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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Entwood on 28 January 2008, 21:13:23
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It is with somewhat mixed feelings that I must inform OOF that I am no longer the owner of V170 TAT - the Polar Sea Blue 99 2.5 Elite Saloon
:'(
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whats happened
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... because you've got a facelift elite??
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yep seperating from a car sometimes hurts .. :(
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yep seperating from a car sometimes hurts .. :(
Especially at speed :D
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Wheres TAT gone,
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Come on then Nige. Spill the beans, there must be a story to this. Did the new seat not go in properly so you threw the car in the bin?? :-?
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He's bought a FORD
:y
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It's mostly "her" fault ....... :)
The seat change job didn't quite go as planned, but got there in the end, I was working against the clock which doesn't help.
To cut a long story short, and I was going to try and string this one out, we were going to see a 03 plate miggy that I was quite keen on... SWMBO was NOT as she doesn't like silver cars ... so thats why I wanted the seat change over and done with ...
Well the car was sweet but the price was a bit wrong and he wouldn't budge so it looked like we were getting nowhere .. now in the corner was another miggy that looked the bees knees, well my Mrs says "well if that one was for sale I'd have it" (we both thought it was a private car from where it was and the stuff around it) ... guy says "yup its for sale at £****)...... so I was up and running ... (I worked on him not changing the offer price for mine .... )
OK .. its not the 03 plate the plan was based on .. its a 51 .. but it IS a 3.2 Elite, and does have some special bits, (and its not silver!!). Not much paperwork but a fully stamped log book and it drives like a dream.
Only 2 little niggles on the way home ( 65 miles) ... Temp never got above 80 .. and a slight vibration from the exhaust at certain speed/rpm combinations. I'll investigate these properly in daylight.
I'll stick some photos up tomorrow night with luck .. :)
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He's bought a FORD
:y
oh, one of those
[size=56]Fix Or Repair Daily [/size]cars
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It's mostly "her" fault ....... :)
The seat change job didn't quite go as planned, but got there in the end, I was working against the clock which doesn't help.
To cut a long story short, and I was going to try and string this one out, we were going to see a 03 plate miggy that I was quite keen on... SWMBO was NOT as she doesn't like silver cars ... so thats why I wanted the seat change over and done with ...
Well the car was sweet but the price was a bit wrong and he wouldn't budge so it looked like we were getting nowhere .. now in the corner was another miggy that looked the bees knees, well my Mrs says "well if that one was for sale I'd have it" (we both thought it was a private car from where it was and the stuff around it) ... guy says "yup its for sale at £****)...... so I was up and running ... (I worked on him not changing the offer price for mine .... )
OK .. its not the 03 plate the plan was based on .. its a 51 .. but it IS a 3.2 Elite, and does have some special bits, (and its not silver!!). Not much paperwork but a fully stamped log book and it drives like a dream.
Only 2 little niggles on the way home ( 65 miles) ... Temp never got above 80 .. and a slight vibration from the exhaust at certain speed/rpm combinations. I'll investigate these properly in daylight.
I'll stick some photos up tomorrow night with luck .. :)
Dont forget the cam belt and tensioners mate. :y :y :y
Mine is the 2.6 and she dont go above the 85 degrees on the motorway.
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It's mostly "her" fault ....... :)
The seat change job didn't quite go as planned, but got there in the end, I was working against the clock which doesn't help.
To cut a long story short, and I was going to try and string this one out, we were going to see a 03 plate miggy that I was quite keen on... SWMBO was NOT as she doesn't like silver cars ... so thats why I wanted the seat change over and done with ...
Well the car was sweet but the price was a bit wrong and he wouldn't budge so it looked like we were getting nowhere .. now in the corner was another miggy that looked the bees knees, well my Mrs says "well if that one was for sale I'd have it" (we both thought it was a private car from where it was and the stuff around it) ... guy says "yup its for sale at £****)...... so I was up and running ... (I worked on him not changing the offer price for mine .... )
OK .. its not the 03 plate the plan was based on .. its a 51 .. but it IS a 3.2 Elite, and does have some special bits, (and its not silver!!). Not much paperwork but a fully stamped log book and it drives like a dream.
