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[omega3000]

The £1000 cost to change would see the Omega taxed and motd for a year and alot of nappies...

And that assumes the 306 needs nothing doing...cambelt/waterpump etc...

Doubt you'd get a double buggy and all the other paraphernalia in the boot either. Won't be that great on fuel either with a slush box

I was not suggesting Pete Bought that car, only pointing out to EMD that he bought a crap car, app Peugeots are not crap.........

The dilemma however is true, regardless of the car or the age, at what age to you stop spending? A couple of years ago I bought a Mig, buy the book purchase, that turned into an expensive white elephant till I managed to px it away for a loss......

Just going on past experience with my own pug purchases Mr Vamps , all have been plagued with electrical gremlins  Wiring as soft as overcooked spaghetti and body panels as soft as cheese 

[Vamps]

The £1000 cost to change would see the Omega taxed and motd for a year and alot of nappies...

And that assumes the 306 needs nothing doing...cambelt/waterpump etc...

Doubt you'd get a double buggy and all the other paraphernalia in the boot either. Won't be that great on fuel either with a slush box

I was not suggesting Pete Bought that car, only pointing out to EMD that he bought a crap car, app Peugeots are not crap.........

The dilemma however is true, regardless of the car or the age, at what age to you stop spending? A couple of years ago I bought a Mig, buy the book purchase, that turned into an expensive white elephant till I managed to px it away for a loss......

Just going on past experience with my own pug purchases Mr Vamps , all have been plagued with electrical gremlins  Wiring as soft as overcooked spaghetti and body panels as soft as cheese 

I think that goes for just about any make or model, you can get a good one or a bad one, even from new.......

[05omegav6]

306 is a good choice, but the OPs situation would be robbing Peter to pay Paul plus interest imho

Unless you budget at £600 for a suitable car with a years ticket/tax and simply bin it every ten months, better the devil you know (5 years in this case) than taking a chance...

[omega3000]

I pushed the door to on the 106 as it never shut properly and duly dented it  It was a sad day to see it go 

[chrisgixer]

Had the Omega over 5 years now have loved it but it will cost £280 to tax it in two weeks, it needs a new back box and with an MOT due end of Jan which I doubt it will pass, on top of that the back doors are rusting and the petrol consumption is particularly poor now my wife uses it to drive our baby around to her various mother groups, we also have another one on the way and I cant see us needing a towing car for a year as our last experience in the caravan with a baby was dreadful! it just seems to be a larger than normal money pit.

What do people suggest it's worth? and with that in mind what would be a good replacement for same money but cheaper to run with two babies and a Labrador in mind

A good replacement ? For the same money, but cheaper to run?

Now if we knew that, and we have tried, there's numerous threads here on an omega replacement, then there would be very few member left on here. Yes. Numbers are dwindling, but if looked after these cars will do serious miles.

There might be a case for not using it round town or for short journeys, but putting initial purchase price and running cost together, there's very little that could be described as structurally sound that's likely to be more cost effective.

Tbh. Fix it. there is no cheaper alternative to a large rear wheel drive executive car like the omega.

If you find one, please let us know.

[danzigfan]

Mine needs new cam sensor, cam cover gasket and a new radiator....cost 250.....and that's right after replacing front suspension arms last month, but she's still very cheap to run. No better omegas to find anyway 

[henryd]

The £1000 cost to change would see the Omega taxed and motd for a year and alot of nappies...

And that assumes the 306 needs nothing doing...cambelt/waterpump etc...

Doubt you'd get a double buggy and all the other paraphernalia in the boot either. Won't be that great on fuel either with a slush box

I was not suggesting Pete Bought that car, only pointing out to EMD that he bought a crap car, app Peugeots are not crap.........

The dilemma however is true, regardless of the car or the age, at what age to you stop spending? A couple of years ago I bought a Mig, buy the book purchase, that turned into an expensive white elephant till I managed to px it away for a loss......

Just going on past experience with my own pug purchases Mr Vamps , all have been plagued with electrical gremlins  Wiring as soft as overcooked spaghetti and body panels as soft as cheese 

I think that goes for just about any make or model, you can get a good one or a bad one, even from new.......

The 406 that I own is the most reliable car I've ever owned and theres been more than a few,4years now with nothing but basic maintenance costs,oh and it's just turned 200k.