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Newbie Area => Newbie Welcome Area => Topic started by: submarinewasher on 16 September 2011, 01:38:30

Title: Just joined!
Post by: submarinewasher on 16 September 2011, 01:38:30
Hi all

First Omega was gold '98 2.5 Elite, bought for £550. Did 10,000 miles on it (in 6 months) then sold it for £350. Luxury econo-barge or what?  ;D

Just got myself my 2nd Omega, a metallic black end-of-the line 2.6 CDX with LPG for £1500. Hope this one owns me for a min of 30,000 miles.

I just love Omegas - great for daily pootling around in practical comfort, over long and short distances, in rain, sun or snow. It does everything well and wafts along forever. Reliable, unobtrusive, functional, comfortable, unobtrusive, great seats, big boot, excellent soundproofing (the perfect car for undercover PI work - not that I am one).

My girlfriend's got some stupid Euro-box petrol-saving shopping trolley she paid ten grand for and she always marvels at the Omega's smoothness, acceleration and refinement.

My sister's husband paid ten grand for his '55 530d. We swapped for a week and he didn't turn up to hand it back, saying he wanted to take the Omega to France as it was better for the job than his Beemer.
 
But anyway, I guess I'm preaching to the converted.

But I do wonder why GM pulled out of the large rear-wheel drive saloon car market here in the UK...
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Post by: s7eve v6 24v on 16 September 2011, 07:19:55
hello and welcome to another 2.6 cdx owner :y
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Post by: Jimbob on 16 September 2011, 07:27:31
Hello & Welcome  :y
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Post by: Cliffo B on 16 September 2011, 09:18:11
Hello,Welcome to the Forum :y
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Post by: Rog on 16 September 2011, 09:25:21
HiYa !

Not long joined myself, also have a V6 CDX. Lots of useful stuff here.
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Post by: henryd on 16 September 2011, 10:06:26
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Hi all

First Omega was gold '98 2.5 Elite, bought for £550. Did 10,000 miles on it (in 6 months) then sold it for £350. Luxury econo-barge or what?  ;D

Just got myself my 2nd Omega, a metallic black end-of-the line 2.6 CDX with LPG for £1500. Hope this one owns me for a min of 30,000 miles.

I just love Omegas - great for daily pootling around in practical comfort, over long and short distances, in rain, sun or snow. It does everything well and wafts along forever. Reliable, unobtrusive, functional, comfortable, unobtrusive, great seats, big boot, excellent soundproofing (the perfect car for undercover PI work - not that I am one).

My girlfriend's got some stupid Euro-box petrol-saving shopping trolley she paid ten grand for and she always marvels at the Omega's smoothness, acceleration and refinement.

My sister's husband paid ten grand for his '55 530d. We swapped for a week and he didn't turn up to hand it back, saying he wanted to take the Omega to France as it was better for the job than his Beemer.
 
But anyway, I guess I'm preaching to the converted.

But I do wonder why GM pulled out of the large rear-wheel drive saloon car market here in the UK...

there's still the VXR8 :D,welcome to the forum :y :y
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Post by: dbug on 16 September 2011, 10:17:47
Welcome to OOF mate  :y
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Post by: HockeyDave55 on 16 September 2011, 10:54:16
Hi,
Good to see you took my advice!  :y
This forum is awesome and as far as Omega's go... I'll never turn back!
BTW, You should stop cleaning sub's and go into advertising! Lol...
Welcom.  :) :) :)
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Post by: x25dt on 16 September 2011, 12:22:43
Welcome to OOF mate  :y
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Post by: Stallion on 16 September 2011, 15:03:51
Hello And Welcome To OOF Matey!  :y
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Post by: Entwood on 16 September 2011, 15:25:51
"Hello" and Welcome :)
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Post by: sandune on 16 September 2011, 17:35:53
Hiya welcome to the forum :y
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Post by: submarinewasher on 16 September 2011, 19:14:01
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Hi,
Good to see you took my advice!  :y
This forum is awesome and as far as Omega's go... I'll never turn back!
BTW, You should stop cleaning sub's and go into advertising! Lol...
Welcom.  :) :) :)


Yep! And for future reference everyone, if I upset y'all, it's Dave's fault cos he made me join!

Tried to get a job in advertising, but all I could come up with is the line: "Omega Estates - they're boxy, but they're good"  :-/

Vauxhall will never give me a job. Can't apply to Hummer cos they stopped making them. Nope, back to washing submarines for me!  8-)
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Post by: RobG on 16 September 2011, 19:30:28
Hello,Welcome to the Forum :)
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Post by: symes on 16 September 2011, 22:52:42
Hi and welcome aboard-I've got a pre face lift 2.5 manual that is donating parts to go into a 1960 ford consul.Dont panic still got another as I wanted an estate its a 2.5 elite running zavolli lpg set up. :y
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Post by: Omega_Dan on 17 September 2011, 21:03:50
Hello and Welcome
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Post by: Elite Pete on 22 September 2011, 17:18:57
Hi and welcome to the forum ;)