Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Big_Al on 23 June 2008, 21:59:46
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I,ve been involved on this forum for quite a while now and really enjoy all the great wealth of knowledge and help that is forthcoming about the Omega's. As well as all of the brilliant banter and comments on "General chat"
But I feel a bit unsure about getting involved in the "meets" that are coming up as I am not sure that my own Omega is in good enough condition to attend these meetings. :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[
In my present financial position :-[ :-[, I am unable to throw a shed load of money at my car in order to get it into "Pristine" condition.
While it is maintained very well mechanics wise, it does suffer from the dreaded rust along the door tops and bottoms. (Although this is now attempting to be sorted)
I am raising this point as when I attended the recent WIM open day, my Omega did seem to be the only one that was not in tip top condition.
I was just wondering if this matters and the real enjoyment of "meets" for me would be the getting together, socialising and being part of it and the forum.
My "Miggy" is never gonna win any sort of show or award, but it's a great car and with it I feel I can be part of this thing.
Just wondered if others on here have similar thoughts.
All comments greatly appriciated.
Regards, Big Al :y :y :y
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What!!!! :o This is a site for Omega Owners, doesn't matter what spec or what condition Omega you drive, it's as much about the people as the cars. :y
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Well -- have never been to an OOF meet (yet), but used to frequent VW meets when the proud owner of a type 2 camper. The condition of the vehicles ranged from superb to downright dangerous -- but the point was to get together with like minded bods, have a laugh, learn about the vehicles and, yes, admire others efforts --- but the whole point was to enjoy ---- don't let a bit of tinworm put you off :y
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I've been a part of car clubs for many years now. You can always tell the "real" ones as the condition of your paintwork is not going to exclude you from participating - No.1 is that you're an enthusiast.
Mine's a vertiable shed in all honesty - probably got a lot more rotten bits than yours and a dinked tailgate to boot plus foggy headlamps. Wouldn't stop me going to a meet...
I'ev never been a spit'n'polish owner - i want to drive the car, not just look at it myself. Nice to look at the good ones, though!
This is the Omega OWNERS Forum, I believe - not the the Omega Immaculate Bodywork Forum. If it was, then i think there would be a polish section sponsored by Autoglym...don't laugh - i've seen it!
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Don't be daft, and what he just said.
Blimey, you have a 3.0l and I have to go to the lakes in a 2.0l without fog lamps, all oofer pics seem to have fog lamps in them :( :( :( Unless I go in the Citroen ;D ;D ;D
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NICE, I,m feeling better already :) :) :) :y
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these meets are not about the condition of the cars, don't think these of those chavved up car shows with cars spolished to mirror like glass.
Its a social gathering, general beer drinking, talking 'dangle berries'....very little work is done or cars, or showing them off.
Mine was washed 2 weeks ago, and its not getting washed again until at least week after next, so mine will not be clean!
Cars can be sheds! hell i am brining my 2.2!!!
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Mine was washed 2 weeks ago, and its not getting washed again until at least week after next, so mine will not be clean!
That's why we like Migs in the UK...Rain - the free car wash!
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my cars nothing special to look at but i love it, i come on here for advice and a good laugh as i like the members. mines just another mig. :y :y :y
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my cars nothing special to look at but i love it, i come on here for advice and a good laugh as i like the members. mines just another mig. :y :y :y
I think the word i'm after is "Ditto"...
I've never had such a relaxing drive to work...thats why I like my Mig!
Are there are "I (heart) my Mig" stickers in the shop yet??? Cheesy, but i think i'll stay with them when the time comes to "upgrade"..
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Don`t fret the little-details BigAl; my 'Pup-mobile' (Miggy) has those dreaded (but all too common) rusty door bottoms/tops and shows her aged-years all too well
badly in places.
I call her a "40 yard car"; that being the distance from which she looks to be in superbly good condition! ;D
Enjoy attending any meet; they`ll surely be great fun and very interesting.....and maybe we`ll 'meet' at the same one! :y
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Don`t fret the little-details BigAl; my 'Pup-mobile' (Miggy) has those dreaded (but all too common) rusty door bottoms/tops and shows her aged-years all too well badly in places.
