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[Dan282]

Well I'm going to put the v6 up for sale. My daily drive is going to be 60-80 miles so may even need to down size as with baby on the way and moving house I need to think about economy more.

[zirk]

Keep us upto date on this please Chris, sounds like a cunning plan 

Loved my old 3lt manual estate with the 15 inch wheels and sloppy suspension.
In fact, I drove it a dam sight quicker A to B then this one i'm driving now days 

I started making tentative enquires on here last year then the world turned to shite again for me so it went straight out of the window like most things 
depends on cost and time off the road I suppose 

Will do, if you do swap in a Manual Box, your also need to swap the diff to a 3.7 to keep the Speed / Rev ratio standard or your be pumping 3000 revs at 70 mph if you keep the auto one in there.

Or, if your feeling brave and want a bit more economy with a Manual, fit a 3.45 Diff from a Diesel, with a slight loss on acceleration (in theory) probably more noticeable in 1st gear, although I wouldn't have thought it would make that difference on acceleration when you have 5 gears to play with.

[M Kerr]

Auto is costly but lovely.

My 2.5 seems to do <40m/gal on mototway at ,100mph!  Terrible round town though (17...).  Gas conversion would be my favourite in your position.

[tigers_gonads]

Keep us upto date on this please Chris, sounds like a cunning plan 

Loved my old 3lt manual estate with the 15 inch wheels and sloppy suspension.
In fact, I drove it a dam sight quicker A to B then this one i'm driving now days 

I started making tentative enquires on here last year then the world turned to shite again for me so it went straight out of the window like most things 
depends on cost and time off the road I suppose 

Will do, if you do swap in a Manual Box, your also need to swap the diff to a 3.7 to keep the Speed / Rev ratio standard or your be pumping 3000 revs at 70 mph if you keep the auto one in there.

Or, if your feeling brave and want a bit more economy with a Manual, fit a 3.45 Diff from a Diesel, with a slight loss on acceleration (in theory) probably more noticeable in 1st gear, although I wouldn't have thought it would make that difference on acceleration when you have 5 gears to play with.

Got a 3.7 diff on the scrapper on the side of the house.
Can the diff be removed and keep the rear wheels on ?
Reason being, the car is sat on some grass and will need to be rolled when I finally get round to scrapping it 
Will it be better to keep the drive shaft too ?
Manual box is off a 2.6 so no good for the transplant 

I'll start another thread about this in omega help I think 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Yes, remove rear section of prop shaft (or cable tie it up( remove rear drive shafts and drop diff.

[cem_devecioglu]

if you want economy 6 pots is a wrong starting point even with diesel.. and its a complicated engine with expensive parts..

also I must note mig is a heavy car.. in every traffic light you stop ,you have to accelerate 1.7 ton lump.. and an auto definitely will help

[05omegav6]

if you want economy 6 pots is a wrong starting point even with diesel.. and its a complicated engine with expensive parts..

also I must note mig is a heavy car.. in every traffic light you stop ,you have to accelerate 1.7 ton lump.. and an auto definitely will help...

... consume fuel

[cem_devecioglu]

if you want economy 6 pots is a wrong starting point even with diesel.. and its a complicated engine with expensive parts..

also I must note mig is a heavy car.. in every traffic light you stop ,you have to accelerate 1.7 ton lump.. and an auto definitely will help...

... consume fuel

yep

[hoofing it]

Time for a spanner in the works.
Auto tractor mpg total s*&^e you need a manual.
Best option for you is either a skoda vrs diesel (170 bhp standard) or the A4 tdi S-Line (Skoda being the cheaper with the S-Line engine) don't knock the Skoda because there the Guinea-pigs for VW/Audi or the volvo V70 D5 all three are great on fuel easy 50mpg and all the power you need.

[05omegav6]

Time for a spanner in the works.
Auto tractor mpg total s*&^e you need a manual.
Best option for you is either a skoda vrs diesel (170 bhp standard) or the A4 tdi S-Line (Skoda being the cheaper with the S-Line engine) don't knock the Skoda because there the Guinea-pigs for VW/Audi or the volvo V70 D5 all three are great on fuel easy 50mpg and all the power you need.

