I have a Omega dilemma

[OmegaAnglesey]

Hi all, Well basically I've been offered a 2003 "52" Silver 2.6 V6 CDX Saloon Omega with 52,000 on the clock, (no leather) MOT & TAX, one previous owner for around £950, But i'm not sure mainly because i wanted my next Omega purchase to be a Elite 3.0/3.2. But then again it's a rare opportunity to find such a genuine Omega which has been pampered and is in showroom condition Elite or not it's worth considering. Decisions decisions    The seller is an elderly chap which is reluctant on selling for a few weeks anyway  but is moving house and hasn't the room.

[feeutfo]

Ooh that's a difficult one.

Depends how happy you are with your current car I suppose?

2.6 cdx is probably a good compromise on cost and power. With a respectable spec.

If funds allow, go for it IMO. 52k miles is good.

[Del Boy]

I'd buy it  .

[TheBoy]

CDX only really lacks memory seats/mirrors, self dip mirrot and heated rear seats. And satnav on the 3.2s. Oh, and a little spoiler, which adds a shape to the otherwise bland rear end.

No leather (only std on 3.2) is no loss, its bloody horrible anyway.

[VXL V6]

Don't forget those lovely self levelling shocks and springs...

[TheBoy]

Don't forget those lovely self levelling shocks and springs...

Oh yeah. Surely most people bin those, and put on something that doesn't cry when it sees a corner?

[OmegaAnglesey]

CDX only really lacks memory seats/mirrors, self dip mirrot and heated rear seats. And satnav on the 3.2s. Oh, and a little spoiler, which adds a shape to the otherwise bland rear end.

No leather (only std on 3.2) is no loss, its bloody horrible anyway.

True TB, It's not like I'm coming down from an Elite to a CDX id be moving up from a GLS 2.2 to a CDX 2.6 with half the miles on the clock,  Just not to the top Elite but then again I could add things like the spoiler, elite alloys, self dip mirror etc.. , If I'm correct the GLS has cloth seats and the CD,CDX have velour.


It's definitely worth considering.

[feeutfo]

CDX only really lacks memory seats/mirrors, self dip mirrot and heated rear seats. And satnav on the 3.2s. Oh, and a little spoiler, which adds a shape to the otherwise bland rear end.

No leather (only std on 3.2) is no loss, its bloody horrible anyway.

True TB, It's not like I'm coming down from an Elite to a CDX id be moving up from a GLS 2.2 to a CDX 2.6 with half the miles on the clock,  Just not to the top Elite but then again I could add things like the spoiler, elite alloys, self dip mirror etc.. , If I'm correct the GLS has cloth seats and the CD,CDX have velour.


It's definitely worth considering.

Elites don't handle well.

[Webby the Bear]

these are little things imo. i admit the alloys on the elite particularly suit the omega. but a bargain is a bargain 

[Entwood]

CDX only really lacks memory seats/mirrors, self dip mirrot and heated rear seats. And satnav on the 3.2s. Oh, and a little spoiler, which adds a shape to the otherwise bland rear end.

No leather (only std on 3.2) is no loss, its bloody horrible anyway.

True TB, It's not like I'm coming down from an Elite to a CDX id be moving up from a GLS 2.2 to a CDX 2.6 with half the miles on the clock,  Just not to the top Elite but then again I could add things like the spoiler, elite alloys, self dip mirror etc.. , If I'm correct the GLS has cloth seats and the CD,CDX have velour.


It's definitely worth considering.

Elites don't handle well.

Elites handle perfectly well for a 2 tonne Luxobarge... if you want a "pocket rocket" buy a saxo or something.

The car was designed as a long range luxury cruiser, and does that job superbly....  so why try and make it do things it was not designed for ?? 

Right tool for the right job ..  go buy a saxo ..

[feeutfo]

CDX only really lacks memory seats/mirrors, self dip mirrot and heated rear seats. And satnav on the 3.2s. Oh, and a little spoiler, which adds a shape to the otherwise bland rear end.

No leather (only std on 3.2) is no loss, its bloody horrible anyway.

True TB, It's not like I'm coming down from an Elite to a CDX id be moving up from a GLS 2.2 to a CDX 2.6 with half the miles on the clock,  Just not to the top Elite but then again I could add things like the spoiler, elite alloys, self dip mirror etc.. , If I'm correct the GLS has cloth seats and the CD,CDX have velour.


It's definitely worth considering.

Elites don't handle well.

Elites handle perfectly well for a 2 tonne Luxobarge... if you want a "pocket rocket" buy a saxo or something.

The car was designed as a long range luxury cruiser, and does that job superbly....  so why try and make it do things it was not designed for ?? 

Right tool for the right job ..  go buy a saxo ..

Wrong

[OmegaAnglesey]

Does anyone have any accurate figures for 2.2i - 2.6i - 3.2i Such as MPG, 0-60, BHP etc. Just so I could compare them and try and make a decision although I have 2 weeks to think about it which is handy. I'm not fussed about the handling too much I only put the power down on straight roads and overtaking normally. 

[Webby the Bear]

theyre all crap for accelerating. and all gas guzzlers so i wouldnt concern myself

[joshwyatt]

BHP, MPG etc in the link below;
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90488.0

[OmegaAnglesey]

If this is correct there's nothing in it really between these two.


The 2.6 V6 petrol has a displacement of 2597cc and produces 179 bhp. The manual 2.6 saloon accelerates to 60mph in 8.5 seconds and has a top speed of 142mph, with a combined mpg figure of 26.4

The 3.2 V6 petrol has a displacement of 3175cc and produces 211 bhp. The automatic 3.2 saloon accelerates to 60mph in 8.0 seconds and has a top speed of 149mph, with a combined mpg figure of 23.9