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[SR-71Blackbird]

Hey all,

Just wondering what the maximum weight anyone has had in a self-levelling suspension Omega saloon (mine is pre facelift it is matters)

The as much as possible will be loaded into the front passenger compartment but realistically most will be in the rear passenger section, footwells, seats and then of course the boot.

I think the most I have carried so far (excluding me) is about 500kgs across the whole car

Thanks

[zirk]

No idea, but to give a clue, how much do 4 / 5 people and a boot full of luggage weigh?

And dont forget to pump the tyres! 

[05omegav6]

550kgs is about your lot iirc

[plym ian]

550kgs is about your lot iirc

About 1 MIL then and her big fat backside

[omega3000]

Was it Mr Tigger that put 40 paving slabs in the back of his omega estate 

[Shackeng]

Was it Mr Tigger that put 40 paving slabs in the back of his omega estate 

And I had a crate of Indian sandstone, I deliberately didn't ask what it weighed, but I drove 30 miles home VERY gingerly!

[Nick W]

550kgs is about your lot iirc

That's a worryingly low figure as it is only 5 largeish  people. The sort of load that you buy an Omega for.

[05omegav6]

From the top of my head, 2350kg gross weight, less the kerb weight is 550kgs  think kerb weight includes fuel and three passengers, but that varies from manufacturer to manufacturer 

[Taxi_Driver]

Its self levelling, so chuck in as much as you want 

Seriously tho.....when i had a Merc Viano ....that had self levelling.....but also used to have a dash light....that lit up if overweight.....does the Omega have such a dash light?

[05omegav6]

No light on the Omega

[Nick W]

We put so many paving slabs in a Citroen BX that it wouldn't lift. Instead of unloading some and making two trips, we left the engine running and removed enough to make the car rise. Then, we put them back in and drove off.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Was it Mr Tigger that put 40 paving slabs in the back of his omega estate 

No not me, I did have 20 bags of gravel in the back of my Merc C250 once though! 

[Taxi_Driver]

No light on the Omega

Ah ok 

I remember once in the Viano....doing a pickup.....6 rugby built guys got in the back....one small skinny guy got in the front....went a few yards down the road....and overweight light started flashing on the dash....i ignored it....but guy in the front noticed it and asked what it meant....i replied it means the bus is overweight....he called out out to his mates in back saying.....oi....drivers bus is saying your all fat bastards