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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: des.allen on 28 October 2009, 18:19:35
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Hi, I have recently purchased a 1999 v6 elite and evrything under bonnet is in german, I was wondering if this was made for the german market and if so are there are any differences to the ones for the british market. Thanks for your time.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1999-VAUXHALL-OMEGA-ELITE-V6-FULL-MOT-TAXED-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ110446922208QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item19b72649e0
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it could have been bought out in germany by a squady through a german garage.
german garages tend to offer the styleing bits on site :y
we used to do it in the 80's
got them tax free as well ;D ;D
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Hello there fellow Prestoner,
I saw that on Ebay and I was tempted. It sounds like a good motor. If you need any secondhand bits or even another Omega or 2 give me a shout I may be able to help :y
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Hello there fellow Prestoner,
I saw that on Ebay and I was tempted. It sounds like a good motor. If you need any secondhand bits or even another Omega or 2 give me a shout I may be able to help :y
I pm you if ok? it runs ok but it seems to feel tight on the engine if you know what i mean, hasnt got the get up and go that the last omega v6 i had,
The previous owners only did around a thousand miles in 2 years maybe it needs waking up?
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Hello there fellow Prestoner,
I saw that on Ebay and I was tempted. It sounds like a good motor. If you need any secondhand bits or even another Omega or 2 give me a shout I may be able to help :y
I pm you if ok? it runs ok but it seems to feel tight on the engine if you know what i mean, hasnt got the get up and go that the last omega v6 i had,
The previous owners only did around a thousand miles in 2 years maybe it needs waking up?
Give it an Italian tune up to blow the crap out:y
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Hello there fellow Prestoner,
I saw that on Ebay and I was tempted. It sounds like a good motor. If you need any secondhand bits or even another Omega or 2 give me a shout I may be able to help :y
I pm you if ok? it runs ok but it seems to feel tight on the engine if you know what i mean, hasnt got the get up and go that the last omega v6 i had,
The previous owners only did around a thousand miles in 2 years maybe it needs waking up?
It might need a service, a new fuel filter can sometimes have a dramatic effect on performance. have you checked to see if it has any fault codes stored?
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The light was on when i got it but garage i know found that the icv had been disconnected? the light is now out!
I was told it was bought from another oldish couple in stoke so i'm presuming it has not been unleashed to its full potential.
It handles better than any omega i've had no wandering or nothing but it just feels too stiff, if thats the right word
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Hello there fellow Prestoner,
I saw that on Ebay and I was tempted. It sounds like a good motor. If you need any secondhand bits or even another Omega or 2 give me a shout I may be able to help :y
I pm you if ok? it runs ok but it seems to feel tight on the engine if you know what i mean, hasnt got the get up and go that the last omega v6 i had,
The previous owners only did around a thousand miles in 2 years maybe it needs waking up?
It might need a service, a new fuel filter can sometimes have a dramatic effect on performance. have you checked to see if it has any fault codes stored?
sent you pm cheers
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er, all Omega's are made in Germany ;D
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I have just found out whilst fixing door handle that it has airbags in the doors as well
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I have just found out whilst fixing door handle that it has airbags in the doors as well
Yup all Omegas post March 1998 do, they also have side airbags in the seats.
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er, all Omega's are made in Germany ;D
Some people may not know this. After all, we're not ALL KNOWING LIKE YOU ::)
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er, all Omega's are made in Germany ;D
Some people may not know this. After all, we're not ALL KNOWING LIKE YOU ::)
The stickers all over the engine bay, door sills and boot not a slight give away? :-/
I knew they were German made long before i even owned one.
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er, all Omega's are made in Germany ;D
Some people may not know this. After all, we're not ALL KNOWING LIKE YOU ::)
The stickers all over the engine bay, door sills and boot not a slight give away? :-/
I knew they were German made long before i even owned one.
So did i.
Not everyone realizes this ;)
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I have just found out whilst fixing door handle that it has airbags in the doors as well
Oh no they dont, what's in the doors are the sensors to activate the side airbags which are in the seats.
HTH
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er, all Omega's are made in Germany ;D
A town called Russlesheim to be precise, in between Frankfurt and Weisbaden. It was bombed very heavily by the RAF in WW2.
Did you know that ALL V6's for the Omega were actually British made. They had a new engine plant built at Ellesmere port specifically for the V6 which came out in 1993 in the Cavalier. The 4cyl engines could have been made at a number of locations including Austria, Brasil or even Australia.
Just thought that you would to know this Omega trivia.
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on my last omega '96 the stickers on the front panel where in english, these are in german, that is why i asked the original question :)
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It was probably someone in the factory being lazy, making a mistake or even running out of English stickers.
I had a brand new Cavalier Turbo once that had LHD headlights fitted for some reason. I had the car a week before driving it in the dark and then straight back to the dealers who couldn't believe it.
If the logbook says new by manufacturer/importer then it will be.
The other giveaway about the market place the car was destined for would be the lanuage that the MID comes up in. I guess yours is in English?
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It was probably someone in the factory being lazy, making a mistake or even running out of English stickers.
I had a brand new Cavalier Turbo once that had LHD headlights fitted for some reason. I had the car a week before driving it in the dark and then straight back to the dealers who couldn't believe it.
If the logbook says new by manufacturer/importer then it will be.
The other giveaway about the market place the car was destined for would be the lanuage that the MID comes up in. I guess yours is in English?
Sure is, thanks for the info, as i should have said in op i wondered if it had been made for the german market and then imported and converted to rhd at some stage in its life, just out of interest do you happen to know what colour the bulbs in the climate control should be? mine are blue, have these been changed? thanks
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I really don't know as my car only has a/c.
The bulbs are cheap enough, so I'd get a complete new set from your local Vx dealership and replace the lot TBH.
Taking that panel off is not something that I'd want to do again in a hurry. >:(