Two things to add to that...

1. 4 VW/Audi/Seat/Skoda diesel injectors cost the same as a brand new crate V6 from Vauxhall.

2. The Volvo D5 lump likes a new head gasket every 50k if driven hard.

Happy evening

[MR MISTER]

Time for a spanner in the works.
Auto tractor mpg total s*&^e you need a manual.
Best option for you is either a skoda vrs diesel (170 bhp standard) or the A4 tdi S-Line (Skoda being the cheaper with the S-Line engine) don't knock the Skoda because there the Guinea-pigs for VW/Audi or the volvo V70 D5 all three are great on fuel easy 50mpg and all the power you need.

Two things to add to that...

1. 4 VW/Audi/Seat/Skoda diesel injectors cost the same as a brand new crate V6 from Vauxhall.

2. The Volvo D5 lump likes a new head gasket every 50k if driven hard.

Happy evening

Tell me Al..apart from omegas, are there any good cars in the world?

[Entwood]

Time for a spanner in the works.
Auto tractor mpg total s*&^e you need a manual.
Best option for you is either a skoda vrs diesel (170 bhp standard) or the A4 tdi S-Line (Skoda being the cheaper with the S-Line engine) don't knock the Skoda because there the Guinea-pigs for VW/Audi or the volvo V70 D5 all three are great on fuel easy 50mpg and all the power you need.

Two things to add to that...

1. 4 VW/Audi/Seat/Skoda diesel injectors cost the same as a brand new crate V6 from Vauxhall.

2. The Volvo D5 lump likes a new head gasket every 50k if driven hard.

Happy evening

Tell me Al..apart from omegas, are there any good cars in the world?

In a word ...  NO  ....

[MR MISTER]

Time for a spanner in the works.
Auto tractor mpg total s*&^e you need a manual.
Best option for you is either a skoda vrs diesel (170 bhp standard) or the A4 tdi S-Line (Skoda being the cheaper with the S-Line engine) don't knock the Skoda because there the Guinea-pigs for VW/Audi or the volvo V70 D5 all three are great on fuel easy 50mpg and all the power you need.

Two things to add to that...

1. 4 VW/Audi/Seat/Skoda diesel injectors cost the same as a brand new crate V6 from Vauxhall.

2. The Volvo D5 lump likes a new head gasket every 50k if driven hard.

Happy evening

Tell me Al..apart from omegas, are there any good cars in the world?

In a word ...  NO  ....

Thank you for your usual concise and accurate response, Nige.

[05omegav6]

There are...

One of theses for example...

http://www.carpoint.com.au/all-cars/private/details.aspx?R=SSE-AD-2471155&Cr=10

The Jag XF estate would cut the mustard, but it's diesel only, and rear legroom is borderline... for work purposes, any prospective car must have 180mm clear space between the back of the front seat and the front of the backseat, measured with the drivers seat in its rearmost position.

I won't buy french, two Peugeots and a Renault put paid to that...

If you're desperate to buy a car to save money, then the only choices are either a 1.8d Mk4 Fiesta or a Mk 3 diesel Astra, as both are actually bombproof, otherwise, for the sake of some unleaded, the Omega is a tough act to follow...

[twiglet]

There are...

One of theses for example...

http://www.carpoint.com.au/all-cars/private/details.aspx?R=SSE-AD-2471155&Cr=10

The Jag XF estate would cut the mustard, but it's diesel only, and rear legroom is borderline... for work purposes, any prospective car must have 180mm clear space between the back of the front seat and the front of the backseat, measured with the drivers seat in its rearmost position.

I won't buy french, two Peugeots and a Renault put paid to that...

If you're desperate to buy a car to save money, then the only choices are either a 1.8d Mk4 Fiesta or a Mk 3 diesel Astra, as both are actually bombproof, otherwise, for the sake of some unleaded, the Omega is a tough act to follow...

As long as you get one with the Isuzu lump in