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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Oh no . .CS Help

« on: 05 January 2014, 15:54:10 »

The sensor just originates the pulses.  They've still got to get to the ECU.

CS is such a common problem with these (mine was temperature sensitive) that everyone immediately points there.  There's no reason why you shouldn't be the first to have a connection problem elsewhere.  The error-detection will not be able to tell the difference - just that pulses are missing.

Only time (and your patience if you have any left) will prove your point.

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General Car Chat / Re: Elite replacement

« on: 04 January 2014, 18:31:36 »

Very nice looking cars, comfy too. Gone for a diesel? 2.7 or 3.0d?

Let us know how you get on with it 

3L D.  I'm going to go for a world record on MPG with it.

BTW.  I suppose all you nice commentators know you'll get banned for treason?

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General Car Chat / Re: Elite replacement

« on: 04 January 2014, 17:42:30 »

Yes.  I think they've taken a lot of styling cues from Aston.

Ex Aston designer I think

Ah.  A one-trick pony eh? 

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General Car Chat / Re: Elite replacement

« on: 04 January 2014, 17:38:01 »

Yes.  I think they've taken a lot of styling cues from Aston.

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General Car Chat / Elite replacement

« on: 04 January 2014, 17:13:25 »

Now on the drive and awaiting tax and insurance...



I know, I know.  It's not the same.

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: 3.0 Elite Saloon Auto no MOT

« on: 03 January 2014, 15:43:08 »

...the guy offered me an amount that I agreed (somewhere around £75).

When he arrived and loaded it onto his flatbed he found he didn't have that much on him and said "take it or leave it".  It flowed off the tongue as if he'd done it before  .....

I'd have told him to unload it again or cough up the agreed £75 

+1, Too bloody right mate

What? and get the Orion back?!?!

Back to the OP
Omega now in new safe hands chaps and chappesses.

I will probably bow out of the forum as a result.  It's been an enjoyable experience mixing with you all.

Thanks and Happy Motoring

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: 3.0 Elite Saloon Auto no MOT

« on: 03 January 2014, 09:21:02 »

I scrapped an Orion a few years ago and the guy offered me an amount that I agreed (somewhere around £75).

When he arrived and loaded it onto his flatbed he found he didn't have that much on him and said "take it or leave it".  It flowed off the tongue as if he'd done it before 

I don't begrudge someone on here getting a good deal.

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: 3.0 Elite Saloon Auto no MOT

« on: 02 January 2014, 08:26:10 »

Headlight adjuster repair completed.  But haven't bothered with MOT.

Back on the market if someone can take it off me sharpish.

Tax to March can be bought separately, as can some small odds and ends kicking around the garage.

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General Car Chat / Re: Goodbye halfords socket set!

« on: 01 January 2014, 21:33:05 »

Final straw. Whilst changing a ford starter motor the other day, the 3/8 drive 13mm socket did a lovely job of rounding a bolt head

They are also just not quite deep reach enough

Going to invest in some more tools. As a starter, anyone suggest where I can buy rails of sockets which drive the flats rather than just the corners?

I don't fancy large sets for quality.  Impact sockets usually have 6 sides but they are often quite long.  I have a set from Machine Mart that I fall back on in those circumstances.

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: 3.0 Elite Saloon Auto no MOT

« on: 30 December 2013, 14:07:27 »

Is this car still available? 

It's having a few days' respite - see above posting.

Headlight adjuster just going back in after being introduced to araldite.

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: 3.0 Elite Saloon Auto no MOT

« on: 28 December 2013, 17:35:53 »

I went into to a local Jaguar dealer to buy a s/h XF and they ushered me into a back room because I wasn't buying a new Range Rover

......Not the one at South Woodford?

Oh, so they can't have you cluttering up the place if you aren't after new......dear me......

The very one.  And another one at Brentwood was on another planet regarding s/h prices - thought I would be bowled over by hearing what the new price would have been!
I have found a place locally that lives and breathes Jags and Land Rovers and only does s/h sales as an aside to service/repairs - perfect, no BS.  They pulled 3 XFs out immediately for me to play around with.
To update the thread, I've whipped the front light cluster off to see if it will respond to treatment.  If it does, I may go for an MOT and delay the fateful event.

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: 3.0 Elite Saloon Auto no MOT

« on: 23 December 2013, 12:00:59 »

Forum rules state you need to list a price 

That's easy. £200

Which reminds me.

I went into to a local Jaguar dealer to buy a s/h XF and they ushered me into a back room because I wasn't buying a new Range Rover.  They had a list of cars they owned, NONE of which was at their site so they couldn't demo anything.  The prices were all non-negotiable and they wasted a piece of paper and an HPI check to offer me £75 for my Omega.

I think they wanted me to buy off the internet.

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Cars for Sale & wanted / 3.0 Elite Saloon Auto no MOT

« on: 23 December 2013, 11:43:53 »

Hi Guys

Having got the Omega to 97k miles and with several warnings on the MID (some of them lies!) I have decided not to put it in for MOT.  An XF beckons.

An enthusiast could get it running perfectly I'm sure, as it was doing 650 miles a week until last Friday.  2 front tyres and some attention to an epileptic o/s Xenon unit would probably get it an MOT but I would get rid of it "for spares".

For information:
Year 2000 on a "V"
3.0 V6 petrol
Automatic
Elite
Ural Mountain (moody green to you)
External rust over rear arches untreated.
Rear bumper split, but spare (rubbed down but not painted) available
Parking sensors
Currently taxed until March but I expect to cash that in imminently.
This is what it looked like 5 minutes ago with 1 week's road crud on it.

Offers?

Would need picking-up from East London/SW Essex

Oh!  And Happy Christmas to all who still believe in it

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Omega General Help / Re: elite amp

« on: 10 January 2013, 14:17:16 »

I presume you know there's a sun-blind-cum-rude-message-banner-device in there as well?

So where's the EDIT button gone then?

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General Discussion Area / Re: Jessops camera chain in administration

« on: 10 January 2013, 12:57:17 »

The last time I bought in Jessops the guy in there was very experienced.  He was the only one who knew what wetting agent was and had first-hand experience of developing and printing.  Only a couple of years ago too.

Sadly I chose and bought my last camera online.