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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: cruisetopoland on 15 January 2010, 18:04:16
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Fed up with spending every waking hour trying to keep the stupid car going. Spent thousands of pounds and hundreds of man hours trying to make it work, still keep adding things to the list of faults.
You've all seen "the list" now needs gear selector, towbar electrics, both wishbones, door stay, rear end rattling like hell probably springs, taxing.
When I spend my entire wages fixing these, more issues will start and I have now had enough.
Haven't got the time, money or patience for it any more.
Are all Omegas this crap?
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Fed up with spending every waking hour trying to keep the stupid car going. Spent thousands of pounds and hundreds of man hours trying to make it work, still keep adding things to the list of faults.
You've all seen "the list" now needs gear selector, towbar electrics, both wishbones, door stay, rear end rattling like hell probably springs, taxing.
When I spend my entire wages fixing these, more issues will start and I have now had enough.
Haven't got the time, money or patience for it any more.
Are all Omegas this crap?
I know it can be annoying mate,but you will get there in the end,you will see a light at the end of the tunnel,and cant really grumble about mine. ;)
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I thought you said it was running perfect with no probs on your recent trip to Poland? :y
Mick ;)
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Mine has been very good. Virtually everything done on mine has been proactive service type work, though I did have a crank sensor fail, and its currently undrivable with a very badly worn track rod end.
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I thought it was you said it was running perfect with no probs on your recent trip to Poland? :y
Mick ;)
Had to sell my wife's car to spend the money getting it right for Poland, lived with wishbones on the trip as had no money, came back, spent £220 on tyres leaving us short this month, now doing wishbones this weekend which means the time away from family and lots of money, then need to faff with towbar electrics which are now beeping when using right indicator, now the gear selector is playing up and the thing needs the ridiculously high tax at the end of the month. Oh, and the cruise stalk is randomly selecting resume, too. Safe. Nice.
I have put everything into this car at the cost of everyone else and cannot go on like this any more.
This month with the above, I will have spent £600 on the stupid thing-all on overdraft.
I have never owned a car that needed such works, constantly-and I have owned old Alfas.
It is a nice enough car, but not worth all this. Only thing is, if I get shot of it, someone else will benefit from all the effort and expenditure.
It costs a lot more to maintain and run than BOTH of our hatchbacks did, put together and it is simply not worth it.
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Mate,
So sad to read this thread, thought you were on top of stuff and having a great time as a Mig owner......
I know it is probably of no consolation to you but I have had Omegas for nearly 3 years now and the only time I have had a problem in 45000 miles of owning them was when our first Omega's head gasket went.....
Other than that they have been 100% reliable for me so all I can say is that there must be an end to this run of poor luck you are having with yours, and I sincerely hope your luck changes and you can again get some sort of satisfaction out of being a Omega owner
Any used car entails a certain amount of risk and "better the devil you know" as Kylie Minogue once said.........
Best wishes mate
:)
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Cheers Martyn :y
pm sent
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Fed up with spending every waking hour trying to keep the stupid car going. Spent thousands of pounds and hundreds of man hours trying to make it work, still keep adding things to the list of faults.
You've all seen "the list" now needs gear selector, towbar electrics, both wishbones, door stay, rear end rattling like hell probably springs, taxing.
When I spend my entire wages fixing these, more issues will start and I have now had enough.
Haven't got the time, money or patience for it any more.
Are all Omegas this crap?
I know it can be annoying mate,but you will get there in the end,you will see a light at the end of the tunnel,and cant really grumble about mine. ;)
Cheers, Mark :y
Thought this a while back, but it keeps needing more and more....
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I think sometimes it's just the luck of the draw, there are good ones and not so good ones out there.
I do recall reading your list of completed jobs, it can be easy to get annoyed with a vehicle. But you've completed so much on the vehicle so far you're nearly there with it.
The problem is, if you decided to get shot of it, it would be fairly difficult to recoup initial purchase price and everything you've spent on it.
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Geoff, give me a call in the morning and we'll sort it out. I've got a load of stuff left from the gold car I broke. Trigger's Broom won't beat you ;)
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I think sometimes it's just the luck of the draw, there are good ones and not so good ones out there.
