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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: cockyt1 on 08 May 2009, 11:59:05
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hi to u all again i was just wondering if theres anyway of telling if my td elite is ex plod or not,i read somewere on the forum that all elites had leather interior although mines hasnt,also all my doors weigh a ton and its like a work out every time u want to open the door!!!armor plated perhaps :y :y
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Dont think they ever used diesel ones, and cloth trim was optional on elites. does it have sunroof? Is the speedo a calibrated one?
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yes has sunroof and what do u mean by calibrated speedo :o :o
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Police speedos are calibrated to get exact readings, should have a little sticker saying IRS NOTTINGHAM and actually say calibrated by irs nottingham on the face. Sorry to say but police cars didnt have sunroofs.
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what do u mean by calibrated speedo :o :o
Calibrated speedo has a mark at every mile per hour, whereas the standard speedo only has a mark every 5mph. This is because if they do you for speeding by following you "Somewhere between 35 and 40ish" isn't good enough for a conviction, "38" gets you a fine.
Edit: By coincidence just found these pictures elsewhere on the forum while I was looking for something else. http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1187171417
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what about doors are they all really heavy?
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Police speedos are calibrated to get exact readings, should have a little sticker saying IRS NOTTINGHAM and actually say calibrated by irs nottingham on the face. Sorry to say but police cars didnt have sunroofs.
Well i had an ex-plod Carlton GSI24v, and that had the lot - calibrated speedo, leccy windows, mirrors, sunroof, half leather trim, inter-galactic milage the lot. I`d probly still have it now if i hadnt ploughed it into the side of the Tyne Bridge. :-[:'( :'( :'(
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what about doors are they all really heavy?
Yes, twin side impact bars, loads of wiring, big bits of glass, large metal frames, at least 2 motors.....all adds up to hernia creating door weights!
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what about doors are they all really heavy?
All omega doors are heavy, have that 3rd weetabix and you'll manage it better ;) :y
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Plod never Used The diesel omega!
If an MX5 beats a 2.6 V6 and an auto 3litre then i dont think the police would of stood anychance in a 2.5td!
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Plod never Used The diesel omega!
If an MX5 beats a 2.6 V6 and an auto 3litre then i dont think the police would of stood anychance in a 2.5td!
Eh? Who mentioned diesel? :-?
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Plod never Used The diesel omega!
If an MX5 beats a 2.6 V6 and an auto 3litre then i dont think the police would of stood anychance in a 2.5td!
Eh? Who mentioned diesel? :-?
Look at Cockyt's 'drives' :y
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Only the 3.0/3.2l had leather as std (cloth optional). 2.5 (petrol or diesel)/2.6 and 2.2DTi had cloth with leather optional.
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hi to u all again i was just wondering if theres anyway of telling if my td elite is ex plod or not,i read somewere on the forum that all elites had leather interior although mines hasnt,also all my doors weigh a ton and its like a work out every time u want to open the door!!!armor plated perhaps :y :y
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Plod never Used The diesel omega!
If an MX5 beats a 2.6 V6 and an auto 3litre then i dont think the police would of stood anychance in a 2.5td!
In panto style....
"All together now, Oh yes they did" ;)
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hi to u all again i was just wondering if theres anyway of telling if my td elite is ex plod or not,i read somewere on the forum that all elites had leather interior although mines hasnt,also all my doors weigh a ton and its like a work out every time u want to open the door!!!armor plated perhaps :y :y
Oops.!
Putting my coat on as i type. . . :-[ :-[ :-[
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Note to self: Read and not skim. :y
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did they?????????????????????
ive never seen a diesel traffic car only panda cars and i uswed to work in the same building that our local lots traffic dept were based out of
ive seen diesel merc e320's & diesel BMWs new ones! but not diesel omegas?????
Well ive learnt something new! from now on im staying out of anything to do with Diesels
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did they?????????????????????
ive never seen a diesel traffic car only panda cars and i uswed to work in the same building that our local lots traffic dept were based out of
ive seen diesel merc e320's & diesel BMWs new ones! but not diesel omegas?????
Well ive learnt something new! from now on im staying out of anything to do with Diesels
Doubt they were ever used as pursuit cars, for obvious reasons, but I have come across a couple of plod TD estates. Usual givaway is the roof holes badly filled ;D
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thanx to u all :y :y :y :y
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what about doors are they all really heavy?
I borrowed a citroen AX off a mate some time ago now , when I first opened the drivers door I thought the doorskin had come away it was that light. Much better side impact protection in an Omega :y
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i had a chance to buy an ex police Omega 3.2 mv6 manual couldnt make up my mind asked lots of questions lost the sale have huge regrets overr it