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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Tina on 21 February 2007, 17:54:52
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As the title says, Maggie has to go. Mick is doing 60+ miles a day (£50+ a week, thats without the fun/days out)
and we have come to a decision that the fuel bill is a bit much.
So thought i'd come and ask you guys how much its worth.
Just diggin out paperwork, as has a poo loads of reciepts/history.
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As the title says, Maggie has to go. Mick is doing 60+ miles a day (£50+ a week, thats without the fun/days out)
and we have come to a decision that the fuel bill is a bit much.
So thought i'd come and ask you guys how much its worth.
Just diggin out paperwork, as has a poo loads of reciepts/history.
Possibly not a lot I'm afraid :( - cheap to buy, but obviously not so good come selling time.
Remind us of the details...
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what is its age, spec millage?
Whist Omega's are not the most economical cars around... they are far from the worst.
To really reduce your fuel bill you will need to look to a very small car and diesel! :'(
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what is its age, spec millage?
Whist Omega's are not the most economical cars around... they are far from the worst.
To really reduce your fuel bill you will need to look to a very small car and diesel! :'(
Thats just Micks fuel costs, i have an 2.2 sri which gets fed £30 wk
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what is its age, spec millage?
Whist Omega's are not the most economical cars around... they are far from the worst.
To really reduce your fuel bill you will need to look to a very small car and diesel! :'(
Thats just Micks fuel costs, i have an 2.2 sri which gets fed £30 wk
Sounds like our fuel bill - thats around £80 - £90 per week :'(
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£50 per week - I used to be around that but no longer.
Your car is a prime candidate for LPG and half the fuel bills.
I spend about £20 on gas a week. And about £4 on petrol in the cold weather as it takes a little longer to switch over.
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what is its age, spec millage?
Whist Omega's are not the most economical cars around... they are far from the worst.
To really reduce your fuel bill you will need to look to a very small car and diesel! :'(
Thats just Micks fuel costs, i have an 2.2 sri which gets fed £30 wk
Oh so that is two conversions required
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what is its age, spec millage?
Whist Omega's are not the most economical cars around... they are far from the worst.
To really reduce your fuel bill you will need to look to a very small car and diesel! :'(
Thats just Micks fuel costs, i have an 2.2 sri which gets fed £30 wk
Sounds like our fuel bill - thats around £80 - £90 per week :'(
Ditto :(
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But hold on Jaime, you never go to work :D
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But hold on Jaime, you never go to work :D
::)
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Its a N plate (95) tax up end of month, MOT till Nov 07
Got NO rust pics found here http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1167049592/2#2 has got a few slight stone marks on the front
Looking at the bills its been well looked after.
Cambelt was changed mid 06 & , as danuk from vxon owned this car.
powerflo back box, discs n pipes done 12mths ago.
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Tina, this one seems to have gone off at a tangent. Again.
Probably best to start another, with details of his Omega... :y
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what is its age, spec millage?
Whist Omega's are not the most economical cars around... they are far from the worst.
To really reduce your fuel bill you will need to look to a very small car and diesel! :'(
Thats just Micks fuel costs, i have an 2.2 sri which gets fed £30 wk
Oh so that is two conversions required
Eh,
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Its a N plate (95) tax up end of month, MOT till Nov 07
Got NO rust pics found here http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1167049592/2#2 has got a few slight stone marks on the front
Looking at the bills its been well looked after.
Cambelt was changed mid 06 & , as danuk from vxon owned this car.
powerflo back box, discs n pipes done 12mths ago.
If it was danuk's old blue one, the cambelt was done a year ago. I was there ;)
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what is its age, spec millage?
Whist Omega's are not the most economical cars around... they are far from the worst.
To really reduce your fuel bill you will need to look to a very small car and diesel! :'(
Thats just Micks fuel costs, i have an 2.2 sri which gets fed £30 wk
Oh so that is two conversions required
Eh,
Martin is on a mission to get every car converted to LPG....
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what is its age, spec millage?
Whist Omega's are not the most economical cars around... they are far from the worst.
To really reduce your fuel bill you will need to look to a very small car and diesel! :'(
Thats just Micks fuel costs, i have an 2.2 sri which gets fed £30 wk
Oh so that is two conversions required
Eh,
The mans LPG mad Tina ;)
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Its a N plate (95) tax up end of month, MOT till Nov 07
Got NO rust pics found here http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1167049592/2#2 has got a few slight stone marks on the front
Looking at the bills its been well looked after.
Cambelt was changed mid 06 & , as danuk from vxon owned this car.
powerflo back box, discs n pipes done 12mths ago.
If it was danuk's old blue one, the cambelt was done a year ago. I was there ;)
Maggie is green, look at the pics on the link, LOL is that the one.
