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Newbie Area => Newbie Welcome Area => Topic started by: mr carl on 11 April 2011, 19:37:29

Title: hey guy's, im on the look out for a omega....help
Post by: mr carl on 11 April 2011, 19:37:29

i own a calibra c20xe atm, and i want something bigger (five seats)...but i dont want to miss my cally, which omega is as fast as the xe, while keeping the same sort of mpg and car tax rate?

i know there are plenty of omega's that are faster than the xe calibra, but i want one on par..?

cheers guys

Title: Re: hey guy's, im on the look out for a omega....help
Post by: Entwood on 11 April 2011, 19:39:32

"Hello" and Welcome ... have a look in the "cars for sale" section ???  PM the owners of any you are interested in .. you won't be able to post in the thgreads due to your low postcount ... :(

Title: Re: hey guy's, im on the look out for a omega....help
Post by: Omega_Dan on 11 April 2011, 19:39:51

maybe a 2.5/2.6 manual. Welcome to the forum :y

Title: Re: hey guy's, im on the look out for a omega....help
Post by: mr carl on 11 April 2011, 19:45:08

are there many veriants of the 2.5? are they all the same bhp, 0-60 etc etc?

are there any common problems with the omega i should look out for...

and last but not the last  :D i was thinking of keeping my calibra engine spare in the garage, is it hard to transplant in to the omega, are the mounts in the same place? is there a exhaust manifold that will just plug and play?

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Post by: dbug on 11 April 2011, 19:50:48

Welcome to OOF mate   :y

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Post by: Dishevelled Den on 11 April 2011, 20:12:43

How do you do Carl, welcome along. :y :y

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Post by: PhilRich on 11 April 2011, 20:17:47

Hello & Welcome  :y

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Post by: Jimbob on 11 April 2011, 21:38:47

Hello & Welcome  :y

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Post by: Cliffo B on 11 April 2011, 22:00:38

Hello,welcome to the Forum :y

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Post by: x25dt on 11 April 2011, 22:09:08

Hello & Welcome :y

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Post by: doug4293 on 12 April 2011, 01:24:58

hi and welcome

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Post by: Stallion on 12 April 2011, 02:44:56

WELCOME ON BOARD MATE!  8-)

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Post by: sandune on 12 April 2011, 11:44:41

Hiya welcome aboard :y

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Post by: Tick Tock on 12 April 2011, 11:53:07

Hello and welcome.

Title: Re: hey guy's, im on the look out for a omega....help
Post by: mr carl on 12 April 2011, 12:58:14

Thanks for the warm welcome guys :)

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Post by: fudgee on 12 April 2011, 13:10:25

Welcome on board Carl  :y

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Post by: Miggylover on 12 April 2011, 22:51:28

Welcome to the forum. Where you located mate? Might help people find you a nice omega :)

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Post by: Seth on 13 April 2011, 01:36:45

Welcome bud! :y

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Post by: Elite Pete on 13 April 2011, 16:54:10

Hi and welcome to the forum ;)

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Post by: twiglet on 13 April 2011, 18:56:10

Hi Carl, and welcome to the forum!

In answer to your question, you're not got to find an Omega that can complete on mpg AND performance with your Calibra I'm afraid.  The Omega is a much heavier car, so you can't have both.

A 2.5/2.6 Omega should give comparable performance to your Calibra, but will be more thirsty.

If you're looking for economy, the 2.2 dti is good, but under powered, and the 2.5TD with it's BMW diesel provides better grunt but at the expense of some mpg.

Probably the best all round Omega these days is a late model 3.2 V6 petrol with an LPG converstion - truely the best of both worlds!  :y

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Post by: Jusme on 13 April 2011, 19:51:52

Hi Carl, Welcome to the OOF..  ;)

Title: Re: hey guy's, im on the look out for a omega....help
Post by: mr carl on 14 April 2011, 05:23:58

Quote

Hi Carl, and welcome to the forum!

In answer to your question, you're not got to find an Omega that can complete on mpg AND performance with your Calibra I'm afraid.  The Omega is a much heavier car, so you can't have both.

A 2.5/2.6 Omega should give comparable performance to your Calibra, but will be more thirsty.

If you're looking for economy, the 2.2 dti is good, but under powered, and the 2.5TD with it's BMW diesel provides better grunt but at the expense of some mpg.

Probably the best all round Omega these days is a late model 3.2 V6 petrol with an LPG converstion - truely the best of both worlds!  :y

Thanks for gte advice buddy, I just want something on par really, as long as mpg doesn't drop below 22 then I will/should be happy :)

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Post by: Elitenut on 14 April 2011, 07:45:59

Hi and welcome to the forum.  :y

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Post by: Nathan on 15 April 2011, 09:12:08

Welcome to the forum.......