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[Christian]

Yea the low milage and history looks impressive, also nice to see owners/traders keeping service dates upto scratch.

Seems a very nice car, will ring him at work tomo and ask him if i can look at it tuesday!  

[feeutfo]

So this coul dbe an issue, tho its not stated in the add, neither is the mot or tax.

Put an offer of 1500 on this and the guy says yes, what do you think?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160306524686&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123

Sorry to multi post as this link is also on my introduction Thread, feel free to move or delete which in inapropriate.

Offer 15 or 14 unseen first maybe.on the red one i think we are talking about. If he agrees then have a look at it. Then go digging for faults and check the abs off warning light goes out when you press the button on the test drive and that the speedo works.

The second silver one. Looks like a miniface lift.
Looks presented in a more honest state, ie the leaves around the skuttle area(first thing to check there is the scuttle drain is not blocked, by the tax disc corner is a flap for pollen filter access, open it and see if there is water/leaves/muck in deepest part or a high tide mark. If blocked the water can over flow into the cabin, soak the carpets and bugger the heater fan motor sometimes leaves a musty smell and misty windows from the damp)  and missing battery jacket. Think you can just see the elbow bubble on the centre arm rest on this one. Would suggest more miles maybe.

Head unit is as my old mig which had  built in phone and 6cd changer in the boot cupboard right side. Presume this would be the same,
 Bit pricey maybe?

I would suggest looking through maintenance section for good idea what faults to look for.

Not sure i got all the page loaded on the red one. Will have another look. Ttfn

[Christian]

Well i offered 1500 quid on the mv6 and he says yes, im put off by the Red one as the warning lights on the dash dont look good.

TBH with the same sort of money the MV6 has less milage, is newer , and has more spec.

Im steering towards the MV6 tbh and it looks in superb condition as stated and service history.

I also like the colour which is quite rare "ish" it has all the kit i need aswell.

I supose its just a worry finding a new car as you dont know what will come with it if it does but im liking the MV6 alot.

Is anybody near Northampton area at all? this is where i will be viewing tuesday hopfully.  

Oh and again, thanks for the input so far guys, really helpfull forum this, gunna check out now to watch family guy, then bed for work in th emorning, i will ring this guy tomo and keep you updated as to what he says, night fella's.  

[ngrainqey]

just out of curiosity...can somebody tell me or pm me the top speed speedometre reading for the 2.6 auto that they know it will do...parkers says 139 from memory but after taking me 2.0 on a "private road" i dont believe it and want to know

[ngrainqey]

Well i offered 1500 quid on the mv6 and he says yes, im put off by the Red one as the warning lights on the dash dont look good.

TBH with the same sort of money the MV6 has less milage, is newer , and has more spec.

Im steering towards the MV6 tbh and it looks in superb condition as stated and service history.

I also like the colour which is quite rare "ish" it has all the kit i need aswell.

I supose its just a worry finding a new car as you dont know what will come with it if it does but im liking the MV6 alot.

Is anybody near Northampton area at all? this is where i will be viewing tuesday hopfully.  

to post on topic... it looks like a good example but for example- why change the grill to the prefacelift when it's obviously a mini facelift?

[Andy B]

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but for example- why change the grill to the prefacelift when it's obviously a mini facelift?

"prefacelift" and "mini facelift use the same grille if it's not an Elite. Mini facelift Elites had a colour coded surround to its Irmscher grille.  :-/

[Kevin Wood]

just out of curiosity...can somebody tell me or pm me the top speed speedometre reading for the 2.6 auto that they know it will do...parkers says 139 from memory but after taking me 2.0 on a "private road" i dont believe it and want to know

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1168647353

Remember that production car speedometers typically read at least 5% fast, and that makes a significant difference at the naughty end of the speedo scale. GPS is much more accurate!

Kevin

[DC]

Just recently checked - speedo showing 163kmph at 160kmph (100mph) by GPS on standard size tyres (225/55R16). Was expecting more

[DC]

Oh, and more related to the topic - in Switzerland there are quite a few post-facelift models with 2.5 and 3.0. In fact these can be found with manual transmission but 2.6 and 3.2 are only autos here. Am on lookout for a nice post-facelift 3.0 manual estate.

I would take time to find best example possible and not be bothered too much if it is 2.5 or 2.6.

[Kevin Wood]

Oh, and more related to the topic - in Switzerland there are quite a few post-facelift models with 2.5 and 3.0. In fact these can be found with manual transmission but 2.6 and 3.2 are only autos here. Am on lookout for a nice post-facelift 3.0 manual estate.

I would take time to find best example possible and not be bothered too much if it is 2.5 or 2.6.

Indeed. you can have the best (or worst) of both worlds depending on your opinion.

I'd say the differences between engines are too insignificant to worry about.Mileage and overall condition would be much further up my list.

Kevin

[Christian]

Looks like i may yhave this buety if its a minter has he says, i spoke to him and the bodywork is in A1 condition minor a few stone chips on bumper.

I asked if there was any kind of oil/coolant leaks or if it uses, he says not at all.

He says it drives like brand new and there is no wheel wobble (just incase wheels are buckled)

No rust or corrosion anywhere.

No dints or usual shopping trolley marks.

So all in all if i like it after a good look around it ile be driving her home tuesday, thanks for all the help so far guys.


BTEW what does MV6 stand for?

[bighed]

Motorsport V6  

[kcl]

2.6 is fine, except for a bad batch of valve seals which leak

A bad batch of stem seals? I know the issue and I also have the smoking on starts, but have always thought it's more common than just a batch of seals? Any more info on this?

[Martin_1962]

The early Y V6s were fitted with slightly cheaper valve seals which leaked so after a year or so the original design (as used on X V6s) was used

[kcl]

Thanks for clarifying this issue. Any idea which engine numbers these "bad" seals have been fitted to? I think I've got the bad ones... and I do not have the courage to take the cams off, nor the money to pay the garage for the job...