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Title: Very Nice
Post by: kevinp58 on 23 July 2020, 19:41:04

Look at this beast.
 https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2001-cadillac-catera-2/?fbclid=IwAR2ok0Y1ImlreCVYLC3F-ZxX5FGxCiSdQ2VkQGKvQuf66w5rwN9tCJe-SHw

Title: Re: Very Nice
Post by: Broomies Mate on 23 July 2020, 19:48:30

You mean This (https://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=147043.msg1951142#msg1951142/) Beast?

Title: Re: Very Nice
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 23 July 2020, 20:18:07

If that was a UK car it would be parked outside mine given the chance.  8)

Title: Re: Very Nice
Post by: Rangie on 23 July 2020, 20:40:22

That is very nice indeed.😁

Title: Re: Very Nice
Post by: Entwood on 23 July 2020, 20:53:39

They seem to go quite nicely ... (turn the volume up !!!  )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXm4IwV_F8U

Title: Re: Very Nice
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 23 July 2020, 21:39:58

TB on his way to Tescos... ;D

Title: Re: Very Nice
Post by: 456lbft on 24 July 2020, 08:20:05

Quote from: Entwood on 23 July 2020, 20:53:39

They seem to go quite nicely ... (turn the volume up !!!  )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXm4IwV_F8U

That has even got my favourite number on it!!

Title: Re: Very Nice
Post by: Lizzie Zoom on 24 July 2020, 11:32:35

7 litre V8; yes please!! 8) 8) 8) :-* :-* :-* :y :y

Just wish I had the free cash to first buy it, ship it to the UK, then run it with our fuel prices!  Cannot imagine servicing would be cheap either! ;D ;D :)

Title: Re: Very Nice
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 24 July 2020, 12:23:05

Quote from: Lizzie Zoom on 24 July 2020, 11:32:35

7 litre V8; yes please!! 8) 8) 8) :-* :-* :-* :y :y

Just wish I had the free cash to first buy it, ship it to the UK, then run it with our fuel prices!  Cannot imagine servicing would be cheap either! ;D ;D :)

All of that is the type of thinking that is ill informed nonsense.

GM V8s are stupidly cheap to maintain. It's the performance parts that are expensive (discs/pads and the like). As for importing it, £5-800 shipping plus 15% import duty and 20%VAT.

So as it sits the car is about £7k here. And it's basically MoT ready as it's a European design.

So for the price of a five year old Astra...  ::)

And as for fuel costs, the Monaro VXR is more* economical than an Omega :-X

*obviously caning it will see single figures all day long, but that's equally true of the Omega (which is why TB runs his on lpg ::))