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Newbie Area => Newbie Welcome Area => Topic started by: PLOB on 18 February 2015, 09:15:12

Title: hello one and all
Post by: PLOB on 18 February 2015, 09:15:12

Thought I would join up as I have got myself a 1997 2.0 16v GLS auto , and a work mate told me "ooooh there a whole heap of trouble those " so here I am in case hes right.

Title: Re: hello one and all
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 18 February 2015, 09:28:09

Welcome to OOF.

And nahhhh! No trouble at all. Only trouble in the sense that if you ignore things/jobs you're supposed to do, then evebntually they'll bite you in the posterior. But I don't know of any walk of life where that's not true.

You've not got the highest-spec model (well, basically it's the base model, there were others called 'Select' and 'Reflection' at certain times, but aside from them) so in time you may wish to get some little niceties and extras fitted.

Also you've got the rarer pre-facelift, like mine, which many would say is a better looking car. (I own both, and I say PFL all the way  :))

Get a Haynes manual, look up what needs servicing/what's due, throw up any maladies the car may have, or question you do have, and feel very welcome!  :y

Title: Re: hello one and all
Post by: Jusme on 18 February 2015, 09:28:59

Hi, Welcome to the OOF.  :y

Title: Re: hello one and all
Post by: dbug on 18 February 2015, 14:53:05

Welcome to OOF mate :y

Title: Re: hello one and all
Post by: PLOB on 18 February 2015, 16:45:08

Yes it's a little basic but it still feels quality, it;s got a full dealer history and has only 45000 on it verified by the MOT's and a vehicle check I had done plus I gave £995 for it I just could,nt walk away. :P

Title: Re: hello one and all
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 18 February 2015, 16:51:44

I mentioned in a post a while ago that in a few years, when there are hardly any Omegas left - the only ones still around that people have kept will be the top-spec Elites and MV6s (which originally only made up a few % or production) however, it's the cars like your that made up the vast majority of production (and made Vauxhall/Opel their money) and deserve to be saved. Get some pictures up if you can, in the Gallery section  :y

Title: Re: hello one and all
Post by: PLOB on 18 February 2015, 17:04:53

i will do that

Title: Re: hello one and all
Post by: flyer 0712 on 18 February 2015, 21:35:31

Hello and welcome  :y

Title: Re: hello one and all
Post by: amazonian on 18 February 2015, 22:44:51

Welcome and hope you enjoy your car

Title: Re: hello one and all
Post by: steve6367 on 19 February 2015, 07:25:53

Hello and welcome to the forum, noth on these you can't solve with the advise available here  :y

Title: Re: hello one and all
Post by: TheBoy on 20 February 2015, 15:49:26

The 2.0 is pretty robust, if somewhat underpowered.

There are a few things that need cleaning reasonably regularly, such as the throttle body. And fresh oil every 3k will do it wonders.

Tendency for HG to fail at about 150k, but not that common.  OOF members can offer better advise than any garage or mechanic :y

Title: Re: hello one and all
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 20 February 2015, 16:05:04

Quote from: TheBoy on 20 February 2015, 15:49:26

The 2.0 is pretty robust, if somewhat underpowered.

There are a few things that need cleaning reasonably regularly, such as the throttle body. And fresh oil every 3k will do it wonders.

Tendency for HG to fail at about 150k, but not that common.  OOF members can offer better advise than any garage or mechanic :y

Damn right!

Title: Re: hello one and all
Post by: badmuver on 20 February 2015, 21:27:06

welcome to the forum  :y

Title: Re: hello one and all
Post by: ted_one on 21 February 2015, 03:42:41

Had a 1997 2.0 GLS for 12 years and it never let me down,used it every day for work and did around 300 miles a week,regular servicing and cambelts at the specified timings kept it running reliably and when I sold it at 198.000 miles the first person that came to buy it didn't even test drive it....just paid the asking price and drove off.So yes a bit down on the power side, but a reliable old plodder that will give you years of good service as long as you give it what it needs :y

Title: Re: hello one and all
Post by: swordfish on 21 February 2015, 06:07:22

 :y HI ,  and welcome

Title: Re: hello one and all
Post by: sandune on 21 February 2015, 11:31:10

Hiya welcome to the OOF :y

Title: Re: hello one and all
Post by: glosdave17 on 22 February 2015, 16:18:29

Hi and welcome to OOF :)

Title: Re: hello one and all
Post by: Cliffo B on 24 February 2015, 08:02:44

Hello,welcome to the Forum :y

Title: Re: hello one and all
Post by: Delroy47 on 25 February 2015, 07:23:53

Welcome to OOF  :y