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Title: Worth a punt?
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 08 March 2009, 12:51:43: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2000-VAUXHALL-OMEGA-CD-V6-AUTO-SILVER_W0QQitemZ150331032115QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item150331032115&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

What do yee reckon - is this worth a sensible offer?

Classic oil cooler failure - I just wonder if the noise is actually just lifters, due to contaminated oil? :-/
Title: Re: Worth a punt?
Post by: Del Boy on 08 March 2009, 12:55:34: I personally wouldn't touch it to be honest, knocking puts me off :-/
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Post by: Andy B on 08 March 2009, 12:56:05: Looks to be a good £450's worth of car.
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Post by: Elite Pete on 08 March 2009, 12:56:07: There's an awful lot of wear on the drivers seat for 78000 miles ::)
Title: Re: Worth a punt?
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 08 March 2009, 12:57:52: Quote
There's an awful lot of wear on the drivers seat for 78000 miles ::)

Yes, you're not wrong...
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Post by: HolyCount on 08 March 2009, 13:01:04: Quote
There's an awful lot of wear on the drivers seat for 78000 miles ::)

Possibly in the habit of wearing his mobile phone pouch on his right hip ---- Be better to have a listen and offer £350 if doesn't sound too terminal.
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Post by: hotel21 on 08 March 2009, 13:01:51: Quote
There's an awful lot of wear on the drivers seat for 78000 miles ::)
My thoughts exactly.... But seller may well be an exceptionally oversized individual with very short legs though.... :-X

Price it as though the big ends are gone and then work upwards accordingly....
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Post by: webby23 on 08 March 2009, 13:07:21: On the plus side......at least it is priced sensibly.....

On the downside his feedback aint that good......

Wouldnt bother myself...buying a problem car from an honest Ebayer is risky enough, let alone a guy like that...........!!!
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Post by: STMO123 on 08 March 2009, 13:10:28: If you can get it for, say, £350, it may be worth dropping a new lump into.
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Post by: Elite Pete on 08 March 2009, 13:21:58: Quote
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There's an awful lot of wear on the drivers seat for 78000 miles ::)
My thoughts exactly.... But seller may well be an exceptionally oversized individual with very short legs though.... :-X

Price it as though the big ends are gone and then work upwards accordingly....
I am too but my seat wasn't that worn ;D
Title: Re: Worth a punt?
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 08 March 2009, 13:34:40: I will have to refrain - based solely on the distance.

If it had Legal Docs I would risk the engine condition and carefully run it home.... but it would be madness to do so without T+T, and transport costs make it non-viable...
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Post by: tunnie on 08 March 2009, 14:04:27: no money in Omega projects any more, only worth fixing to keep, not fixing for a profit
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Post by: hotel21 on 08 March 2009, 14:08:51: Quote
no money in Omega projects any more, only worth fixing to keep, not fixing for a profit
or break, at the right price....
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Post by: serek on 08 March 2009, 14:12:51: Quote
There's an awful lot of wear on the drivers seat for 78000 miles ::)
my mv6 have done 160000 and seat look better
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Post by: r1 on 08 March 2009, 14:19:47: 350 for the car 200 ish for a engine [plus time swapping them over]then mot/tax, the costs and the hassel isnt worth it
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Post by: Elite Pete on 08 March 2009, 14:42:07: £350 for the car then pull it to bits and sell the parts ;)
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Post by: tmx on 08 March 2009, 15:37:05: being a CD though its lacking in the gadgetry dept!

still the body pannels are woth a bit!
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Post by: Mr Skrunts on 08 March 2009, 16:24:01: Probably been clocked or had a speedo change, hence no docks, maybe a reg check will get the MOT details to check mileage.