I do recall reading your list of completed jobs, it can be easy to get annoyed with a vehicle. But you've completed so much on the vehicle so far you're nearly there with it.
The problem is, if you decided to get shot of it, it would be fairly difficult to recoup initial purchase price and everything you've spent on it.
Too right-I've got a 2000 2.2 that has cost me nearly 3k :o
and STILL isn't right >:(
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Geoff, give me a call in the morning and we'll sort it out. I've got a load of stuff left from the gold car I broke. Trigger's Broom won't beat you ;)
Lee you are a lifesaver, I feel Ihave been shafted by this broom and feel like pulling the trigger to it ;D
pm sent
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WHen they are all done the car should be fine for a few years.
Wishbones - well I have had issues with mine.
I have spent a lot on my car in the last 18 months, but it is cheaper than buying another car
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Geoff, give me a call in the morning and we'll sort it out. I've got a load of stuff left from the gold car I broke. Trigger's Broom won't beat you ;)
diamond geezeris all i can say :y
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Well, it has been a shocking week-same for others on here i am reading tonight; typical for a dull January in a recession, maybe.
But after some moral support, a few great pms and a generous offer of help from welung666 (without whom the car would have gone in November) my spirits have lifted.
THANKS ALL, THANKS OOF :y
We've booked for June to go to Lodz again 5-up; the Omega did well for Christmas this time; maybe just a "bit" more work and it'll be worth keeping :o
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How cool would it be to do the run together over to Lodz.......!!!
We are off in May so the timings only a month out this time, but maybe next time eh !!
How much are you paying for the ferry going your way Geoff.....?
Cheers
Martyn
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How cool would it be to do the run together over to Lodz.......!!!
We are off in May so the timings only a month out this time, but maybe next time eh !!
How much are you paying for the ferry going your way Geoff.....?
Cheers
Martyn
pm sent :y
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How cool would it be to do the run together over to Lodz.......!!!
We are off in May so the timings only a month out this time, but maybe next time eh !!
How much are you paying for the ferry going your way Geoff.....?
Cheers
Martyn
pm sent :y
Not received.......!!!
lol
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It became an epic...... ;D
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How cool would it be to do the run together over to Lodz.......!!!
We are off in May so the timings only a month out this time, but maybe next time eh !!
How much are you paying for the ferry going your way Geoff.....?
Cheers
Martyn
pm sent :y
Not received.......!!!
lol
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It became an epic...... ;D
Check your emails for pics, too :y
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Got them both thanks
Piotrowszka looking fantastic with the tree..........!!!
Cheers
Martyn
:)
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How cool would it be to do the run together over to Lodz.......!!!
We are off in May so the timings only a month out this time, but maybe next time eh !!
How much are you paying for the ferry going your way Geoff.....?
Cheers
Martyn
I go to poland in may too :) can make convoy ;D
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Geoff, give me a call in the morning and we'll sort it out. I've got a load of stuff left from the gold car I broke. Trigger's Broom won't beat you ;)
wouldn't the world be a better place if there were more people like you!!
Don't give up hope,it seems such a shame for a car that as stated ealier is 'nearly there'
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Are all Omegas this crap?
Short answer, no.
Mentioned this before, but bought my Omega at 84k its now 132k 4.5 years later, in that time:
1 cam sensor
1 coil pack
1 themostat
1 cam cover
1 set of tyres
2 cambelt kits
loads of oil and coolant
1 exhaust
1 set of rear springs
1 aircon condensor
1 set of brake disks
lastly 1 track rod end....
All spread over the course of 4 years, not bad really. Most are standard service items, only things that have 'failed' are cam sensor, coil pack was being a little 'lumpy' at low revs, and under load. It was fine all other speeds, i just decided it needed changing. Aircon condensor sprang a leak.
As said, rest, standard service items on any car.
With TC & DIY on most things, its been uber cheap to run.
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Geoff, give me a call in the morning and we'll sort it out. I've got a load of stuff left from the gold car I broke. Trigger's Broom won't beat you ;)
wouldn't the world be a better place if there were more people like you!!
