Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: chrisgixer on 14 November 2014, 17:17:14
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....written off, total loss, unrecoverable.
There's no omegas left, you have to have a car, what do you buy? Right here, right now, no other questions....
What
do
you
buy?
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....written off, total loss, unrecoverable.
There's no omegas left, you have to have a car, what do you buy? Right here, right now, no other questions....
What
do
you
buy?
I would go late Merc E class cause I like them :y
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Subaru Forrester ;) ;)
I know it's not pretty, but always fancied one,
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Another Omega , plenty out there :)
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For the hell of it either an imported Holden of some description, probaby a v8 flavour VE Calais wagon or a pick up...
For work, still working on that but V70 awd looking likely... :-\
Definitely not diseasel though... ::)
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R320 ::)
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Another Omega , plenty out there :)
Kinda missed the detail of the question me thinks... ::)
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Another Omega , plenty out there :)
Kinda missed the detail of the question me thinks... ::)
Oh :-[ Monaro then ;D
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As instant transport? Whatever £300 MOTd snotter I could find.
As a proper replacement?
Volvo. Estate, non-turbo, manual V70. As new as I could afford.
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Id buy and import a Catera :y
well you said NO omegas left ;D
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Monaro :y which I am on the hunt for as we speak :y
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I'd just use my other Omega! :y
Ok, Probably an XF but I doubt the insurance pay out would cover that so probably whatever I can afford be it crap or not, no more money left in the backup fund these days you see!
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....written off, total loss, unrecoverable.
There's no omegas left, you have to have a car, what do you buy? Right here, right now, no other questions....
What
do
you
buy?
What happened Chris? :o
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Subaru Legacy, Volvo V70 or Merc E class. :)
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There's an ex plod 2011 Black Beemer 530D being retired soon at our nic, only done 215,000 miles with one careful owner :) :) :)
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There's an ex plod 2011 Black Beemer 530D being retired soon at our nic, only done 215,000 miles :) :) :)
and one careful owner ::) ::) ::)
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....written off, total loss, unrecoverable.
There's no omegas left, you have to have a car, what do you buy? Right here, right now, no other questions....
What
do
you
buy?
What happened Chris? :o
I think he's being hypothetical ;) ;)
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and one careful owner ::) ::) ::)
....and about 50 different drivers ;D ;D ;D
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....written off, total loss, unrecoverable.
There's no omegas left, you have to have a car, what do you buy? Right here, right now, no other questions....
What
do
you
buy?
What happened Chris? :o
Hopefully nothing :-\ but quite an ominous title...
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There's an ex plod 2011 Black Beemer 530D being retired soon at our nic, only done 215,000 miles with one careful owner :) :) :)
Not a penny over £4k :y
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and one careful owner ::) ::) ::)
....and about 50 different not-so-careful drivers ;D ;D ;D
:)
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There's an ex plod 2011 Black Beemer 530D being retired soon at our nic, only done 215,000 miles with one careful owner :) :) :)
yeah but 150,000 of them was on the back of a recovery truck :y
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yeah but 150,000 of them was on the back of a recovery truck
No so with this one, think this Beemer is the SAS of our fleet, goes like $h1t off a shovel - still, everything works - still, looks good - still, gets hammered everywhere it goes & still comes back for more!
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....written off, total loss, unrecoverable.
There's no omegas left, you have to have a car, what do you buy? Right here, right now, no other questions....
What
do
you
buy?
What happened Chris? :o
Hopefully nothing :-\ but quite an ominous title...
Indeed!??? ??? ???
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A Zafira :(
Kevin, just buy a Monaro already!
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yeah but 150,000 of them was on the back of a recovery truck
No so with this one, think this Beemer is the SAS of our fleet, goes like $h1t off a shovel - still, everything works - still, looks good - still, gets hammered everywhere it goes & still comes back for more!
In fact, unreliable plod cars tend not to manage 100k miles in the time in service as they're always in the workshop. If a car has managed to average 40-50k a year then it has proven to be a reliable car and therefore a sound potential purchase :y
Will still only give £4k for it though ::)
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Frontera 3.2 auto lwb in that common silver colour ;D
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I nearly got a 3.2 Frontera before I got the Disco
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LS430
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A Zafira :(
Kevin, just buy a Monaro already!
;D
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A Senator B if I could find one for the money.Mind you I'd have a Senator over the Omega any day of the week.
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I'm still in the Honeymoon stage, but the 9-5 is a decent replacement.
It's WWD, but not really relevant unless unleashing all 250 ponies.
5 Speed auto (GM) which is an absolute pleasure compared to the 4 speed.
Driven sensibly, you can see 38MPG - drive like me and it's closer to 20MPG.
I like Leather, and the seats make the Omega look and feel like a Fiesta.
Dash is dated, looks like a 90's car..... small price to pay.
Oh, and they are cheap as chips to buy!
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Joking aside, for me it would be a Lexus GS450H
I might go a test drive in the next couple of weeks. I had an offer from Lexus to take a 24 hour test drive of the GS300H (same performance as the 3.2 Omega). I filled the form in while eating breakfast one morning and forgot it on the table and went to work. Came home and her indoors had already disposed of it >:(
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Potentially going through this very scenario right now, and the sad fact is there is SFA available at sensible money. So may just revert to the Battlebus as the daily driver (as opposed to the "lets go to the tip today" car).
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A Monaro is looking promising but insurance group 20+ :o
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A Monaro is looking promising but insurance group 20+ :o
I did a quote for one in the summer, and the insurance on a 5.7 early one was not dissimilar to the 3.2 ;)
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Well that is promising then with my 60 years no claims discount.
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Dodge Ram 2500. Might have to move to Texas though.
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To replace the Omega......hmm :o nope ain't going to happen in my lifetime BUT might add something to the line up with a V8 in it,most likely a Monaro.
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Dodge Ram 2500. Might have to move to Texas though.
I was thinking of Yanks and found this (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291292343731?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT) which I quite like, even though it would be a complete money pit. :-\
There's also a RHD Chevy Suburban (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-CHEVROLET-SUBURBAN-/251630208181?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3a965444b5) on ebay but I could think of better cars to spend £11000 on, and I'm not sure it would fit down the lanes round here! ::) ;D If it were a Silverado or Avalanche though.... Yeehaa! :D
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New
GT86
235i
ST estate
Used
XKR
XFR
E AMG
RR
VXR8
Oh, I get it, what do you buy that costs as little as an Omega, is as comfortable, has a useful forum and can be LPG'd. SFA!
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I'd literally get anything, an old 80s Volvo, something vaguely reliable, whatever £500 half-decent banger you can find, and start hunting for another Omega, one will turn up - might take 6 months or a year, but it will happen.
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Having an Omega you are used to space so a BMW E60 530i ditch the runflats and its about as good as it gets. However for reliablity and something a little left field a Subaru Legacy 3.0 Type B touring.
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Given possible pending mortgage applications, a large loan for the car I really want would be unhelpful currently. So thinking something really dull, but usefull, like an Astra or some sort. Which might have to a gay manual. :(
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Having an Omega you are used to space so a BMW E60 530i ditch the runflats and its about as good as it gets. However for reliablity and something a little left field a Subaru Legacy 3.0 Type B touring.
Interesting, as I always feel cramped in 5 Series Beemers, now 7 series...... ::)