Owning a Mig... Is it worth it?

[Briser]

Getting a bit downhearted this summer what with the rise in fuel etc.  My V6 is costing about £70/week in fuel to commute to Aberdeen and just been stung (in last couple of months) for ...
1.  Front disks + front and rear pads (£180)
3.  Rear box (£90)
4.  Both middle exhausts (£130 +VAT)
5.  Track rod and tracking set (£45)
6.  2 front tyres (£130 + VAT)
Plus I got the car back from the garage and the glove compartment mysteriously will not shut and now the clasp is broken (although I have read an excellent post on here about how to fix that).

Tried bravely to get a trade in price for a Diesel Signum and was offered £500 so I backed away.

Biggest panic now is a timing belt break - that would finish me off  

Had a thought - you could buy cheap high miles Mig's from ebay just for cheap spares!

[webby23]

In answer to the question I think the only thing I can say is a definate YES......owning an Omega is well worth it.

The running costs of ALL cars is generally on the increase these days and in my opinion an Omega offers a fantastic balance of comfort, space, purchase price and reliabillity against running costs.

For sure, every car can go wrong from time to time, but I have had 2 Omegas now and have found them overall extremely trustworthy and reliable.

If it really is getting too much to run, why not downsize to a 2.0litre or even a diesel? Although according to Parkers the 2.0 is only 3-5 mpg more economical than the v6!!

As for the cambelt going, well with the help of a member on here I have just had mine changed for around 140 inc. water pump so its not the end of the world.

Chin up mate, they are great cars.

[unlucky alf]

well despite of having auto g/boxes in & out for the last week or so [including today] & still have a slight oil leak i still think the car is the dogs gonads!, cheap to run [diesel] & being chipped it goes like a scolded cat, any other car would have been squashed by now if id had this trouble, & as they say,,,,,,better the devil you know,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[Briser]

Yeah if I'm only getting offered £500 considering what I have spent on it I am keeping it.  Just hoping my run of bad luck is over.
I remember seeing a Black (Manual) 3.0 MV6 at a garage in Aberdeen just before I got this one 18 months ago - was so tempted at the time but considering fuel costs and my really needing my license to commute to work....  still, can't help wondering how good that would have been  
thankfully this site has great guides and tips, already managed to get a working key fob for first time in months (woohoo!) and will be fixing the glove compartment soon hopefully.
Might even stretch to doing something about the CD Safe autochanger issue.

[Entwood]

£70 a week in fuel  .. thats 62 ltrs which is 13.6 gallons which is about 350 miles a week ??

LPG it and you'll save 10p/mile. Cost of LPG DIY is £800 ish so takes 8000 miles to "pay" for itself .. thats 22 weeks... 5 1/2 months  .. after which you'll be saving £140 a month ....  

[unlucky alf]

jesus ENTWOOD!, are you carol vordamanns brother

[Entwood]

jesus ENTWOOD!, are you carol vordamanns brother

I don't want to be a her brother...............  

[unlucky alf]

tissues please

[webby23]

lol

[unlucky alf]

now there`s one chassis i wouldnt mind working under

[Cumbria]

Wouldnt mind giving her a full service.

[unlucky alf]

for as long as ive got a face she has got somewhere to sit

[chunk]

 The survey says yes Briser Omega well worth the effort and expense because now you will get to know the car well and better the devil you know.

[Briser]

£70 a week in fuel  .. thats 62 ltrs which is 13.6 gallons which is about 350 miles a week ??

LPG it and you'll save 10p/mile. Cost of LPG DIY is £800 ish so takes 8000 miles to "pay" for itself .. thats 22 weeks... 5 1/2 months  .. after which you'll be saving £140 a month ....  

Its about 400 miles/week - it probably works out more than £70 as I fill it 3 times a fortnight roughly if you know what I mean and I tend to run it down to about 20-30 miles left in tank usually.
Not sure about lpg.  Funnily enough i was running my Fronterra 2.2 Sport for a couple of weeks and it uses less petrol!  Not as fast or comfortable though obviously.

[amigov6]

for as long as ive got a face she has got somewhere to sit

Oh yes indeed!!!