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[joshwyatt]

I've got OY02 VTL which is an Omega 3.2 manual former Thames Valley Police proactive unit vehicle, as can be seen in Road Wars.
Now, I only bought it because the registration began with OY which is easily identifiable as an Oxford area reg, if it hadn't of begun with that I wouldn't have bought it. It's done 126,000 miles so no spring chicken, but is still a nice car.

I've got a few options of what I can do with it;
1 - Sell it on
2 - RobesyMV6 I believe may be breaking a blue faceflit Elite, so add the rear elec windows, wood trim, leather, radio etc.
3 - Leave it as it is, use it as a run around for 6 months or until it dies
Or...
4 - Restore it back to TVP spec, this had been my original intention. Wouldn't need much, cleartone CM7000, whelen siren, control box, grill strobes, bumper mounted strobes, rear headrest mounted strobes, flip up matrix sign and assorted other items.

But I also intend to create a marked TVP saloon, which I will do, so I'd have a marked and unmarked TVP Omega. Which sounds good, but as soon as I modify this Omega beyond certain limits it will then be unsuibtable for every day use. So I'd need a 3rd Omega, which may be excessive.

Normally I'm fairly decisive, but not sure what to do, any ideas?

[Del Boy]

Well, if you sell it can a profit be made?

[joshwyatt]

Doubtful really Del,
All four tyres need replacing, it's got no MOT or RFL, to pass the MOT it needs the emissions sorted but that's no real concern currently. And most likely needs a new clutch as the thrust bearing is making one hell of a racket so it may give up the ghost anytime soon 

[Del Boy]

Doubtful really Del,
All four tyres need replacing, it's got no MOT or RFL, to pass the MOT it needs the emissions sorted but that's no real concern currently. And most likely needs a new cluth as the thrust bearing is making one hell of a racket so it may give up the ghost anytime soon 

Blimey  I thought it was a good runner  Well I would probably use it until it dies to be honest then strip it for spares. But I do like the sound of the unmarked police car 

[Welung666]

Josh, ship it up here and I'll sort the emmissions out and get it MOT'd for you. Then if you decide to tart it I can do that for you to

[joshwyatt]

  Lee you really are a top bloke but there's no way I'd put you out that much.
James and I have been fiddling with it to sort the emissions, so hopefully it'll be cured.
But even if it had 12 months MOT and RFL I'd still be unclear what to do with it.
I need a car taxed that I can run about it, and park places and use as an every day car...so when this is sorted it's fit the bill for that. But I've got an over whelming urge to restor it to TVP spec, I can get all the stuff now quite easily. But if I did that, it would be unwise to still use as my everyday car, with a sirne, hidden blue lights and extra aerials, rightly I'd get stopped often, and my relationship with the police is great.
I need 3 Omega's...but then I'm just being greedy 

[david_omega]

think how i feel when im driving the marked up one, nervous.com!

[Del Boy]

Lee you really are a top bloke but there's no way I'd put you out that much.
James and I have been fiddling with it to sort the emissions, so hopefully it'll be cured.
But even if it had 12 months MOT and RFL I'd still be unclear what to do with it.
I need a car taxed that I can run about it, and park places and use as an every day car...so when this is sorted it's fit the bill for that. But I've got an over whelming urge to restor it to TVP spec, I can get all the stuff now quite easily. But if I did that, it would be unwise to still use as my everyday car, with a sirne, hidden blue lights and extra aerials, rightly I'd get stopped often, and my relationship with the police is great.
I need 3 Omega's...but then I'm just being greedy 

I used to have a siren on my senator, I got pulled once they said follow us, luckily my mum was in the car and yanked the switch out, then followed them to a police workshop and they removed the siren for me b*stards  Put another one on it, used to go into Motorworld to get it serviced, heard them once siren going in the workshop they came out and sai whats that for, "oh we're lifeboat men", they believed us which was great. Then I took it too Vauxhall for a service, they rang the police and got that siren removed it never felt the same after that service either  Sold it in the end as my brother got caught doing 131 MPH up the motorway, so sold it extra quick after that as he told a couple of porkies shall we say.

[Welung666]

Lee you really are a top bloke but there's no way I'd put you out that much.
James and I have been fiddling with it to sort the emissions, so hopefully it'll be cured.
But even if it had 12 months MOT and RFL I'd still be unclear what to do with it.
I need a car taxed that I can run about it, and park places and use as an every day car...so when this is sorted it's fit the bill for that. But I've got an over whelming urge to restor it to TVP spec, I can get all the stuff now quite easily. But if I did that, it would be unwise to still use as my everyday car, with a sirne, hidden blue lights and extra aerials, rightly I'd get stopped often, and my relationship with the police is great.
I need 3 Omega's...but then I'm just being greedy 

No trouble mate, it would give me a 3.2 manual to play in while it's here On a serious note there's always a helping hand here

[unlucky mark mv6]

Break it josh,and ill have the manual set up of ya.

[Welung666]

Oh Josh, I'm getting a dab hand at clutches now, gladly do that for you

[joshwyatt]

Thank you for the offer Lee, you're a really good mate 

Does anyone know much about 3.2 clutches?
This is from the TC website, luckily it's much cheaper than clutches for any other engine, however...I may now sound stupid, but does the surcharge bit mean they'll charge me to take the old clutch from me? I guess they may need it to refurb perhaps? The part number is also unusual.
James and I both noticed the racket it was making, and James said it could have been clutch thrust bearing or imput splines. I may take a video so people can hear for themselves.


3.2                                    R1520066 £149.00 £119.57 £103.32

Subject to a returnable exchange unit surcharge.

[Elite Pete]

Thank you for the offer Lee, you're a really good mate 

Does anyone know much about 3.2 clutches?
This is from the TC website, luckily it's much cheaper than clutches for any other engine, however...I may now sound stupid, but does the surcharge bit mean they'll charge me to take the old clutch from me? I guess they may need it to refurb perhaps? The part number is also unusual.
James and I both noticed the racket it was making, and James said it could have been clutch thrust bearing or imput splines. I may take a video so people can hear for themselves.


3.2                                    R1520066 £149.00 £119.57 £103.32

Subject to a returnable exchange unit surcharge.

Its like a deposit. So long as you return a clutch that can be reconditioned they will return the money

[joshwyatt]

Thank you for the offer Lee, you're a really good mate 

Does anyone know much about 3.2 clutches?
This is from the TC website, luckily it's much cheaper than clutches for any other engine, however...I may now sound stupid, but does the surcharge bit mean they'll charge me to take the old clutch from me? I guess they may need it to refurb perhaps? The part number is also unusual.
James and I both noticed the racket it was making, and James said it could have been clutch thrust bearing or imput splines. I may take a video so people can hear for themselves.


3.2                                    R1520066 £149.00 £119.57 £103.32

Subject to a returnable exchange unit surcharge.

Its like a deposit. So long as you return a clutch that can be reconditioned they will return the money

Thanks Pete, that makes sense now 

[tunnie]

How much does it owe you? Could get about approx £1.5k for it, so depending what you paid for it, set of fresh boots, £200-300? MOT £50 odd, 6 months tax £115? Clutch could be cheap if get help, so depends how much you paid for it  :-/