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[MarkC]

Hi folks, I have a question to ask and in need of advice.

I'm looking to sell my Omega Estate in the new year (I want to downsize), the question is this, I put a set of refurbised 17" Elite alloys on it and still have the 16" GLS wheels which I'm trying to sell separately (They were also refurbished and are like new).

Do I keep the Elite wheels on the car when I offer it for sale and keep the 16'' wheels up for sale separately, or swap the wheels back and sell the 17" Elite wheels separately as they may sell easier than the smaller size? How much difference does the size/style of a wheel make to the sale of a car to you guys?

N.b. I'm a regular on this forum but do not have enough posts to sell so I can't advertise on here, I'm not trying to sneak a sale through this post and don't want to break protocol, I'm just after the advice.

Many thanks.

Mark.

[tunnie]

What is the Spec of the Estate? Sounds like its GLS if it came with GLS spec wheels to begin with?

I'd personally sell it how it came out of the factory, sell the Elite wheels separately as quite often people purchase those to improve their own car. Particularly the later Elite alloys, which a little more sort after than the rest.

[The Red Baron]

What is the Spec of the Estate? Sounds like its GLS if it came with GLS spec wheels to begin with?

I'd personally sell it how it came out of the factory, sell the Elite wheels separately as quite often people purchase those to improve their own car. Particularly the later Elite alloys, which a little more sort after than the rest.

i agree with tunnie on this. sell the 17" elites seperate. 

[MarkC]

Thanks Guys, I thought that may be the better option.

The 16" wheels are for sale at the minute, I'll give them until the end of the month/end of the year, as I'm not wanting to put the car up for sale until the new year, then I shall swap them over again for the sale and sell the 17" Elites independently.

Thanks again for the advice.

[jonny2112]

Long time Mark. After all your hard work, I'm sure the car will be snapped up 

[MarkC]

Thanks Jonny, Nothing wrong with the car, still have big love for it but it served its purpose at the time I needed it (Big Boot etc...), I just need to downsize. Still staying Griffin side (and still want an estate) so I'm going for a Signum.

Still (and always will have) The Carlton, so I'll still be here. 

[Grrrrrr]

I was talking to a copper the other day (as he wrote out my ticket  and admired my miggy) and he tells me they're ditching the Signums and Insignias around here as they keep going into limp mode. Each time they go back to GM they come back working but they won't say why they broke other than "you're driving it too hard". Like he says, if he's driving hard there's a reason for it! Anyway, they're going to switch to Volvo, although he wishes they still had migs.

[TheBoy]

I was talking to a copper the other day (as he wrote out my ticket  and admired my miggy) and he tells me they're ditching the Signums and Insignias around here as they keep going into limp mode. Each time they go back to GM they come back working but they won't say why they broke other than "you're driving it too hard". Like he says, if he's driving hard there's a reason for it! Anyway, they're going to switch to Volvo, although he wishes they still had migs.

Oppps!

Misbehaving, or a parking/defect ticket

[MarkC]

Food for thought there 'grrrr'. I'd imagine the Police vehicles take an awful lot of hammer, a hell of a lot more than any other car on the road.

I guess the old adage "they don't make 'em like they used to" gets banded around a lot on the traffic cops scene. I had a copper round my house the other day to investigate a stolen bike that had been abandoned in my front garden, I'd stored the bike in my garage where my Carlton GSi resides. His jaw dropped when he saw it, "I've not seen one of these  In years" he said, followed by "That's when Vauxhall really made cars".

They still broke down though even back then. No plugging them in to a laptop to diagnose the problem either. That's the problem with new cars, the more advanced they get the more problematic they become. But I'll stick with Vauxhall as I reckon they're child's play when they go wrong compared to your VW's, Mercs, Beemers and Volvos.