Someone please settle an argument for me here  ;)

SWMBO, considers all Omegas, including my 2002 3.2 Litre 24 Valve MotorsportV6, with sports recaro leather, nice firm suspension, excellent power and handling...... to be an OLD MANS CAR!

See pics below, (of which she can be seen looking distinctly unimpressed in one of them  :D )

And tell me.

Do I have an old man's car?   ::)

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k205/jamesv6cdx/9-3.jpg


http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k205/jamesv6cdx/1-6.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k205/jamesv6cdx/4-5.jpg

Have you changed teams James?  :o  The fella in pic 2 with the striped shirt certainly seems less than interested in the car, right enough....   ;D

hotel21 wrote on 13. Mar 2011 at 23:20:

Have you changed teams James?  :o  The fella in pic 2 with the striped shirt certainly seems less than interested in the car, right enough....   ;D

Trust you Broocie.... but no, I'm afraid while your instincts are usually correct, you are wrong on that score  ;D

Ooops....  Just spotted the ponytail in the first piccy....   :D

hotel21 wrote on 13. Mar 2011 at 23:23:

Ooops....  Just spotted the ponytail in the first piccy....   :D

I know a few blokes with pony tails!  ::)

My better half would agree with your's James,to her ALL omegas, MV6 or no, are "old mans cars" ;D. And so what? Just cause they havent got a "prestige" badge on them and are getting on a bit in the styling department is irrelevant really. As long as continuing to own and drive your (very nice) MV6 puts a smile on your face so what?

my other half has no opinion on my cars ............... just as well really.  ;D ;D ;D

yes.

as harry enfield would say.

meeeeerrrrrr, you dance on my grave ill dance on yours, meeeerrrr. ;D

I'm 59 ... I drive an Omega 3.2 Elite.... not an MV6 ... so if 59 is "old" then my 3.2 is an old man's car ...  :)

However .. several young men and ladies seem to be very grateful for the size and capacity of said motor, and also keep attempting to get me to break the speeding regulations when they call upon the "taxi" service .... be it a social night out or moving them from uni to home and back .... :)

I think is should be referred to as a "Family" car .. not an "old man's car"

:)

Entwood wrote on 14. Mar 2011 at 00:14:

I'm 59 ... I drive an Omega 3.2 Elite.... not an MV6 ... so if 59 is "old" then my 3.2 is an old man's car ...  :) However .. several young men and ladies seem to be very grateful for the size and capacity of said motor, and also keep attempting to get me to break the speeding regulations when they call upon the "taxi" service .... be it a social night out or moving them from uni to home and back .... :) I think is should be referred to as a "Family" car .. not an "old man's car" :)

you're right Nige ....................... i's an old man's car  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D  ::) ::)

but it's big & fast (if you want it to be) so who cares? It can embarrass loads of NOT old man's cars in the traffic light grande prix  ;)

I don't give a monkeys what people think TBH... I'm comfortable, even on a long journey (South of Italy in 24 hours ;)), and can embarrass the little boys at the lights when I want to :y :y

simple answer is tell her to hush the gums and never let her in it ;D

Mrs Nitro has a similar opinion BUT how I get a temporary change of view is to 1.find a nice straight stretch of road,2 gently select 'S' mode,3 plant right foot firmly on loud pedal and then say " scream if you wanna go faster"but usually she can't hear me cos' she's already screaming,Dunno what that was all about but she always seems to be a much nicer person afterwards. [smiley=evil.gif] :y

I got my Omega when i was at Uni, I was 21 when I got it, I too had the 'old man' argument, with the people at my work. Even more so for me as its poverty spec and the smaller engine.

But when I took them down to the pub, in nice smoooth big comfy car, yet still on the bumper of my colleagues chaved up Ford Fiesta on the twisties, it shut them up  :)

My boss had the 'cool' new Megan, when he was told it was a dealer job to replace and indicator bulb, the front wheel had to come off ect.... when I showed him it was a 5 second job on mine, old man car suddenly became a whole lot more appealing!

Any large exEc car is an old mans car


Tunnie os the oldest woman I know...

i bought my first omega when i was 25 and one of my mates said "is it your dads??" ;D

loads of people tell me its an old mans car, but the MV6 and Sport definately dont have the plain-ness about them

i love mine, and i dont care what anyone else thinks!

Most of my colleagues have been in mine, and accept that it is a quick, good handling car.  But as it lacks a german badge, they wouldn't want one, as the badge is more important than anything else  :-X

Tell her it's a police motorway pursuit car  :y

TheBoy wrote on 14. Mar 2011 at 19:14:

Most of my colleagues have been in mine, and accept that it is a quick, good handling car.  But as it lacks a german badge, they wouldn't want one, as the badge is more important than anything else  :-X

Opel it!

Danny wrote on 14. Mar 2011 at 19:41:

TheBoy wrote on 14. Mar 2011 at 19:14: Most of my colleagues have been in mine, and accept that it is a quick, good handling car.  But as it lacks a german badge, they wouldn't want one, as the badge is more important than anything else  :-X Opel it!

Nope, I like it being a cheap old rustbucket. Twists the knife a little further when Beemer Man loses....