Only 2 little niggles on the way home ( 65 miles) ... Temp never got above 80 .. and a slight vibration from the exhaust at certain speed/rpm combinations. I'll investigate these properly in daylight.
I'll stick some photos up tomorrow night with luck .. :)
Dont forget the cam belt and tensioners mate. :y :y :y
Just been done :) & a full service ....
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It's mostly "her" fault ....... :)
The seat change job didn't quite go as planned, but got there in the end, I was working against the clock which doesn't help.
To cut a long story short, and I was going to try and string this one out, we were going to see a 03 plate miggy that I was quite keen on... SWMBO was NOT as she doesn't like silver cars ... so thats why I wanted the seat change over and done with ...
Well the car was sweet but the price was a bit wrong and he wouldn't budge so it looked like we were getting nowhere .. now in the corner was another miggy that looked the bees knees, well my Mrs says "well if that one was for sale I'd have it" (we both thought it was a private car from where it was and the stuff around it) ... guy says "yup its for sale at £****)...... so I was up and running ... (I worked on him not changing the offer price for mine .... )
OK .. its not the 03 plate the plan was based on .. its a 51 .. but it IS a 3.2 Elite, and does have some special bits, (and its not silver!!). Not much paperwork but a fully stamped log book and it drives like a dream.
Only 2 little niggles on the way home ( 65 miles) ... Temp never got above 80 .. and a slight vibration from the exhaust at certain speed/rpm combinations. I'll investigate these properly in daylight.
I'll stick some photos up tomorrow night with luck .. :)
Dont forget the cam belt and tensioners mate. :y :y :y
Just been done :) & a full service ....
:y :y :y, top man, look forward to the pics :y
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He's bought a FORD
:y
oh, one of those
[size=56]Fix Or Repair Daily [/size]cars
Only Joking, thought it might get some info from you, but you did put us out of our misery anyway.
Hope it is as good as it sounds.
:D :D :D
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Sounds fantastic. My 2.2 rarely gets above 80 - 85 degrees at this time of year so may not be a problem, although I guess that's hardly relevant. ;D
What colour is it then? :y
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Sounds nice :y
Mine sits around 80/85 most of the time, up to just over 90 where the fans start, so keep an eye on it for a while before you rush out and change the 'stat. It may well be normal.
Kevin
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Okies thanks for the info .. its just well cooler than the 2.5 was... I'm going to check the stat opening tomorrow.. the easy way .. just hold the top hose while it warms up !!
And for Miggy .. it's "Champagne" .. :)
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Okies thanks for the info .. its just well cooler than the 2.5 was... I'm going to check the stat opening tomorrow.. the easy way .. just hold the top hose while it warms up !!
And for Miggy .. it's "Champagne" .. :)
Nice colour, get the old polishing cloths out on the weekend :y :y
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Okies thanks for the info .. its just well cooler than the 2.5 was... I'm going to check the stat opening tomorrow.. the easy way .. just hold the top hose while it warms up !!
And for Miggy .. it's "Champagne" .. :)
Same colour as mine, great as it doesn't show up the dirt much...
you have what i want, colour spec and engine, don't tell me it has colour sat nav otherwise........... ;)
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Okies thanks for the info .. its just well cooler than the 2.5 was... I'm going to check the stat opening tomorrow.. the easy way .. just hold the top hose while it warms up !!
And for Miggy .. it's "Champagne" .. :)
very good color , will not need to wash and wax frequently :)
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My is at about 80-85 on the motoway at then about 90-92 before the fans kick in sound just right. Look forward to pics. :y
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I get the impression that facelifts run cooler (or at least the guage shows cooler) than pre facelifts. I know pre facelift stat starts to open at 92.5, but from reading posts it seems that facelifts always run lower (or they all have stuck stats..)
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The gauge is marked differently on Facelifts. Where a pre facelift is marked at 90, facelift says 80. Don't know if the actual temperature is any different. Dash gauges are hardly accurate, but the position of the pointer on the scale remains about the same.
Kevin
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see I told you!!! :y
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Thanks for all the info .. some quick and dirty photos are here :
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1201620691
Back end view will change once the shin breaker is fitted :)
PS .... it drives like a dream :)
and yes ... that is a HUGE grin on my face .. :)
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Cracking buy, well done Entwood. :y
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Top car, hope you enjoy it as much as your old one :y