Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Search the maintenance guides for answers to 99.999% of Omega questions

Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: how much....  (Read 1874 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

spookyman60

  • Junior Member
  • **
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • mansfield
  • Posts: 109
    • View Profile
how much....
« on: 09 July 2007, 04:49:09 »
how much would u be willing to spend on your car
knowing it isnt worth muh and u probally wont see any return ???
im willing to spend up to the 1.5 k mark on mine
on maintance and a subtle body kit and a respray now its running but i was wondering who else had a screw loose
Logged

Admin

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • 0
  • Posts: 2595
    • View Profile
Re: how much....
« Reply #1 on: 09 July 2007, 07:31:45 »
Hmmm I would take the 1.5k and buy a better Omega!

I spend what is necessary on a car. If it doesn't fix someting, or increase the cars value then I would not do it.

But I am older and have a different outlook on things!  ;)
Logged
The Administrator.

JamesV6CDX

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gloucestershire/Buckinghamshire
  • Posts: 16640
    • Omega 3.2 Retail MV6 LPG
    • View Profile
Re: how much....
« Reply #2 on: 09 July 2007, 09:36:34 »
Quote
Hmmm I would take the 1.5k and buy a better Omega!

I spend what is necessary on a car. If it doesn't fix someting, or increase the cars value then I would not do it.

But I am older and have a different outlook on things!  ;)

I've got to agree with Dave... but then, I'm way too old for my years   :-/

Maybe I should go and get some green neons, some awful wheel trims, a silver gearnob and a pretend exhaust pipe for the Veccy...  ;D
Logged

Kevin Wood

  • Global Moderator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Alton, Hampshire
  • Posts: 36417
    • Jaguar XE 25t, Westfield
    • View Profile
Re: how much....
« Reply #3 on: 09 July 2007, 09:41:47 »
Quote
Maybe I should go and get some green neons, some awful wheel trims, a silver gearnob and a pretend exhaust pipe for the Veccy...

Or a pipe and some slippers?  ;D

I came out of watching "the fast and the furious" to see two Smart Passions Neon'ed up outside the McDonalds opposite the cinema. Sad, really. If there's ever a case of money that could be better spent elsewhere.... They could have had the engine from my strimmer for a start.  ;D

Kevin
Logged
Tech2 services currently available. See TheBoy's price list: http://theboy.omegaowners.com/

Marks DTM Calib

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • West Bridgford
  • Posts: 34016
  • Git!
    • View Profile
Re: how much....
« Reply #4 on: 09 July 2007, 09:48:02 »
Hmmm....I am also willing to pay out money to get a car upto my own level of service......and this is soemthing I would do on ANY car I bought.....and I also beleave Mr Laidback does this to.

Second hand cars are an unknown quantity.....it takes time and money to get them to a sate where everything is A ok.
Logged

Martin_1962

  • Guest
Re: how much....
« Reply #5 on: 09 July 2007, 10:04:49 »
I have spent quite serious money on bangers eg about 10x purchase costs :o
Logged

Admin

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • 0
  • Posts: 2595
    • View Profile
Re: how much....
« Reply #6 on: 09 July 2007, 10:46:20 »
Quote
Hmmm....I am also willing to pay out money to get a car upto my own level of service......and this is soemthing I would do on ANY car I bought.....and I also believe Mr Laidback does this to.

Second hand cars are an unknown quantity.....it takes time and money to get them to a sate where everything is A ok.

You know I do... hence the large sum paid out for the exhaust system... shame it doesn't fit though!  ;D
Logged
The Administrator.

Markie

  • Omega Lord
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Lanarkshire, Scotland
  • Posts: 7762
    • RS4, BMW X5, Range Rover
    • View Profile
    • http://www.facebook.com/pages/Markiescarparts/149306545168993
Re: how much....
« Reply #7 on: 09 July 2007, 11:16:46 »
It becomes personal after a time. I for example may considor spending sufficient on the MV6 to have a full bare metal respray.....economically it doesnt make sense....but sentimentally  :-/
Logged
MarkiesCarParts-Online Now With A New 4000FT Partswarehouse; Stocking Thousands of Vauxhall,Peugeot, Citroen, Renault & Rover NEW Parts - Check us on Ebay MarkiesCarParts-Online. PM me via OOF for discount

VXL V6

  • Omega Lord
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Warwickshire
  • Posts: 9874
    • 530D M Sport, Elite 3.2
    • View Profile
Re: how much....
« Reply #8 on: 09 July 2007, 12:25:12 »
Have to agree with what was said earlier, regardless of age, initial purchase price etc, Until it's at a mechanical level that I feel happy with then I wouldn't worry about what I'm spending.

But then, I suppose, I tend to keep cars for quite a while so by doing maintenance (Coolant, Oil etc) more frequently I hope to stop problems later on.

Definately no neons etc etc!
Logged

Elite Pete

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Chester
  • Posts: 19580
  • My spider senses are tingling
    • Audi SQ5 GSX1400
    • View Profile
Re: how much....
« Reply #9 on: 09 July 2007, 12:35:32 »
I bought my 99 Elite estate because I was after a manual gearbox and have since spent alot of money on getting it somewhere near right but I knoe I will never get the money back but it took me alomg time to find the right car and if I look after it, it should serve me for many years to come :y  
Logged
Retired

STMO123

  • Guest
Re: how much....
« Reply #10 on: 09 July 2007, 12:39:29 »
I paid £2750 for my omega 13 months ago. I've got bills for £1900. Nuff said.
Logged

Danny

  • Omega Lord
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Wigan, Greater Manchester
  • Posts: 6483
  • BLACK 1.6 BORA SHAPED JETTA!!
    • View Profile
Re: how much....
« Reply #11 on: 09 July 2007, 13:18:58 »
i must admit, i've spent £2,400 on mine and will probably lose £1,000 wen i come to sell it, I dont plan on keeping it for a great length of time, I'd rather not spend any more on it with regards to modifications, I'm after an elite and i think it would be less costly to just sell mine and buy an elite in a year or so, the facelift elite can be bought for about £2,300 upwards and i'm looking to spend upto about maybe £2,800 for a really nice one, or maybe just an averagely nice one but with LPG in it!
Logged

JamesV6CDX

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gloucestershire/Buckinghamshire
  • Posts: 16640
    • Omega 3.2 Retail MV6 LPG
    • View Profile
Re: how much....
« Reply #12 on: 09 July 2007, 14:45:40 »
Bought project Elite for £150, spent about £300 on it! £450, for an Elite with everything done engine wise - not bad!
Logged

spookyman60

  • Junior Member
  • **
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • mansfield
  • Posts: 109
    • View Profile
Re: how much....
« Reply #13 on: 09 July 2007, 16:00:44 »
see now personally now the stalling has been sorted it is mechanicaly fine i feel only the body work lets it down which is pretty much the bulk of the 1.5 k is going body work and body kit and the rest on service service first tho then the ugly bits sorted ive already spent more than its worth and i can see everyones point of view im young and i must take the max power key fob for my neons off my keys now as im out of that stage or am i hmmmm

but as said ive spent more than the cars worth so maybe i should kit it up and make it last me longer
« Last Edit: 09 July 2007, 16:02:37 by spookyman60 »
Logged

razzo

  • Omega Knight
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Crapital
  • Posts: 1206
    • 97 3.0 Elite
    • View Profile
Re: how much....
« Reply #14 on: 09 July 2007, 19:52:15 »
paid £1800 for the elite, spent over 3 times that in 15 months but what a car :y
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Page created in 0.012 seconds with 17 queries.