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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: idwal on 01 January 2010, 17:36:10
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could anyone give a quick heads up on the diffences
between a 3.0 elite estate and a
3.0 mv6 estate?
thanks
ken
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have look here http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1236558449/5#5 :y
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thanks for the linky - great to get information from
people who love cars.
would you consider 102,000 miles as high or still ok.
I only do around 6,000 a year so car's millage will
not increase quickly.
thanks
ken (newbie)
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Its only just run in. Get James or Loo Knee on here to do your cambelt and check your rocker cover gaskets and you're good for another 150k.
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thanks for the linky - great to get information from
people who love cars.
would you consider 102,000 miles as high or still ok.
I only do around 6,000 a year so car's millage will
not increase quickly.
thanks
ken (newbie)
Worked on one a month ago that had 314,000 miles on it and still going fine.
Keep it serviced well, oil changes regular, breathers clean, anti freeze, cambelt changed at proper intervals should last you for years :y
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do they have any problems if you LPG convert them.
will be a brand new kit fitted by dealer.
will I need to do anything special in the way of servicing ect.
thanks
ken
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do they have any problems if you LPG convert them.
will be a brand new kit fitted by dealer.
will I need to do anything special in the way of servicing ect.
thanks
ken
There are a few guys on here who are very good with LPG....Lazydocker, Kevin Wood & James V6 they maybe able to help.
But as far as I know you just need to make sure you have a good HT side and thats it. Robwig on here is a mate of mine and got 400 miles out of his LPG tank at a cost of £30 odd :o
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I have to admit the lpg sounds a good bet
it would make running a lot cheaper
thanks
ken
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Ken,
LPG is worthwhile - a few of us have DIY'd.
The cost isn't worthwhile, if done at a "professional" unless the car has some real value
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I have to admit the lpg sounds a good bet
it would make running a lot cheaper
thanks
ken
The boot space suffers big time though imo :(
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I have to admit the lpg sounds a good bet
it would make running a lot cheaper
thanks
ken
The boot space suffers big time though imo :(
Put me off for a long time that, but access to other cars helps
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does the spare wheel go in the boot and if so can
the lpg tank not be fitted there.
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does the spare wheel go in the boot and if so can
the lpg tank not be fitted there.
I believe you can get a Donut Tank which goes into the spare wheel area, but I would think it would be a far less volume amount. So would be far more trips to the LPG station.....
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much reduced range, think donut tanks are 55L, standard torpeado tanks are 80-100L
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trouble is with the torpedo tank is if it goes behind the passenger seat it means I cannot use luggage space
cannot fold seats down ect
admittedly shorter range but tomtom is quite good at finds lpg stations and if needed could always use petrol
ken
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trouble is with the torpedo tank is if it goes behind the passenger seat it means I cannot use luggage space
cannot fold seats down ect
admittedly shorter range but tomtom is quite good at finds lpg stations and if needed could always use petrol
ken
Another idea would be to have a towbar fitted. I did this so I could use a trailer to carry my camping gear/holiday stuff in to leave the boot not needing to much stuff :y as I am contemplating having gas too :y
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the car I am looking at does have a tow bar and at present I do use a trailer on holiday but that is extra to the boot space. Also if I have something long I cannot fold rear seats down to use space - I suppose it depends on which is more important
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the car I am looking at does have a tow bar and at present I do use a trailer on holiday but that is extra to the boot space. Also if I have something long I cannot fold rear seats down to use space - I suppose it depends on which is more important
I also bought some detachable roofbars which the biggest roofbox possible fastens onto, as you can imagine living with three women is needed ;D ;D ;D
I aren't trying to get you to buy an LPG kit here just ideas I had :y
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I would luv to buy a kit and fit myself but I am just about able to change wheel and possible change plugs/leads
that is my level so I dont want to mess a nice car up just to save a few hundred quid
ken
also cannot get any more on roof once I have tied
mother-in-law on.
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I would luv to buy a kit and fit myself but I am just about able to change wheel and possible change plugs/leads
that is my level so I dont want to mess a nice car up just to save a few hundred quid
ken
also cannot get any more on roof once I have tied
mother-in-law on.
imo it would be far better to grease the palm of a knowledgable member here to install rather than risk a proffesional or esp a dealer. Too many horror stories.
Re tank, as i have a donut tank i would always encourage as big a capacity as possible, which means a cylinder along the back seats, unless you use the through space regulaly or need all of what must be one of the biggest boots on any saloon.
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Ah, you CAN fit donut tanks to Omegas! Always wondered why don't seem to see them.
Re the bigger tank: Anyone else seen the revised Monaros (6.0l, i think) had its fuel tank moved to INSIDE the boot. Something to do with the Pontiac version having to meet yank safety laws.
Even with all that bootspace robbed, Omegas still have decent sized boots!
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In the saloon you lose about 1/3rd of the boot, and the access to the "ski door" so long things no longer fit. You have to decide just how often you actually use the whole boot.
I have an 80 litre tank in mine so we have a 100 litre roof box for the times we need the extra space.
Other than holidays the only time I have missed the space is the 3 monthly run to the cash & carry. It's not worth putting the trailer on, or the roof box just for that .. so the back seat gets a load of bags on it !!!
I never put the "tip" stuff in the car anyhow, so the trailer has always done that.
Simple maths ... petrol 110.9 a litre = £5.03 a gall at 23 mpg works out at around 22 pence /mile
LPG at 53.9 a litre = £2.45 a gall at 18 mpg works out at 13 pence a mile
So a saving of 9 p on every mile .. and thats at the pre VAT rise prices :)
Saves me £100 a month and I only do around 1000 mile a month
:)