Snowy_Astra

Bought a Vauxhall Omega

Only give £1000 for it, good value for:

T reg
Air con
ABS
PAS
Heated seats
Sat Nav
Traction control
Automatic with 1 2 & 3 including sports mode
Individual heat controls
Full electric pack (windows, remote C/L, immobiliser)
Alloy wheels
Start of life - present FULL vauxhall service history
Always went to vauxhall for services and repairs
Interior is absolutely immaculate
Half wood dash


Really pleased with it, and have some long term plans for it in the way of the irmscher kit & a few goodies

Like this




What you guys think? pimpin?

BlueSmoke

Very good at that money mate

Would never buy an auto tho. Don't see how driving can be enjoyable when you're not in full control..... That's why these Jap twin turbo sports mobiles piss me right off when they nearly all come in auto!

dojj

iTrader: (3)

what engine?
if it's a V6 and needs stuff doing to it, be prepaered for BIG bills
and theoil/water cooler/heat exchanger thig tends to be a problem on most of them and gives you blown head gasket symptons if it leaks

other than that, cruising machine yes, anything else, hmmmmm not to sure

Paddy

Shit loads of car for the money regardless of miles As long as it's not a v6 then it's just a time bomb waiting to explode your wallet

The 2.5 diesels are awesome too with the old bullet proof BMW engine

Took an old S reg 2.0 estate had come in part exchange to the rally last year and Jooster tried to destroy it but it never missed a beat

Snowy_Astra

Nope, i wouldn't buy the 2.5 or 3.0 V6 models, like was said, far too much trouble.

This is the bogo standard 2 litre 16V C20XEV Ecotec. Nice and easy to repair, and i got a spare one knocking about as a donor

Its not intended to be a thrash about, its a comfortable cruiser for france and long journeys, sports mode is pretty nippy though, so still some fun to be had

Retro Al

iTrader: (1)

ive got a omega v6 estate horrible thing to drive, but good for towing

Oranoco

Can't wrong at that sort of cash. If it goes wrong, fix it. If it goes wrong badly, chuck it away

SapphyMike

cant say i've heard many bad words about the v6 omega tbh

i have one myself, and its been perfectly fine upto now *touches wood*

www.cavweb-forums.co.uk - lots of useful info on Omega's here...

Snowy_Astra

Cheers Mike Been a member for ages on there

I can't say i heard bad things about the ecotec V6, but i do know they are a nightmare to work on if something goes wrong, and if the belt snaps, its often a write off for the engine

SapphyMike

a well maintained ecotec v6 will be reliable.

didnt know you was a member

They're not that bad if you're patient lol - 5 hours to run car audio cabling is a nightmare though lol

James

Yeah i've heard they're not easy to work on but have never heard any thing bad/seen any go seriously wrong before?

Was thinking about buying one myself, V6 that is. Insurance is stupidly cheap aswell!

Snowy_Astra

hmmmm funny how most of you approve the VAUXHALL omega, and when i bought the FORD mondeo, no one had anything to say

Picking it up TODAY! yaaaaaay Can't wait to churn all the way home in sports mode with my arse being toasted by the seat warmers, the air con freezing my face off, and the sat nav pointing me in the right direction

digita1dragon

PMSL! James and I were just discussing these the other day, I used the very same google images too, VERY smart with the Irm kit IMO

Snowy_Astra

Well its here, its been here since last night and already i've done almost 200 miles lol

It munches milage like no tomorrow, so smooth and quiet, solid feeling, even got a hint of a power slide out of it today on some mud with TC off

Very please with it, not too happy about the 20MPG i am averaging, and definately not happy about the 34mpg mum is averaging. lol

But yeah, everyone thinks its ratehr smart, and good for the money too

James

cool!

Stealth Bomber

The last cool car Vauxhall/GM made was the Manta, ever since it's been lame

Snowy_Astra

Not had a go in the Astra VXR then no?