So what you all reckon on what its worth ???
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Whats the mileage Tina?
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its got 177740..... but have r/r graph showing 207bhp, and still sounds/runs nice.
Infact it sounds nicer than my vec thats got 53k
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Its a tough one. The only thing I can say is, you haven't had it that long, you know what you paid for it, so.....if you were willing to pay that amount, someone else probably will be.
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Nobody has been brave enough to give a price yet ::)
Well here goes,
600 to 800 quid and the sad fact is i think i'm being pretty generous :(
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Nobody has been brave enough to give a price yet ::)
Well here goes,
600 to 800 quid and the sad fact is i think i'm being pretty generous :(
Hmmmm....a bit on the high side...
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Nobody has been brave enough to give a price yet ::)
Well here goes,
600 to 800 quid and the sad fact is i think i'm being pretty generous :(
Hmmmm....a bit on the high side...
I said i was being generous :-?
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Nobody has been brave enough to give a price yet ::)
Well here goes,
600 to 800 quid and the sad fact is i think i'm being pretty generous :(
Hmmmm....a bit on the high side...
I said i was being generous :-?
You did that mate, keep yer rather hair on ;D
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Nobody has been brave enough to give a price yet ::)
Well here goes,
600 to 800 quid and the sad fact is i think i'm being pretty generous :(
Hmmmm....a bit on the high side...
I said i was being generous :-?
You did that mate, keep yer rather hair on ;D
I wish i had that option ;D
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Nobody has been brave enough to give a price yet ::)
Well here goes,
600 to 800 quid and the sad fact is i think i'm being pretty generous :(
Hmmmm....a bit on the high side...
I said i was being generous :-?
Can't be accused of havin scottish blood in u then ;D ;D
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what is its age, spec millage?
Whist Omega's are not the most economical cars around... they are far from the worst.
To really reduce your fuel bill you will need to look to a very small car and diesel! :'(
Thats just Micks fuel costs, i have an 2.2 sri which gets fed £30 wk
Oh so that is two conversions required
Eh,
The mans LPG mad Tina ;)
No not mad just I can afford to run a V6, on petrol I could not afford to run one
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Nobody has been brave enough to give a price yet ::)
Well here goes,
600 to 800 quid and the sad fact is i think i'm being pretty generous :(
Hmmmm....a bit on the high side...
I said i was being generous :-?
Can't be accused of havin scottish blood in u then ;D ;D
Well actually :-X
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Put her out of her misery guys. This car is worth £200 tops.
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what is its age, spec millage?
Whist Omega's are not the most economical cars around... they are far from the worst.
To really reduce your fuel bill you will need to look to a very small car and diesel! :'(
Thats just Micks fuel costs, i have an 2.2 sri which gets fed £30 wk
Oh so that is two conversions required
Eh,
The mans LPG mad Tina ;)
No not mad just I can afford to run a V6, on petrol I could not afford to run one
I hear what you're saying Martin, but, believe me, there are worse cars than omega. The wifes ZT(2.5 V6) is horrendous!
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Nobody has been brave enough to give a price yet ::)
Well here goes,
600 to 800 quid and the sad fact is i think i'm being pretty generous :(
Hmmmm....a bit on the high side...
I said i was being generous :-?
Can't be accused of havin scottish blood in u then ;D ;D
Well actually :-X
Yes I thought as much :o
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Put her out of her misery guys. This car is worth £200 tops.
Watch out Tina. Ronnie wants to buy your car and by the time he's finished with you, you'll be paying him :D
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what is its age, spec millage?
Whist Omega's are not the most economical cars around... they are far from the worst.
To really reduce your fuel bill you will need to look to a very small car and diesel! :'(
Thats just Micks fuel costs, i have an 2.2 sri which gets fed £30 wk
Oh so that is two conversions required
Eh,
The mans LPG mad Tina ;)
No not mad just I can afford to run a V6, on petrol I could not afford to run one
I hear what you're saying Martin, but, believe me, there are worse cars than omega. The wifes ZT(2.5 V6) is horrendous!
Since I do a lot of fuel heavy motoring (commuting down lanes & towing) I would have to get a Diseasel smaller car which would struggle towing and not drive as nice
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Put her out of her misery guys. This car is worth £200 tops.
Watch out Tina. Ronnie wants to buy your car and by the time he's finished with you, you'll be paying him :D
LOL, is that £200, he only wants the famous VXON sticker ;D :P ::)
I might be female, have moments but please dont insult my intelligence
So Ronnie, pluck off ;D ;D ;)
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LOL. I was actually being serious. i just bought an S-reg CDX auto for £299, so I thought that was about right! High mileage, old model. On ebay, maybe £500 ish to be fair.
