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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: hotel21 on 15 August 2007, 10:57:21

Title: Genuine miles or not??
Post by: hotel21 on 15 August 2007, 10:57:21

I'm having a very lazy morning as I overdone things in the garden yesterday and feeling the result now.....

Found this tastefully modified Omega (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1997-VAUXHALL-OMEGA-ELITE-AUTO-WHITE_W0QQitemZ330155804881QQihZ014QQcategoryZ9858QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) while browsing.  The one thing that jumped out at me was the sellers insistance that the miles are genuine.  Somehow, I think not......

Caveat Emptor, if anyone here is bidding....   ;)

Title: Re: Genuine miles or not??
Post by: Bo Bo on 15 August 2007, 11:14:40

Well my old '95 Elite had genuine 74k before it's untimely end  ::)

It has rotary dials  :-?

Title: Re: Genuine miles or not??
Post by: Markie on 15 August 2007, 11:18:53

I agree Bruce, that would have been decomissioned years ago, even if it was a "special" car and it had low miles through its working life, its been in civvy guise long enough to clock up miles....

Mind you both you and I have cars not a million miles from that sort of mileage... :-/ albeit civillian from day 1.

Title: Re: Genuine miles or not??
Post by: Bo Bo on 15 August 2007, 12:00:03

I tend to agree too but you never know  :-/

Title: Re: Genuine miles or not??
Post by: RonaldMcBurger on 15 August 2007, 12:24:27

Yep. Elite with an MV6 badge, no climate, GLS seats, non adjustable steering and ex-plod. What a gem!

Title: Re: Genuine miles or not??
Post by: hotel21 on 15 August 2007, 13:07:47

If the miles ARE genuine, then I would be seriously looking for early and substantial crash damage.

70 odd K miles, round my way, means the car is about 12 to 18 months old and I know that other Forces have substantially higher miles than that.

Cars are not usually sold on until they have circa 120k plus miles or 3 years old, whichevers first.....

Nope, not for me   :-X

Title: Re: Genuine miles or not??
Post by: tunnie on 15 August 2007, 13:37:42

humm hard to tell, looking at the usual suspects (gear stick, seat, steering wheel) they all look in good condition, no ovious wear....

so could well be!

Title: Re: Genuine miles or not??
Post by: Tony H on 15 August 2007, 15:22:00

Did plod use many auto's? :-/ I find the mileage  highly unlikely to be genuine especially if you take into consideration it's had SEVEN owners :o

Title: Re: Genuine miles or not??
Post by: sounds2k on 15 August 2007, 17:07:03

... could it not have been used as a bumper car training vehicle?

Title: Re: Genuine miles or not??
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 15 August 2007, 19:11:36

Well i wouldnt buy it coz some numpty has fitted the steering wheel on upside down  ::) ;D