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[whitebullet]

I have recently bought an omega 3.0 elite(2000), its a really good car and has been very well looked after and i do enjoy driving it even though it is an auto lol, its not to bad on a run either it can get as much as high 30's, but i can not get to grips with it for some reason, i dont know if its because its an auto or what, i have been thinking over the past few days what to replace it with, another vectra v6 or a mk2 cavalier, i would really really really like a cavalier calibre again but they are like rocking horse poo in good nick, i would probably even have a mk2 cavalier sri 130 if i could find a good one,
choices choices lol :-/,

[Elite Pete]

I have recently bought an omega 3.0 elite(2000), its a really good car and has been very well looked after and i do enjoy driving it even though it is an auto lol, its not to bad on a run either it can get as much as high 30's, but i can not get to grips with it for some reason, i dont know if its because its an auto or what, i have been thinking over the past few days what to replace it with, another vectra v6 or a mk2 cavalier, i would really really really like a cavalier calibre again but they are like rocking horse poo in good nick, i would probably even have a mk2 cavalier sri 130 if i could find a good one,
choices choices lol :-/,

There's something wrong with it

[whitebullet]

I have recently bought an omega 3.0 elite(2000), its a really good car and has been very well looked after and i do enjoy driving it even though it is an auto lol, its not to bad on a run either it can get as much as high 30's, but i can not get to grips with it for some reason, i dont know if its because its an auto or what, i have been thinking over the past few days what to replace it with, another vectra v6 or a mk2 cavalier, i would really really really like a cavalier calibre again but they are like rocking horse poo in good nick, i would probably even have a mk2 cavalier sri 130 if i could find a good one,
choices choices lol :-/,

There's something wrong with it

not at all, its really good on a run,

[robbo2345]

  :yi agree with u bullet my 98 3.0 elite manual s best has been 39.8 on a run !

[Elite Pete]

:yi agree with u bullet my 98 3.0 elite manual s best has been 39.8 on a run !

It must have been a long hill

[Martin_1962]

Spend some time with it - it is a good car and they are good drives

[whitebullet]

Spend some time with it - it is a good car and they are good drives

ive had it for a couple of weeks now and its enough time for me to know if i like it or not,

[charlie]

i thought there was only 500 built of them cav calabres,cant see many been left on the road

[whitebullet]

i thought there was only 500 built of them cav calabres,cant see many been left on the road

yes there was only 500 made, if i remember right there is less than 70 left, i used to have a few years ago, i wish i kept it tbh bit it needed a bit more work than i could handle

[pedroMV6]

Get some MV6 suspenders on it - totally different car.

[whitebullet]

Get some MV6 suspenders on it - totally different car.

after driving my vectra with after market suspension, a very firm and sporty ride, the omega fells like a boat lol, i cant afford to buy new suspension so i may just sell it, or offer the engine and bits somebody could do a conversion

[Martin_1962]

Get some MV6 suspenders on it - totally different car.

after driving my vectra with after market suspension, a very firm and sporty ride, the omega fells like a boat lol, i cant afford to buy new suspension so i may just sell it, or offer the engine and bits somebody could do a conversion

Doesn't need to be stiff to corner well.

It is proper wheel drive so doesn't need to be ultimate stiffness to get the grip down.

And try an MV6 to see if you would like the suspension

[deviator]

The Omega is never going to feel as tight as a Vectra. (awaits the flaming) the Omega and the Vectra are aimed at a different target audience.

Although the Vectra is sportyier, it suffers from being front wheel drive. All the weight and power from a v6 is too much for the front wheels of a vectra to take, this is obviously multiplied when cornering. The Omega is RWD and believe me it makes all the difference.

I've owned 2 Vectra's (still got one) now (2.5 sri & 2.6 gsi) however I still think about the 40-50 miles I did in a v6 manual omega. I really enjoyed it. I could only imagine what fun you could have in a mildly tuned 3.2 with nice sports suspension.

This is one of the main reason I come back to this forum, because deep down I suspect I will be owning another Omega soon

This is only my opinion and some will disagree with me.

So back to the original point, (sorry for the diversion) I would say, drive some different Omega's before you completely dismiss them.

Can you identify what you don't like? Even how it compares to a different car.

[KillerWatt]

:yi agree with u bullet my 98 3.0 elite manual s best has been 39.8 on a run !

With all due respect, 'dangle berries'!

Even Vx themselves say the best you can get is 34mpg, and you ain't gonna see that in the real world unless you can simulate the test conditions.

[JamesV6CDX]

With all due respect, 'dangle berries'!

Say what you mean, KW 

You say that - I've had a genuine 40mpg from a 2.5 on a long (grandad) run....