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Re: opel sold last night..
Reply #15 - 31. May 2009 at 13:48

cem wrote on 31. May 2009 at 13:03:

STMO123 wrote on 31. May 2009 at 09:43:

Omega man 2 wrote on 31. May 2009 at 09:39:

STMO123 wrote on 31. May 2009 at 09:34:

I can understand the sympathy with the job losses, but.......................
Why are you so worried about GM/Opel/Vauxhall as a going concern?
Read almost any post on the forum and vauxhall are ripped to bits for their incompetence. The cars that manufacturers make now are all just clones of each other, aerodynamic little wedges that do 50mpg. The car that you all care about on this forum will not be affected at all. You still wont be able to get the parts and, when you do, you'll have to bend over to pay for them. Grin

There is over capacity and something has got to give. Lets face it...the Japanese make the best cars anyway. (Runs for cover)

Yank cars are the best Cheesy

, When was the last time you seen jap crap from the 50/60/70's ? Cheesy

Yanks make the best cars for car nuts. Unfortunately, car nuts buy very few cars, and when they do, they're usually about 20 years old. The manufacturers that will survive are the ones that can sell thousands of vehicles to fleet managers, who will be more interested in mpg and time off road for repairs than beauty.

agreed..

Seconded!

Yep, in the good old days I knew as a company business women the British car industry enjoyed very large orders from the commercial sector for new cars to provide transport for their managers who travelled the land on business. Private mileage is all I had to pay for, whilst covering 900k miles on business over 24 years in 13 cars.

Then the government of the day stepped in, and suddenly the company car was considered a "perk" which to start with just meant a tiny tax cost, but then escalated to the level that meant having a company car was no longer viable Cry

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They wonder why the British car industry has suffered so badly??!!! Roll Eyes

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Re: opel sold last night..
Reply #16 - 31. May 2009 at 23:39

One area this may have an impact on Omega drivers is availability of genuine VX spare parts. If there is cost cutting exercises to be done, or a change of policy from the new owners, holding stock is tying up cash that may need to be released elsewhere.

As Omegas get older one way to "persuade" drivers of aging cars to consider replacing them is to make spare parts more difficult to obtain. May take a few years to "kick in" but I think it could happen - especially with incentives to scrap 10 year old cars. Sad

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Re: opel sold last night..
Reply #17 - 31. May 2009 at 23:43

Gareth Lewis wrote on 31. May 2009 at 23:39:

One area this may have an impact on Omega drivers is availability of genuine VX spare parts. If there is cost cutting exercises to be done, or a change of policy from the new owners, holding stock is tying up cash that may need to be released elsewhere.

As Omegas get older one way to "persuade" drivers of aging cars to consider replacing them is to make spare parts more difficult to obtain. May take a few years to "kick in" but I think it could happen - especially with incentives to scrap 10 year old cars. Sad

And considerably more expensive I would have thought Gareth Thumbs Up!

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Re: opel sold last night..
Reply #18 - 31. May 2009 at 23:48

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Gareth Lewis wrote on 31. May 2009 at 23:39:

One area this may have an impact on Omega drivers is availability of genuine VX spare parts. If there is cost cutting exercises to be done, or a change of policy from the new owners, holding stock is tying up cash that may need to be released elsewhere.

As Omegas get older one way to "persuade" drivers of aging cars to consider replacing them is to make spare parts more difficult to obtain. May take a few years to "kick in" but I think it could happen - especially with incentives to scrap 10 year old cars. Sad

And considerably more expensive I would have thought Gareth Thumbs Up!

Agreed - just add £1 to everything sold and consider the extra revenue. Must be too tempting not to Shocked

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Reply #19 - 31. May 2009 at 23:55

Gareth Lewis wrote on 31. May 2009 at 23:48:

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Gareth Lewis wrote on 31. May 2009 at 23:39:

One area this may have an impact on Omega drivers is availability of genuine VX spare parts. If there is cost cutting exercises to be done, or a change of policy from the new owners, holding stock is tying up cash that may need to be released elsewhere.

As Omegas get older one way to "persuade" drivers of aging cars to consider replacing them is to make spare parts more difficult to obtain. May take a few years to "kick in" but I think it could happen - especially with incentives to scrap 10 year old cars. Sad

And considerably more expensive I would have thought Gareth Thumbs Up!

