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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: MickAP on 30 January 2009, 17:32:55
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Seen an Omega CDX for sale facelift on a "W" plate.
Needs what looks like front and rear bumpers respraying to make it look good again because they are scuffed or paint peeling off them.
Slight rust patch on the lower edge of boot lid needs doing.
Looks tidy inside apart from the after market stereo, not the usual CCR2006 that should be there. Cloth seats and original CDX alloys are there.
Now the bad bits, 125,000 miles no service history and no mention of a cambelt change, but it's got 12 months MOT and 5 months tax, says all running ok drives good it's an auto................
How much would you part with if anything given lack of service history?
Mick
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Did a guys Cambelt a few weeks ago who had and a Y reg CDX V6 which really was nice, no rust, scratches etc, inside was spot less he paid £600 for it :o
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yep, unfortunately no more than £800 VERY HIGHEST given lack of history
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Seen an Omega CDX for sale facelift on a "W" plate.
Needs what looks like front and rear bumpers respraying to make it look good again because they are scuffed or paint peeling off them.
Slight rust patch on the lower edge of boot lid needs doing.
Looks tidy inside apart from the after market stereo, not the usual CCR2006 that should be there. Cloth seats and original CDX alloys are there.
Now the bad bits, 125,000 miles no service history and no mention of a cambelt change, but it's got 12 months MOT and 5 months tax, says all running ok drives good it's an auto................
How much would you part with if anything given lack of service history?
Mick
Front and rear bumpers need spraying, rust on boot lip, crap stereo.
[size=18]NOW[/size] the bad bits ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Did a guys Cambelt a few weeks ago who had and a Y reg CDX V6 which really was nice, no rust, scratches etc, inside was spot less he paid £600 for it :o
I spent more than that on mine to get it up to scratch! :o
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Did a guys Cambelt a few weeks ago who had and a Y reg CDX V6 which really was nice, no rust, scratches etc, inside was spot less he paid £600 for it :o
I spent more than that on mine to get it up to scratch! :o
That's the problem, in order to keep a car running well / legally it costs you money, money that is then rendered worthless when you sell the car or it gets written off.
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Its scary to think of what Ive spent on my grey car getting it to concours condition, the price I paid for it and all the new genuine stuff that Ive changed, total rust removal paintwork,3 sets of wheels etc etc and its still worth the same as a bag of jelly beans. Thats Why I will never sell it. I can understand now why some old gits have mint mk1 granadas never use them but wont sell them.
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yep, unfortunately no more than £800 VERY HIGHEST given lack of history
That's how much he's asking!
Mick
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Its scary to think of what Ive spent on my grey car getting it to concours condition, the price I paid for it and all the new genuine stuff that Ive changed, total rust removal paintwork,3 sets of wheels etc etc and its still worth the same as a bag of jelly beans. Thats Why I will never sell it. I can understand now why some old gits have mint mk1 granadas never use them but wont sell them.
Thing is, i'd always spend the money to get the car 'right' which means i'd then keep it for a long time. Also, I can't think of any other big RWD saloon that I prefer to have over the Omega.
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Thing is, i'd always spend the money to get the car 'right' which means i'd then keep it for a long time. Also, I can't think of any other big RWD saloon that I prefer to have over the Omega.
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mk 2 2.8 ghia x beats a omega any day of the week!!![sorry]
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In the last year
Tyres
Springs
Rear shocks
Bonnet, wing, bumper, headlamp - after a small prang
Steering idler
Cam cover gaskets
Brake pads
HID conversion
To do
Wishbones#
Valve seals*
Exhaust gaskets*
Cam belt
waterpump
Thermostat#
New spring pads on rear suspension for a 10mm lift@
* Heads off
# Got parts
@ To compensate for LPG tank
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yep, unfortunately no more than £800 VERY HIGHEST given lack of history
That's how much he's asking!
Mick
is it a diesel. if so its a bargain
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yep, unfortunately no more than £800 VERY HIGHEST given lack of history
That's how much he's asking!