Anyone south of 30 probably couldn't afford to insure one, so yes, it's an old man's car, but only by default.

Also don't agree that they've dated in the styling department - I think the quicker ones on low profiles look beautifully judged, beautifully proportioned.
I love looking at mine - i've had lots of cars down the years, some pretty good ones, and not many have I taken such visual pleasure from.

I agree 100% with you,the Omega lends itself really well to various  upgrades and I'm glad in a way that the boy racers can't get insured for it. [smiley=wink.gif] :y

You cant see many young people driving an Omega.In area where I am at the moment I just saw few middle age drivers in this car.
I have bought my first one when I was in Poland.That was the best decision I ever made.I'm only 28 and I dont feel I'm too young for this car ;D

Just asked my missus if she thinks its an old mans car and her reply was "is it the same as yours?" followed by "yes it is"   ;D

It's when a model of car gets adorned with various 'just crashed through Halfords' tat and a bin for a exhaust / max power sticker you know it can only go downhill from there!

I do think the Omega has worn well, the Facelift still looks relatively modern in the average car park to me. I'm a fan of the classic saloon car shape which seems to be dying out lately, infact the only current car that meets my approval (simple really - RWD, Saloon, boat size....) is the current 5 series.
 

Show her the interior of my car and she may change her mind ;D :y

My wife is French and knows nothing about cars at all and has even less interest in them, apart from how to drive one.  That said I am 60 and know a good car when I see one and the Omega is one of the best!  Furthermore I can stuff a jukebox or pinball machine in the back with room to spare.

yep swmbo keeps telling me its an old mans car but wtf who cares its comfotable and goes like stink,

:y :y :y :y :y

russ0205 wrote on 14. Mar 2011 at 21:53:

yep swmbo keeps telling me its an old mans car but wtf who cares its comfotable and goes like stink, :y :y :y :y :y

Ditto gives the young hoolybins a shock at the lights  ;D ;D ;D :y :y

My 7yr old son has just said that its not an old mans car and that it is sporty and fast !!!! :) :) :)............" even if you are an old man dad"  >:( >:( :o

i thought i would have a jag by 50 , 'dangle berries' there old mans cars , i notice spotty youths eyeing my steinmetz est most mouthing what the f'#.k is that ,and ive got flo-rida pounding out my bose system and its got more cudose than a bmw enyday, omega,s will have there day we just got there first . enjoy 8-)

Why oh why are you guys asking an opinion from SWMBO because
you already know what sort of comments that are gonna come back,and lets face it the only opinion that counts is our own! [smiley=cool.gif] :y

Suppose miggy is an old man's car ::) but boy she keeps me young :y :y

My Ex-gf called mine Grandads car!  >:( >:( >:(  Hence....  ;D ;D ;D

tonyyeb wrote on 14. Mar 2011 at 20:58:

Anyone south of 30 probably couldn't afford to insure one, so yes, it's an old man's car, but only by default.

Cheeky sod - I am 27, and I've had Omegas for the last 6 years  ;D ;D ;D

She clearly has not seen what they can do in the right hands.

But hey, chromosone error, what do you expect!

I guess she considers a Corsa or something like that a mans car  ;D ;D ;D

As I'm aged 59, I suppose my Desmond is an old man's car. :y

JamesV6CDX wrote on 15. Mar 2011 at 00:00:

tonyyeb wrote on 14. Mar 2011 at 20:58: Anyone south of 30 probably couldn't afford to insure one, so yes, it's an old man's car, but only by default. Cheeky sod - I am 27, and I've had Omegas for the last 6 years  ;D ;D ;D

not far from true tho James, only a few of us are lucky enough to get insurance low enough on these

Yes and no imo. If I was in my 20,s and had a reasonable amount of money to spend on a car, an Omega wouldnt even be on the list tbh, but having said that they are capable of a fair turn of speed all things considered.

Mine definitely is - it only has two pedals, which automatically makes it an old man's car ;)

When i bought mine i was looking for a big engined car with enough space for five big rubgy lads and the kit bags as i always seemed to drive to the away games and the 2.6cdx done the job i wanted and i was only 20 when i bought it and it was a very very good car but now i have more things to consider ie wife and kid so it went and along came the tdci mondeo

I don't think anyone can really deny they have the appearance of an old man's car nowadays.  I'm 22 and I'm certainly not going to pretend it's the best car on the road.

I just bought mine as a run around and for your money, you'd struggle to get much more.

But I certainly don't expect to get any compliments on its looks or power.  Most things with decent power will beat them because they are simply huge cars and made for cruising, but are very good at it.

Any car can be fun/fast, it depends how fast you drive it  ;)

Eddi wrote on 15. Mar 2011 at 18:23:

I don't think anyone can really deny they have the appearance of an old man's car nowadays.  I'm 22 and I'm certainly not going to pretend it's the best car on the road. I just bought mine as a run around and for your money, you'd struggle to get much more. But I certainly don't expect to get any compliments on its looks or power.  Most things with decent power will beat them because they are simply huge cars and made for cruising, but are very good at it. Any car can be fun/fast, it depends how fast you drive it  ;)

Dont want to knock your sentiments but its the same car that trafpol used for quite some time and in the correct hands, is no slouch.  Times move on, obviously, but I know of instances when this grandad car swallowed the assorted front wheel drive GTi's of the era for breakfast.....   ;) 

You summed it up in your last line.... 

