Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: MikeDundee on 05 July 2016, 05:58:22
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Was just curious ::), how long members have had their omega for, I am on my second omega after the first pre-facelift got written off through no fault of my own in 2003. Current facelift I have had almost 13 years.
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First one - Omega A (Carlton) - from 2007 to mid 2008
Second - Omega B 2.5 V6 - from mid 2008 to mid 2009 (crashed)
Third - Omega MV6 (current) - from mid 2009 till today (and till death do us appart, as it seems ;D )
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Current one a couple of months. Previous one 6 years.
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My first one was an Omega A GSi flavour and I had that 18 months before the tin worm got the better of the rear chassis legs.
My second was the MV6 manual which I had for just over five years, rusting rear arches and a faulty abs ECU saw the end of that one.
In between was a Senator, bought for £200 with 248k on the clock, I did the timing chains, guides, tensioners and head gasket, ran it for four years and scrapped it with 352k on it, again due to tin worm, and got £150 for it. The engine was still sweet and didn`t burn much oil at all.
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Had my 2.5 TD elite f/l estate for 7 1/2 years before I had to sell to make way for the monza
Keith ABS
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Had my 2001 2.6 CDX for five years 2010-15 never missed a beat,always wanted a V8 Merc that was the only reason I sold it.
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Had the first one for 5 years and the current 3.2 for almost 13 years. Both purchased when they were around nine months old.
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I have had the Police car since February 2005 and the Steinmetz Elite (on and off) since 2000.
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1st was a 2.5 td & had it just over 12yrs & likewise was shunted from behind & wrote off. now its an elite 2.2dth
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About 3 weeks! Still waiting for the V5
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11 years :o
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I have had 4 since 2004. just cant seem to get rid of them.
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Five and a half years so far. All the recent Volvo chat has been interesting, as a V70 is the only car that could replace it.
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I just had the one of them & had it for about 10 yrs. Sold it about 3yrs ago & been Vauxhall-less since ..... 1st time in about 30 yrs
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Tomorrow is mine and the old girls 10th anniversary! :y
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Nine years for me now. :o
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Seven years pretty much to the day for the third one, rest managed three weeks to 14 months...
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2.5 CDX...from 1998 to 2003..bought almost new on a S plate
2.5 Elite .........2003 to 2008..3 years old when bought
2.5 Elite .........2008 to 2014...similar to above
3.2 Elite .........2014 to present.bought with 52k now on 94k
All 3.... 2.5,s covered over 230k miles
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bought my first one in 2014 july a 2.5 auto elite sold in september 14
then december 2014 bought a 3.2 and sold in july 15
and bought my 3.2 estate in jan 16 :)
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My PFL 7yrs, this one almost 3yrs. :y
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First one-a PFL 3.0L Elite-8 months[until a Senator became available]Current one-a FL 3.0L Elite-4 1/2yrs[not been able to find an affordable Senator]
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Mine is a 1998 2.5 CDX bought at 4 years old in 2002 and still have her today with almost 140k on the clock
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TD Estate 17 years, 3.2 Elite saloon 5years. :y
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TD Estate 17 years, 3.2 Elite saloon 5years. :y
Bloody hell :o I remember you buying the 3.2...
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Pre facelift 2.5 V6 tourer, bought in 2002, still got it and it aint going nowhere. :y
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I bought my ex demonstrator omega in May 2001. First registered on the 2 March 2001. Was my daily transport until December 2015 having done 144,000 miles. Currently on a sorn until I sort out the emissions to get it through the MOT.
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V reg 2.5 Elite 2001 - 2008
51 reg 3.2 Elite 2008 to present
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I have 6 Omegas for my immediate family, also maintain daughter-in-law's Rover Streetwise and widowed sister's Vauxhall Meriva. I buy on e-bay and scrap when beyond economic repair.
Reg Model Date acquired
OE03 3.2 police special saloon March 2006
Y188 2.2 saloon June 2012
KR02 2.2 saloon August 2013 this car is cat C and soon to be replaced
X168 2.5 estate August 2014
Y324 2.6 saloon May 2015
V828 2.5 estate July 2015
RA04 Streetwise 1.6 Came with DIL
AU07 Meriva 1.6 December 2007
My earliest Omegas, wife's 2.0 estate (August 2005) and my 3.0 police special (October 2005) are scrapped. I ran Omegas before that.
I thank this wonderful forum for all the help and support keeping them going.
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My Omega B history has been short, so far.
First one was in 2010, bought a scruffy PFL manual 2.5 TD saloon. Didn't like it, always felt that it was gutless at low speeds, but it absolutely flew on the motorway. Only had it for a few months then scrapped.
