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« on: 08 November 2008, 13:20:46 »
hi my name is ben...

i dont own a omega yet but will be buying one after christmas, can you give me you best advice on wat v6 to get?

cheers

big ben
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« Reply #1 on: 08 November 2008, 13:23:11 »
Welcome to OOF Ben :y Your best bet is to post in the General Chat section, more people visit that section than here :y
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« Reply #2 on: 08 November 2008, 13:24:42 »
Hello.

IMO I would buy a 3.0 or 3.2 Elite. Be careful of the March 2001 deadline though. Anything newer than March 2001 will cost considerably more to tax soon.
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« Reply #3 on: 08 November 2008, 13:42:04 »
Welcome to OOF  :y
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« Reply #4 on: 08 November 2008, 13:44:39 »
Hi Ben,
Welcome.
I had a 98 2.5 v6 lovely car. if you are going for this age one problem mine had was leaking cam covers. you dont get any signs of oil on the ground it all goes down the plug sokets and you get a burnt oil smell when you turn the engine off. Pull a socket lead off any prospective omega your looking at if they are wet with oil avoid as most of the time the plastic cam covers have warped and a gasket alone wont fix and replacement cam covers are expensive.

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« Reply #5 on: 08 November 2008, 13:48:00 »
Hi and welcome  :y

Best bet is to have a good mooch around the forum and pick up all the info and pointers.
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« Reply #6 on: 08 November 2008, 13:58:00 »
Good afternoon Ben. Welcome :y
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« Reply #7 on: 08 November 2008, 15:20:41 »
Welcome to the forum  :y
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« Reply #8 on: 08 November 2008, 15:20:54 »
Hi Ben and welcome :)
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« Reply #9 on: 08 November 2008, 16:06:09 »
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Hi Ben,
Welcome.
I had a 98 2.5 v6 lovely car. if you are going for this age one problem mine had was leaking cam covers. you dont get any signs of oil on the ground it all goes down the plug sokets and you get a burnt oil smell when you turn the engine off. Pull a socket lead off any prospective omega your looking at if they are wet with oil avoid as most of the time the plastic cam covers have warped and a gasket alone wont fix and replacement cam covers are expensive.

Regards
Jay
sorry to disagree but,the cam covers rarely (if ever) warp.
replacing the gaskets properly does cure the leak.
proper maintenance prevents the leaks recurring.
Welcome to oof Ben. :)
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« Reply #10 on: 08 November 2008, 16:17:53 »
Hi, welcome to the forum.   :y
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« Reply #11 on: 08 November 2008, 17:48:39 »
Hello and a very warm welcome to you Ben! :y
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« Reply #12 on: 08 November 2008, 18:19:28 »
Welcome Big ben are you from London by any chance ? ;D ;D
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« Reply #13 on: 08 November 2008, 19:47:04 »
Hello & Welcome  :y
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« Reply #14 on: 08 November 2008, 21:06:29 »
Hi Ben, welcome to the forum.
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