Don't give up hope,it seems such a shame for a car that as stated ealier is 'nearly there'
Well said-welung666 is a star and we have arranged to meet next weekend to get it sorted. As I said if it wasn't for him and OOF, I would have binned the car long ago.
This is the point of OOF-and I am very glad of it :y :y :y :y
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Are all Omegas this crap?
Short answer, no.
Mentioned this before, but bought my Omega at 84k its now 132k 4.5 years later, in that time:
1 cam sensor
1 coil pack
1 themostat
1 cam cover
1 set of tyres
2 cambelt kits
loads of oil and coolant
1 exhaust
1 set of rear springs
1 aircon condensor
1 set of brake disks
lastly 1 track rod end....
All spread over the course of 4 years, not bad really. Most are standard service items, only things that have 'failed' are cam sensor, coil pack was being a little 'lumpy' at low revs, and under load. It was fine all other speeds, i just decided it needed changing. Aircon condensor sprang a leak.
As said, rest, standard service items on any car.
With TC & DIY on most things, its been uber cheap to run.
I think I have had all of the cars issues over nine years, compressed into three months. By the end of next week, only the bodyshell and glass will be original ;D
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stick with it cruise, you'll get there. :y
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Are all Omegas this crap?
Short answer, no.
Mentioned this before, but bought my Omega at 84k its now 132k 4.5 years later, in that time:
1 cam sensor
1 coil pack
1 themostat
1 cam cover
1 set of tyres
2 cambelt kits
loads of oil and coolant
1 exhaust
1 set of rear springs
1 aircon condensor
1 set of brake disks
lastly 1 track rod end....
All spread over the course of 4 years, not bad really. Most are standard service items, only things that have 'failed' are cam sensor, coil pack was being a little 'lumpy' at low revs, and under load. It was fine all other speeds, i just decided it needed changing. Aircon condensor sprang a leak.
As said, rest, standard service items on any car.
With TC & DIY on most things, its been uber cheap to run.
I think I have had all of the cars issues over nine years, compressed into three months. By the end of next week, only the bodyshell and glass will be original ;D
most cars are produced with 5 years of economic and a maximum 10 years of usable lifetime (although we dont let them die) ..otherwise all factories would go bankrupt.. some exceptions may exist but thats rare..
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Are all Omegas this crap?
Mine is :(
Ain't got no OOFers near me either. Thinking of getting it running and then selling it TBH
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Are all Omegas this crap?
Mine is :(
Ain't got no OOFers near me either. Thinking of getting it running and then selling it TBH
James gets down your way.
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Sometimes mate the only person you can blame for a bad egg is the previous owner for failing to keep up with the maintainence on it,just sounds better that way i think.Ive never had any problems with any vx ive had,and thats why i will always have vx. :y
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Sometimes mate the only person you can blame for a bad egg is the previous owner for failing to keep up with the maintainence on it,just sounds better that way i think.Ive never had any problems with any vx ive had,and thats why i will always have vx. :y
I love the car when it's running, one of the best I've had, but it never goes for more than a couple of weeks without f**king up in some way or other. I had a banger of a Fiesta before this, and it never let me down. Not once. I'm fast becoming the laughing stock in work because I'm always having to turn up either walking or having a lift with someone :(
You're right though, perhaps it was poorly maintained in the past
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Sometimes mate the only person you can blame for a bad egg is the previous owner for failing to keep up with the maintainence on it,just sounds better that way i think.Ive never had any problems with any vx ive had,and thats why i will always have vx. :y
definitely , if they use it as a work horse for years , dont change anything and then sell when its about to die >:( >:( >:( you got the rather egg..
