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Omega General Help / Re: Looking to buy!

« on: 03 June 2009, 01:03:40 »

Are there any signs that I should look out for to see if necessary maintenance has been done?

It is 3000km home and, obviously, the same distance back, I was thinking of getting a thorough service in once I arrive in the UK, and then, as you suggest, another oil/filter change when I get back to Estonia. Hopefully that might be a welcome relief for the engine just in case the previous owner wasn't so regular.

I hope it goes well with diagnostic!

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Omega General Help / Re: Looking to buy!

« on: 03 June 2009, 00:04:53 »

The cruise control is something I'd definetely go for. And the chip will sway my opinion given the MPG change at some point.

How do you find it in terms of reliability? I've heard that the engine itself is pretty bomb proof, and I'm not really that heavy on the throttle.

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Omega General Help / Re: Looking to buy!

« on: 02 June 2009, 22:58:51 »

Thanks for the reply.

It sounds like a pretty good deal, the one I am looking at tomorrow is a manual, which I gather is easier to chip.

However, I'm going to probably stick without the chip at the moment. The insurance companies over here seem to place all their emphasis on BHP, and I am having a hell of a time transferring my No Claims over from the UK .

I am hoping to drive back to the UK with the car this summer, so good cruising economy in a comfortable/reliable(!) car is the name of the game. I'm impressed with the Omega feedback so far.

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Omega General Help / Re: Looking to buy!

« on: 02 June 2009, 21:31:47 »

Cheers, good idea.

I'm not really in the position to pay someone else to do jobs I can just get my hands dirty with myself.

Just had a thought, where I am (Estonia) every other car seems to be a BMW 5 series, so hopefully parts should be plentiful in the local scrappies. Sorry, thought I'd share that!

I forgot to ask in the first post, does anyone know what sort of economy I should expect, It'll only be freeway driving I'll do, the towns here are too small to drive across I have seen conflicting reports from 35mpg - 50+mpg!

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Omega General Help / Looking to buy!

« on: 02 June 2009, 21:13:03 »

Hi, I am looking to buy a 1996 2.5 TDI (Opel), and have two local to me that I am going to look at over the next couple of days.

It'd be great if I could get some ideas on what to look for when testing it. I have a general idea of what problems diesels encounter, but if anyone could give me some of the issues particular to this engine/car then I will be most grateful.

P.s. I can't seem to find a owners manual for the diesel Omega, is there not one?