Just getting into my car on Tesco's car park this morning, prior to going to the golf club to play in a pairs cup match (which we won 2 and 1), when this bloke approached me and said 'What a beautiful car, just swopped mine for a Lexus, worst thing I ever did, don't know why I did it, it drives nothing like the Omega, I wake up at night thinking about what I've done. I'm on the look out for a 2003 CDX, can't wait to get back behind the wheel of an Omega again"

He was almost, but not quite, crying.

I mentioned this web site (always ready for a plug), but he doesn't have a computer.

All he want's is another Omega.

Auto addict, you seem to be spending quite a lot of time at the supermaket......have you started selling AA membership or repairing wind screen chips .......

Tesco is my second home, dammit.  I'm there nearly every day.

Because I'm there so much, I always make sure I drive to the furthest edge of the car park, miles from the store, and make sure I park in a huge empty space, to avoid door dings.

Why is it that when I return, there are always cars parked either side of me, in an otherwise huge empty space?  

Do they think their cars will get lonely unless snuggled up to mine, with it's ever increasing collection of door dings?

There are quite a few late 2003 CDX Omega's in Network Q at the moment with low miles which are tempting me. Now that that my present Omega (a 98 manual 3 litre Elite) has just started to rust on the rear door below the rubber weather strip (very common I believe). I'm tempted to grab a nice late model while there still available.

Hillper,

I know what you mean.  On the rare occasion that I drive to the supermarket (I usually walk unless buying lots of / heavy goods) I park the same as you and when returning to the car find exactly the same.

Annoying isn't it?

I usually park in the far end of the car park then take the long route to the main entrance avoiding eye-contact with anyone along the way. For some reason Tesco car parks these days are full of people trying to get you into some sort of strange cult called 'omegaowners'.