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[bored bigyin54]

why cant cars ever run without trouble got new car trouble again just getting fed up with cars

[TheBoy]

"A car is only as good as its previous owner"

Marks DTM Calib, circa sometime a few years back...

[Darth Loo-knee]

Unless you were to have a car from new, you don't know how well its been looked after. 

[bored bigyin54]

the guy i got it from only had it for 9 month the one before him had it from a year old and every thing was done by vx

[bored bigyin54]

waiting to get front down pipe but got to have money first

[albitz]

And a very true statement imo.My first Omega almost put me off Vauxhalls after being a VX man since I was a yoof. Everytime I fixed something,something else went wrong with it.Service book was full of main dealer stamps.
After discovering OOF,I started to make headway and by the time it went to a new home It was pretty well sorted and I was sad to see it go.
My current daily drive came from another (trusted) forum member and has needed very little work apart from the usual servicing.
My current project has obviously been serviced by people who know nothing about Omegas, as most of the well known problems have become apparent very quickly.
Be patient with it Ralf,and work through the issues.Once you do that it will serve you well.

[Kevin Wood]

the guy i got it from only had it for 9 month the one before him had it from a year old and every thing was done by vx

.. or not, as the case may be. There's your problem.

[bored bigyin54]

but you know what i mean albert had nothing but trouble with the 2.5 just cost money i didnt have them buy one with niggles well at the moment cant get new parts so have to be second hand ones

[albitz]

the guy i got it from only had it for 9 month the one before him had it from a year old and every thing was done by vx

That often means it will need a good going over and service before it behaves itself.

[bored bigyin54]

the guy i got it from only had it for 9 month the one before him had it from a year old and every thing was done by vx

.. or not, as the case may be. There's your problem.

its all in the book so i think so with vx stamps

[TheBoy]

the guy i got it from only had it for 9 month the one before him had it from a year old and every thing was done by vx

.. or not, as the case may be. There's your problem.

its all in the book so i think so with vx stamps

The stamp means they booked the car in. Whether or not it made it in the workshop, let alone any work done.....

My Elite came with a fully stamped book. Its taken me nearly 2 years to get it sorted, due to dealer bodges.


Whats wrong with downpipe? Do NOT change the cat, and do not trust the exhaust place that says you must...

[tunnie]

the guy i got it from only had it for 9 month the one before him had it from a year old and every thing was done by vx

.. or not, as the case may be. There's your problem.

its all in the book so i think so with vx stamps

Vauxhall servicing is the problem 

DIY serviced my 2.2, had it for 7 years, never let me down, never missed a beat.

3.2, only had it 6 months but so far so good.

Its all about preventative maintenance,  not just waiting for something to break 

[bored bigyin54]

the flexi pipe has been replaced and who ever welded it made a mess off it it run like a dream its just the blowing exhaust mucking the emissions up

[RobG]

the flexi pipe has been replaced and who ever welded it made a mess off it it run like a dream its just the blowing exhaust mucking the emissions up

Buy a new flexi, find a decent welder and get old one replaced

[omega3000]

waiting to get front down pipe but got to have money first

A minor glitch ralf , sure it will be fine after that