Second one was a FL 2.5 CDX Saloon that had be retrofitted with a 2.3TD engine from a Carlton (Omega A), coupled to a Monza 4-speed auto gearbox. The previous owner did all of the work, and almost everything was made to work (including the air-con and cruise control). Sadly, the engine ate it's own timing chain guide within weeks of buying the car. I parked it up for a few months and had a go at replacing the guide. Got everything unbolted and bolted back together, sadly I couldn't get the engine to run for the life of me. It probably only wanted timing up properly. Ended up being scrapped as I'd just crashed my other car and desperately needed something for work, and scrap price then was still fairly good. Shame as this was a really interesting and quirky car that drove well and was tidy too.
Current Omega is a PFL 2.5 TD CDX Auto Estate. Scruffy cosmetically but, from what I've seen so far, solid in the right places. Had it about a month, no plans to get rid as it's my only car and I quite like wafting about in it.
Prior to the Omega B's, I had multiple Carltons/Senators and Monzas.
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I have 6 Omegas for my immediate family, also maintain daughter-in-law's Rover Streetwise and widowed sister's Vauxhall Meriva. I buy on e-bay and scrap when beyond economic repair.
Reg Model Date acquired
OE03 3.2 police special saloon March 2006
Y188 2.2 saloon June 2012
KR02 2.2 saloon August 2013 this car is cat C and soon to be replaced
X168 2.5 estate August 2014
Y324 2.6 saloon May 2015
V828 2.5 estate July 2015
RA04 Streetwise 1.6 Came with DIL
AU07 Meriva 1.6 December 2007
My earliest Omegas, wife's 2.0 estate (August 2005) and my 3.0 police special (October 2005) are scrapped. I ran Senators before that.
I thank this wonderful forum for all the help and support keeping them going.
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Pre facelift 2.5 V6 tourer, bought in 2002, still got it and it aint going nowhere. :y
Yep could not agree more :y
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MFL MV6 3.0l LPG, the original and the best in every way (except bodywork), aka The Silver Bullet, 2003 - Present
PFL CD 2.5, aka The Heap, about 2 months in 2007, sold
MFL Elite TD, aka TRACTOR!, also well known as Project TB2, 2008-2010, sold (I'm an idiot)
FL Elite 2.5, aka Goldie, about a month in 2010, broke for spares after it gave up following some spirited driving
FL Elite 3.2 LPG, aka TBE (That Bloody Elite, also TB's 5th), 2010 - Present
And of course, OOF, 8th July 2006 - Present. Happy 10th birthday for tomorrow :y
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MFL MV6 3.0l LPG, the original and the best in every way (except bodywork), aka The Silver Bullet, 2003 - Present
PFL CD 2.5, aka The Heap, about 2 months in 2007, sold
MFL Elite TD, aka TRACTOR!, also well known as Project TB2, 2008-2010, sold (I'm an idiot)
FL Elite 2.5, aka Goldie, about a month in 2010, broke for spares after it gave up following some spirited driving
FL Elite 3.2 LPG, aka TBE (That Bloody Elite, also TB's 5th), 2010 - Present
And of course, OOF, 8th July 2006 - Present. Happy 10th birthday for tomorrow :y
Incredible, thanks Jaime, and thanks to all who have helped me over the years. Happy Birthday to us. :y :y :y
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14 years come October .
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4 months
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Since 2001 I have owned eleven omegas..buy them,get them up to sratch,,get bored of doing nothing so sell it and buy another one and repeat the exercise all over again...must admit this could well be my last omega as after replacing the front suspension and discs and pads and drop links last week I found that i am getting too old for crawling underneath cars,,so i will replace rear shocks and springs this year and then continue to run it until something serious goes wrong again,then will treat myself to a brand new car before i have to give up driving as i have never personly owned a new car in my life....did have 3 new company cars when i was a manager back in the 1980s at a well know car spares supplier...must admit omegas are great cars and when the time comes will miss them,but hey realy have enjoyed them all. :y :y :) :)
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must admit omegas are great cars and when the time comes will miss them,but hey realy have enjoyed them all. :y :y :) :)
I think this is my problem, as I've been actively looking to replace the Bullet, but everything I look at in the sub £15k, less than 5yr old category just seems such a step backwards :(
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I have given up on the idea of a newer car. Anything remotely affordable - and even most of the ones which aren't - are shite.
My next car will probably be older than my current one. Now that I don't find that to be a negative factor, I can think of buying some really nice cars, which someone paid the thick end of 50 grand for, 15 years ago.
Besides, it now seems that the older a car is, the cooler it is deemed to be.
Personally, if I had the choice of a brand new Ferrari, or say, a 30 year old one, the 30 year old one would win every time.
I am now officially a Luddite. Modern stuff is shite - end of. ;D
For someone who needs to do lots of miles commuting or similar, the answer may be to have a newish bland efficient box for that purpose and an older proper car for enjoyment ?
