Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: ckz on 24 November 2015, 17:26:47
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well, the omega 2.5 v6 auto estate is gone.
after spending all in all in 2 years 2k in it i decided to sell it because i needed a bigger car.
result nobody wanted it.
fact after standing up hill for 5 month not able to sell it after all work was done, for 500 quit i drove it out the garden, got it ready to bring it to an auction.
the engine seized after 3 miles.
what a luck.
4rd vauxhall third time a vehicle which cost more then enough and pack up anyway.
spendet another 40 to investigate and made my mind up.
scpped it. simple.
not one car in the last 15 years waas such a money pit.
and i talking loads of cars.
rovers, fords, pajeros, audis, bmws, volvos, even peugeots.
well gone now. and i dont thunk i buying another vauxhall again.lol >:(
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Goodluck finding summat bigger, but hey ho...
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I've also sworn never to get another Vauxhall. Mostly because I don't generally like them. So what do I currently own? 3 poxy Vauxhalls ;D
Engine seize would be very unlucky on a reasonably well looked after car... ...I'd be asking questions of your local garage...
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I guess I was just lucky with my 2.6 which I have just sold, had it five years with no repairs just service items replaced over 40,000 odd miles, the 2.2 estate which we sold in April was the exact opposite loads of parts replaced & never really performed well . Don't like any of the new Vauxhalls hence the purchase of the Merc , if I had a double garage I would probably have kept the Omega as well.
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:'(
oh dear not good
nearly bought this as well as looked very nice well looked after car just wasn't keen on the auto box.
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Was there any oil in it? My 94 2l PFL lasted me for seven years till the rusty doors and arches plus emissions finally made it nonviable to spend any more on it. Still ran and drove great though. :y
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I've also sworn never to get another Vauxhall. Mostly because I don't generally like them. So what do I currently own? 3 poxy Vauxhalls ;D
Engine seize would be very unlucky on a reasonably well looked after car... ...I'd be asking questions of your local garage...
Never understood what you mean by that. :-\
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Must admit mines living on a knife edge.It has so far proved to be the most unreliable,expensive[per mile]to keep running car I've owned since I had a Mk1 Scirroco back in 1985!
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It's all relative to your needs. I should have changed to Astra years ago for my 2500 miles a year to station and round town. As for 13/14 years ownership of one Omega it was not too bad financially especially when you find out the bills some have had on other makes which the owners keep quiet. I do not mess with cars anymore so glad to have one which you just turn key and drive.
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well space wise, its a ford galaxy now. defo bigger.
not sure f i stick to it.
not as comfy as expected. dont like the high seat position. lol
but the space is nice.
towing no problem.
all the elctrics like the omega and all works. parts very cheap.
but thinking of not doing anything on it just drive and sell on for a newer modell next year.
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well space wise, its a ford galaxy now. defo bigger.
not sure f i stick to it.
not as comfy as expected. dont like the high seat position. lol
but the space is nice.
towing no problem.
all the elctrics like the omega and all works. parts very cheap.
but thinking of not doing anything on it just drive and sell on for a newer modell next year.
Be worth checking the oil periodically ::)
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well i did oilchange. the first i do on a car and every intervall. plus other service parts. but when it come to extrem expensive parts i dont exchange unless needs doing.
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Must admit mines living on a knife edge.It has so far proved to be the most unreliable,expensive[per mile]to keep running car I've owned since I had a Mk1 Scirroco back in 1985!
ever heard of preventative Maintenance.
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Must admit mines living on a knife edge.It has so far proved to be the most unreliable,expensive[per mile]to keep running car I've owned since I had a Mk1 Scirroco back in 1985!
ever heard of preventative Maintenance.
Is that like checking the oil before it's run out... ::)
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Must admit mines living on a knife edge.It has so far proved to be the most unreliable,expensive[per mile]to keep running car I've owned since I had a Mk1 Scirroco back in 1985!
ever heard of preventative Maintenance.
Is that like checking the oil before it's run out... ::)
that does help, extended the cars life, or a longer dip-stick ;D
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Read into that last quote as you will :D
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yes I have heard of preventive maintenance.It's just that the more bits I fix the quicker it seems to find other bits to break >:( Sadly the Omega is a pile of crap that I'm saddled with until about the middle of next year-unless something really expensive lets go.
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in my opinion Valhalls are allays expensive to maintaine and easy to break. for some reason.
i spended loads in my omega and other vauxhals before.
regular maintaining, oilchanges, etc and still there came the time something major broke.
other cars i had before at least being thanksfull for a long time giving them some replacements parts.
also every car and we talking big cars as i would'nt go for something 1.6 or small in size, always gave me the money back to an extend i paid for it out.
the vauxhalls always seemed to be a loosing thing.
i do like the frontera but after all my experience on vauxhal i don't go for it now.
same as i would'nt go for mercedes and bmw as i have the same experience.
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I have owned, viva,chevette,manta,Carlton,senator,omega, all have done as asked, just usually wear n tear, unless abused (cracked shell,manta) just normal maintenance, and preventative, when notice a problem. ;)
Obviously some GM products don't like certain people, unless its just a Monday am car or Friday pm car ;D