Mick
is it a diesel. if so its a bargain
Petrol 2.5 V6
Mick
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Thing is, i'd always spend the money to get the car 'right' which means i'd then keep it for a long time. Also, I can't think of any other big RWD saloon that I prefer to have over the Omega.
mk 2 2.8 ghia x beats a omega any day of the week!!![sorry][/quote]
Not on modern roads in the real world.....(sorry!) ;D ;D
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yep, unfortunately no more than £800 VERY HIGHEST given lack of history
That's how much he's asking!
Mick
still a lot of car for little money!!
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i paid £600 for my mig
got a bit of to do on it
ive changed the wishbones and steering ideler
and still got steering problems
(but not as bad)
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Thing is, i'd always spend the money to get the car 'right' which means i'd then keep it for a long time. Also, I can't think of any other big RWD saloon that I prefer to have over the Omega.
mk 2 2.8 ghia x beats a omega any day of the week!!![sorry]
Not on modern roads in the real world.....(sorry!) ;D ;D
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I think 2.0 Omega beats 2.8 Granada evewn :-? :o
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mk 2 2.8 ghia x beats a omega any day of the week!!![sorry][/quote]
Not on modern roads in the real world.....(sorry!) ;D ;D
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oh dear im sorry but you are so wrong while your omega might be a bit quicker the fords more comfortable a lot easier to work on,more reliable[no cambelt,no nastey sensors] and more of a drivers car as you can feel what the cars doing and get more input
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Getting back to the original thread it's now on Ebay...........Starting at £500......number 250364647012
Nothing to do with me found on another forum, lack of service history puts me off.
Mick
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mk 2 2.8 ghia x beats a omega any day of the week!!![sorry]
Not on modern roads in the real world.....(sorry!) ;D ;D
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oh dear im sorry but you are so wrong while your omega might be a bit quicker the fords more comfortable a lot easier to work on,more reliable[no cambelt,no nastey sensors] and more of a drivers car as you can feel what the cars doing and get more input[/quote]
More comfortable lol. It's only a lot easier to work on because it's so out dated now (at the time it was excellent I had 3). More reliable a cambelt comes every 40 thousand every 4 years and just because that and it has sensors that makes it more unreliable? I would safely say that the Granny would be more unreliable to be honest also from what I remember the Omega is a much better drivers car. But that my opinion.
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Having owned a 2.8 Granada Scorpio... at the time I thought it was the best car ever, and would never be beaten as a towcar either ..... then it had to go and it was replaced by the 2.5 Omega Elite, and I have to say the ONLY way the miggy "lost" to the Granny was the fact the miggy had a boot and the granny was a hatchback .. in every other way the miggy is, and I never thought I'd say it .. far better.
So much so that instead of keeping the 2.5 until it too died (my habit with a car I like), I traded it in early for the present Miggy .. :)
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Seen an Omega CDX for sale facelift on a "W" plate.
Needs what looks like front and rear bumpers respraying to make it look good again because they are scuffed or paint peeling off them.
Slight rust patch on the lower edge of boot lid needs doing.
Looks tidy inside apart from the after market stereo, not the usual CCR2006 that should be there. Cloth seats and original CDX alloys are there.
Now the bad bits, 125,000 miles no service history and no mention of a cambelt change, but it's got 12 months MOT and 5 months tax, says all running ok drives good it's an auto................
How much would you part with if anything given lack of service history?
Mick
£550 tops
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Seen an Omega CDX for sale facelift on a "W" plate.
Needs what looks like front and rear bumpers respraying to make it look good again because they are scuffed or paint peeling off them.
Slight rust patch on the lower edge of boot lid needs doing.
Looks tidy inside apart from the after market stereo, not the usual CCR2006 that should be there. Cloth seats and original CDX alloys are there.
Now the bad bits, 125,000 miles no service history and no mention of a cambelt change, but it's got 12 months MOT and 5 months tax, says all running ok drives good it's an auto................
How much would you part with if anything given lack of service history?
Mick
£550 tops
Agreed.