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Newbie Area => Newbie Welcome Area => Topic started by: JunboJames on 16 February 2014, 22:25:11

Title: Hey, new young guy
Post by: JunboJames on 16 February 2014, 22:25:11
Hi guy, I'm James and I'm 19. I absolutely LOVE Omega's so I thought I'd join the forum  :D
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: Pooc77 on 16 February 2014, 22:49:30
That is great!
Welcome here!
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: dbug on 16 February 2014, 23:45:59
Welcome to OOF mate  :y
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: flyer 0712 on 16 February 2014, 23:51:12
Hi and welcome  :y
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: M Kerr on 17 February 2014, 00:45:08
Welcome James.  I see you don't drive.  Not a surprise with the insurance theft required at your age!  Just a thought... when cars get to some arbitrary age 20something years I think, you can get classic insurance which is a different kettle of fish in terms of cost.  Check it out.  The oldest omegas can't be too far off.  Get one some how. They're very addictive for the simple joy if driving them.
Welcome again! :y
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: cd 2.2 on 17 February 2014, 01:53:17
Welcome, Omega's are not just fun to drive they are sooo much fun to fix  :D
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: JunboJames on 17 February 2014, 04:19:44
Yeah, insurance is crazy if you're less than 21!  :-\ My Dad has a Carlton 1.8 GL which I'd love to get off of him, but I think even with classic insurance it'd still be pretty crazy.

CD 2.2, I sense some sarcasm in your comment?...  :P Haha.
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: Johnny English on 17 February 2014, 14:52:43
Yeah, insurance is crazy if you're less than 21!  :-\ My Dad has a Carlton 1.8 GL which I'd love to get off of him, but I think even with classic insurance it'd still be pretty crazy.

CD 2.2, I sense some sarcasm in your comment?...  :P Haha.


Certainly yes, James  ;D What a lucky guy you are with our age! Welcome to oof anyway!  :)

Laszlo,  Hungary
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: x25dt on 17 February 2014, 16:28:50
Welcome to OOF mate :y
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: Toledodude1973 on 17 February 2014, 18:21:46
Welcome you'll never be bored with Omegas but there worth it :y
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: Ever Ready on 17 February 2014, 18:28:03
Welcome aboard James :y
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: The Red Baron on 17 February 2014, 23:59:58
welcome to the forum James.  :y
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: JunboJames on 18 February 2014, 01:49:47
Welcome you'll never be bored with Omegas but there worth it :y
With the idea I have in my head, I will definitely never get bored of Omega's once I eventually get one! Haha  :D
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: brian36 on 18 February 2014, 11:01:39
welcome :y
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: sandune on 18 February 2014, 12:30:29
Hiya welcome aboard :y
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: slowboy on 18 February 2014, 12:40:36
welcome to oof :y :y
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Post by: Sam Burton on 18 February 2014, 22:23:04
Welcome to OOF
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: dawidski on 19 February 2014, 01:58:18
Hey, welcome to the 19 club  :D I gots a 2.2dti  :y
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 19 February 2014, 08:53:33
Welcome! I was 19 when I got my first one... :y
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: brian36 on 19 February 2014, 09:28:54
welcome :y
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: JunboJames on 19 February 2014, 13:06:45
Hey, welcome to the 19 club  :D I gots a 2.2dti  :y

How!? Insurance must be insane, unless you've got your parents on you policly and have been driving for a year or 2!?
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 19 February 2014, 16:17:48
Hey, welcome to the 19 club  :D I gots a 2.2dti  :y

How!? Insurance must be insane, unless you've got your parents on you policly and have been driving for a year or 2!?

I had a 2.6 when I was 19, insurance was only 10% more than for my 1.5 Almera...
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: JunboJames on 19 February 2014, 16:23:31
How much were you paying for a 2.6 Omega when you were 19?!
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 19 February 2014, 16:29:16
How much were you paying for a 2.6 Omega when you were 19?!

£1100 or so. Because so few younguns have them, they don't crash them as often, so statistically they're less risk than a Corsa or Fiesta. Even with two or three times the power output...
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: JunboJames on 19 February 2014, 16:42:21
How much were you paying for a 2.6 Omega when you were 19?!

£1100 or so. Because so few younguns have them, they don't crash them as often, so statistically they're less risk than a Corsa or Fiesta. Even with two or three times the power output...
Damn! I just wish they were cheaper to insure straight away, rather than needing 1 years NCB to bring the price down to a reasonable price  :-\
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 19 February 2014, 16:53:23
How much were you paying for a 2.6 Omega when you were 19?!

£1100 or so. Because so few younguns have them, they don't crash them as often, so statistically they're less risk than a Corsa or Fiesta. Even with two or three times the power output...
Damn! I just wish they were cheaper to insure straight away, rather than needing 1 years NCB to bring the price down to a reasonable price  :-\

We are going back a few years don't forget. And if you're thinking of modifying it, that will send your premium sky high.

Get something slow, old, and decent, yet relatively unknown to the chavs, ie an old (very old) Corolla, 323, or similar, and keep your initial outlay down, then save hard for the Omega you want...
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: JunboJames on 19 February 2014, 17:04:43
We are going back a few years don't forget. And if you're thinking of modifying it, that will send your premium sky high.

Get something slow, old, and decent, yet relatively unknown to the chavs, ie an old (very old) Corolla, 323, or similar, and keep your initial outlay down, then save hard for the Omega you want...

I'd love to have something old and uncommon for young people, but insurance prices are still stupidly high no matter what the car is  :(

In a perfect world I'd like a facelift 3.2 in a prefacelift shell, but I'm going to have to do that swap myself which kind of sucks haha
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: dawidski on 19 February 2014, 17:44:07
Hey, welcome to the 19 club  :D I gots a 2.2dti  :y

How!? Insurance must be insane, unless you've got your parents on you policly and have been driving for a year or 2!?

I'm 2500 For now and only got my licence in May last year, but I have 2 years no claims, from my provisional, but my insurance company wouldn't take them because I bought my omega when I still had my Fiat  >:(

I checked insurance for a 3.0 elite and ( with 2 years no claims ) and it came up 900  ::) some 1.1s come up more expensive than that  :o
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: JunboJames on 19 February 2014, 18:11:30
Damn! So after 10 months of drive you can insure a 3 litre Omega for 900 quid?! That's crazy!
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: cd 2.2 on 20 February 2014, 02:50:52
That's not too bad ... I pay £1210 for my 2.2 with 2 years licence but 0 NCB @  30 (no accidents just used works vehicles alot)
Title: Re: Hey, new young guy
Post by: Cliffo B on 20 February 2014, 22:21:58
Hello,welcome to the Forum :y