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General Car Chat / Re: Vauxhall 0mega

« on: 28 January 2012, 20:39:38 »

Not at all.

Use mine every day and there's no reason I shouldn't, it's fully equipped, reliable and a better drive than most cars around.

Age shouldn't put you off.  My parents have two 15+ year old E280 W124's, my dad uses his every day.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Northern Lights

« on: 24 January 2012, 22:04:05 »

Wish I had tomorrow off, I would actually have made the trip up to Scotland for a good view.

Definitely something I want to see at least once.

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General Car Chat / Re: budget tyres...

« on: 23 January 2012, 19:21:22 »

Well i'll be putting my normal wheels back on the DTi soon so I need to put new tyres on a pair of them.

As I can't afford to put SC3's on (and a DTi really doesn't require them!) i'm contemplating what else is out there... Was very happy with the Kumho KU31's but they are not available anymore so i'm thinking of Toyo T1R's, had them on the car originally and they seemed to be very good. Anyone have any thoughts?

Uniroyal Rainsport 2's easily the best upper mid range tyre I've ever used.

Had them both on a mondeo and my Omega, best grip I've had from any tyre in the wet.  Tried Goodyear F1's, Michelin Pilot's, Continental CS2's.

The sidewall is quite soft though, but that doesn't bother me as I consider the Omega as a wafty barge anyway.

Cheers, i'll have a look at them. Is there any rim protection built into the sidewall?

I believe there is but it's not something I considered when buying, nor have I taken notice of it really.

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General Car Chat / Re: budget tyres...

« on: 23 January 2012, 18:56:36 »

Well i'll be putting my normal wheels back on the DTi soon so I need to put new tyres on a pair of them.

As I can't afford to put SC3's on (and a DTi really doesn't require them!) i'm contemplating what else is out there... Was very happy with the Kumho KU31's but they are not available anymore so i'm thinking of Toyo T1R's, had them on the car originally and they seemed to be very good. Anyone have any thoughts?

Uniroyal Rainsport 2's easily the best upper mid range tyre I've ever used.

Had them both on a mondeo and my Omega, best grip I've had from any tyre in the wet.  Tried Goodyear F1's, Michelin Pilot's, Continental CS2's.

The sidewall is quite soft though, but that doesn't bother me as I consider the Omega as a wafty barge anyway.

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Meetings, gatherings, parties etc / Re: A few pics from Donington today

« on: 22 January 2012, 23:11:36 »

Distinct lack of on track action!

 

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General Car Chat / Re: budget tyres...

« on: 22 January 2012, 21:40:26 »

Let me clarify my question.

Why would people get rid of tyres with 5mm+ tread if there's nothing wrong with them?

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General Car Chat / Re: budget tyres...

« on: 22 January 2012, 21:00:28 »

Does anyone know where all these part worns are sourced from btw and why they are sold with 5mm+ tread remaining?

And from people who buy them, do they get a matching set of four part worns.  Or are they different brands on each corner with varying tread depths?

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General Car Chat / Re: budget tyres...

« on: 20 January 2012, 22:13:52 »

Remoulds.   

Budget remoulds.

Budget remoulds at £70.


Errrrrr 

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General Car Chat / Re: Winter car awareness thread...

« on: 16 January 2012, 23:13:42 »

Don't bother with de-icer.

Just chuck some tepid water over your iced up windows.

Use your heated seats.

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General Car Chat / Re: members spotted out and about today.

« on: 16 January 2012, 21:11:34 »

whats a oof sticker where doo i get one from.

http://shop.omegaowners.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1&zenid=v825o92dqqlk0o1ahtfp44r254

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General Car Chat / Re: What do you think of my bra???

« on: 16 January 2012, 20:00:56 »

Never seen the point of car bras.

People buy them to avoid stone chips, but car bras aren't exactly cheap and they look unsightly...  What's worse, a bonnet with the odd stone chip or a car bra which ruins the look your car all the time?

It's even more futile on an Omega because of their value, they're worth bugger all anyway so a few stone chips is going to make a negligible difference in selling on price.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Omega doors are heavy

« on: 16 January 2012, 18:36:46 »

Did this before when I was in school, was in a rush and slammed the door of a Merc W124 on my thumb!

FML it hurt so much, was right on my thumb nail which instantly bruised a deep purple.  Was the only time I've ever cried with pain, I was about 11 though..

My dad tried all types of pain killers available to him including morphine iirc (he's a GP), didn't help.  Solution was a paper clip and a jet lighter.

Straighten the paper clip, heat one end with jet lighter till red hot, then puncture the thumb nail to relieve the pressure.  Blood poured out, but I instantly felt better for it.

Next 5 minutes were spent taking off the rest of the thumb nail with a scalpel on the kitchen table and applying a dressing.

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General Car Chat / Re: premium or standard fuel ?

« on: 15 January 2012, 21:11:47 »

Just to clarify, premium unleaded is standard unleaded 95 octane.

Super unleaded is the more expensive stuff, 97/98+ octane.

What about Shell V Power ?

That's super unleaded, pretty much the highest octane you can get in the UK afaik.

You can even run todays F1 cars on it.

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General Car Chat / Re: premium or standard fuel ?

« on: 15 January 2012, 20:11:27 »

Just to clarify, premium unleaded is standard unleaded 95 octane.

Super unleaded is the more expensive stuff, 97/98+ octane.

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General Car Chat / Re: budget tyres...

« on: 15 January 2012, 16:09:25 »

as i said before,its all down to the actual tread pattern,load rating and speed rating ,not the actual manufacturer,and all depends how the car is driven..those who want to zoom around everywhere should expect that if the tyres are pushed so far,they will skid...all tyres will do that..regardless of how much they cost...

Tread pattern plays a role yes but it is by no means the only contributor...

Tyre compounds determine a large chunk of the performance, then there's the tyre construction etc...

I don't avoid budget tyres due to driving style - I'm actually pretty steady, I avoid them because they give much smaller margins in all conditions particularly wet ones.

If you come across a puddle around a blind bend a tyre's aquaplaning characteristics could make the difference, as could it's braking performance when someone or something unexpectedly steps out/pulls out in front of you.  These things have nothing to do with driving style at all, it's a matter of SAFETY.