Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: thomascdx24v on 31 May 2008, 01:08:49
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When people ask what car i drive and i say proudly an omega v6 ( not mentioning that its the smallest v6 that was fitted in the omega ) they always look at me with a strange look and can't work out why i'm so proud. i must admit the cuople of people i have let drive it soon change there mind once they have driven it. People may laugh at a 10 year old vauxhall but i wouldnt change it for the world except for a newer model.
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most probably because of the Vauxhall name.......
Vauxhall has not bee considered a luxuary car maker for a long time now nd so the Senator and Omegas were cars that were out of character, as a result i believe they were never taken seriously, however they are really good long distance cruisers....
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I know. I used to own a 1992 senator 24v cd auto which very sadly got written off. i once read that audi tried to by the design off of vauxhall because they liked the car so much. wether or not this is true i dont know. but one things for certain if they had they would of had much better credibility and a bigger prive tag
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There are a lot of people out there that listen to clarkson too much, he cant stand vx for some reason, and therefore hammers anything with a griffin badge. although he does say that the monaro is the only one to have and says that it is not a vx but a holden so does not count. The omega is along side the senator as the one of the best in my opinion and does not get the credit it deserves. ::)
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most probably because of the Vauxhall name.......
Vauxhall has not bee considered a luxuary car maker for a long time now nd so the Senator and Omegas were cars that were out of character, as a result i believe they were never taken seriously, however they are really good long distance cruisers....
Agreed. Plus, I think the practicality of the estate is underestimated to those that do not know it, they are simply huge and ideal for a family, even more so if they have a dog. :y
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There are a lot of people out there that listen to clarkson too much, he cant stand vx for some reason, and therefore hammers anything with a griffin badge. although he does say that the monaro is the only one to have and says that it is not a vx but a holden so does not count. The omega is along side the senator as the one of the best in my opinion and does not get the credit it deserves. ::)
I know Clarson slates the Vectra as a reps car
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I'm actually a fan of jezza and he cant hate senators that much he sat on the interior seats for 6 years on the set
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Some one here is not a fan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nl9nqMKavI
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Clarkson's ways are changing a little, he likes the VX220 and was pleasantly surprised at the new astra! He's also said he likes the omega also!
I wonder how many Omega's they actually sold? Didn't think they sold that many really, most of our cars will have been 20 grand plus when new, can't be that crap!?! People are just uneducated.
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.... The omega is along side the senator as the one of the best in my opinion and does not get the credit it deserves. ::)
It's a pity though that the Omega isn't quite as big as the Senator was, and that Vauxhall tried to replace two cars - Senator & Carlton - with just the one.
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most probably because of the Vauxhall name.......
Vauxhall has not bee considered a luxuary car maker for a long time now nd so the Senator and Omegas were cars that were out of character, as a result i believe they were never taken seriously, however they are really good long distance cruisers....
Agreed. Plus, I think the practicality of the estate is underestimated to those that do not know it, they are simply huge and ideal for a family, even more so if they have a dog. :y
;) `Got it in a nutshell Mike: The Massive-Miggy :y
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I took my new boss to the airport a few days ago and hit the sports button and floored as we got onto the autobahn. He was shocked at how much his neck was snapped back!! ;D ;D ;D
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Omega wasn't a luxury car anywhere in Europe. First because it was on the market too early and there were a lot of complaints. They were improving it for many years, but still people put a bad name on it. In 98 there was a lifting but the odd thing is that Omega was changed at the end of 99 and dropped at 2002.
Anyway - I tried BMW, Audi, VW and other cars and must say that Omega is the most comfortable. Suspension is great. Car itself is very "moody" and car be painful to maintain.
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When I got mine the Brother-in-Law came with me. He is always laughing that I buy Vauxhall's and keeps trying to lure me onto other brands. I like them because they are generally quite cheap and easy to fix!!
Anyway... On the drive back he started eating his words!! He used to be a car salesman and has driven all sorts, as have I, but we both agreed that it was by far the best car of it's era for comfort etc. and rivalled many modern cars too. On top of that it's an all singing, all dancing Elite with the full Christmas Tree spec!!
Lots of toys to play with!!!! ::) ::) ::) ::)
At the end of the day, as long as you love it, it doesn't matter what everyone else thinks!!! :y :y :y
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There are a lot of people out there that listen to clarkson too much, he cant stand vx for some reason, and therefore hammers anything with a griffin badge. although he does say that the monaro is the only one to have and says that it is not a vx but a holden so does not count. The omega is along side the senator as the one of the best in my opinion and does not get the credit it deserves. ::)
Clarkson likes Omegas!
