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[jjleonard]

I'm in the market (in the next 3 months or so) for an Omega Elite - 2.5V6 upwards. I'm replacing a boggo diesel mundaneo that i've had for five years and fancy a bit of luxury. (and a petrol engine, I've gone right off diesels).

The problem is, I'm short on cash (the mundano cost me 1800 quid to replace the turbo two months ago - OUCH), and so I've only got a budget of about £2500. The elites i've seen on ebay and autotrader seem to be OK, with mileage between about 76k and 140k. (I'm talking about 'new shape' ones, 2001 plate onwards, I think!)

Am I insane to believe that I can pick an elite up for 2500 quid? Is there anything I should be looking out for - apart from checking all the electrical bits and pieces. I've never owned one before so I'm a bit nervous.

Or should I get over myself and buy a CDX instead? I would like leather and decent size alloys, which I think are the only differences between the CDX and Elites.

Any advice would be really welcomed. Thanks!

[Elite Pete]

Hi and welcome to the forum

Have a look in the for sale section, Danny has a very nice low mileage Elite which is a good price

[TheBoy]

Member here, Danny, is trying to flog his 3.0 (I think) Elite for £2k....  .....see for sale section.

It has an LPG kit on as well, but this doesn't idle too well on gas, but apparently fine on petrol.

[GinoGinelli]

Easily get a very nice elite for 2.5k!

Don't forget if you go Y and newer, you'll have to fork out 400 quid a year road tax soon. You can get facelifts on W & X plates. Going a bit older might be sensible (I have an N-reg and its been as good as gold so I'd say don't worry about it!)

Look for a genuine, well looked after car- add wheels & stuff later!

[jjleonard]

 

I'm one of the watchers on Danny's ebay auction - I'd have it if I had the cash to hand, but I don't right now, dammit. Looks like a mint car.

[jjleonard]

Thanks Gino - I did have a look at the road tax, and I can handle 400 quid a year (I lived in ireland for 3 years, it cost me 600 euro a year to tax a 2 litre mundaneo).

[Lazydocker]

The Omega is a little secret... They give lots of luxury car for not a lot of money

However... To keep them in good running order it's advisable to do your own work. Then you know what has happened and you can use genuine Vx parts for a reasonable cost!

Welcome to OOF and good luck in the hunt! That price range should get you a very nice example

[mark readman]

From someone whos owned 3 omegas, take a look at the endless faults and problems on here, and buy an
AUDI !

[TheBoy]

From someone whos owned 3 omegas, take a look at the endless faults and problems on here, and buy an
AUDI !

Its a problem solving forum, you will find lots of discussions about the car


Having spent most of the last year underneath 3 Audis, I would never want to own one

[osealy]

I was thinking of bailing out & buying an audi.

Saw a nice one was mailing the guy. He paid 22kEuro in 04.

This was his reply when I asked what work had been done. I think it's still for sale. I decided that my mig would do.  40 K miles with only Pads tyres shocks cat back. Purchase cost2k value now?

Reply below. I don't know how to hilight.

Total spent on refurb / replacement since Feb 2004 purchase =    € 14,556

engine re-build inc timing belt

battery replaced

new steering rack

new alternator

ABS control unit refurb ( they all fail )

AMD Teknik tuning

New fan belt and spline/ pulley etc

+ servicing  


+ extra Four alloy wheels & good Pirelli P6000 tyres

( new audi alloy x1 = €350 )

( new Pirelli P6000 x1 = @200 )  


Approx value not include above costs ~11,000


Minus   i. dash pixellating ( they all do…)

ii. n/s Xenon headlight casing cracked – beam ok

iii. n/s front wing paint defect – post “robowash”  car wash (never again)


Asking price €11,500 on Carzone.


Am open to offers, taking into consideration the  


~ €14,500 new parts/ fitting in last 4 years  


and the  i – iii   as below.  

[stuart30]

From someone whos owned 3 omegas, take a look at the endless faults and problems on here, and buy an
AUDI !

Thats a nice encouraging reply...

Ive owned three 2.0 ltr one 3.0 a 2.5ltr and now a 2.2ltr....and apart from odds and sods needing replacing they have all been solid reliable cars and had bugger all spent on them.

So i don't agree with endless faults and problems your suggesting.

Maybe you would like too sign up too this forum

www.moaningpillocksrus.co.uk

[jjleonard]

Thanks all - I've been spending the evening reading through the forum, reading up on the models on 'honest john', and getting a feel for what may need to be done, and when. I'll certainly want to maintain it myself when I get one, although having never twirled a spanner before I may be better off taking it slow and easy, reading the guides on here an a haynes manual quite heavily before starting - I know the girlfriend is going to be bored sh*tless with me but at least she'll have a comfy passenger seat to be driven around in....

I was considering popping up to a meet once I've got one, just to get someone experienced to tell me what might need doing - is that taking the p*ss?  

[Andy B]

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I was considering popping up to a meet once I've got one, just to get someone experienced to tell me what might need doing - is that taking the p*ss?  

Not at all.  

[feeutfo]

welcome to the forum JJ.
 mate of myn had an audi a4 quatro diesel, sold it with 130 on the clock, nothing went wrong with it, except the normal missing pixels problem. Its still going now with 200 plus miles on it. He was probably lucky. But heres the problem, for me at least, you will not get an audi with  the same level of equipment/miles/age for comparable money. No chance.

The omega depreciated like nothing else  in the exec. car market. And its basicaly sound. The v engine is pretty much bullet proof, for all but the most ham fisted. As is the stearing box, gear box(when serviced every 60k) and dif. Ecu,s never fail appart from unlucky Alfs. The rest is easily fixed, esp. with the help of all on here. The only real issue with it is fuel economy, and there is lpg conversion for that.
Fill your boots, for the money,you cant beat it.

But dont take my word for it, put your price range and desired spec in the auto trader search and see what comes up. A load of crap, except the Omega!
Be quick tho, Elites are getting hard to find. Best of luck.
 
Ps have a look through the maintenance sections etc there is a buyers guide somewhere.

[feeutfo]

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I was considering popping up to a meet once I've got one, just to get someone experienced to tell me what might need doing - is that taking the p*ss?  

Not at all.  

Taking the piss? No chance, exactly what i did, they love it. Was made to feel very welcome. Saved me a fortune in time effort and money.