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Title: New toy
Post by: bighed on 12 January 2009, 17:43:09
Am buying an L reg 3.0 Senator In about an hour. Apart from the obvious oil filter and coolant cheange is there anything I should be aware of or check/change?  :y
Title: Re: New toy
Post by: TheBoy on 12 January 2009, 17:51:48
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Am buying an L reg 3.0 Senator In about an hour. Apart from the obvious oil filter and coolant cheange is there anything I should be aware of or check/change?  :y
Does it have enough gaffer tape holding it together, or will it turn into a pile of iron oxide on the way back ;D
Title: Re: New toy
Post by: nick v6 on 12 January 2009, 17:52:34
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Am buying an L reg 3.0 Senator In about an hour. Apart from the obvious oil filter and coolant cheange is there anything I should be aware of or check/change?  :y
Does it have enough gaffer tape holding it together, or will it turn into a pile of iron oxide on the way back ;D

are they really that bad of a car
Title: Re: New toy
Post by: TheBoy on 12 January 2009, 17:59:02
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Am buying an L reg 3.0 Senator In about an hour. Apart from the obvious oil filter and coolant cheange is there anything I should be aware of or check/change?  :y
Does it have enough gaffer tape holding it together, or will it turn into a pile of iron oxide on the way back ;D

are they really that bad of a car
No, but you need to consider the age, and the fact that the Omega had much superior anti corrosion protection, and look how they rust!
Title: Re: New toy
Post by: nick v6 on 12 January 2009, 18:03:12
i see

aint seen a senetar for ages now
think i was at school last time i saw 1
Title: Re: New toy
Post by: r1 on 12 January 2009, 18:25:16
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i see

aint seen a senetar for ages now
think i was at school last time i saw 1

thats because the banger boys used them same as mk2 granneys jags,and volvos but dont seam to use omegas
Title: Re: New toy
Post by: hotel21 on 12 January 2009, 19:47:21
Amongst other areas, rear arches and in particular, rear chassis legs where they upturn and the suspension is superglued to.....
Title: Re: New toy
Post by: Vamps on 13 January 2009, 00:06:01
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Am buying an L reg 3.0 Senator In about an hour. Apart from the obvious oil filter and coolant cheange is there anything I should be aware of or check/change?  :y
Does it have enough gaffer tape holding it together, or will it turn into a pile of iron oxide on the way back ;D

are they really that bad of a car
No, but you need to consider the age, and the fact that the Omega had much superior anti corrosion protection, and look how they rust!
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Do they? seen surface rust never seen one with the traditional Vx rot.
Title: Re: New toy
Post by: r1 on 24 January 2009, 11:33:29
so did you get it?
Title: Re: New toy
Post by: tmx on 24 January 2009, 11:39:04
all the ones ive seen have been rustier than the titanic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: New toy
Post by: VXL V6 on 24 January 2009, 12:14:32
Look forward to the pics!  :y
Title: Re: New toy
Post by: r1 on 24 January 2009, 18:12:34
prehaps it  rusted away before he got it home thats why hes been quite
Title: Re: New toy
Post by: mantagte on 24 January 2009, 18:17:20
see
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1232799426
Title: Re: New toy
Post by: bighed on 24 January 2009, 19:39:09
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prehaps it  rusted away before he got it home thats why hes been quite

Erm...............NO
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1231874641

And front end will be even better after the recent "mishap" shall we say