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Re: Omega as a future classic
« Reply #15 on: 09 March 2017, 20:28:08 »
Don't hold your breath :D
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Re: Omega as a future classic
« Reply #16 on: 09 March 2017, 20:37:00 »
Nice ones will be "interesting" at car shows in a few years but I can't see them being high value classics.
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Re: Omega as a future classic
« Reply #17 on: 09 March 2017, 20:38:10 »
My most trusted friend on 4 wheels was a 83 Granada 2.3 Ghia. She carried me from Bremen to far east Ukraine. Adventure tours pure in the mid 90s. I think this car saved my life. We broke barricades, some bandits set up at 3 AM in the morning in the middle of nowhere...we followed the Lada Niva of the local police chief (I bring you out from here) through indescribable forest way, drunk as could be...these stories can fill a book...

But the mission was successful and the Granada carried us back to civilisation...slightly damaged of course, but driveable.

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Re: Omega as a future classic
« Reply #18 on: 09 March 2017, 20:48:36 »
Cant see it happening tbh, theres just too many of them still kicking around, problem is the Omega is now seen as a cheap run arounds (sorry but generally talking about GLS, CD, CDX 4 and 6 pots here) that can be picked up for next to nothing if you can afford the fuel, then there good to go for at least until the MOT ceases to work anymore, then the new owner of a cheap car is faced with spending money or scraping it, the later normally happens FOC unless there a dedicated owner,  :-\

My view is the later, low'ish millage, Elites and MV6's in good nick will hold some vaule (Ex Plods are really strong now, if you can find them), but that later spec vehicles would need to hold out from the dreaded rust virus to become a true Classic Car before it falls in the hands of the Scrapers.
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Re: Omega as a future classic
« Reply #19 on: 09 March 2017, 20:51:47 »
Eastern Ukraine hasn't changed much in the last 30 years then... ::)

First car was a 2.3 LX in Nimbus Grey 8) Last Mk2 Granada was a manual 2.8i Ghia X in... Nimbus Grey over Strato Silver 8)

Miss both, but for different reasons :'(
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Re: Omega as a future classic
« Reply #20 on: 09 March 2017, 21:03:06 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 09 March 2017, 20:51:47
Eastern Ukraine hasn't changed much in the last 30 years then... ::)

First car was a 2.3 LX in Nimbus Grey 8) Last Mk2 Granada was a manual 2.8i Ghia X in... Nimbus Grey over Strato Silver 8)

Miss both, but for different reasons :'(
A friend of mine had a really nice black Saloon one of them quiet a few years back, it was really tidy and a lovely example, He spent a fortune on it keeping it in tip top nick until it slid of the car ramps outside his house whilst he was underneath and nearly killed him, that was it, he's miss's was having none of it, it had to go. I was so tempted to buy of him, but had just done my money on a Sapphire Cosworth at the time.  :(
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Re: Omega as a future classic
« Reply #21 on: 09 March 2017, 21:16:19 »
They were nice I had two MK1s 3.0 GL & a 3.0 Ghia in Jupiter Red with a black vinyl roof, swopped it for a MK 2 2.3 LX big mistake.
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Re: Omega as a future classic
« Reply #22 on: 09 March 2017, 21:30:08 »
I suspect my 2.3 was running 2.8 carbs and had been tuned properly... was considerably quicker than it should have been...

Junction 5 of the M20 to check in at Dover in a snip under 19 minutes without speeding in Dover was apparently doable...
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Re: Omega as a future classic
« Reply #23 on: 09 March 2017, 21:50:14 »
Still enjoy seeing them in the Sweeney, brings back memories. 😉
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Re: Omega as a future classic
« Reply #24 on: 09 March 2017, 21:51:46 »
Hi Gollum

After Granada time I came back to Opel. Senator. With my "B 24V" I did Bremen - Berlin (415 Km door to door) in 125 minutes. Nightflight of course.....
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Re: Omega as a future classic
« Reply #25 on: 09 March 2017, 21:58:23 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 09 March 2017, 19:58:09
I was referring to the Mk3 rather than the frogmoose hybrid that was the Scorpio ;)
Indeed. Hence my point that the facelift Omega wasn't ugly enough (to push up prices of the inferior PFL).
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Re: Omega as a future classic
« Reply #26 on: 09 March 2017, 22:01:55 »
Slight digression ::)

True Classics are cars which fall into one of a few categories: genuinely rare, ie aluminium bodied '60s Ferrari convertibles; achingly gorgeous; cars our parents owned; our first cars... some cars are slow burners, look at the W116 Mercedes for example... only just coming into its own, compared to the W108... a classic the second they stopped making it 8)

As far as the Omega goes, it might just become a Classic in our time, but I suspect that we're a generation or two ahead of those who will appreciate it as such...

In the immortal words of Marty McFly... I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it.
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Re: Omega as a future classic
« Reply #27 on: 09 March 2017, 22:03:44 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 09 March 2017, 21:58:23
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 09 March 2017, 19:58:09
I was referring to the Mk3 rather than the frogmoose hybrid that was the Scorpio ;)
Indeed. Hence my point that the facelift Omega wasn't ugly enough (to push up prices of the inferior PFL).
I still maintain that the Omega is the car the Scorpio should have been... especially in Facelift form :-\
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Re: Omega as a future classic
« Reply #28 on: 09 March 2017, 22:04:47 »
Quote from: Zirfeld on 09 March 2017, 21:51:46
Hi Gollum

After Granada time I came back to Opel. Senator. With my "B 24V" I did Bremen - Berlin (415 Km door to door) in 125 minutes. Nightflight of course.....
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Re: Omega as a future classic
« Reply #29 on: 09 March 2017, 22:08:26 »
The W108 Merc, absolutely right Gollum a truly beautiful car could have picked one up in the seventies for a song , hindsight a wonderful thing!
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