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[Stargazer57N]

I'm finally calling it quits for my Omega ownership. Lost confidence, patients and to much cash now to waist any more on her, shame as when she's running right it a lovely car to drive. Sad day 

[STEMO]

It's a conclusion that a few on here have come to. They are great cars when they are behaving themselves, but a lot of folk treat them as more of a hobby than a daily user.

[Ever Ready]

Lovely cars to drive just not as reliable as cars do when they get older. It never bothered me when I was younger, often fixing my car at the side of the road.

The passing years however have made me rather reticent about using the Mig as a daily driver, especially as I drive to work in the dark and more than often home again in the dark.

Sad day when you have to have it ''put to sleep'' so to speak.

Lovely weekend car if you can afford to have it as a second car

[anV6]

Sorry to hear that.

Maybe you will find a way to keep her around.

By the way, so most here do not use their Omegas as a daily?

[Stargazer57N]

By the way, so most here do not use their Omegas as a daily?

Apparently so!

[Stargazer57N]

Lovely cars to drive just not as reliable as cars do when they get older. It never bothered me when I was younger, often fixing my car at the side of the road.

The passing years however have made me rather reticent about using the Mig as a daily driver, especially as I drive to work in the dark and more than often home again in the dark.

I totally agree getting older myself and and certainly feel it the following day now after rolling around on the tarmac. same work in the dark home in the dark.

[Mister Rog]

It's a conclusion that a few on here have come to. They are great cars when they are behaving themselves, but a lot of folk treat them as more of a hobby than a daily user.

Yup 

I had four, the last one till very recently. But I need a reliable daily car, also for reliable long hauls down to southern France. If I was mechanically handy, then maybe oK, but my car goes to a garage for everything except the simplest of jobs.

[VXL V6]

By the way, so most here do not use their Omegas as a daily?

Apparently so!

I use one of mine as a daily driver, covers up to 40K a year...  Not sure where all the issues of unreliability come from, mainly just wear and tear items on all three of mine although I suppose maintaining them is more a hobby rather than a task to me.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Mine isn't a daily driver. Too thirsty to use for that, so it only covers around 5000 mile p.a.
Fuel costs apart though, I wouldn't have any doubts about its ability to be used every day.
Regular servicing and preventative maintenance is the key imo. I can understand those who don't do their own spanner work having a different view though.
Having said that , every car Ive ever known have had their issues and "characteristics". The omega is no worse than others, unless its a newish car under manufacturers warranty, to take the worry out of the equation - in theory at least.

[Nick W]

Of course it's a daily driver. There's no point in having a car you can't just get in, turn the key and drive to today's destination. If you can't rely on that, it's junk.

[Doctor Gollum]

By the way, so most here do not use their Omegas as a daily?

Apparently so!

I use one of mine as a daily driver, covers up to 40K a year...  Not sure where all the issues of unreliability come from, mainly just wear and tear items on all three of mine although I suppose maintaining them is more a hobby rather than a task to me.

Exactly, the more mileage you do, the sooner the regular stuff comes round...

By regular, I mean tyres/wishbones/discs/pads

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Of course it's a daily driver. There's no point in having a car you can't just get in, turn the key and drive to today's destination. If you can't rely on that, it's junk.

My understanding of the term "daily driver", is a car that gets used pretty much every day.
Mine isn't, hence the post. 

[2boxerdogs]

Mine was used as a"daily" for 5 years never let me down once, sold it a year ago

[EMD]

Luck of the draw as to if the car has been well serviced ect before purchase . 4 pots seem to suffer the head gasket problems more  The V6 runs very well , never had to replace a crank sensor ever and the only criticism is they leak oil and water if not maintained . I even got home on 3 pots when the old style coil pack started to eat itself 

[ted_one]

Buy new every three years.....not a problem,if you are made of money!