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Omega Gallery / Re: New ex-GMP MV6 purchase
« on: 22 September 2020, 09:23:23 »I will bear that in mind and keep everyone posted.
That should read 'I will bear that in mind and keep DG posted'.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Dead Person
« on: 22 September 2020, 09:20:46 »Michael Lonsdale. Bond villain Hugo Drax in Moonraker.He was also the French cop in Day of the Jackal
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Omega Gallery / Re: New ex-GMP MV6 purchase
« on: 21 September 2020, 12:12:25 »
I will bear that in mind and keep everyone posted.
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Omega Gallery / Re: New ex-GMP MV6 purchase
« on: 21 September 2020, 11:35:39 »If the brakes are undersized, then they aren't the correct pads, or have I missed somethingUnfortunately I still haven't established if the caliper is correct, but the disc is apparently smaller (according to my colleague here who measured it when he had a wheel off to check)
Likewise the tyre ratings. Granted, they aren't that far out of spec, but there's a reason why it left the factory with 94Ws fitted
Obviously if the caliper is right (and there's no reason for it not to be if a 15" wheel will fit), then the pads will fit. I will make sure I have a much closer look myself, when I next take a wheel off,
which will probably be when we change the brake fluid and fit a new set of the correct sized discs. As for the tyres, I am enjoying not having to worry about potholes and parking next to kerbs as much as I do with freshly refurbed 17" alloys. When the car gets to the next stage of development and I can afford some bigger brakes, the steels will make way for some 6 spoke 17" alloys that came off an '03 Elite, with new 97W rated tyres fitted.
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Wanted - Facelift Saloon factory Elite spoiler
« on: 21 September 2020, 10:44:59 »
I have got a Prodrive bootlid spoiler in green off the 3.2 Elite that I broke last month. If you pm me an address I'll get a you postage quote, I think that might be the stumbling block for you.
It won't be cheap, as it might be needed for another green car...
It won't be cheap, as it might be needed for another green car...
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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 21 September 2020, 10:27:33 »I hope you find a good home for it, MV6 Estates are worth preservingThat's another year before you have to replace it then
Yeh that's what the missus said
Don't want to get to the point were I have to scrap it so i'm going to sort out the wheel arches and other bits and bobs while I look around then sell it on.
They can't be many 3.2 Mv6 estates out there with totally sorted suspension / bushes, a proper manual conversion and once the arches are done, very little rust
164K miles and sweet as a nut engine and LPG if the new owner can be bothered to fit a new LPG tank
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Omega General Help / Re: Cheapest way to fix my 3.2 exhaust.
« on: 21 September 2020, 10:25:14 »🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗😇😇😇😇🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫That looks like a lovely car, and proves that they can survive if looked after. I hope it gives you many more miles!
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Omega Gallery / Re: New ex-GMP MV6 purchase
« on: 21 September 2020, 10:21:26 »No one has suggested that it isn't a nice car, it clearly is!, or that it shouldn't be enjoyedIt is a lot of fun, and I shall enjoy getting it how I want it over the next year. Although the pedal feel is typically long and spongey, it pulls up remarkably well, probably helped by having the correct pads fitted. I don't intend to get close to the speed rating limit of the tyres, and certainly not when full of passengers and luggage. There have been a couple of occasions when I wished that the blue lights were still fitted, when late for an appointment...but I know that would get me in even more trouble! It even managed a commendable 30mpg on brim to brim measurement on my last tankful which included a good mix of a long motorway run to Beaulieu and back and some everyday use. For what it owes me so far, I love it.
But under braked and under tyred, it won't be doing much of either for very long.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.
« on: 17 September 2020, 11:17:27 »
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