which is, erm, interesting when you're sat seven feet off the ground :-\

Something like this, Al? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT8Eh7BBqOQ ;D

1100 bhp is just greedy ;D like to see that with a trailer on it ::)

Ok, ok.. with a trailer (well, tanker): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p9p6gu3cNA

Got to be an empty tank  ::) :P :P
Title: Re: Just in case you thought an Omega is expensive to run...
Post by: 05omegav6 on 30 July 2013, 15:12:47
Now that's what you call a tank slapper ;D

Good job the road was empty though :-\
Title: Re: Just in case you thought an Omega is expensive to run...
Post by: aaronjb on 30 July 2013, 15:30:36
Given how close the following truck was and that it didn't brake at any point, along with the fact that it appears to 'settle down' only to suddenly get markedly worse.. I suspect it was being done deliberately..
Title: Re: Just in case you thought an Omega is expensive to run...
Post by: 2woody on 03 August 2013, 12:01:21
I once pulled into a gas station and put in 1400 litres of Diesel.

Back to the same station later on in the day, having used it all !
Title: Re: Just in case you thought an Omega is expensive to run...
Post by: tunnie on 03 August 2013, 12:03:17
I once pulled into a gas station and put in 1400 litres of Diesel.

Back to the same station later on in the day, having used it all !

Did it have wheels or tracks?  ;D