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Title: I value
Post by: miggy on 06 March 2008, 17:57:33
your opinions

I am going to test drive this tomorrow for Mrs Miggy, whats your opinions on it.

Also what are Ellipsoid DE headlights.

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/aol/cars_popup.jsp?min_pr=5000&max_pr=7000&locale=AOL.CARS.1&partner=AOL&MILES=200&POSTCODE=np19+9eq&make=VAUXHALL&modelexact=1&model=OMEGA&start=3&distance=31&adcategory=CARS&channel=CARS&id=200810305111661
Title: Re: I value
Post by: JiMbOb789 on 06 March 2008, 18:01:09
this is my dream omega, if i were you, get it why you can (please post some pics if you do buy) :y
Title: Re: I value
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 06 March 2008, 18:15:23
very nice car..Will you buy one for me also ;D :y
Title: Re: I value
Post by: amigov6 on 06 March 2008, 18:18:57
It seems all it's money but if the mileage is right, it's a late model so would maybe pay itself if it's a long term car. Are you p/exing Mrs Miggys Corsa or buying one & selling the other?
   My only worry in your case is all your cars are black!!!!! :y
Title: Re: I value
Post by: miggy on 06 March 2008, 18:23:06
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It seems all it's money but if the mileage is right, it's a late model so would maybe pay itself if it's a long term car. Are you p/exing Mrs Miggys Corsa or buying one & selling the other?
   My only worry in your case is all your cars are black!!!!! :y

If the car is as good as it looks and cam belt changed etc then i will buy it and sell Mrs Miggys Corsa private.

Silver does look good though
Title: Re: I value
Post by: Danny on 06 March 2008, 18:28:50
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It seems all it's money but if the mileage is right, it's a late model so would maybe pay itself if it's a long term car. Are you p/exing Mrs Miggys Corsa or buying one & selling the other?
   My only worry in your case is all your cars are black!!!!! :y

If the car is as good as it looks and cam belt changed etc then i will buy it and sell Mrs Miggys Corsa private.

Silver does look good though

cambelt isnt due for 8k tho..
Title: Re: I value
Post by: miggy on 06 March 2008, 18:30:40
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It seems all it's money but if the mileage is right, it's a late model so would maybe pay itself if it's a long term car. Are you p/exing Mrs Miggys Corsa or buying one & selling the other?
   My only worry in your case is all your cars are black!!!!! :y

If the car is as good as it looks and cam belt changed etc then i will buy it and sell Mrs Miggys Corsa private.

Silver does look good though

cambelt isnt due for 8k tho..

 :y :y well spotted
Title: Re: I value
Post by: Dazzler on 06 March 2008, 18:50:48
An economical MV6 :y
Does seem to tick all the boxes ;)
Title: Re: I value
Post by: Danny on 06 March 2008, 18:51:53
get ya wallet out then

try to haggle some money off, cos petrol's not cheap ;D
Title: Re: I value
Post by: miggy on 06 March 2008, 19:35:32
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your opinions

I am going to test drive this tomorrow for Mrs Miggy, whats your opinions on it.

Also what are Ellipsoid DE headlights.

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/aol/cars_popup.jsp?min_pr=5000&max_pr=7000&locale=AOL.CARS.1&partner=AOL&MILES=200&POSTCODE=np19+9eq&make=VAUXHALL&modelexact=1&model=OMEGA&start=3&distance=31&adcategory=CARS&channel=CARS&id=200810305111661


 :question :question
Title: Re: I value
Post by: Tab on 06 March 2008, 19:37:38
lovely looking mig, £6000 though?
Title: Re: I value
Post by: Danny on 06 March 2008, 19:51:29
theres a 2.2 GLS on there for 6 grand aswell, same full irmscher treatment

tis an 04 plate with 31k

any other omega that age with less than 40k is £5000 without the kit, some with bigger engines

if you can get it with the kit, for maybe £5,500, go for it!
Title: Re: I value
Post by: markey mark on 06 March 2008, 20:50:15
very nice car !! :y
Title: Re: I value
Post by: Phil on 06 March 2008, 21:14:56
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It seems all it's money but if the mileage is right, it's a late model so would maybe pay itself if it's a long term car. Are you p/exing Mrs Miggys Corsa or buying one & selling the other?
   My only worry in your case is all your cars are black!!!!! :y

If the car is as good as it looks and cam belt changed etc then i will buy it and sell Mrs Miggys Corsa private.

