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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: OMEGA VXR on 08 February 2008, 19:42:11
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If i came to sell my pride & joy what sort of price should I be asking possibly without the alloys? but negotiable
Ive set my heart on owning a CAPRI 2.8I I know a FORD!!!!!
Ive always wanted one from when I passed my test 6 years ago, but could'nt afford the insurance bill! now i can with classic insurance
Thanks
Lee
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is that your car pictured?
If so thats going to have a limited range of buyers, being L reg, and practically base spec, not a lot unfortunetly.
Be lucky to get £500 :'(
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and we need to know about length of tax and test, cambelt being done, service history etc...but not a lot im afraid for a 14 year old car... :(
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If i came to sell my pride & joy what sort of price should I be asking possibly without the alloys? but negotiable
Ive set my heart on owning a CAPRI 2.8I I know a FORD!!!!!
Ive always wanted one from when I passed my test 6 years ago, but could'nt afford the insurance bill! now i can with classic insurance
Thanks
Lee
Lovely car the 2.8 Capri mate I have had two, not as fast as a 3.0 Omega, and nowhere near as much room in them..
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and we need to know about length of tax and test, cambelt being done, service history etc...but not a lot im afraid for a 14 year old car... :(
Good point, on a 14 year old car, full mot and 12 months ticket, can double is value!
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Theres pics in the omega gallery
Tech. bits
Cambelt kit changed @ 90000
serviced by myself every 6 months with VX parts (reciepts to prove)
Rocker gasket @ breathers changed,cleaned regular
Loads of bills/reciepts
All new shocks/apex springs/wishbones/drop links about 2 yrs ago
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after driving an omega, you're going to be very disappointed...
I bought myself a Capri280 brooklands for my 30th birthday (somewhat more than 10 years ago) , my main car at the time being the last of the 24V senators... having had Capri's (2.0, 3.0 and 2.8) in my late teens, I was feeling nostalgic.... what a dumb idea...
I was SO disappointed with it, noisy, uncomfortable, slow (by comparison) thirsty, and impractical.
the Senny blew it away on all fronts , handling, speed, practicality, comfort, economy....
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http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1187470465
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nice as that looks, must admin thats very well done.
Looks like a neat job, but you will never get the money back you invested.
I am with MaxV6 on this, you may find a Capri disappointing after an Omega.
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http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1187470465
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Thanks Danny for putting that up for me, :y
I havnt a clue how to do it!!
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:)Hi. Your Mig's a tidy looking motor but i'm afraid you're going to lose the money you've spent facelifting it. I know it's heartbreaking & i'm not having a pop but these mods only pay off if you keep the car for some time. They represent no resale value, in fact being such an early Mig with only 103k i'd sell it off as standard, original etc. & sell the parts on separately. Sadly it won't make Capri money.
On the plus side, some members rightly say nostalgia belongs in the past & older cars are disappointing if you get one many years later.
True to a degree but i enjoy the charm & simplicity of classic cars. That might be thier view but not mine. I can live without all the gizmos & comfort, a/c t/c etc etc but that's our choice.
I'm selling an old Merc & old Landy to buy a Cortina but still keeping the Mig.
Follow your dream, get your 28i but your Mig won't pay for it. :y
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Hmmm, tricky one.
Daily driver?
Meega.
2.8i capri?
To be honest, performance isnt everything. You want performance?, 0-60 times?, Traffic light grand prix?
Scooby WRX, Lancer EVO.
If you are feeling brave, Skyline.
Basically, most jap 4x4 turbo motors.
2.8i Capris are all about the experience.
It is about the whole experience, from first drive, to the daily drive, to the weekend treat, to the shows, to selling it to someone who you will know will appreciate it as much as you did.
A capri has a status. A 2.8i is a status with a purpose and a promise.
That is it.
Anyone who disagrees does not appreciate cars.
My opinion.
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Hmmm, tricky one.
Daily driver?
Meega.
2.8i capri?
To be honest, performance isnt everything. You want performance?, 0-60 times?, Traffic light grand prix?
Scooby WRX, Lancer EVO.
If you are feeling brave, Skyline.
Basically, most jap 4x4 turbo motors.
2.8i Capris are all about the experience.
It is about the whole experience, from first drive, to the daily drive, to the weekend treat, to the shows, to selling it to someone who you will know will appreciate it as much as you did.
A capri has a status. A 2.8i is a status with a purpose and a promise.
That is it.
Anyone who disagrees does not appreciate cars.
My opinion.
!! My FORD RWD Cossie will give any of those Jap cars a good run for thier money!
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I wish people would give the alternative to Fix Or Repair Daily.
Found On Road Dead.
:D
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Never take a crapie (sorry :-X) out in the wet either...
What are you thinking!? Keep the Omega as above - you know it makes sense. :y
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Never take a crapie (sorry :-X) out in the wet either...
