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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: neilr on 03 June 2015, 08:53:02
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I am surprised that there seems to be no interest from anyone regarding the sale of Omegas now. I have advertised mine for a couple of weeks now and have had just two enquires. I am now getting to the point where I may just scrap it as I would like the space it is taking up back. Its a shame as its a good car. :( :(
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I bought mine for pretty much scrap value, it's worth more than that to me and I've hardly used it.
Apparently big cars are out of vogue. It makes more sense to spend £15k on a new car to get free road tax :-X
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I think a big part of the problem is fuel consumption and Tax, if you ask (almost) anyone about car choices, unless they are petrol heads, they will always cite these two costs, plus insurance if they're <25yrs old. These really hurt the Omega as you don't really have any economical options.
Ironic really as they generally aren't even close to the biggest running costs in most cases. They're just what cash outflow people see, so are the ones they think about!
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I bought mine for pretty much scrap value, it's worth more than that to me and I've hardly used it.
Apparently big cars are out of vogue. It makes more sense to spend £15k on a new car to get free road tax :-X
No it doesn't ::)
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I bought mine for pretty much scrap value, it's worth more than that to me and I've hardly used it.
Apparently big cars are out of vogue. It makes more sense to spend £15k on a new car to get free road tax :-X
No it doesn't ::)
Sorry should have made the sarcasm more obvious.
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I saw your car when it first popped up. I love the colour and thought project, but.....broaching the subject saw all hell break loose here....threatening behaviour, the lot. So I personally, can't help. :(
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I think a big part of the problem is fuel consumption and Tax, if you ask (almost) anyone about car choices, unless they are petrol heads, they will always cite these two costs, plus insurance if they're <25yrs old. These really hurt the Omega as you don't really have any economical options.
Ironic really as they generally aren't even close to the biggest running costs in most cases. They're just what cash outflow people see, so are the ones they think about!
Plus, of course, reliability. Not everyone wants to spend weekends fixing their cars or paying repair bills.
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Very true! I think the (un)reliability of older cars is also over-hyped, doubtless by people wanting to sell you a new one!
Since I started driving - 14 yrs and about 250,000 miles ago I've been "stranded" at the road side a total of 4 times, and one of those was a dead battery during the extreme cold in 2010.
My colleagues - none of whom run a car older than 3 years can't understand how I manage one week to the next, firmly believing my car must be on the brink of death!
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I accept that I run what most people consider to be 'end of life' cars. I don't have an issue with that, I don't need a 15 plate shiny shiny to keep up with my mates or neighbours. I'm not a big fan of modern cars, they don't have enough power, too many airbags, weigh too much and visibility is a joke.
I understand that cars breakdown, hence I have more than one. This is true of cars of any age though.
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It grates on me, as for so many years now spent up the drive, bonnet open, the very sweet neighbours of ours (who again, never own a vehicle beyond the 3 years/replace with a new one HP lifestyle) often say "Ohhh, working on the car again?" It's not meant in a sarcastic or nasty way, then genuinely think I'm repairing a broken car. ARGHHH!!!! No, I'm tinkering! I'm just poking things that aren't broken, checking fluid levels, checking the state of bushes, or tweaking, replacing bits of trim that are looking a little scuffed/tired and the other hundred things we all do to something we care about etc... It's maintenance, instead of just driving the car oblivious until the MoT guy say "ummm, you've got four bulbs out, a bald inner edge of tyre, shot bushes, and have you noticed you've a flat back tyre? Also your door mirror is hanging off - how long's that been like that?
Approx 12 years of Omegas in the family and been let down three times...
1 DIS pack blew - poor breather maintenance
2 Poor starter - battery
3 Seized engine - volume of water poured into the induction during engine cleaning. (worked fine afterwards, by the way)
oh, and none of these were me, hehe :) Also none of the above could really be called the car's fault :)
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Like you DBG....my neighbours favourite saying is 'Working on the car...problems ?'
Reply is always the same..'Er, no....just tinkering, keeping it looking top notch'
To be honest....I have seen my neighbours have more breakdown problems than I have had in the past :y
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I have advertised mine on a few web sites now with no reply so due to my last heart attack on Sunday [2 attacks in a week] looks like my omegas final resting place is my drive way
as not aloud to drive at the moment
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I don't believe that fourteen or fifteen year old cars cars from around 2000 are as unreliable as people say.
I regularly complete a 400 mile round trip in my MV6 without it missing a beat.*
* Fingers crossed.
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When older cars that break down it is usually because the impoverished owner is trying to run the car on a shoestring.
The philosophy is that if the car is worth SFA then why waste money he or she does not have on keeping the sack of shit going. Throwing good money after bad so to speak.
Hence......oil level low or oil never changed. Cambelt not changed since 1969. Five year coolant never checked and now ten years old. The list is endless. :-\
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plus i think omegas are just as good to drive as newer mercs or bmws/audis etc,even facturing in cam belt jobs,cam covers etc were not suffering their massive depreciation! always makes me smile to myself when i quite often get a look off a bloke in a newish one of those cars at my miggy!
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Have to agree with all the above, never had a brand new car, always seem to be buying ones destined for scrap and have always been shocked at why people just seem to throw them away, just saved another V70 from scrap (bush required), and my mv6 came the same way, misdiagnosed head gasket! Amazing what you can get for next to nothing, compared to the new list price, trouble is I have four now, oh and the dog was from rescue as well :y
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When older cars that break down it is usually because the impoverished owner is trying to run the car on a shoestring.
The philosophy is that if the car is worth SFA then why waste money he or she does not have on keeping the sack of shit going. Throwing good money after bad so to speak.
Hence......oil level low or oil never changed. Cambelt not changed since 1969. Five year coolant never checked and now ten years old. The list is endless. :-\
You need to sort that lot out, Matey. :)
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When older cars that break down it is usually because the impoverished owner is trying to run the car on a shoestring.