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Maggie aint a CDX, its an elite ::)
and i bet ya £299 bargain has rusty bits ;)
Maggie is a real good example of a 95 model, and high miles maybe, but loads of history
to prove things been replaced etc.
I had an audi S2, j reg, touchin 180k, but history backed it up.... still got £4k when i sold it last year.
Altho i know the meega aint worth that much by far, but just making a point ref: high miles etc ::)
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Ok time to settle this down. :)
Biggest issue is the mileage, it is the thing most people will see as a concern.
In good condition, with good history and plenty of MOT & tax I would honestly say put it in Autotrader for £895 and see what happens (I would expect to sell for around £700 on a good day).
Ebay will be a waste of time for a car like that.
Remember also, there is plenty of space in an Autotrader ad, so use all of it.
Also take plenty of pictures, of everything, including the history laid out, it looks good.
If looking at a cheaper (diesel) car it is difficult to look beyond a Peugeot 306/406 turbo diesel.
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Ok time to settle this down. :)
Biggest issue is the mileage, it is the thing most people will see as a concern.
In good condition, with good history and plenty of MOT & tax I would honestly say put it in Autotrader for £895 and see what happens (I would expect to sell for around £700 on a good day).
Ebay will be a waste of time for a car like that.
Remember also, there is plenty of space in an Autotrader ad, so use all of it.
Also take plenty of pictures, of everything, including the history laid out, it looks good.
If looking at a cheaper (diesel) car it is difficult to look beyond a Peugeot 306/406 turbo diesel.
I had a 406 turbo diesel. It was a nice car, and COULD be extremely economical when driven carefully. Problem was, it felt a bit gutless unless thrashed, and when thrashed it only did 34mpg. So.. I cut my losses and went back to an Omega auto, much more comfy and much more safe!
Seriously - consider the LPG as a potential option at least..
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Maggie aint a CDX, its an elite ::)
and i bet ya £299 bargain has rusty bits ;)
Maggie is a real good example of a 95 model, and high miles maybe, but loads of history
to prove things been replaced etc.
I had an audi S2, j reg, touchin 180k, but history backed it up.... still got £4k when i sold it last year.
Altho i know the meega aint worth that much by far, but just making a point ref: high miles etc ::)
I think Ronnie McB knows the car - I think he may have done the cambelt ;)
Ronnies price is because he is a businessman, and will sell on. On that basis, I think its fair. However, you will get more on Auotrader, probably around £600 ish...
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LOL. I was actually being serious. i just bought an S-reg CDX auto for £299, so I thought that was about right! High mileage, old model. On ebay, maybe £500 ish to be fair.
LOL, S reg CDX for £299 ::)
This is the one that done an impression of a red arrow, and turned up at your house on
the back of a recovery truck. Needing a gearbox, which from your project post
you quoted atleast £450 on top of the initial price, so equals at least £750 :P
Maggie dont leak any oil/fluids and needs nothing :D ;)
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It has to be said, the Omega Mr. McB has bought for £299 is an absolute bargain!
Yes gearbox is dead but that is an easy fix and will cost rather leass than the figure you quoted... ;)
No rust, superb interior and a sweet engine mean it will make a very handsome profit. :)
Just annoyed he spotted it first!! >:(
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Yes gearbox is dead but that is an easy fix and will cost rather less than the figure you quoted... ;)(
I am not so convinced it is....you put 3 litres of extra oil in it.....no wonder it didn't like it (I thought you were only goign to add a litre!)....I suspect most of the fluid came out the breather!
Tina, I would say, pop it in the paper at £850......and sell it well on its merits.
At that price its still cheaper than a 1.2 Corsa of the same age.
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Yes gearbox is dead but that is an easy fix and will cost rather less than the figure you quoted... ;)(
I am not so convinced it is....you put 3 litres of extra oil in it.....no wonder it didn't like it (I thought you were only goign to add a litre!)....I suspect most of the fluid came out the breather!
Tina, I would say, pop it in the paper at £850......and sell it well on its merits.
At that price its still cheaper than a 1.2 Corsa of the same age.
LB...Ronnie quoted that figure in his post ;)
Shame it has to go, but for now Mick is gonna use my car for work & check the fuel economy.
I will use Maggie as i work part-time & half the distance mick has to drive.
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LB...Ronnie quoted that figure in his post ;)
Shame it has to go, but for now Mick is gonna use my car for work & check the fuel economy.
I will use Maggie as i work part-time & half the distance mick has to drive.
Sounds like a good plan.....in reality the economic sense would be to swap the Vectra as it is likely to have a higher residual value....
Did you get the lambda sensor sorted...?
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yeah thanks mark... it was the drivers aswell so its been replaced :y