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[Jay w]

I dont know to much about them but i do like the Chrysler 300C, especially the estate version and i can imagine the depriciation on these things are going to be huge and you will get a lot of bang for your buck. I'm sure i will now get very dissapointed as everyone rushes to tell me they are a bag of s**t  :-/

No, they are not bad actually.

Depreciation is horrible, we are already starting to see some of the early petrol ones going through the auctions and struggling to fetch 10k, these are cars that are 3/4 years old and have average mileage on them.
the diesels are still holding their money better, i don't know if that is because it is a diesel or because the engine is an E class merc lump, or possibly both.

I borrowed a diesel estate for a weekend some time back, very roomy, physically no bigger than a saloon but opening up the back does make a lot of difference, plenty of space under the false floor for a donut LPG tank and still a lot of space.

Handling they are not quite as surefooted as an Omega, but they have huge presence on the road, the small windows and high waistline take a little getting used to, looking through the windscreen is like looking at the world thought a letterbox.
The diesel engine will give mid 30's MPG and a LOT of poke, is certainly shifted it along nicely, especially when it came on boost    

[cem_devecioglu]

BMW 530d

Gay

Vauxhall Monaro

Impractical, and doesn't float my boat

Jaguar XJR Supercharged V8

Gay

  530i , 330i is in the same class ?  

[tunnie]

BMW 530d

Gay

Vauxhall Monaro

Impractical, and doesn't float my boat

Jaguar XJR Supercharged V8

Gay

  530i , 330i is in the same class ?  

And your point is???

At least i don't want a Chelsea Tractor  

[ians]

I have no plans to replace the old girl yet but the only car that has even remotely taken my fancy is the audi A8 last model or the current one.

Now I was just thinking the same...  the old one in particular I thought was a classy looking motor.

Trouble is  - and this goes for Monaro as well - the sales volume is so much lower that there will not be the supply of breakers parts available for them that we rely on to keep the Omegas going economically.

Dreaming is very cheap though..!

No one mentioned the Signum - I assume because of wrong wheel drive..   Still I think its a contender as an estate replacement..

[cem_devecioglu]

Personally I would like to hear Marks DTMs preference..

[TheBoy]

BMW 530d

Gay

Vauxhall Monaro

Impractical, and doesn't float my boat

Jaguar XJR Supercharged V8

Gay

  530i , 330i is in the same class ?  

Yup.

Not sure about your country, but so common over here, and frequently driven by people who think they are something (reps), they have a reputation for saying the owner is a idiot.

[TheBoy]

At least i don't want a Chelsea Tractor  

Nought wrong with a Chelsea Tractor - I wouldn't mind one to ram all the stupid drivers who get in my way off the road.

[cem_devecioglu]

BMW 530d

Gay

Vauxhall Monaro

Impractical, and doesn't float my boat

Jaguar XJR Supercharged V8

Gay

  530i , 330i is in the same class ?  

Yup.

Not sure about your country, but so common over here, and frequently driven by people who think they are something (reps), they have a reputation for saying the owner is a idiot.

Same here...

But possibly this will not stop me

[TheBoy]

At least i don't want a Chelsea Tractor  

Nought wrong with a Chelsea Tractor - I wouldn't mind one to ram all the stupid drivers who get in my way off the road.

And to quote a certain Mr Clarkson, I'd enjoy that warm feeling that I am pissing Bill Oddie off.

[miggy]

Now then, one of these days there will not be any Omegas left that are worth having. The newest ones left are already 5 years old this year so I was wondering what would be a natural replacment?

It would have to be big, reasonably cheap to buy, automatic, rear wheel drive and loaded with lots and lots of toys.

How about this for starters: CLICK

 

One of my all time favorite cars, these cars can now be picked up at reasonable prices.I am waiting to see how the chrysler 300c performs on deprieation prices.
 

[zippo]

ive thought long and hard as to what id replace my Omega with, and nothing appeals to me ( i think iam still in the honeymoon period stage of ownership)

[Jay w]

I have no plans to replace the old girl yet but the only car that has even remotely taken my fancy is the audi A8 last model or the current one.

Now I was just thinking the same...  the old one in particular I thought was a classy looking motor.

Trouble is  - and this goes for Monaro as well - the sales volume is so much lower that there will not be the supply of breakers parts available for them that we rely on to keep the Omegas going economically.

Dreaming is very cheap though..!

No one mentioned the Signum - I assume because of wrong wheel drive..   Still I think its a contender as an estate replacement..

took one of them out, got halfway down the road and turned back....hated the thing.

No real room in the boot, not the prettiest thing in the world, i would rather have a Vectra estate (on which the signum is based)

the drive is not nice either, doesn't have he refinement of the Omega, salesman thought i was joking when i said that, he was only 20 and had never driven an Omega, chucked him the keys, 10 mins later he was back and admitted that the Omega was a far better car

[miggy]

ive thought long and hard as to what id replace my Omega with, and nothing appeals to me ( i think iam still in the honeymoon period stage of ownership)

Yep your right about them, my first Omega was a 1995 2.0 Select auto, had it brand new, still remember the day i picked it up, still had the plastic covers on the rear seats and we had to wait till the Vx dealer removed the wax that was coated on the body work.

 

[Missy_MV6]

S Type Jaguar 4.0 Sport
BMW 5 40i Sport

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[Kieran]

What about importing a secondhand Holden Commodore from Australia.Just like the omega and depending on the model, you should be able to get parts and it is also rear wheel drive.Vauxhall are missing out by not importing cars from Australia although they do import the Monaro