Bet it can still hustle on nowadays, if driven correctly like it should be....   :P   :)

Eddi wrote on 15. Mar 2011 at 18:23:

I don't think anyone can really deny they have the appearance of an old man's car nowadays.  I'm 22 and I'm certainly not going to pretend it's the best car on the road. I just bought mine as a run around and for your money, you'd struggle to get much more. But I certainly don't expect to get any compliments on its looks or power.  Most things with decent power will beat them because they are simply huge cars and made for cruising, but are very good at it. Any car can be fun/fast, it depends how fast you drive it  ;)

Eddi, no disrespect mate, but the V6's are in a different league to the desmonds, one of which you appear to own.
My 3.0 Elite has elicited many compliments on it's appearance, and only a few of them had their arms forced up behind their backs when they gave them.... 8-)

just taken the steinmetz out to settle in the new brakes,sat at a junc and watched as a chav toyota with a huge exhuast came by both inside looked at me as thay went by as i came up behind them they booted it i touch the mental button on the stick and the old girl tried to sit on there boot spoiler funny that thay pulled over and even gave me the thumbs up ,size does matter  8-)

pirate wrote on 15. Mar 2011 at 20:51:

i touch the mental button

Lovely..... ;D

I had my lovely Senny 24 valve at  22, another Senny at 25, my Elite at 27, now i've got my MV6 aswell! Old mans car no way.

That view is normally for the ignorant 'keeping up with the jones' sort who don't know their a**ehole from a decent car! The same idiots who pay £££££££££ to drive a shitbox fwd shed and know nowt about cars and get ripped off because of it! Makes me laugh!

It's not such an old mans car when it's easy to work on (and cheap-ish!), fast, comfy and versatile, and destroys gay boy racers in a straightline and through the twisties (even the elite!) WOOOOOOOOOOOO

I had a Ford Granada 30 years ago. That was an old mans car too!  Oh well, never mind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . what was I talking about? . . .  .  .  . . . . . . .Where's my walking stick? .  .  .  .  .  .and teeth!! .   .   .   .  .  .and hair  :o

SWMBO?

No

Keep the car

SWMBChanged

Worked for me!!

I wouldn't say that the Omega was an old mans car. I started with an Opel Monza when I was 18 and had the the first of my Omegas as company cars when I was 22. I was covering 90K miles a year at the time and the difference between the Omega and Vectra was as clear as night and day. It was exactly the car I needed at the time and I had three of them in a row after that.

It's not for everyone I'll admit but the Omega simply feels less fatiguing to drive (even my DTi!) than Vauxhall/Opel's front wheel drive replacements. Something I feel that that Vauxhall and Opel lost after 2003. :'(

Bixy1 wrote on 18. Mar 2011 at 01:55:

I had a Ford Granada 30 years ago. That was an old mans car too!  Oh well, never mind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . what was I talking about? . . .  .  .  . . . . . . .Where's my walking stick? .  .  .  .  .  .and teeth!! .   .   .   .  .  .and hair  :o

Anyone else spot the irony of Bixy being a junior member?  ;D ;D ;D

My other half hated my mig when i got it, She couldnt understand how i thought it looked nice lol. Although she likes it now its done up abit.

Im 24 now, I think the omega is for anyone, It can do everything and thats why i brought mine, Its not the fastest car ive owned but has plently of power to enjoy. Its driven by the correct wheels and drifts for fun. Also nice to be able sit back, relax, cruise and be super comfy on long trips, Can get everyone in when you want to go away etc. What more can you want from a car  :y

I've only recently turned 22 and owned my Omega for about 8 months now.

I still consider it an old man's car, makes sod all difference to me though. :P

I bought the car due its value, RWD, comfort, toys and engine.  No regrets.

tonyyeb wrote on 15. Mar 2011 at 20:01:

Eddi wrote on 15. Mar 2011 at 18:23: I don't think anyone can really deny they have the appearance of an old man's car nowadays.  I'm 22 and I'm certainly not going to pretend it's the best car on the road. I just bought mine as a run around and for your money, you'd struggle to get much more. But I certainly don't expect to get any compliments on its looks or power.  Most things with decent power will beat them because they are simply huge cars and made for cruising, but are very good at it. Any car can be fun/fast, it depends how fast you drive it  ;) Eddi, no disrespect mate, but the V6's are in a different league to the desmonds, one of which you appear to own. My 3.0 Elite has elicited many compliments on it's appearance, and only a few of them had their arms forced up behind their backs when they gave them.... 8-)

I do own a 'desmond' i.e. slowmobile omega.  I feel mine is unbearably slow.  But having owned a Vectra GSi V6 for a year and experienced a 3ltr V6 in a Vectra which is lighter than the Omega, I can't imagine them being as fast as they're made out to be by some on here.  But I'm sure they don't stick around by any means.