I wish them an eternal burn n hell from my heart >:( >:( >:(
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Guess weve all had cars like this at one time or another. Spent a fortune on my old Prelude and loved the car to bits-when she was running right!The problem comes when youve spent so much money on it and then something else goes and its a case of do you spend that bit more and hope it'll be alright this time because otherwise it seems that all the money youve already spent will have gone down the drain, or do you simply bite the bullet and see it as throwing good money after bad? The better half was far from happy about the money I'd spent I can tell you. I loved the car but she was ,of course, right and all my wishfull thinking wouldnt put the Prelude right. Sometimes you have to think outside the box ie"how much better would I feel if I had a car that ran well and didnt cost me the earth every month or so?" This was a Honda with all the "reliability" we hear about. One of those things, theres always going to be a few baduns (no doubt made worse by previous owners treatment). I do sympathise with you, but (touch wood) my own mig has done very well. So far anyway!Hope you get it all sorted soon :y
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Guess weve all had cars like this at one time or another. Spent a fortune on my old Prelude and loved the car to bits-when she was running right!The problem comes when youve spent so much money on it and then something else goes and its a case of do you spend that bit more and hope it'll be alright this time because otherwise it seems that all the money youve already spent will have gone down the drain, or do you simply bite the bullet and see it as throwing good money after bad? The better half was far from happy about the money I'd spent I can tell you. I loved the car but she was ,of course, right and all my wishfull thinking wouldnt put the Prelude right. Sometimes you have to think outside the box ie"how much better would I feel if I had a car that ran well and didnt cost me the earth every month or so?" This was a Honda with all the "reliability" we hear about. One of those things, theres always going to be a few baduns (no doubt made worse by previous owners treatment). I do sympathise with you, but (touch wood) my own mig has done very well. So far anyway!Hope you get it all sorted soon :y
Couldn't have put all these points better myself mate :y
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Are all Omegas this crap?
Mine is :(
Ain't got no OOFers near me either. Thinking of getting it running and then selling it TBH
i'm not a million miles away bud :y
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The daft thing is that my car has a strong history and loads of invoices, plus had lots of new bits like powersounder, cat and so on.
I knew it needed a fair bit when I looked at it, hence the works before MOT, then my perfecting works after-but in hindsight probably paid a bit too much for it.
But I have replaced an epic amount of the car in the last three months and still things go wrong-I reckon it now owes me nearly 3k and still needs 4 wheel alignment after both wishbone were done on Sat, the towbar electrics, gear selector lock acutator or brake switch (both?), rear springs and poss doughnut bushes.
Ironically, the car was bought to save money but has cost a fortune. For the same outlay I could have bought something newer, more fuel efficient and safer but I am resigned to the fact that it is a nice car and I must keep it for many years-I just hope that when these last bits are done, it will run for a while without needing anything else. We do need a large car now and it was great on the last Poland run; but if these repairs keep coming I would save money buy leasing a Skoda Superb or similar that does 50mpg, is cheaper to tax and is covered by a warranty.
My biggest worry is that if it gets in the slightest accident, my Omega will be written off and I would only get around £1000 from the insurers-losing the £2000ish and many months of hard work and anguish.
I think I have been unlucky so far and hope that the story ends happily with trouble-free use for many years ahead :-/
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Are all Omegas this crap?
Mine is :(
Ain't got no OOFers near me either. Thinking of getting it running and then selling it TBH
i'm not a million miles away bud :y
PM sent :y
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The daft thing is that my car has a strong history and loads of invoices, plus had lots of new bits like powersounder, cat and so on.
I knew it needed a fair bit when I looked at it, hence the works before MOT, then my perfecting works after-but in hindsight probably paid a bit too much for it.
But I have replaced an epic amount of the car in the last three months and still things go wrong-I reckon it now owes me nearly 3k and still needs 4 wheel alignment after both wishbone were done on Sat, the towbar electrics, gear selector lock acutator or brake switch (both?), rear springs and poss doughnut bushes.
Ironically, the car was bought to save money but has cost a fortune. For the same outlay I could have bought something newer, more fuel efficient and safer but I am resigned to the fact that it is a nice car and I must keep it for many years-I just hope that when these last bits are done, it will run for a while without needing anything else. We do need a large car now and it was great on the last Poland run; but if these repairs keep coming I would save money buy leasing a Skoda Superb or similar that does 50mpg, is cheaper to tax and is covered by a warranty.
