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Newbie Area => Newbie Welcome Area => Topic started by: Burns on 15 August 2007, 14:15:49

Title: Hello!
Post by: Burns on 15 August 2007, 14:15:49

Hello from the Philippines!  I'm new here and have been browsing your site for a few days now.  I must say that your forums are extremely informative indeed.  I'm not a current Omega owner but am considering becoming one as I am being offered a good deal on a good example by a good friend.  My only problem is that I don't have that much info on how the Omega is here in our country.  Here it was sold as an Opel when the local GM dealers still carried the mark.  Sad to say, GM removed all other marks in their lineup a few years back and decided to sell only Chevrolet cars.  Other brands such as Subaru and Suzuki eventully came back under their own individual management but not Opel.  To make matters worse, GM has has a very, very bad rep when it comes to servicing Opels, whether it be the Vectra, Astra, or Zafira (good thing enthusiasts and owners found a few specialists).  Because of this the re-sale and reputation of the mark has been greatly affected.  Anyway, I really like the Omega but am unable to get decent info on the car because of its rarity in our country as most Opels here are from the 3 previously mentioned models.  That's why I'm glad to have found this group.

By the way I'd like to know how the late '90s Vectra is over there.  The first batch of units that were sent here were quite unreliable and broke down too often (probably lacked modifiation for our tropical climate, most say), but the Astras were ok.  As for the Omega, that I'm still trying to find out.  :)

Burns
Manila, Philippines  

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: Auto Addict on 15 August 2007, 14:22:32

Welcome to the forum :y

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: Bo Bo on 15 August 2007, 14:26:06

Hello & welcome  :)

Post your questions in the "General Chat" section, you'll get better coverage there  :y

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: Martin_1962 on 15 August 2007, 14:34:37

Hello & Welcome :y

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: Burns on 15 August 2007, 14:50:27

Thanks for the warm welcome!  :D

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: A380 Elite on 15 August 2007, 15:20:40

Hi Burns,

I'll be staying at Moncada, Tarlac.

My Friends wife is from there.

Omega's don't like Manila Traffic   :)

Arriving 25/12/07 till 11/01/08.  :y

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: Cav9_4 on 15 August 2007, 15:28:11

Hi & wecome to the forum :y

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: Burns on 15 August 2007, 15:30:35

Thanks for the tip!  :)

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: iggy21uk on 15 August 2007, 16:29:01

Welcome  & happy Omega motoring  :y (http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n21/iggy21_2006/avatar/4_6_8.gif)(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n21/iggy21_2006/drive.gif)

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: DaveL on 15 August 2007, 18:11:41

Hi & wecome to the forum  :y
 8-)
DaveL

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: TheBoy on 15 August 2007, 18:15:36

Welcome to the site :)

Vectra-B's are not too unreliable here. Not the best, but not too bad.

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: hotel21 on 15 August 2007, 20:37:04

Howdoo.  Glad to see you.   ;)

Take time to browse around - lots of helpfull peeps so don't be shy in posting a question in any of the threads.  We were all new once!

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: Burns on 16 August 2007, 04:37:31

Thanks guys!  TheBoy, thanks for the info.  That means that the first Vectras we had really weren't meant to take our kind of climate.  But I hear that the latter models (facelifted ones) were ok.  I guess I'll just have to 'borrow' the Omega I'm interested in for a week to see how it is (especially in heavy Manila traffic!).  ;)

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: Elite Pete on 16 August 2007, 08:58:07

Hi Burns and welcome to the forum :)

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: bob.dent on 16 August 2007, 09:51:29

Hi Burns and welcome to the forum :y Hope you find a goodun' ;) :)

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 17 August 2007, 21:40:16

Welcome to the site ;)

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: MikeDundee on 18 August 2007, 09:15:12

Hi Burns and welcome to the Forum :y

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: Markie on 19 August 2007, 21:46:30

Hi and welcome to the site.... ;)

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: Golfbuddy on 20 August 2007, 00:37:05

Welcome to the forum.  :)

Title: Re: Hello!
Post by: The_Tigger on 20 August 2007, 19:57:24

Hiya and Welcome :)