The philosophy is that if the car is worth SFA then why waste money he or she does not have on keeping the sack of shit going. Throwing good money after bad so to speak.
Hence......oil level low or oil never changed. Cambelt not changed since 1969. Five year coolant never checked and now ten years old. The list is endless. :-\
You need to sort that lot out, Matey. :)
I'll have you know that my Omega runs like a swiss watch. :P :P :P :P
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When older cars that break down it is usually because the impoverished owner is trying to run the car on a shoestring.
The philosophy is that if the car is worth SFA then why waste money he or she does not have on keeping the sack of shit going. Throwing good money after bad so to speak.
Hence......oil level low or oil never changed. Cambelt not changed since 1969. Five year coolant never checked and now ten years old. The list is endless. :-\
You need to sort that lot out, Matey. :)
I'll have you know that my Omega runs like a swiss watch. :P :P :P :P
Did you get timing belt sorted :-\
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I have advertised mine on a few web sites now with no reply so due to my last heart attack on Sunday [2 attacks in a week] looks like my omegas final resting place is my drive way
as not aloud to drive at the moment
Really sorry to hear that. :( I wish you a speedy recovery and hope you get back behind the wheel soon. :y
When older cars that break down it is usually because the impoverished owner is trying to run the car on a shoestring.
The philosophy is that if the car is worth SFA then why waste money he or she does not have on keeping the sack of shit going. Throwing good money after bad so to speak.
Hence......oil level low or oil never changed. Cambelt not changed since 1969. Five year coolant never checked and now ten years old. The list is endless. :-\
Yes, it's the failure to understand that, if you want a reliable car, old or new, you have to pay for a certain amount of maintenance, just as you have to put fuel in it. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26795734/Smilies/banghead.gif)
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When older cars that break down it is usually because the impoverished owner is trying to run the car on a shoestring.
The philosophy is that if the car is worth SFA then why waste money he or she does not have on keeping the sack of shit going. Throwing good money after bad so to speak.
Hence......oil level low or oil never changed. Cambelt not changed since 1969. Five year coolant never checked and now ten years old. The list is endless. :-\
You need to sort that lot out, Matey. :)
I'll have you know that my Omega runs like a swiss watch. :P :P :P :P
Did you get timing belt sorted :-\
Four years in August. :y
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Have to agree with all the above, never had a brand new car, always seem to be buying ones destined for scrap and have always been shocked at why people just seem to throw them away, just saved another V70 from scrap (bush required), and my mv6 came the same way, misdiagnosed head gasket! Amazing what you can get for next to nothing, compared to the new list price, trouble is I have four now, oh and the dog was from rescue as well :y
Indeed :y These cars are standing the test of time :)
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Fickin clapped-out rust buckets ;D
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Fickin clapped-out rust buckets ;D
Shhhhh ;D
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Oh well scrapman it is :'(
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Can't you break it to get your money, then let scrap man have what is left.
I hated saying that, I feel someone has cut part of me off when another bites the dust :(
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Never spent much on the buying price of an Omega and still think they are good value for money considering what they cost new :o Ok so most need a few bob sorting out but so do most other cars , parts are not too badly priced either . Is it me or do you get the feeling your closing the door of a tank ;D Damn solid built cars .
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Some better pictures and a more in-depth description neil will probably get more interest. Certainly worth the money you are asking. :)
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Although I have a nearly new car which is a crap drive, I have driven 1 omega for 11 years, and would continue to do so if it had not been written off by a hit and run driver, and although seen only as scrap value to most it has so much more value to keep as a donor car for my other one which is a 3.2 MV6 ex plod manual saloon which I have had for 3 yrs, and intend to keep and continue to drive it for as long as I can.It always puts a smile on my face when out for a spin in it.Potential buyers give omegas a miss because of the vehicle tax, low mpg compared to newer cars, higher running costs and perceived prohibitive maintenance costs all play their part.The omega has never been the choice of most but it will continue to give pleasure to the few who continue to own one :)
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Neighbours say to me...car trouble again....no it isnt,,,it is my hobby,,even at my age i still like to tinker with my omega and keep it it the best possible condition as I can,,I enjoy driving my old very comfortable old banger...cant find another car that will give me the same comfort and satisfaction.....-.I have had many omegas and do get to a point when i have done everything i can to them and then get bored and sell it...i have tried a vauxhall astra 1800 mk4,,nice little car,but thats what it is,,a little car no-where near as comfortable as my omega so bought another one and just keep coming back to them even if it is as you lot say..( desmond ).(half an omega ) ha.ha.there is no getting away from the fact that they are a very nice car and i am addicted to them....I have thought of buying a new car,however do i realy want to lash out approx £15k on a new car...no because time and time again i have worked out what the omega costs me to run and that £15k will keep the old girl running longer than I probably will.so until such times as i have to buy a newer car i shall stay with them..
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No space to break which is why I wanted to sell it. Im not being funny but what more do you need to know its an Omega 2.6 on an Omega forum if there is something specific that need to be asked send a pm.
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Tinkering is half the fun. I recently bought a 14 year old 2.6 petrol manual saloon, with MOT from November, an impressive vehicle health check and a cam belt last changed in 2005. I was relieved to get it home from Plymouth, the more so when I found a front tyre showing wire on the inner edge. There followed 10 days of enjoyable sorting, cam belt, breathers, cam covers, brakes stripping down, front suspension rebuilding with new ATEC wishbones, track rods and drop links, new tyres and oil and filter change.. She now runs sweet as a nut, and the pleasure is enhanced by the knowledge that I have restored it to near new condition.
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Now sold
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Now sold
Did an oofer buy it ?
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Good news....pleased for you :y