I call her a "40 yard car"; that being the distance from which she looks to be in superbly good condition! ;D
Enjoy attending any meet; they`ll surely be great fun and very interesting.....and maybe we`ll 'meet' at the same one! :y
Deb's, you are going on Saturday withthe dogs, Pleasssseeee My daughter is planning our day and has been informing everyone she is going to Keswick to meet some dog's from Wales.... from 'Daddy's forum thingy' ;D ;D ;D
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Don`t fret the little-details BigAl; my 'Pup-mobile' (Miggy) has those dreaded (but all too common) rusty door bottoms/tops and shows her aged-years all too well badly in places.
I call her a "40 yard car"; that being the distance from which she looks to be in superbly good condition! ;D
Enjoy attending any meet; they`ll surely be great fun and very interesting.....and maybe we`ll 'meet' at the same one! :y
Wait 'till you see my 80 yarder ! Debs ;D ;D ;D ;D
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whilst we al share a common interest i believe that the people who go to the meets are those who have the chance to be social with those they talk to on the net, the cars come a close second.
I would still be here if i didn't have a mig, i would still go to the meets that i could attend as well, and i would still enjoy myself as much.
The car may be the reason you joined up, but ask yourself, why do you stay and want to go to the meets, cos you like the people :y
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Condition is the last thing you should be worried about. ;)
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A miggy is a miggy regardless of condition .. and an interest in miggy's is all that is needed I believe .. (OK .. an interest in beer and talking rubbish might help as well ... )
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Condition is the last thing you should be worried about. ;)
I guess any talk of breathers and HBV's should only be undertaken after a couple of beers then!
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Don't be daft, and what he just said.
Blimey, you have a 3.0l and I have to go to the lakes in a 2.0l without fog lamps, all oofer pics seem to have fog lamps in them :( :( :( Unless I go in the Citroen ;D ;D ;D
my car has them retrofitted by previous owner. They arnt Vx standard ones, being moved to the center section of the fornt bumper, slightly hidden below the number plate. IMO they look better like this.
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Bit like mine then - some very slim ones just under the numberplate. Not sure i like the look of them, but they do the job well enough!
It's sounding like a car meet already except i'll be in my own bed tonight...rather than in a tent in a field...consumption of alcohol is about the same :y
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i too felt as you did al...till i went to the shifnal cambelt party and was made to feel very welcome :y :y if you can goto the keswick meet(party) and put faces to names you will not regret it at all...i`m afraid i wont be there as bmw owners aint allowed..... :'( :'( plus i`m covering some extra shifts this weekend to go towards the old holiday fund... :(
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i too felt as you did al...till i went to the shifnal cambelt party and was made to feel very welcome :y :y if you can goto the keswick meet(party) and put faces to names you will not regret it at all...i`m afraid i wont be there as bmw owners aint allowed..... :'( :'( plus i`m covering some extra shifts this weekend to go towards the old holiday fund... :(
:o :o :o Thought you were providing the security............... :y
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pay me in burgers and i`ll reconsider.... ;D ;D
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pay me in burgers and i`ll reconsider.... ;D ;D
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i too felt as you did al...till i went to the shifnal cambelt party and was made to feel very welcome :y :y if you can goto the keswick meet(party) and put faces to names you will not regret it at all...i`m afraid i wont be there as bmw owners aint allowed..... :'( :'( plus i`m covering some extra shifts this weekend to go towards the old holiday fund... :(
:o :o :o Thought you were providing the security............... :y
OMG: don`t tell me there`s a dress code and doorstaff bouncers! :o [size=8]throwing people in! ;D[/size]
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Take this from the worlds worst valet tart. From a distance my car looks peachy but walk round it & you'll see stonechips, scratches, rusty door tops & more mess than the car's worth, so don't let that stop you. Many of our Migs are working/family everyday vehicles.
In my book anyone keeping any model of Mig on the road will do for me.
