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Author Topic: 1994 OMEGA 2.5 TD SELECT  (Read 988 times)

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yatesDELTA

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1994 OMEGA 2.5 TD SELECT
« on: 14 January 2008, 22:14:01 »
yeah so we are looking at this car on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280192310631&_trksid=p3907.m32&_trkparms=tab%3DWatching
as we want a diesel estate with a towbar. a few questions about this car though.
What are the performance figures for the 2.5 TD bmw engine? (mpg, not how fast it will go lol)
is 207K miles a bit risky?
any reliability issues? or things to look out for?
Also what would a recommended highest bid?

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Also i cant find anywhere on the internet what toys (cough needed electrics) are on this trim level

thanks in advance, yD
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Re: 1994 OMEGA 2.5 TD SELECT
« Reply #1 on: 14 January 2008, 22:19:51 »
select model is base, similarish to gls

for my comments on engine, see other td thread...
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Re: 1994 OMEGA 2.5 TD SELECT
« Reply #2 on: 14 January 2008, 22:20:21 »
I personally wouldnt go anything over £400, it has no MOT, it seems odd to me that people sell cars with nothing wrong with them without MOT. If it had nothing wrong it would be more viable for them to stick an MOT on it, it would cost £50 (if nothing wrong it would pass!) and they would get loads more for the sale of the car, so be warey about it!

I just bought a 3 litre saloon (elite) mint condition apart from a few scrathes and odd bits of rust in usual places,1996 6 months MOT & tax, FVSH including original sale receipts and all past MOTS with 93K for £750, it took a while to find, but there are bargins about! good luck!
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Re: 1994 OMEGA 2.5 TD SELECT
« Reply #3 on: 14 January 2008, 22:23:42 »
lol - what has the seller been smoking - 'great bmw engine with plenty of power'. I think not...

being manual, worth chipping.


I get 37mpg from my chipped td elite auto (much better on a run)
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Re: 1994 OMEGA 2.5 TD SELECT
« Reply #4 on: 14 January 2008, 22:42:09 »
what exactly does tis chip do to it?
make it faster?
more efficient?
will it cost alot of money?
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Re: 1994 OMEGA 2.5 TD SELECT
« Reply #5 on: 16 January 2008, 08:52:57 »
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what exactly does tis chip do to it?
make it faster?
more efficient?
will it cost alot of money?

vauxhall detuned the BMW engine for a number of reasons, one of them was the fact that the autobox couldn't handle the true power of the engine.
The chip will regain some of that power, and also some economy as well
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Re: 1994 OMEGA 2.5 TD SELECT
« Reply #6 on: 16 January 2008, 20:00:12 »
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what exactly does tis chip do to it?
make it faster?
more efficient?
will it cost alot of money?
Yes, will make faster, yes, will make it more economical.  Cost a lot? Depends on your definition of 'a lot' ;)

PM Omegatoy for 2.5TD chips, though he is offline for a while
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Re: 1994 OMEGA 2.5 TD SELECT
« Reply #7 on: 17 January 2008, 20:05:38 »
cool thanks
that could be very helpfull

and a posibility depending on the cost of the mot it will need
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