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[maddy]

hi what a great site i had to join.    I am just about to purchace a 1996 3.0 elite saloon. and i would love to know if there are any things i should be looking at to make sure its a ok buy. the owner has told me that he has changed the cam belt himself? not a job i would like to do on my own. but dose anyone think this is a job that should be done on a diy bassis.   it also showing 125.000 miles which sounds right for car but i do know that he has broken omegas in the past and it wouldnt take him much to change the clocks. is there anything i could look at to see if that has been done.    cheers for anyone willing to help

[Auto Addict]

Ask him to show you the receipt for the parts, they should be genuine Vx parts only.

[maddy]

hi there he says he has recipt for belt and would be willing to show it to me and also the new belt on the car. but he hasnt changed the rollers or any other things that go with it. just seamed a odd thing for him to do only to sell it a couple of days later.  said 3.0 elite is on ebay at moment black saloon. 2 and a bit hours to go have a look and give me a honest opinon....cheers

[Auto Addict]

It's not the belt that goes, it's the rollers that fail. It will need doing properly ASAP.

[maddy]

cheers for that really good advice.  got a quote from pentegon vaxhall of £609 for a full service and cam belt change. dose this sound right or do you think if i shop around i may get it a little cheaper

[Auto Addict]

Is this the car?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-ELITE-AUTO-BLACK_W0QQitemZ320140212061QQihZ011QQcategoryZ9858QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[maddy]

yup thats the one. what do you think. not alot of info there is there?

[Auto Addict]

cheers for that really good advice.  got a quote from pentegon vaxhall of £609 for a full service and cam belt change. dose this sound right or do you think if i shop around i may get it a little cheaper

You could DIY, there's a Cambelt DVD available on here that gives you a step by step guide.

£609 is way over the top.

[Auto Addict]

As regards to whether you should buy it or not, I'm afraid I could not comment without seeing the car 'In the flesh', sorry, but I will say that just by changing the cambelt will throw extra strain on the rollers, and could cause a disaster at any time, and I mean just by driving it home.

[maddy]

thats fair enough again thanks for the really good advise. might consider trailering it back if i decide to go for it. it would be a shame to buy it for it only to implode in front of my eyes? but am determind to have one just a bitch of a job to find a clean one?....cheers

[sassanach]

why would you pay £700 for a car and then pay £600 to put right what you know to be wrong with it?

[maddy]

hi there more peace of mind really. i would plan on keeping it for quite a while so if i had to pay through the nose to get it up to spek then so be it.   ive looked everywhere to find a fully serviced up car and  no luck at all. good point though...cheers

[duggs]

IF I were you, I'd walk away.

Anyone who changes the belt without spending the time to change the rollers and pulleys really can't be trusted. He should darn well know that merely changing the belt isn't good enough...What else has been done half heartedly and "botched up".

There are plenty of good examples of Omega's on ebay.....don't take the chance....Trust me..Been there, got burnt, spent a fortune...but after an extra £1200 OVER the buying price...mine is now A1...Well as much as a 9 year old Omega can be A1

[sassanach]

wherabouts are you anyway?

[maddy]

im in derby mate? a city void of any decent omega,s?