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[Webby the Bear]

Don't mess with that Ford shite.....get yourself some 'Thunder from Down Under'

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Agreed.

If you must get a fud, the baby engine one is as quick as the v8?, and cheaper to run.

Really???

I take it it's a small capacity turd blower? If so that's a no no. Petrol n/a for me

[ted_one]

2.3 is turbo'd  0-60 5.9 seconds

[steve6367]

So I have changed my driving style quite a bit over the last little while. I've been putting my foot down pretty much everywhere I go. I don't usually drive with passengers unless it's a holiday or summat. But yesterday had two passengers in the car. Kid and adult. And my car seemed sluggish.

Once they got out the car performed exactly as it always does with just me.

So question really is how many passengers do you take before you notice the extra weight holding you back.

Note that the adult and kid were normal size and not fattys  though same can't be said of me at 17.5 st 

Certainly notice a change in my 2.5's if they are fully loaded - ie 4 adults and all the kit. I have always imagined a 3.0 or 3.2 would solve the problem 

Slightly more seriously the Auto box seem to struggle to be in the correct gear at the correct time under full load.

[Nick W]

Certainly notice a change in my 2.5's if they are fully loaded - ie 4 adults and all the kit. I have always imagined a 3.0 or 3.2 would solve the problem 

It does; a 3.0 still cruises quite happily at 100mph with plenty left when loaded with 4 people and a bootful of booze luggage   It doesn't make much difference to the economy either.

[Webby the Bear]

2.3 is turbo'd  0-60 5.9 seconds

Hmmm. Couldn't buy one without a v8 imo. 

[McBandy]

Don't think I've ever owned a car where I couldn't tell if the petrol tank was full or not.  But then I weigh 10.5 st so my weight is slowing the car down less to start off with.  Every car slows down noticably with passengers in my experience. Even 400bhp.

And for the love of god Webby... if you must insist on driving an old man's car even if we all have to chip in a fiver... will you PLEASE get a 3.0 already!    Either that or make Mark's franken-hybrid 3.2/2.6/3.0 thing! 

If you're a spirited driver having a full tank makes a difference - the rear wheels become a lot more stubborn when trying to get them out of line that's for certain!

[Diamond Black Geezer]

There's definitely factions among Omega owners re: 2.5 and 3.0 on here. 

As for my old girl - and I suspect Mr The Bear will be of the same opinion - my car sounds nice, drives smooth, and moves with a nice warm feeling when you want to (though that may be the heated seats) 

[YZ250]

There's definitely factions among Omega owners re: 2.5 and 3.0 on here. 

As for my old girl - and I suspect Mr The Bear will be of the same opinion - my car sounds nice, drives smooth, and moves with a nice warm feeling when you want to (though that may be the heated seats) 

For everyday use the 2.5 is fine.    Where the difference becomes really apparent is when they are loaded or towing, especially up long hills. Oh, and overtaking. 
The most noticeable example of this to me, as it was a regular run with the caravan, is towing 1600kg of caravan up Telegraph Hill towards Torquay in Devon. It's not steep but it is quite long, which is the part that drags lesser cars down when towing.
Towing with my 2.5 elite, I'd hit the bottom of the incline at 60mph, nail it all the way to the top and if I was lucky I would be doing around 40mph as it levelled out again. This is regardless of which gear mode I chose.
Towing with my 3.2 elite, I'd hit the bottom of the incline at 60mph, nail it, overtake cars that were in my way, back off slightly for the curve at the top, smile at the speedo reading just under 70mph....err............I mean just under 60mph  , and then ease it back off as the road levels. The difference between the two in pulling power up hills was a real eye opener. 

[Nick W]

There's definitely factions among Omega owners re: 2.5 and 3.0 on here. 

As for my old girl - and I suspect Mr The Bear will be of the same opinion - my car sounds nice, drives smooth, and moves with a nice warm feeling when you want to (though that may be the heated seats) 

For everyday use the 2.5 is fine.    Where the difference becomes really apparent is when they are loaded or towing, especially up long hills. Oh, and overtaking. 

Exactly right. And when I consider that there is no difference in the running costs, there is little to no difference in the fuel economy and when I bought mine 3.0 cars were slightly cheaper, I didn't see any reason to buy a 2.5. The only downside was I quickly realised that a manual 3.0 Elite estate was going to be very difficult to find