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Title: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: danzigfan on 18 November 2013, 18:06:45
Picked up more than 1 cubic meter of firewood today, was very cheap and winter is closing here. Pics are shi..y quality,  taken by potato and could be very disturbing for some of you. Poor miggy was heavy loaded but crusing nice  :-X ...

 (http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g480/danzigfan1/IMAG0048.jpg)   

She's mostly very well taken care of, today was the exception ... 

(http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g480/danzigfan1/IMAG0046-1.jpg)
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(http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g480/danzigfan1/IMAG0047.jpg) 

She's clean now for bedtime



 ;D
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: Webby the Bear on 18 November 2013, 18:07:40
 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: danzigfan on 18 November 2013, 18:12:36
What?  ;D ;D She's very versatile... ;) :-* Ans...S/L still works  8)
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: omega3000 on 18 November 2013, 18:13:29
Its a workhorse . Use it and make it earn its keep , even if it wears the brake pads out quick er doing it  ::) ;D
























Did it tramline  :D ;D
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: danzigfan on 18 November 2013, 18:16:29
Nah.... :D , she just got new suspension arms, anti roll bar and full geo setup two weeks ago  ;D
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: omega3000 on 18 November 2013, 18:19:11
Nah.... :D , she just got new suspension arms, anti roll bar and full geo setup two weeks ago  ;D

This is the answer to tramlining . Put half a ton of logs in the back  :P ;D
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: danzigfan on 18 November 2013, 18:21:19
Oh... I forgot to mension she has WINTER tyres on...  ::) , balanced of course...  :P :-X
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: Shackeng on 18 November 2013, 18:44:39
Same colour and wheels as my TD estate, and mine has had some good loads in. A crate of Indian sandstone made it's eyes water, but rear tyres up to 50, and drove home very gingerly. ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 18 November 2013, 18:47:40
I suggest that you don't brake hard...... :y ;D ;D
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: danzigfan on 18 November 2013, 18:54:10
:)
I suggest that you don't brake hard...... :y ;D ;D

Well, I didn't , maintained a 100 yards distance from car in front of me... ;D
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: danzigfan on 18 November 2013, 18:56:57
Same colour and wheels as my TD estate, and mine has had some good loads in. A crate of Indian sandstone made it's eyes water, but rear tyres up to 50, and drove home very gingerly. ::) ::) ::)

Yep, durable cars this omegas...they should suffer after all, for they are troublemakers most of the time ;D
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: Shackeng on 18 November 2013, 19:32:52
Same colour and wheels as my TD estate, and mine has had some good loads in. A crate of Indian sandstone made it's eyes water, but rear tyres up to 50, and drove home very gingerly. ::) ::) ::)

Yep, durable cars this omegas...they should suffer after all, for they are troublemakers most of the time ;D

 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: Varche on 18 November 2013, 19:39:29
What kind of wood? Poplar?
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: PhilRich on 18 November 2013, 19:44:08
Well 'wood' you believe it!  :D
Is the car 'chipped' or am I 'barking up the wrong tree' ;D ;) :-\
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: danzigfan on 18 November 2013, 19:45:47
Mixed but mostly oak, last year's heavy snowing has broke a lot of trees in the woods.
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: danzigfan on 18 November 2013, 19:48:13
Well 'wood' you believe it!  :D
Is the car 'chipped' or am I 'barking up the wrong tree' ;D ;) :-\


Damn..I needed to read twice to get all puns out... :P
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: 05omegav6 on 18 November 2013, 22:12:52
Its a workhorse . Use it and make it earn its keep , even if it wears the brake pads out quick er doing it  ::) ;D

Using them stops them from seizing up ::)
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: bored bigyin54 on 18 November 2013, 22:43:43
Oh... I forgot to mension she has WINTER tyres on...  ::) , balanced of course...  :P :-X
never use them myself . winter tyres i mean ;D ;D
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: ianu on 19 November 2013, 13:11:12
So - never seen a log conversion before  ;D. I think the cost versus space benefit is a bit boarder line though.. :P
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 19 November 2013, 13:45:14
It's treemendous what you can get in the back of an Omega!  :)
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: omega3000 on 19 November 2013, 15:07:10
Have you got the log book for it  ;D
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: ronnyd on 19 November 2013, 16:23:53
Thats got more wood than a Morris Minor Traveller :y. Bet that took some time to vacuum out. ;)
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: danzigfan on 19 November 2013, 19:14:37
Thats got more wood than a Morris Minor Traveller :y. Bet that took some time to vacuum out. ;)

Don't even ask, took 2 hours and still need to wipe the dust away  ;D
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: Rods2 on 19 November 2013, 19:27:01
I think there is a car hidden in that tree somewhere.  ::) ::) ::)

I've certainly put the self levelling suspension to the test on mine at times, like I did with the 960 Volvo estate I had before it.
Title: Re: Omega (ab)use....
Post by: MR MISTER on 19 November 2013, 19:44:27
I think there is a car hidden in that tree somewhere.  ::) ::) ::)

I've certainly put the self levelling suspension to the test on mine at times, like I did with the 960 Volvo estate I had before it.
Didn't know you were an antiques dealer  :-\