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Essex Big Al

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Southend Essex
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Drives: '00 3.0 Elite saloon ( although it says MV6 on the V5) ! !

Hello From Southend
09. Mar 2008 at 14:02

Hi Ya Everybody,
Although I have been a member since Sept 06 and have posted a few questions etc. I realised that I never introduced myself on this section and was recently prompted by another member to do so --so here goes:

Have had Vauxhalls over the past 15 years, would not have anything else now. Had Cavaliers,an Astra, a couple of Vectras and have had my "Miggy" since Aug 2006 when I first came across the OOF.

My car is a 1999 "s" plate 3.0i Elite mini facelift in star silver. Paid £900 for her in Aug 06 . Car was cheap because it had done 160,000( but full VX dealer service history was supplied) and it was seeping oil from cam covers .

Seller told me he was quoted £1000 to have cam gaskets done, new air shocks and a service. He did not want to throw that sort of money at the car. ( Although from service history it had been maintained regardless of cost.

One other niggle was some paint bubbling along top of two doors. Done the oil leak - the cover bolts were not even hand tight for some reason - just tightening to correct torque has cured it. Been running like thiis now for 6000 miles!

I think these "Miggy's" have to be be the value high spec 2nd hand car available.

The other main interest I have is music. I have played lead guitar in a "Cliff & The Shadows" tribute band The Saddows for the past 8 years. If anybody wants to have a look at that go to [url=www. thesaddows.com]www. thesaddows.com[/url] Sadly this project has just ended but there are some good pics on that site of what we used to do. Also you can see what an ugly bugger I am.
Incidently my "Miggy" No. plate relates to the band and is R1 5ADO if you see me on the road anywhere.

Anyway enough of me, Great forum Guys, and now the band has finished you will hear a lot more from me on here.

Regards, BIG AL

a '61 Stratocaster - cooler than an Omega ? - Well no -but very close . . . !

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Albs Omega King Offline The upgrades are ongoing. Posts: 15083 North Essex Gender: Drives: 2000 2.5CD with LPG/Honda cbr600 FX	Re: Hello From Southend Reply #1 - 09. Mar 2008 at 14:16 welcome al,nice to have another essex resident on board.i was also a lead guitarist in a previous existence(long time ago)
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Cav9_4 Omega Knight Offline Omega 2.5 V6 Auto Posts: 1463 Sutton-In-Ashfield,Notts Gender:	Re: Hello From Southend Reply #2 - 09. Mar 2008 at 14:20 Hi & welcome to the forum
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Beconboy Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 383 DAGENHAM Gender:	Re: Hello From Southend Reply #3 - 09. Mar 2008 at 14:20 hi m8 your not far away happy driving
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Debs. Omega Lord Offline A denizen of The Wirral peninsula Posts: 7386 Gender: Drives: 2.5 V6 CDX Estate (1999)	Re: Hello From Southend Reply #4 - 09. Mar 2008 at 14:35 Hiya (again) Big Al
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Pete. Omega King Offline Makes Driving Pleasurable Again . Posts: 10449 Nr J28 of the M1 Gender: Drives: Black 02 Omega DTi. Black 56 Monaro VXR. Red 97 Rover 114 SLi.	Re: Hello From Southend Reply #5 - 09. Mar 2008 at 14:37 Hi & a warm welcome to the OOF
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MikeDundee Omega King Offline avatar borrowed from DLK for a bit..... Posts: 10127 Costa Del Peckham Gender: Drives: Irmscher Omega 3.0 V6	Re: Hello From Southend Reply #6 - 09. Mar 2008 at 15:07 Welcome to the Forum
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less Senior Member Offline Posts: 851 Hemel Hempstead Gender: Drives: 2002 2.6 Elite Auto Saloon	Re: Hello From Southend Reply #7 - 09. Mar 2008 at 15:54 Hi Al, nice to say hello
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Crazydad Omega Baron Offline Posts: 3393 Germany Gender: Drives: 1998 2.5 TD cdx Estate	Re: Hello From Southend Reply #8 - 09. Mar 2008 at 16:51 Hello and welcome to the best Omega Forum on the Net A bit silly really as you have been a member for such a long time, but never the less
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mars Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2076 Cannock, Staffordshire Gender: Drives: 2001 2.2 cdx, 2003 2.2CD, 2003 Citroen Picasso 2007 Citroen Dispatch	Re: Hello From Southend Reply #9 - 09. Mar 2008 at 17:15 Hiya
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Elite Pete Omega King Offline My spider senses are tingling Posts: 17813 Northwich/Chester Gender: Drives: Facelift Wheezel,Breaking 2001 MV6	Re: Hello From Southend Reply #10 - 09. Mar 2008 at 17:21 Hi Al and welcome
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omegadave Newbie Offline Posts: 6 Bedford Gender:	Re: Hello From Southend Reply #11 - 09. Mar 2008 at 17:30 Good afternoon (shameless pointless post to get post count up!)
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Entwood Omega King Offline Quietly Confident Posts: 13708 North Wiltshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 Elite (with LPG)	Re: Hello From Southend Reply #12 - 09. Mar 2008 at 18:26 "Hello" and Welcome ..
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TheBoy Administrator Offline TBE has an MOT! Posts: 64817 Brackley, Northants Gender: Drives: 98 MV6, 03 Elite, 00 25, 89 ZX10	Re: Hello From Southend Reply #13 - 09. Mar 2008 at 18:29 Welcome to the site
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xraykev Newbie Offline Posts: 13 South Yorkshire Gender: Drives: Y reg 2.2 CD	Re: Hello From Southend Reply #14 - 09. Mar 2008 at 18:31 Hi Al, welcome to the friendliest forum around.
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