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[splott]

Hi Guys
Got a cheap trip to france a couple of weeks ago. Five star hotel including breakfast, Omega on the train and for two people. Total cost for three nights stay £259.00.
I live on the Wirral but work in Hythe -Kent, so my wife jumped the train from Wirral and I met her at Folkestone station and so our break started.
We went to Belgium and various parts of France and no problem with the Omega.
By the way, the Omega does a 300 mile dash on Friday afternoons and then a 300 mile dash back on Mondays at 3 am. The car drives like a dream even with 140K on the clock.
We jumped the train to come back, after our great break,the car full up with booze and a full tank of fuel- petrol is a lot cheaper in France.
Arrived in the UK at 5 pm got on the M20 and headed off back to the Wirral at great speed. Got to jnt 11 M20 and the Omega  dropped a big end, good style. It was like a mini-explosion, I'm hurling along in the outside lane,the oil light came on and 5 seconds later the Omega just let go.
Try getting an Omega across three lanes and a slip road with no power at speed ,trying to avoid low flying trucks in the pouring rain. Its not one of my 3 best things to do before you die, it was a very hairy moment I tell you.
Any way after that little saga the car ended up in Hythe, Jnt 11 M20 is the Hythe turn off, bit of a coincidence.
I now have a deceased 2.5 Omega estate. If any of you guys want an Omega estate for spares or repair, I have one.
The car is black and was born 1998, died 2007.

[TheBoy]

Hi Guys
Got a cheap trip to france a couple of weeks ago. Five star hotel including breakfast, Omega on the train and for two people. Total cost for three nights stay £259.00.
I live on the Wirral but work in Hythe -Kent, so my wife jumped the train from Wirral and I met her at Folkestone station and so our break started.
We went to Belgium and various parts of France and no problem with the Omega.
By the way, the Omega does a 300 mile dash on Friday afternoons and then a 300 mile dash back on Mondays at 3 am. The car drives like a dream even with 140K on the clock.
We jumped the train to come back, after our great break,the car full up with booze and a full tank of fuel- petrol is a lot cheaper in France.
Arrived in the UK at 5 pm got on the M20 and headed off back to the Wirral at great speed. Got to jnt 11 M20 and the Omega  dropped a big end, good style. It was like a mini-explosion, I'm hurling along in the outside lane,the oil light came on and 5 seconds later the Omega just let go.
Try getting an Omega across three lanes and a slip road with no power at speed ,trying to avoid low flying trucks in the pouring rain. Its not one of my 3 best things to do before you die, it was a very hairy moment I tell you.
Any way after that little saga the car ended up in Hythe, Jnt 11 M20 is the Hythe turn off, bit of a coincidence.
I now have a deceased 2.5 Omega estate. If any of you guys want an Omega estate for spares or repair, I have one.
The car is black and was born 1998, died 2007.

Once oil light comes on at speed, you're knackered...

[splott]

Hi Guys
Got a cheap trip to france a couple of weeks ago. Five star hotel including breakfast, Omega on the train and for two people. Total cost for three nights stay £259.00.
I live on the Wirral but work in Hythe -Kent, so my wife jumped the train from Wirral and I met her at Folkestone station and so our break started.
We went to Belgium and various parts of France and no problem with the Omega.
By the way, the Omega does a 300 mile dash on Friday afternoons and then a 300 mile dash back on Mondays at 3 am. The car drives like a dream even with 140K on the clock.
We jumped the train to come back, after our great break,the car full up with booze and a full tank of fuel- petrol is a lot cheaper in France.
Arrived in the UK at 5 pm got on the M20 and headed off back to the Wirral at great speed. Got to jnt 11 M20 and the Omega  dropped a big end, good style. It was like a mini-explosion, I'm hurling along in the outside lane,the oil light came on and 5 seconds later the Omega just let go.
Try getting an Omega across three lanes and a slip road with no power at speed ,trying to avoid low flying trucks in the pouring rain. Its not one of my 3 best things to do before you die, it was a very hairy moment I tell you.
Any way after that little saga the car ended up in Hythe, Jnt 11 M20 is the Hythe turn off, bit of a coincidence.
I now have a deceased 2.5 Omega estate. If any of you guys want an Omega estate for spares or repair, I have one.
The car is black and was born 1998, died 2007.

Once oil light comes on at speed, you're knackered...

wakes you up when hurling along in the outside lane....

[DaveL]

What a b*gg*r, pleased that you did not end up with a truck up your ruck though. Reminds me that I must check my oil level.

Hope every thing goes better from now on for you.
 8-)
DaveL

[Admin]

Sorry to hear about what happened.

You thought about doing an engine transplant?
Dependant on the model, this could be a good idea.

[splott]

The car had just been serviced and the oil level was fine.
The car is not worth the expense of an engine transplant and I havn't got the time. Maybe someone out there might think its worth while.

[splott]

What a b*gg*r, pleased that you did not end up with a truck up your ruck though. Reminds me that I must check my oil level.

Hope every thing goes better from now on for you.
 8-)
DaveL

I think I limboed under a few of them.

[Golfbuddy]

RIP Monsieur Miggy

[splott]

RIP Monsieur Miggy

Shame init, going to the great scrap heap in the sky!!!!!!

[Timbuk]

PM sent

[splott]

PM sent

Ditto

[raximax]

sorry to hear that another one bites the dust,,,
ashes to asthes rust to rust
look on the plus side now you can get another one

[splott]

sorry to hear that another one bites the dust,,,
ashes to asthes rust to rust
look on the plus side now you can get another one

picking another one up next week. 2.5 GLS,its a saloon though!