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Had 2 so far, bought the first one in 2004
2.6 auto saloon cd which I had lpg converted year purchased, written off last year by a hit and run driver
3.2 manual saloon ex police MV6 bought 2012 :)
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I have given up on the idea of a newer car. Anything remotely affordable - and even most of the ones which aren't - are shite.
Agreed! :y :y
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'Thirded'
2 years in my personal ownership, but was laid up awaiting restoration for 7 years prior, and in my old man's ownership for 3 years approx before that, so total of 12-ish years in the family and counting.
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Bought my first Omega, a 51 3.2 Elite saloon in Nocturno Blue in 2004 when it was 3 years old. Sold it last year after 11 years - a fantastic car, don't know why I sold it really, except that I have too many... (which I keep getting reminded of.... :D)
Bought my 03 3.2 Elite estate in black in 2010
Bought my replacement low mileage 02 3.2 Elite saloon in 2014 (which is a nice one in an unusual colour for an Elite - petrol blue, and probably the real reason I sold the first one .....)
Bought my low mileage 03 2.6 Elite saloon in sliver in 2011
Bought my 03 2.6 Elite saloon in August last year (only because it was a good car, in BLACK!!)
I also have bought 2 3.2 Elite saloons, for parts, although one is too good to scrap really......
I also have acquired two 2.2 CDX estates, one silver and one black; the black one is definately a scrapper, but the silver one only has 45k on it, but will be going I'm afraid. Once you driven a V6, the 2.2's just don't quite do it any more.....
I still can't quite understand though why 'the boss' thinks I have too many..... :)
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I have given up on the idea of a newer car. Anything remotely affordable - and even most of the ones which aren't - are shite.
My next car will probably be older than my current one. Now that I don't find that to be a negative factor, I can think of buying some really nice cars, which someone paid the thick end of 50 grand for, 15 years ago.
Besides, it now seems that the older a car is, the cooler it is deemed to be.
Personally, if I had the choice of a brand new Ferrari, or say, a 30 year old one, the 30 year old one would win every time.
I am now officially a Luddite. Modern stuff is shite - end of. ;D
For someone who needs to do lots of miles commuting or similar, the answer may be to have a newish bland efficient box for that purpose and an older proper car for enjoyment ?
I spotted a Lamborghini, quite an old one judging by the lines of it, on a small 2nd hand car dealers site about a week ago, price was £5995. I thought I would go take a look at it when I had time.....2 days later it had disappeared....so I guess someone else spotted it and did the deal and took it away :(
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I've had 4 so far. first one in june last year from an auction a 2.6 CD auto saloon in silver which had oil starvation problems so the engine died. then a 2.5 elite auto in silver which was written off in January this year by a Frenchman in a rented mokka. and in between those two there was a 2.2 GLS estate in nocturno blue with ventilated sills and chassis legs which was bought by a banger racer. and the current money pit bought in February from the insurance payout (eventually) is a nocturno blue 3.2 elite estate which needs rear shocks and the headlamp sensor before i even attempt to present it for it's MOT next month.
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I cant remember if Ive had 8 or 9 Omegas. They say the memory is the first thing to go. ;D
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6 Omegas over the years, Currently have 2... #1 since May 2013 #2 since November 2015 both in nocturno blue 3.2 Elite. No plans of getting rid of these two.
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2 years same as previous one
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20 years, it would be 21 years but was changed under warranty at 12 month old.
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I have had my Omega CDX estate 2.2 2003 since April 20 2014 it has been great, it had a full service history and at the time of buying and only 48,680 miles on the clock :)
It really is a great car. It has been a great car for every single journey we have had.It is automatic with the cruise control working perfectly. :y :y
This is the 1st Omega I have had.I am really glad we bought it.
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20 years, it would be 21 years but was changed under warranty at 12 month old.
Good stuff! What a lovely thought, same owner since new. Does that mean yours is the oldest on OOF? As far as I'm aware mine is/was. There's hardly any models from '96 or before left. Mine's registered December '96 - but built June, as I recall. :)
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Mine is from mid 96.
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Good stuff! We should make up a '96 Club' :y
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20 years, it would be 21 years but was changed under warranty at 12 month old.
Good stuff! What a lovely thought, same owner since new. Does that mean yours is the oldest on OOF? As far as I'm aware mine is/was. There's hardly any models from '96 or before left. Mine's registered December '96 - but built June, as I recall. :)
Mine registered November 96, the one it replaced was November 95
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So we've got Bojan -Mid 96
Baggers - - - - - Nov 96
Some tw4t DBG- - Dec 96
Any other takers? :)
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Bought my first 1996 2 litre estate in 2000 and wrote it off in 2007, then bought a 2004 2.2 estate which I still have and love.