Silver does look good though

cambelt isnt due for 8k tho..

 :y :y well spotted

Cambelt is OVERDUE, 40k OR 4 years, early 2003 car should have been changed last year
Title: Re: I value
Post by: Phil on 06 March 2008, 21:22:27
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your opinions

I am going to test drive this tomorrow for Mrs Miggy, whats your opinions on it.

Also what are Ellipsoid DE headlights.

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/aol/cars_popup.jsp?min_pr=5000&max_pr=7000&locale=AOL.CARS.1&partner=AOL&MILES=200&POSTCODE=np19+9eq&make=VAUXHALL&modelexact=1&model=OMEGA&start=3&distance=31&adcategory=CARS&channel=CARS&id=200810305111661


 :question :question

The DE bit is short for Dual Ellipsoidal, so it should read Dual Ellipsoidal (DE), and is basically the lights found on the new Vectra and Signum amongst others, a posh name for 'twin' HIDs

So i'm guessing Ellipsoidal, as in only one, is basically HIDs as found on later Omegas
Title: Re: I value
Post by: tunnie on 06 March 2008, 21:25:01
6k ??  :o :o :o

I know its a 2003, but  just be aware that in 2 weeks it will be worth 1k...

Personally, i would spend no more than 2k on ANY Omega, no matter how good it is.
Title: Re: I value
Post by: Danny on 06 March 2008, 21:26:40
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It seems all it's money but if the mileage is right, it's a late model so would maybe pay itself if it's a long term car. Are you p/exing Mrs Miggys Corsa or buying one & selling the other?
   My only worry in your case is all your cars are black!!!!! :y

If the car is as good as it looks and cam belt changed etc then i will buy it and sell Mrs Miggys Corsa private.

Silver does look good though

cambelt isnt due for 8k tho..

 :y :y well spotted

Cambelt is OVERDUE, 40k OR 4 years, early 2003 car should have been changed last year

even better spotted!! :y ;D
Title: Re: I value
Post by: miggy on 07 March 2008, 10:30:26
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It seems all it's money but if the mileage is right, it's a late model so would maybe pay itself if it's a long term car. Are you p/exing Mrs Miggys Corsa or buying one & selling the other?
   My only worry in your case is all your cars are black!!!!! :y

If the car is as good as it looks and cam belt changed etc then i will buy it and sell Mrs Miggys Corsa private.

Silver does look good though

cambelt isnt due for 8k tho..

 :y :y well spotted

Cambelt is OVERDUE, 40k OR 4 years, early 2003 car should have been changed last year

even better spotted!! :y ;D

How true is this, i have been told it is chain driven not a cam belt on the 2.2 petrol :question :question :question :question
Title: Re: I value
Post by: Kevin Wood on 07 March 2008, 10:31:39
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How true is this, i have been told it is chain driven not a cam belt on the 2.2 petrol Questioning Questioning Questioning Questioning

Not very true at all. ;)

Kevin
Title: Re: I value
Post by: bob.dent on 07 March 2008, 10:34:49
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6k ??  :o :o :o

I know its a 2003, but  just be aware that in 2 weeks it will be worth 1k...

Personally, i would spend no more than 2k on ANY Omega, no matter how good it is.

