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[Darth Loo-knee]

its getting hard to justify owning the miggy!(family keep reminding me) and with a few repairs needed(wishbones, disks) an tax due next month , plus i only do 50 miles a week now(fun happy v6 miles).  my mind is swinging every day. everyone is saying i should get rid so ive come to the home of the miggy for support! :-/

You could lok at it as 50 miles a week is going to cost hardly anything really... it is also a big safe car for your family to be in.. Now if you were doing 300 a week I could understand you wanting to change.
End of the day you do whats best for you and yours. Omegas are a lovely car else we would not have bought one, but they have faults like every other.
I have always liked big cars and will continue to buy them. Range Rovers, Jags and Omegas all like fuel but its the comfort I like..... you cant have both I'm afraid

[fudy]

alll good points but i think this cars time has come maybe get another miggy at a later date! i do love the comfort but the car is getting a little ropey!

[Webby the Bear]

tis your decision mate. you have obviously made ya mind up which is fair enough.

one last thing in addition to the comfort of the car is:

having immediate access to the omega gods on here, is worth its weight in gold. i cant see there being better help for any other car, especially if you buy something like a corsa.

good luck and would love to hear how you get on with your replacement 

[tonyyeb]

sad news....

bet you get another one.....

[fudy]

sad news....

bet you get another one.....

im gonna keep my eye out for a nice ex plod!

[Martin_1962]

sad news....

bet you get another one.....

im gonna keep my eye out for a nice ex plod!

So how are you going to get around?

Will another car cost less than fixing this one?

[Webby the Bear]

i thought the miggy was going cos of cost? an ex plod one aint gonna be any cheaper 

[zirax]

tis your decision mate. you have obviously made ya mind up which is fair enough.

one last thing in addition to the comfort of the car is:

having immediate access to the omega gods on here, is worth its weight in gold. i cant see there being better help for any other car, especially if you buy something like a corsa.

good luck and would love to hear how you get on with your replacement 

I will add that swapping discs and pads is very easy. Once you have done it once, you'll never go back to a mechanic!

[fudy]

i thought the miggy was going cos of cost? an ex plod one aint gonna be any cheaper 

to be honest its mainly pressure from the family and if selling the miggy gets me some peace then its worth it, i bought the miggy on a whim and its not been a badun but it aint been a good one either!(the only car ive crashed in) and the seven points gained while i got used to it!

[fudy]

tis your decision mate. you have obviously made ya mind up which is fair enough.

one last thing in addition to the comfort of the car is:

having immediate access to the omega gods on here, is worth its weight in gold. i cant see there being better help for any other car, especially if you buy something like a corsa.

good luck and would love to hear how you get on with your replacement 

I will add that swapping discs and pads is very easy. Once you have done it once, you'll never go back to a mechanic!

yep this forum has been a god send and the help of elite pete an others has saved me a few times!

[Webby the Bear]

ill be honest mate thats what i thought as soon as you posted. me personally, i wouldnt get rid of my mig for nobody. but thats just me!

however do take everything said on this thread into consideration. this site really is worth so much.

as i said before though do let me know what you get/how you get on with your replacement

[fudy]

ill be honest mate thats what i thought as soon as you posted. me personally, i wouldnt get rid of my mig for nobody. but thats just me!

however do take everything said on this thread into consideration. this site really is worth so much.

as i said before though do let me know what you get/how you get on with your replacement

will do m8 and will keep coming back anyway cannot change that i love the look of them!

[Raymienets]

its getting hard to justify owning the miggy!(family keep reminding me) and with a few repairs needed(wishbones, disks) an tax due next month , plus i only do 50 miles a week now(fun happy v6 miles).  my mind is swinging every day. everyone is saying i should get rid so ive come to the home of the miggy for support! :-/

Mine is still in the Miggy hospital with a cracked cylinder head awaiting a transplant. Have been told not to expect much change from £500 after the labour involved, but weighing up the pros and cons decided to stick with her.

[D7]

Now if you were doing 300 a week I could understand you wanting to change.

Which is the ultimate reason I got rid of my 2.5 V6 Auto last week unfortunately :-(

If I was only doing 50 miles a week though mate tbh i'd keep it. Things like brakes, tyres etc are all "serviceable" items and things that need replacing on any car at some point so I wouldn't begrudge paying out to sort that. Its when more serious and expensive issues arise that's the problem...

[twiglet]

My Elite only comes out to play at weekends.  I do 400 miles a week for work and I wouldn't use the miggy for 2 reasons:

1. The fuel bill would be scary!!
2. I wouldn't want to spoil her by putting all those miles on her!

So the solution....

I bought a 1.7 TD cavalier for next to nowt! Reliable as anything and 50+ mpg all day long!!