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When people ask what car i drive and i say proudly an omega v6 ( not mentioning that its the smallest v6 that was fitted in the omega ) they always look at me with a strange look and can't work out why i'm so proud. i must admit the cuople of people i have let drive it soon change there mind once they have driven it. People may laugh at a 10 year old vauxhall but i wouldnt change it for the world except for a newer model.
They are uneducated
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A while ago I had a 1994 Daimler Double Six 6.0 V12 and over £50,000 new. The Elite I have now has better spec and is as almost as quick and cost loads less. Let people laugh, if there laughing there not buying which means more for us :y
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A while ago I had a 1994 Daimler Double Six 6.0 V12 and over £50,000 new......
I bet you wish you still had that, now that petrol is the best part of a fiver a gallon! ::) ::) :y :y
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A while ago I had a 1994 Daimler Double Six 6.0 V12 and over £50,000 new......
I bet you wish you still had that, now that petrol is the best part of a fiver a gallon! ::) ::) :y :y
It only did about 15 MPG :o
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A while ago I had a 1994 Daimler Double Six 6.0 V12 and over £50,000 new......
I bet you wish you still had that, now that petrol is the best part of a fiver a gallon! ::) ::) :y :y
It only did about 15 MPG :o
I can well imagine! :o I commented to the owner of one of the last Series 3 Jag/Daimlers, (on the change over when a XJ40 was made so it wouldn't take a V engine) who was yet again filling it up. He'd left somewhere in Scotland & he was now filling it up for the [size=14]3rd[/size] time!!! This was in Bury, just 10 miles north of Manchester!!!
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I took my new boss to the airport a few days ago and hit the sports button and floored as we got onto the autobahn. He was shocked at how much his neck was snapped back!! ;D ;D ;D
You're not supposed to be drumming up custon in the form of whiplash victims !! ;)
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most probably because of the Vauxhall name.......
Vauxhall has not bee considered a luxuary car maker for a long time now nd so the Senator and Omegas were cars that were out of character, as a result i believe they were never taken seriously, however they are really good long distance cruisers....
Indeed these were cars that motoring correspondants often refered to as 'cheap mens Rolls Royce's, BMW's or Merc's! :o :o Cheeky buggers! >:( Although they did actually recognize the fantastic quality of what you got for your money at the time when new! :y
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most probably because of the Vauxhall name.......
Vauxhall has not bee considered a luxuary car maker for a long time now nd so the Senator and Omegas were cars that were out of character, as a result i believe they were never taken seriously, however they are really good long distance cruisers....
Indeed these were cars that motoring correspondants often refered to as 'cheap mens Rolls Royce's, BMW's or Merc's! :o :o Cheeky buggers! >:( Although they did actually recognize the fantastic quality of what you got for your money at the time when new! :y
Did they mean cheap men's Rolls Royces, or men's cheap Rolls Royces ?????
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most probably because of the Vauxhall name.......
Vauxhall has not bee considered a luxuary car maker for a long time now nd so the Senator and Omegas were cars that were out of character, as a result i believe they were never taken seriously, however they are really good long distance cruisers....
Indeed these were cars that motoring correspondants often refered to as 'cheap mens Rolls Royce's, BMW's or Merc's! :o :o Cheeky buggers! >:( Although they did actually recognize the fantastic quality of what you got for your money at the time when new! :y
Did they mean cheap men's Rolls Royces, or men's cheap Rolls Royces ?????
No I'm afraid Holy Count they mean't "cheap mens Rolls Royce's!!
:'( In other words somebody not in that class to own a Rolls Royce and appreciate it!
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When i first got mine a few called it a Grandad car. I can live with that.
Many of the local youngsters pop in as my mate does jobs in the workshop for them, & they run Corsas, Astras etc. A couple of times i've been asked if it's any good? Took one of them for a spin. At about 30 in 2nd i floored it, changed up at 60 and heard "rather' hell" same again at 90 when i hit fourth. when fourth ran out i drove home gently.
He got out and told his mate"That thing just keeps going & going, thought it was gonna take off!" With the subtle mods they love it now.
I'm proud of mine & we've got the youngsters vote. :y
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loads of people call mine "an old mans car" and other phrases to that effect
my brother calls it JML omega, since he drives a Lexus, which although its reliable (being a toyota underneath) it's basically a badge he's paid for, he even told me just 3 or 4 days ago he was considering buying it off me cos of the LPG when it goes up for sale very shortly, because although it's a VX badge, its a hell of alot more car than his lexus, in every aspect!!