What are you thinking!? Keep the Omega as above - you know it makes sense. :y
lmao
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a friend of mine had one of the last 2.8 specials a really well looked after car.so hes driving along happy as pigs in $hit when a chav walked out from between a row of parked cars my mate hauls on the steering wheel,brakes to avoid hitting the chav the car slides across the road hits the kerb and very neatly slices the wheels in half bent the suspension plus all sorts of other damage.my mate is out of the car double quick to make sure the chav is ok .chav says
" i just wanted to see if i could make you stop"
my mate looks across at his once beautiful Capri then at the chav and
then beats the living crap out of him
none of the local repair centres would touch the car and it ended up at a place in Kent who repaired it with new old stock
when it came back it had better suspension bigger brakes and an axle location kit (and a clean drivers seat) :)
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a friend of mine had one of the last 2.8 specials a really well looked after car.so hes driving along happy as pigs in $hit when a chav walked out from between a row of parked cars my mate hauls on the steering wheel,brakes to avoid hitting the chav the car slides across the road hits the kerb and very neatly slices the wheels in half bent the suspension plus all sorts of other damage.my mate is out of the car double quick to make sure the chav is ok .chav says
" i just wanted to see if i could make you stop"
my mate looks across at his once beautiful Capri then at the chav and
then beats the living crap out of him
none of the local repair centres would touch the car and it ended up at a place in Kent who repaired it with new old stock
when it came back it had better suspension bigger brakes and an axle location kit (and a clean drivers seat) :)
Moral - don't brake for chavs, better for everyone as it improves the average intelligence of the country
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THe 3.0 V6 was 138bhp, the 2.8i 160bhp, 2.0 Omega is 136bhp.
If you get a Capri keep it for weekends ect, you will not get what you want for the Omega.
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I wish people would give the alternative to Fix Or Repair Daily.
Found On Road Dead.
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Is that it? You must be able to do better than that!
F**ker Only Runs Downhill?
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Hmmm, tricky one.
Daily driver?
Meega.
2.8i capri?
To be honest, performance isnt everything. You want performance?, 0-60 times?, Traffic light grand prix?
Scooby WRX, Lancer EVO.
If you are feeling brave, Skyline.
Basically, most jap 4x4 turbo motors.
2.8i Capris are all about the experience.
It is about the whole experience, from first drive, to the daily drive, to the weekend treat, to the shows, to selling it to someone who you will know will appreciate it as much as you did.
A capri has a status. A 2.8i is a status with a purpose and a promise.
That is it.
Anyone who disagrees does not appreciate cars.
My opinion.
!! My FORD RWD Cossie will give any of those Jap cars a good run for thier money!
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Very true, but in standard form, it would be left behind. Plus as a daily driver reliability is an issue.
Dont get me wrong, I love cossies too.
But what exactly is he looking for? It pains me to say that the jap motors have more of the boxes ticked, even if they have no soul. 8-)
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a friend of mine had one of the last 2.8 specials a really well looked after car.so hes driving along happy as pigs in $hit when a chav walked out from between a row of parked cars my mate hauls on the steering wheel,brakes to avoid hitting the chav the car slides across the road hits the kerb and very neatly slices the wheels in half bent the suspension plus all sorts of other damage.my mate is out of the car double quick to make sure the chav is ok .chav says
" i just wanted to see if i could make you stop"
my mate looks across at his once beautiful Capri then at the chav and
then beats the living crap out of him
none of the local repair centres would touch the car and it ended up at a place in Kent who repaired it with new old stock
when it came back it had better suspension bigger brakes and an axle location kit (and a clean drivers seat) :)
Moral - don't brake for chavs, better for everyone as it improves the average intelligence of the country
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Hmmm, tricky one.
Daily driver?
Meega.
2.8i capri?
To be honest, performance isnt everything. You want performance?, 0-60 times?, Traffic light grand prix?
Scooby WRX, Lancer EVO.
If you are feeling brave, Skyline.
Basically, most jap 4x4 turbo motors.
2.8i Capris are all about the experience.
It is about the whole experience, from first drive, to the daily drive, to the weekend treat, to the shows, to selling it to someone who you will know will appreciate it as much as you did.
A capri has a status. A 2.8i is a status with a purpose and a promise.
That is it.
Anyone who disagrees does not appreciate cars.
My opinion.
!! My FORD RWD Cossie will give any of those Jap cars a good run for thier money!
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Very true, but in standard form, it would be left behind. Plus as a daily driver reliability is an issue.
Dont get me wrong, I love cossies too.
But what exactly is he looking for? It pains me to say that the jap motors have more of the boxes ticked, even if they have no soul. 8-)
Agreed. Of course there are very few standard cossies around, they're pretty easy to tune for big power, but likewise for the Jap motors. And in terms of handling, I think you'd struggle to keep up with an Evo given two good drivers round some twisty B roads. The cossie is a great car, and I always wanted my dad to get one as a kid in primary school (the Saffy Cosworth was current at that time), but when I got old enough to buy my own I ended up with an Impreza WRX STi instead.
They were phenomenal cars for their time, and are still very quick, but it's a different generation now and many aspects of car design have moved on. :y
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i have always liked the capri, always wanted one.
If i had the money, i would take that beasty omega of your hands, i love it!