My biggest worry is that if it gets in the slightest accident, my Omega will be written off and I would only get around £1000 from the insurers-losing the £2000ish and many months of hard work and anguish.
I think I have been unlucky so far and hope that the story ends happily with trouble-free use for many years ahead :-/
Just had a quote for the 4 wheel alignment (wishbones now done) which comes in at £85+vat. That's on top of the £600 already this month and breaks the £2000 barrier since November. Still got to spend the weekend doing the other bits (with welung666s kind help).
Will it ever end :'(
Really fed up with it before, now beginning to really resent this car >:(
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The daft thing is that my car has a strong history and loads of invoices, plus had lots of new bits like powersounder, cat and so on.
I knew it needed a fair bit when I looked at it, hence the works before MOT, then my perfecting works after-but in hindsight probably paid a bit too much for it.
But I have replaced an epic amount of the car in the last three months and still things go wrong-I reckon it now owes me nearly 3k and still needs 4 wheel alignment after both wishbone were done on Sat, the towbar electrics, gear selector lock acutator or brake switch (both?), rear springs and poss doughnut bushes.
Ironically, the car was bought to save money but has cost a fortune. For the same outlay I could have bought something newer, more fuel efficient and safer but I am resigned to the fact that it is a nice car and I must keep it for many years-I just hope that when these last bits are done, it will run for a while without needing anything else. We do need a large car now and it was great on the last Poland run; but if these repairs keep coming I would save money buy leasing a Skoda Superb or similar that does 50mpg, is cheaper to tax and is covered by a warranty.
My biggest worry is that if it gets in the slightest accident, my Omega will be written off and I would only get around £1000 from the insurers-losing the £2000ish and many months of hard work and anguish.
I think I have been unlucky so far and hope that the story ends happily with trouble-free use for many years ahead :-/
Just had a quote for the 4 wheel alignment (wishbones now done) which comes in at £85+vat. That's on top of the £600 already this month and breaks the £2000 barrier since November. Still got to spend the weekend doing the other bits (with welung666s kind help).
Will it ever end :'(
Really fed up with it before, now beginning to really resent this car >:(
Pay the same as that (Including fuel) and go to WIM... Tony really knows his onions and is worth the drive (I do a 200+ mile round trip to see him and people come further!) :y :y
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The daft thing is that my car has a strong history and loads of invoices, plus had lots of new bits like powersounder, cat and so on.
I knew it needed a fair bit when I looked at it, hence the works before MOT, then my perfecting works after-but in hindsight probably paid a bit too much for it.
But I have replaced an epic amount of the car in the last three months and still things go wrong-I reckon it now owes me nearly 3k and still needs 4 wheel alignment after both wishbone were done on Sat, the towbar electrics, gear selector lock acutator or brake switch (both?), rear springs and poss doughnut bushes.
Ironically, the car was bought to save money but has cost a fortune. For the same outlay I could have bought something newer, more fuel efficient and safer but I am resigned to the fact that it is a nice car and I must keep it for many years-I just hope that when these last bits are done, it will run for a while without needing anything else. We do need a large car now and it was great on the last Poland run; but if these repairs keep coming I would save money buy leasing a Skoda Superb or similar that does 50mpg, is cheaper to tax and is covered by a warranty.
My biggest worry is that if it gets in the slightest accident, my Omega will be written off and I would only get around £1000 from the insurers-losing the £2000ish and many months of hard work and anguish.
I think I have been unlucky so far and hope that the story ends happily with trouble-free use for many years ahead :-/
Just had a quote for the 4 wheel alignment (wishbones now done) which comes in at £85+vat. That's on top of the £600 already this month and breaks the £2000 barrier since November. Still got to spend the weekend doing the other bits (with welung666s kind help).
Will it ever end :'(
Really fed up with it before, now beginning to really resent this car >:(
Contact WIM they were 60 + VAT nad they will do a better job
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The daft thing is that my car has a strong history and loads of invoices, plus had lots of new bits like powersounder, cat and so on.
I knew it needed a fair bit when I looked at it, hence the works before MOT, then my perfecting works after-but in hindsight probably paid a bit too much for it.
