MV6 PICS (IRMSCHER KIT)

ohmegod · 12 January 2007, 12:02:12

Let me know your thaughts chaps.....many thanks.It is a proper mv6, manual gearbox,all the carbon fibre,climate and some dude before me pimped out the windows so i can now do "drive by" style shootings in comfort.lol.Baught it from a vauxhall dealership who took it part exchange,12 months mot 6 months tax,£300 quid spent to pass the mot for me,(new battery,something to do with the stearing etc) and away we go.All in i paid £1300.

STMO123 · 12 January 2007, 12:10:56

Nice looker. Very tidy

Be even better if we could see a bit more...

Pete Elite · 12 January 2007, 22:35:43

Looks very good,nice colour and i do love those wheels

arh one day.

Paul M · 13 January 2007, 01:14:33

Nice... Looks very similar to mine, same colour and wheels etc., although certainly cleaner at this time

I hope it's a proper MV6 with a manual gearbox 8-)

jonny2112 · 13 January 2007, 01:48:46

Looks really well mate

Very clean too considering the recent weather :-/

ohmegod · 13 January 2007, 07:47:18

QuoteNice... Looks very similar to mine, same colour and wheels etc., although certainly cleaner at this time

I hope it's a proper MV6 with a manual gearbox 8-)

OOOOOOOOO i see u drive a bmw 840i i love those,whats its party trick?

Paul M · 13 January 2007, 15:34:39

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OOOOOOOOO i see u drive a bmw 840i i love those,whats its party trick?

I don't know about party tricks, although it's very easy to get it sideways and control it -- much moreso than the Omega, because the throttle is much smoother and the engine more torquey. Saying that I often end up sideways in the Omega when I don't want to be due to seriously crap tyres, although I've just replaced the rears with Michelin Pilots today so hopefully that should be sorted

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Here's a sneaky peak of the 840Ci... this is the view most people get, it will (allegedly) do 173 MPH flat out

Oh and it's the 6-speed manual gearbox version, very sought after as there are apparently only 57 RHD models in the world! I had to travel 400 miles and back to get it, but even then I think I was quite fortunate to have found such a good one. 8-)

ohmegod · 13 January 2007, 18:44:28

That is awesome............no other words to discribe it.Have you thaught of doing the gumball in it?...........drop me a line and ill be your co-driver if you like.Very nice indeed.

Those pilots should be good, bet they wernt cheep..................

Just had my radio decoded for my omega today,lucky i tried the code before i left as it was wrong,the computer missed it by one digit apparentley...........so he said never happened before on a crr 600 vauxhall unit....."yeh right"..........lol.

TheBoy · 13 January 2007, 20:35:57

Only downside of Pilots is they are too hard. And after a year of so, they tend to 'glaze' a little.

Paul M · 14 January 2007, 00:49:50

QuoteThat is awesome............no other words to discribe it.Have you thaught of doing the gumball in it?...........drop me a line and ill be your co-driver if you like.Very nice indeed.

Those pilots should be good, bet they wernt cheep..................

Cheers, I do love driving the car and the attention it gets. I'm not sure it's quite up to the standard of gumball though rubbing with spanking new 911 GT3 RSs and Ferrari F430s etc

As for the tyres, not cheap but cheap equates to deadly IMO. The ones I just replaced still had around 3-4mm tread left so would have lasted a few more thousand miles before "needing" replaced. I was just sick of getting the car sideways coming off roundabouts etc, when I didn't want to be sliding around! I've just driven back from my folks' house 70 miles away and have coming out of bends I've been deliberately pushing it well past the point of sliding on the old tyres, but with these it just pushes out of the bend no problem, I feel like I'd have to drop the clutch and get the revs right up to get the tail out.

Funnily enough the old tyres were called "Fortuna Sport 2000".... yeah "sport" in the same way that an automatic gearbox has a sport button, marketing 'dangle berries'

I've never heard of the manufacturer before (and it figures), but if anyone comes across them avoid like the plague... I've no doubt they're uber cheap, but I think it's only down to good "fortuna" that I didn't end up in a hedge with them

Paul M · 14 January 2007, 00:55:01

QuoteOnly downside of Pilots is they are too hard. And after a year of so, they tend to 'glaze' a little.

I prefer a harder tyre for my "workhorse" car, as it does a fair bit of motorway muching and softer tyres wear too fast. I've went through my fair share of soft tyres, such as Eagle F1s, Bridgestone S-03s, Toyo Proxes T1-Rs etc... and they're great tyres on the B-roads but can be easily worn out in 6,000 miles

I had Pilot Sports on my 540i and was impressed with them as reasonably hard wearing for a daily driver, yet still plenty of grip in both wet and dry. Hence the Omega tyre choice. I don't expect them to last over a year so no worries about them glazing

bestseany · 15 January 2007, 12:52:07

Lovely MV6 you have there mate.

Does it have leather?

ohmegod · 15 January 2007, 15:22:00

QuoteLovely MV6 you have there mate.

Does it have leather?

No sadly it doesnt, just the normal seats. Just put in 40psi all round and its made the world of difference to the handling,plus a new airfilter,again with massive improvements on performance. I see your near you may see me around in mold.

Jimbob · 15 January 2007, 15:24:50

We are getting a right little North East Wales pocket of users here!
Mold, Quay, Saltney....

Markie · 15 January 2007, 15:41:27

Paul

LOVE that 840

you MUST bring it to Jockular Omegas :-/

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