A bit of ex-student training still in you then Mark? ::) ;D
Title: Re: I value
Post by: miggy on 07 March 2008, 10:54:50
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How true is this, i have been told it is chain driven not a cam belt on the 2.2 petrol Questioning Questioning Questioning Questioning

Not very true at all. ;)

Kevin

Yeh, done some digging and apparently its the vectra (as i spit) ;D ;D 2.2 that is chain driven :question
Title: Re: I value
Post by: Jimbob on 07 March 2008, 10:58:36
Vectra 2.2's are chain (early ones had a nasty lubrication fault which caused a lot of problems. (Z22SE)

It's a different Engine to the Belt driven 2.2 Omega (Z22XE)

Title: Re: I value
Post by: miggy on 07 March 2008, 11:00:41
Thanks for all your comments, i am off to drive it at 15.30 today.

 :y :y :y
Title: Re: I value
Post by: Jimbob on 07 March 2008, 11:25:56
It's a nice looking car, I'll give you that!

One issue, that may or may not bother you, is it looks a fast car with the twin exhaust and debadged..

This may attract attention from people wanting to 'play'  which I'm sorry to say the car won't do to well in :(

The 2.2 is by no means sluggish, but you may be fairly surprised at just how it compares to your 2.6.

That said and done, it may be the looks that are more important to you,  if not, you could always swap the kit over to a more powerful car if you werent to happy with the performance.
Title: Re: I value
Post by: miggy on 07 March 2008, 12:18:52
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It's a nice looking car, I'll give you that!

One issue, that may or may not bother you, is it looks a fast car with the twin exhaust and debadged..

This may attract attention from people wanting to 'play'  which I'm sorry to say the car won't do to well in :(

The 2.2 is by no means sluggish, but you may be fairly surprised at just how it compares to your 2.6.

That said and done, it may be the looks that are more important to you,  if not, you could always swap the kit over to a more powerful car if you werent to happy with the performance.

Thanks Jimbob, the car will be for Mrs Miggy, she aint one for toeing it, she will be happy, it will be a big difference from her 1.4 Corsa. :y :y, she will have 144 bhp to play with. ;D ;D
Title: Re: I value
Post by: supermop on 07 March 2008, 13:05:43
Shame about the size of the engine  ;)

If it wasn't a 2.2, I could swear that was mikedundee's!
Title: Re: I value
Post by: miggy on 07 March 2008, 13:14:48
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Shame about the size of the engine  ;)

If it wasn't a 2.2, I could swear that was mikedundee's!

2.2 still not bad, as someone said an economical MV6, Mrs Miggy will be well pleased. :y
Title: Re: I value
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 07 March 2008, 13:19:41
If you want a hand changing the cambelt it's a 1 hour job on those :y
Title: Re: I value
Post by: miggy on 07 March 2008, 13:21:33
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If you want a hand changing the cambelt it's a 1 hour job on those :y

Thanks James, i am gonna insist the dealer does it if its not already been done.

Thanks for the offer mate.

 :y
Title: Re: I value
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 07 March 2008, 13:22:28
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If you want a hand changing the cambelt it's a 1 hour job on those :y

Thanks James, i am gonna insist the dealer does it if its not already been done.

Thanks for the offer mate.

 :y


Make sure they do the full cambelt kit, aux belt, and water pump at the same time, else the job's not worth doing :y
Title: Re: I value
Post by: davlad22 on 07 March 2008, 13:30:19
On a serious note, i'd make sure your good lady knows to lock the doors when driving about town.

Otherwise, what a fantastic looking motor, no miles and presumably a warranty also. Make sure that the tyres are good & the CD changer works ok. Yes, it has HID xenon lights.
Title: Re: I value
Post by: miggy on 07 March 2008, 19:07:24
Never got to see the car today, got stuck in traffic on the A37 wells road, very bad accident apparently, rang the seller and i am seeing it at 09.30 tomorrow.
Title: Re: I value
Post by: Danny on 08 March 2008, 10:33:17
well its half 10 fella, what's the verdict??