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[SMD]

When I bought mine, it needed a few little things doing to get it to a stage I was happy with. Once these were done I was happy and felt car was 'complete' for a month then the original GM exhaust needing replacing which I replaced with a noisy Walker unit (without researching) and replaced brakes with squealy TC pads. I lived with all this for over a year and recently replaced everything that I was unhappy with and thought that would be it but now it needs wishbones, WIM setup, tyres and has started to rust. All this would cost around £600 

So I give up, keeping a second hand car tip top is not possible 

What does yours need to be 'perfect'?

[omega3000]

I had quite a bit to do to mine when i bought it but i knew that as paid peanuts for it , as for a 15 year old car its not doing too bad but its an ongoing erm project  it will never be as good as twigletts although i wish it was  Ongoing bodywork needs doing 

[Manual Elite V6]

Second hand cars will always need things doing over time, I knew the history of my car from the last 4 years due to my father owning it and it was well looked after, however I have spent a small fortune sorting things out that arise, I may not be keeping the car for a hell of a lot longer but I know the money and time I put into it is worth it as it is a car I want and I like to keep a car up to standard, before this I had a Vectra b SRi V6 that I paid £600 for, I had the car for a little over a year and spent in excess of £2000 on it just doing bits and pieces I wasn't happy with or just needed doing, how much time and money you are willing to put into the car is all down to personal preference but if you want a good car that is up to your standards its just one of them things you have to do.

[cem_devecioglu]

When I bought mine, it needed a few little things doing to get it to a stage I was happy with. Once these were done I was happy and felt car was 'complete' for a month then the original GM exhaust needing replacing which I replaced with a noisy Walker unit (without researching) and replaced brakes with squealy TC pads. I lived with all this for over a year and recently replaced everything that I was unhappy with and thought that would be it but now it needs wishbones, WIM setup, tyres and has started to rust. All this would cost around £600 

So I give up, keeping a second hand car tip top is not possible

What does yours need to be 'perfect'?

its a fact which I also need to accept..  it never stops , one after another.. if I kept that money I could buy a fleet of omegas (in UK) to fill the tesco car park

[TheBoy]

New or 2nd hand, all will need something at certain ages/miles.

Bodywork aside, I'm perfectly happy with my 1998 MV6, bar a rear bush issue that I need to look at. The 2003 Elite should have some decent rubber on in a week or so, then that should need little doing for a while.

[albitz]

Im pretty happy with mine tbh.MOT runs  out tonight,its booked in for Friday and Im hopefull it will pass. Need to rework the front end of the LPG setup and fit a new stat.
Also going to fit ccr2006 with boser amp speakers etc and rear blind in the near future,then rear parking sensors,which I think will complete the upgrades.
I think the main reason Im happy with it is that I have upgraded almost everything from CD spec to elite spec over the last 18 months,so it really feels like its my car as I have done so much to it. It also reasonably economical thanks to the LPG.
I also dont rack up too many miles on it these  days as I have another runabout car that gives the equivalent of around 75mpg - and its a 1.7 Vauxhall.

[05omegav6]

It seem like I'm always working on mine, but the reality is that it does about 1000 miles or so every week, so every 2 or 3 months I'm having to change bits that you lot might only do once a year

It owes me nothing, is fast, capacious and comfortable

If I don't keep it it will be simply because I've replaced it with a tidier low mileage one

[cem_devecioglu]

MID again shows many dead pixels and I cant read anything which I bought new
 
and I have here one for the new model which I dont know how to install

[mantahatch]

I gave my 2003 Omega to my mum. As a result I have to drive a 2009 Astra. There is nothing wrong with either car. But when it comes to drivng I know which car I would rather be driving 

[TheBoy]

MID again shows many dead pixels and I cant read anything which I bought new
 
and I have here one for the new model which I dont know how to install

Should be fairly trivial to do the necessary rewiring, if you have access to wiring diagrams.

Note, however, as there are a lot more configurations available for later type, its unlikely you'll come across one with the right config

[twiglet]

I had quite a bit to do to mine when i bought it but i knew that as paid peanuts for it , as for a 15 year old car its not doing too bad but its an ongoing erm project  it will never be as good as twigletts although i wish it was  Ongoing bodywork needs doing 

Cheers EMD! 

I'm very happy with my Omega, although I'm always fiddling with little bits to keep it spot on...

The way the car is now, is down to a whole lot of blood, sweat and tears over the last 2 years, but I can honestly say it's all been worth it.  When she's all polished up, she really does look the part, and she drives very well too.   

[symes]

only keep mine as its lpg so cheap to run otherwise it would have been scrapped ages ago-that reminds me I must get rid of my other one!!

[pirate]

had a run up to my mums at week end ,i had forgotten how much she gets looked at and how she clears the outside lane i think some still think its a cop car or slow to see what it is or try and catch me. crossing from m1 to a1 on an empty road shes so smooth at *35 mph was only making 18 mpg lol still averaging 26.2 on a run and she just walked through another mot. got a couple of spots under door mirrors, steinmetz grill could do with shot blast and repaint and one wheel has abit of crazeing in paint but she polishes up well for 13 years old.

[ted_one]

Yup seen it in the flesh and it's a stunner

[SIR Philbutt]

I originally chose to use an Omega as it suited it's purpose as my work/family car.

With the help of this site and all you lovely people I now self maintain and repair (just done HG) the car. I know there are other cars that this would apply to but they are not mig's

Another (important) factor is that over the last 10 years, including buying, LPGing and maintaining the 3 mig's I have owned, but excluding the ongoing costs (tax, ins, fuel, etc) I have averaged about £1500 a year or £125 a month. AND 60% of that I can expense against my business 

Cheap, and luxurious, motoring IMO