Agreed - just add £1 to everything sold and consider the extra revenue. Must be too tempting not to Shocked

That temptation will not be resisted Gareth, of that, I guarantee you Thumbs Up!

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Re: opel sold last night..
Reply #20 - 01. Jun 2009 at 00:06

STMO123 wrote on 31. May 2009 at 09:34:

I can understand the sympathy with the job losses, but.......................
Why are you so worried about GM/Opel/Vauxhall as a going concern?
Read almost any post on the forum and vauxhall are ripped to bits for their incompetence. The cars that manufacturers make now are all just clones of each other, aerodynamic little wedges that do 50mpg. The car that you all care about on this forum will not be affected at all. You still wont be able to get the parts and, when you do, you'll have to bend over to pay for them. Grin

There is over capacity and something has got to give. Lets face it...the Japanese make the best cars anyway. (Runs for cover)

We have a Mitsubishi Gallant V6 auto, 133k miles and has cost less that 2 migs in servicing / parts in 5 years and still faster, and more economical than any Mig. Roll Eyes

Comfy and light to drive, OK front wheel drive Embarrassed

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Re: opel sold last night..
Reply #22 - 01. Jun 2009 at 17:45

Gareth Lewis wrote on 31. May 2009 at 23:48:

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Gareth Lewis wrote on 31. May 2009 at 23:39:

One area this may have an impact on Omega drivers is availability of genuine VX spare parts. If there is cost cutting exercises to be done, or a change of policy from the new owners, holding stock is tying up cash that may need to be released elsewhere.

As Omegas get older one way to "persuade" drivers of aging cars to consider replacing them is to make spare parts more difficult to obtain. May take a few years to "kick in" but I think it could happen - especially with incentives to scrap 10 year old cars. Sad

And considerably more expensive I would have thought Gareth Thumbs Up!

Agreed - just add £1 to everything sold and consider the extra revenue. Must be too tempting not to Shocked

yep..my estimation is also that.. part prices will anyway increase Undecided

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Re: opel sold last night..
Reply #23 - 01. Jun 2009 at 18:55

cem wrote on 01. Jun 2009 at 17:45:

Gareth Lewis wrote on 31. May 2009 at 23:48:

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Gareth Lewis wrote on 31. May 2009 at 23:39:

One area this may have an impact on Omega drivers is availability of genuine VX spare parts. If there is cost cutting exercises to be done, or a change of policy from the new owners, holding stock is tying up cash that may need to be released elsewhere.

As Omegas get older one way to "persuade" drivers of aging cars to consider replacing them is to make spare parts more difficult to obtain. May take a few years to "kick in" but I think it could happen - especially with incentives to scrap 10 year old cars. Sad

And considerably more expensive I would have thought Gareth Thumbs Up!

Agreed - just add £1 to everything sold and consider the extra revenue. Must be too tempting not to Shocked

yep..my estimation is also that.. part prices will anyway increase Undecided

How easy are they to get in Turkey Cem? Do you know if they are more or cheaper than UK?

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Re: opel sold last night..
Reply #24 - 01. Jun 2009 at 20:41

Gareth Lewis wrote on 01. Jun 2009 at 18:55:

cem wrote on 01. Jun 2009 at 17:45:

Gareth Lewis wrote on 31. May 2009 at 23:48:

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Gareth Lewis wrote on 31. May 2009 at 23:39:

One area this may have an impact on Omega drivers is availability of genuine VX spare parts. If there is cost cutting exercises to be done, or a change of policy from the new owners, holding stock is tying up cash that may need to be released elsewhere.

As Omegas get older one way to "persuade" drivers of aging cars to consider replacing them is to make spare parts more difficult to obtain. May take a few years to "kick in" but I think it could happen - especially with incentives to scrap 10 year old cars. Sad

And considerably more expensive I would have thought Gareth Thumbs Up!

Agreed - just add £1 to everything sold and consider the extra revenue. Must be too tempting not to Shocked

yep..my estimation is also that.. part prices will anyway increase Undecided

How easy are they to get in Turkey Cem? Do you know if they are more or cheaper than UK?

Normally the distributor firm have a big stock in İstanbul and İzmir..So the parts mostly arrive the next day if not found here in Ankara..(except weekends)

But parts are nearly twice UK and sometimes more Cry

reason Omega is/was a manager car here.. Cool

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