P.S. Mine was in last years Lakesmeet photo with the foglights on..........can't miss it, i was the one with only one working!!!!! :D
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OK..
here's a confession..
my obsession is always a shiny paint..Dont know from where I catch
this sickness it really disturbs and damages me..Washing the car 4-5
times a week..And polishing as frequently as I can ;D
Trust me theres nothing to worry about the cars condition..
if you were like me you must worry about yourself :P :-[
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I,ve been involved on this forum for quite a while now and really enjoy all the great wealth of knowledge and help that is forthcoming about the Omega's. As well as all of the brilliant banter and comments on "General chat"
But I feel a bit unsure about getting involved in the "meets" that are coming up as I am not sure that my own Omega is in good enough condition to attend these meetings. :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[
In my present financial position :-[ :-[, I am unable to throw a shed load of money at my car in order to get it into "Pristine" condition.
While it is maintained very well mechanics wise, it does suffer from the dreaded rust along the door tops and bottoms. (Although this is now attempting to be sorted)
I am raising this point as when I attended the recent WIM open day, my Omega did seem to be the only one that was not in tip top condition.
I was just wondering if this matters and the real enjoyment of "meets" for me would be the getting together, socialising and being part of it and the forum.
My "Miggy" is never gonna win any sort of show or award, but it's a great car and with it I feel I can be part of this thing.
Just wondered if others on here have similar thoughts.
All comments greatly appriciated.
Regards, Big Al :y :y :y
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Al, no-one cares about if someone Miggy is not in tip top condition mate, you have one.
These meets are a brilliant way of extending the fun of The Forum, meeting people that you chat to on here, putting names to faces.
It will be great to see anyone from the forum at the meets, i am sure everyone agrees... :y
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Big Al there is not a lot to be added to what has already been said, all of which I agree entirely with! :y
All I can add is that I have enjoyed cars that have been brand new, but I have also had cars with holes in them all over. Indeed my last car after a run of big Vx's was a 19 year old Toyota Carina II Estate, on 250K, which I had kept running for 6 years, and that had dents, scrapes, rust patches all over (a 200 yard car!), but I was still as proud of my "Betsie" as I had been with any other of my cars! :y
It is the personality of the person inside the car that counts, not the car itself, and that's how you should view the situation at any meet. Nothing else has sod all to do with the price of fish! ;) ;)
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Some good response here from you OOFers. :y :y :y
Guess I was getting a bit worried over nothing really.
My thoughts on meets have always been "it's about the people & the socialising" so glad a lot of you all feel the same.
Guess I'll be attending soon then.
Sorry ,can't the Lakes meet - but what ever comes up next, I'll try and be there.
Regards, Al :y :y :y
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Big Al there is not a lot to be added to what has already been said, all of which I agree entirely with! :y
All I can add is that I have enjoyed cars that have been brand new, but I have also had cars with holes in them all over. Indeed my last car after a run of big Vx's was a 19 year old Toyota Carina II Estate, on 250K, which I had kept running for 6 years, and that had dents, scrapes, rust patches all over (a 200 yard car!), but I was still as proud of my "Betsie" as I had been with any other of my cars! :y
It is the personality of the person inside the car that counts, not the car itself, and that's how you should view the situation at any meet. Nothing else has sod all to do with the price of fish! ;) ;)
A 200 yarder Lizzie, I wouldn't be able see at all at that distance with my eyes! ;D ;D ;D
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Some good response here from you OOFers. :y :y :y
Guess I was getting a bit worried over nothing really.
My thoughts on meets have always been "it's about the people & the socialising" so glad a lot of you all feel the same.
Guess I'll be attending soon then.
Sorry ,can't the Lakes meet - but what ever comes up next, I'll try and be there.
Regards, Al :y :y :y
East Anglia meet in Thetford, first weekend in August... I even convinced SWMBO to come too [size=9]on the pretence of a short break[/size] and she was worried it'll all be blokes standing around looking under bonnets and "scratching their balls" to quote her exact phrase!!!! :o :o :o
I soon convinced her that it'll be more of a social thing than anything else, although I might need to do a bit of tinkering with the LPG installation and all help will be greatly appreciated!!! :y :y :y
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Grey primer covers damaged bumpers quite well on photos!!!!
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If condition mattered, we wouldt have let tunnie in with his Senator last year!
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Lol, I would not worry, none of my cars are even close to being inthe same state as AA's!
I ahve them as work horses and they do that very well but sadly do not get washed often enough.
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If condition mattered, we wouldt have let tunnie in with his Senator last year!
No, we let him in so we could laugh when his electrical additions caught fire. ;D
kevin