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General Car Chat / Re: A big thanks to...........
« on: 09 May 2011, 23:07:23 »
I left myself wide open there 
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General Car Chat / A big thanks to...........
« on: 09 May 2011, 22:57:26 »
............ELITE PETE
Thanks Pete for doing a great job on my cambelt, camcovers and alternator, in, at times, terrible weather conditions
I highly recommend Pete to anyone who needs their cambelt etc. doing. A nice clean job and good chat, and a bloody good price!!!
And he even cleared my blocked drainpipe! top man
Also good to meet Debs aswell
Jon
Thanks Pete for doing a great job on my cambelt, camcovers and alternator, in, at times, terrible weather conditions
I highly recommend Pete to anyone who needs their cambelt etc. doing. A nice clean job and good chat, and a bloody good price!!!
And he even cleared my blocked drainpipe! top man
Also good to meet Debs aswell
Jon
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General Car Chat / Re: driver and trailer needed
« on: 08 May 2011, 08:58:20 »
Just a thought, but, if you are in the AA or RAC, couldnt you get them to tow it for free?
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General Car Chat / Re: Omega values.
« on: 05 May 2011, 00:13:11 »Quote
i cant say my omegas not me anything really to runWhere you drunk writing this? lol
every thing else iv manged to do me self for peanuts and a lot of swearing and scraped knuckels
I have i go at most thing just dident want to risk screwing up the cam belt as of only down 8valves before
if done i the ushal stuff oil cooler ,cam cover gaskets crank sensor, dis pack, hbv, broken bonding wire on ABS ECU myself
got the scare on knuckles to probe it lol
but Darth done me water pump and cam
for a dam good pice not long back
i tend to nip up srcapy and grap any thing that mite come in handy if there's one in
I did get my elite for a good price and it was in nice nick
but im planing on keeping it and trying to keep it is good nick as long as i posibly can
cant beat em for parts priced really compared with say a beamer
the high costs come from labor on the omega 100`s on simple jobs you can do your self with a bit of common sense
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General Car Chat / Re: Hanging up the keys for a while
« on: 19 April 2011, 23:19:29 »Quote
I was thinking the same, false economy surely?QuoteI use my 3.0 litre all the time including my 25 mile daily commute. Sod the expence
Totally agree, by the time you`ve taxed, MOT`d and inured it then put fuel in it`s probably not far off the same expense.
I put 103k on my Senator in three years travelling to and from work, averaging about 29mpg.
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General Car Chat / Re: What bits....
« on: 18 April 2011, 12:20:11 »
Thanks Albs, I would be interested to know if the bumpers would fit, as they really change the appearence of the car, anyone know?
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General Car Chat / What bits....
« on: 18 April 2011, 10:02:19 »
Hi all, what parts, ie doors, bumpers, wings, mirrors etc. from facelift migs, will fit my 98 pf. I,ve rust coming through which I think is beyond repair or not worth the effort. But interested to know what bits I can get from the newer models.
Cheers guys,
Jon
Cheers guys,
Jon
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General Car Chat / Re: Is this any good?
« on: 16 April 2011, 01:59:13 »
Ha ha
I think Jasonm has just bought one looking at an earlier post.
Jon
I think Jasonm has just bought one looking at an earlier post.
Jon
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General Car Chat / Is this any good?
« on: 16 April 2011, 01:42:20 »
Just looking around ebay and found this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-OBD2-EOBD-tech-Interface-Cable-Opel-Vauxhall-Tech2-/320673275093?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment&hash=item4aa99ddcd5
Does anyone know if they're any good?
Jon
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-OBD2-EOBD-tech-Interface-Cable-Opel-Vauxhall-Tech2-/320673275093?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment&hash=item4aa99ddcd5
Does anyone know if they're any good?
Jon
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General Car Chat / Re: 52, Black MV6 for sale near me
« on: 09 April 2011, 23:31:24 »Quote
It's sad to think that the v6 is just too expensive to run at the mo and getting worse, What are we all gona drive in 5 years timeThe Sinclair C5 is the future, mark my words??
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General Car Chat / Re: Is it worth the time and money????
« on: 10 April 2011, 01:06:04 »
thanks for the replys, I think I will be sticking with her
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General Car Chat / Re: Is it worth the time and money????
« on: 08 April 2011, 00:06:06 »
Cheers Alex, I think you're right!
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General Car Chat / Is it worth the time and money????
« on: 07 April 2011, 23:45:36 »
After joining this forum last week, I've really enjoyed seeing all the threads and pics of the Omegas, and have got the love back for mine ( a 98 2.5 CD pre facelift). Problem is I've kind of just started to let the old girl go a bit, as more and more things have started to go wrong with her, and its going to cost a fortune to get jobs done. I've had it for 7 years and i've spent a lot on her over that time, mainly when the cambelt snapped after 10000 miles after the first (alleged) replacement. That set me back £2300 
More recently she's had a new water and fuel pump, discs and pads all round, serviced a couple of months ago.
BUT I've got an oil leek from either the rocker or n/s cam cover, a water leak, steering vibrates at 65/70mph, rust on rear arches and drivers door, central locking problems and some git smashed me grille off trying to get to my plug leads (which VX1 has sorted for me) I also will need a couple of new tyres pretty soon.
So all in all would you bother doing all this or let her go when the day finally comes? after reading some of the threads on doing cam covers etc I fancy having a go myself, but don't know whether its worth the trouble!
HELP :-/
Jon
PS just remembered, the bearings on the alternator are worn aswell, so although she drives well, shes got a noisey whirring sound when you rev.
More recently she's had a new water and fuel pump, discs and pads all round, serviced a couple of months ago.
BUT I've got an oil leek from either the rocker or n/s cam cover, a water leak, steering vibrates at 65/70mph, rust on rear arches and drivers door, central locking problems and some git smashed me grille off trying to get to my plug leads (which VX1 has sorted for me
) I also will need a couple of new tyres pretty soon.So all in all would you bother doing all this or let her go when the day finally comes? after reading some of the threads on doing cam covers etc I fancy having a go myself, but don't know whether its worth the trouble!
HELP :-/
Jon
PS just remembered, the bearings on the alternator are worn aswell, so although she drives well, shes got a noisey whirring sound when you rev.