But I have replaced an epic amount of the car in the last three months and still things go wrong-I reckon it now owes me nearly 3k and still needs 4 wheel alignment after both wishbone were done on Sat, the towbar electrics, gear selector lock acutator or brake switch (both?), rear springs and poss doughnut bushes.
Ironically, the car was bought to save money but has cost a fortune. For the same outlay I could have bought something newer, more fuel efficient and safer but I am resigned to the fact that it is a nice car and I must keep it for many years-I just hope that when these last bits are done, it will run for a while without needing anything else. We do need a large car now and it was great on the last Poland run; but if these repairs keep coming I would save money buy leasing a Skoda Superb or similar that does 50mpg, is cheaper to tax and is covered by a warranty.
My biggest worry is that if it gets in the slightest accident, my Omega will be written off and I would only get around £1000 from the insurers-losing the £2000ish and many months of hard work and anguish.
I think I have been unlucky so far and hope that the story ends happily with trouble-free use for many years ahead :-/
Just had a quote for the 4 wheel alignment (wishbones now done) which comes in at £85+vat. That's on top of the £600 already this month and breaks the £2000 barrier since November. Still got to spend the weekend doing the other bits (with welung666s kind help).
Will it ever end :'(
Really fed up with it before, now beginning to really resent this car >:(
Contact WIM they were 60 + VAT nad they will do a better job
What/where is WIM?? :y
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Wheels in Motion based in Cheaham i think google it and they have a good website :y
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'Wheels In Motion', I've never been there, but have heard many glowing reports about them from many members on here.
I think this is the correct website;
www.blackboots.co.uk
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'Wheels In Motion', I've never been there, but have heard many glowing reports about them from many members on here.
I think this is the correct website;
www.blackboots.co.uk
Yes that is the one :y
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Hi Geoff,
Greetings from Wroclaw. I can't do my training course as good old LOT lost all our baggage .. ARGHHHHHHH So waiting for it to turn up, together with my clothes, washbag etc. So, yes, that pong is probably me. ::)
On the Omega front, I've returned to them after a 7 year absence and wanting a project car after being made redundant, so, mine is really a plaything TBH.
In saying that, I had 6 Omegas from new as company cars and they were ALL unreliable during my "ownership". A non-stop stream of little niggles which were all done under warranty I must say. So, this one is only the 2nd one that I've actually owned (well 3 if you count the one I bought for bits and then scrapped).
So, why did I have more again and buy one now. Well, I actually really like them I suppose is the real reason, although would I be as accepting if it had hit me so hard in the pocket - maybe not, its hard to say unless you are there.
WIM sorted me out, but found a number of iffy suspension bits turning the £60 "pop in" visit into a £270 all day one. :-/
Hope this helps, & yes, I will be drinking Vodka tonight - despite being a pongo.
Cheers ........... Rob
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Cheers re: WIM, but tracking is out by 6mm+ so new tyres will be shredded by the time I get that far.
Booked into a very helpful and knowledgable sounding 4 wheel laser accident/tyre alignment place locally for in the morning-only charges per corner for adjustment and sounded like he knows his stuff.
What gets me is that knowing what I know now, I could have bought a late mint 3.2 elite with LPG with less miles for the same outlay... :(
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Cheers re: WIM, but tracking is out by 6mm+ so new tyres will be shredded by the time I get that far.
Booked into a very helpful and knowledgable sounding 4 wheel laser accident/tyre alignment place locally for in the morning-only charges per corner for adjustment and sounded like he knows his stuff.
What gets me is that knowing what I know now, I could have bought a late mint 3.2 elite with LPG with less miles for the same outlay... :(
That may be true but think of the sense of achievement when its all done, be too skint to tell your mates in the pub about it but a feeling of success none the less :y
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Hi Geoff,
Greetings from Wroclaw. I can't do my training course as good old LOT lost all our baggage .. ARGHHHHHHH So waiting for it to turn up, together with my clothes, washbag etc. So, yes, that pong is probably me. ::)
On the Omega front, I've returned to them after a 7 year absence and wanting a project car after being made redundant, so, mine is really a plaything TBH.
