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[Andy B]

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Anything after 1990 H reg had to have cats fitted

No it's not. For all intents & purposes all [size=16]K[/size] reg cars have to have a cat fitted   

[waspy]

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Anything after 1990 H reg had to have cats fitted

No it's not. For all intents & purposes all [size=16]K[/size] reg cars have to have a cat fitted   

Correct

[STMO999]

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Anything after 1990 H reg had to have cats fitted

No it's not. For all intents & purposes all [size=16]K[/size] reg cars have to have a cat fitted   

Correct

Been waiting for the forum to come back to say that Pete?

[belldarr]

I have owned the 2.5, 3.0 and now have the 3.2 all in Elite spec - and I am no mechanic but the 3.2 has been the  better driving experience with more pull and 22mpg on average, so for me I can't reccomend the 3.2 highly enough 

Darren

[Ken L]

Regarding this 'cat' business, I remember a discussion on the MR2 forum once, where some post '93 cars had past the MOT without the cat fitted as they passed the emissions test, but others had been failed for no 'cat' even though they past the emission test. Seems the rules here were open to interprtation, or misinterpretation.

[feeutfo]

3.2 has no sai, egr valve, iac valve, no throttle cable or cruise controle box and cable in the engine bay. All replaced by more advanced(or should i say up to date?) engine management with drive by wire throttle. Not sure on the changes on the previous model years, but 3.0 will have most if not all of the above to replace/clean/blank off/ or unplug.

3.2 also does away with the dis pac and ht leads in favour of a single coil pack per bank, which is far easier to replace but more expensive to buy if it goes tets up i beleive, i've not had to replace one so far so not aware of cost. Less gubbins generally in the engine bay, which is always good when fitting lpg.

Oh, and the pedal trick rather than paper clip test, easier to do, more comprehensive list of codes and  WILL tell you which pot is missfiring! Unlike the 3.0 ecu which probably wont even notice if its lost a cylinder.
 
Plus being younger, 3.2 hopefully will be in slightly better nic. If you can find one, i guess it will cost more to buy as well though?

A pita that goes against the 3.2 is the pre cat issue, which also affects the 2.6 and 2.2 to a lesser extent. But in real terms the only real annoyance with that is the engine light constantly lit on the dash, but there is a fairly(?) cheap fix.
 
Hth the op. :-)

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Whatever has been said to date, the one consideration in the 3.0 v 3.2 debate is that the latter will be in post 2000 cars and will attract the higher road tax rates

[Tony H]

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Anything after 1990 H reg had to have cats fitted

No it's not. For all intents & purposes all [size=16]K[/size] reg cars have to have a cat fitted   

Thats what I said K is after H

[tunnie]

[size=20]J[/size]? 

[Del Boy]

[size=20]J[/size]? 

Think he meant that K is after H but not driectly after it 

[tunnie]

Whatever has been said to date, the one consideration in the 3.0 v 3.2 debate is that the latter will be in post 2000 cars and will attract the higher road tax rates

No they won't.

Taxation for higher rates was moved back to 2006, all Omegas even 2003 3.2's pay no more than fixed rate for older cars

[tunnie]

All Omega's are in Band K, on the second table

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_172916

[Andy B]

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Anything after 1990 H reg had to have cats fitted

No it's not. For all intents & purposes all [size=16]K[/size] reg cars have to have a cat fitted   

Thats what I said K is after H

C'mon! Or do you use a different alphabet? 

[Entwood]

All Omega's are in Band K, on the second table

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_172916

Picky head on ..

Not quite true ...  some of us are in the third table and save a WHOLE £10 ....  £235 for 2010-11 

Now that £10 is VERY IMPORTANT ... it is nearly 20 ltrs LPG or 4.4 galls which is nearly 80 miles of motoring free from the government .....

I really am very, very, very grateful to Mr Brown for his benevolence ...

[sarcastic mode = off]

[tunnie]

All Omega's are in Band K, on the second table

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_172916

Picky head on ..

Not quite true ...  some of us are in the third table and save a WHOLE £10 ....  £235 for 2010-11 

Now that £10 is VERY IMPORTANT ... it is nearly 20 ltrs LPG or 4.4 galls which is nearly 80 miles of motoring free from the government .....

I really am very, very, very grateful to Mr Brown for his benevolence ...

[sarcastic mode = off]

All yes... £10. Whoooooo (sarcastic)

But your right....