In saying that, I had 6 Omegas from new as company cars and they were ALL unreliable during my "ownership". A non-stop stream of little niggles which were all done under warranty I must say. So, this one is only the 2nd one that I've actually owned (well 3 if you count the one I bought for bits and then scrapped).
So, why did I have more again and buy one now. Well, I actually really like them I suppose is the real reason, although would I be as accepting if it had hit me so hard in the pocket - maybe not, its hard to say unless you are there.
WIM sorted me out, but found a number of iffy suspension bits turning the £60 "pop in" visit into a £270 all day one. :-/
Hope this helps, & yes, I will be drinking Vodka tonight - despite being a pongo.
Cheers ........... Rob
Thanks for the post, Rob and enjoy Wroclaw and the Vodka. As per pm, try Charlotka (drink) and if you find a "Chlopskie Jadlo" (peasant food) restaurant, try smalec (dripping) with iced Siwucha vodka, barszcz (beetroot soup) or zurek (sour soup) with Okocim beer, Zrazy (beef rolled with filling) and salatka z burakow (beet salad). Great stuff-but I am used to the different tastes!!
I do hope that the Omega starts to repay the investment soon...I suppose I have done 7,000 miles in 3 months, including a faultless arctic condition trip to Poland.....
We're taking it back to Lodz in June ;)
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Cheers re: WIM, but tracking is out by 6mm+ so new tyres will be shredded by the time I get that far.
Booked into a very helpful and knowledgable sounding 4 wheel laser accident/tyre alignment place locally for in the morning-only charges per corner for adjustment and sounded like he knows his stuff.
What gets me is that knowing what I know now, I could have bought a late mint 3.2 elite with LPG with less miles for the same outlay... :(
Its a great thing hindsight.
My case arrived & was waiting for me when I got (crawled) back to the room earlier. My head really hurts - but I suspect the customer's does too! ;D We had great meal, all I have to do now is give the training & fly home tonight ::)
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Cheers re: WIM, but tracking is out by 6mm+ so new tyres will be shredded by the time I get that far.
Booked into a very helpful and knowledgable sounding 4 wheel laser accident/tyre alignment place locally for in the morning-only charges per corner for adjustment and sounded like he knows his stuff.
What gets me is that knowing what I know now, I could have bought a late mint 3.2 elite with LPG with less miles for the same outlay... :(
But probably still had to spend a fair bit out to get it perfect ;) ;)
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I know how you feel, ive spend more on the car in the past 6 months than i did to buy it in the first place - sometimes makes me wonder if i shouldve listened to everyone when they said im throwing good money after the bad!
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I did get the 4 wheel laser tracking and camber done today after driving through heavy snow from Leominster to Presteigne Tyres-had to get it done asap as new wishbones done both sides and tyres new last week.
Front tracking was out by 6mm and OSF was camber out by about 5mm to my eye, but measured in minutes-he did show me on the machine.
All other wheels well within tolerance levels so left alone, road test done, tracking re-checked and all ok. I have never had a car with rear wheel tracking adjustment-had a good look underneath while it was up on ramp (its favourite place ;D)
Friendly and helpful and only £54inc vat which is better than the £85/95+vat I was expecting.
Noticable difference too :y
Another invoice for the history file, which is now 2" thick....
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Cheers re: WIM, but tracking is out by 6mm+ so new tyres will be shredded by the time I get that far.
Booked into a very helpful and knowledgable sounding 4 wheel laser accident/tyre alignment place locally for in the morning-only charges per corner for adjustment and sounded like he knows his stuff.
What gets me is that knowing what I know now, I could have bought a late mint 3.2 elite with LPG with less miles for the same outlay... :(
Its a great thing hindsight.
My case arrived & was waiting for me when I got (crawled) back to the room earlier. My head really hurts - but I suspect the customer's does too! ;D We had great meal, all I have to do now is give the training & fly home tonight ::)
If the customer is Polish, they'll be used to vodka... ;D
What was the meal?
Any jobs going :y