Omega Owners Forum - opinions please....

Bertie

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opinions please....
01. Dec 2009 at 21:49

Well i`ve tried to find a cheap and decent miggy and have given up after being let down twice now with sales on ebay...So i`ve widened the search and placed a bid on a Citroen xm 2.0 sei 1992 k plate as its cheap in good nick and has mot and tax to tide me over till into the new year plus i`ve owned a bx before and that was a cracking car any body know of any issues apart from them being french(lol)???? ebay number 160381743501 Thumbs Up!

oh and plus i`ve just had an insurance quote of £220 fully comp on it!!!! Shocked

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dad1uk Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1139 Birmingham Gender: Drives: Omega 2.5 Tourer Estate	Re: opinions please.... Reply #1 - 01. Dec 2009 at 22:04 Can't go far wrong at that price, especially if the mileage is correct!
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Lazydocker Omega King Offline Victim of Pinky's Power Trip! Posts: 11336 Woodbridge, Suffolk Gender: Drives: 2003 3.2 Elite Estate LPG Converted, inspected and Certified	Re: opinions please.... Reply #2 - 01. Dec 2009 at 22:16 Do the same checks you would on a BX... Especially the suspension They're pretty good cars for the age normally IMHO.
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Vamps Omega King Offline Flying Tonight, so Be Prepared. Posts: 16571 Bishop Middleham, Co Durham. Gender: Drives: 2.0L Auto Estate & 2.2 CD Auto Saloon	Re: opinions please.... Reply #3 - 01. Dec 2009 at 22:19 Nothing wrong with a Citroen, I have one...... Insurance looks dear to me though, why go fully Comp on a car that price? just a thought...
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Bertie Ex Member	Re: opinions please.... Reply #4 - 01. Dec 2009 at 22:22 I think thats cheap for somebody like me vamps,plus they give me full rac breakdown cover and legal protection and courtesey car and other odds and sods plus i like the reasurance of not dropping further into the sh*t the way my lucks gone this year...
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Vamps Omega King Offline Flying Tonight, so Be Prepared. Posts: 16571 Bishop Middleham, Co Durham. Gender: Drives: 2.0L Auto Estate & 2.2 CD Auto Saloon	Re: opinions please.... Reply #5 - 01. Dec 2009 at 22:26 Quote: I think thats cheap for somebody like me vamps,plus they give me full rac breakdown cover and legal protection and courtesey car and other odds and sods plus i like the reasurance of not dropping further into the sh*t the way my lucks gone this year... Fair comment........
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Bertie Ex Member	Re: opinions please.... Reply #6 - 01. Dec 2009 at 22:35 I had a v reg 2.5 estate lined to buy till the guy who was selling told me honestly that he`d blown the head gasket on it yesterday on the way home from work....DOH!!!!.....Ah well at least he was honest bout it he could of still sold me the car and laughed all the way to the bank i suppose.....
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trainastock Junior Member Offline Posts: 182 st neots cambridgeshire Gender: Drives: omega elite ??	Re: opinions please.... Reply #7 - 01. Dec 2009 at 22:41 pm sent
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MickAP Omega Knight Offline Facelift 2.5TD Estate "Chipped" not anymore Posts: 1592 South Derbyshire Gender: Drives: Facelift TD estate but soon to be a 1.9 ???	Re: opinions please.... Reply #8 - 01. Dec 2009 at 23:14 He sold that XM before, obviously the buyer didn't like it. Mick
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Bertie Ex Member	Re: opinions please.... Reply #9 - 01. Dec 2009 at 23:36 Hmmm i`ll tread carefully then....
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chrisgixer

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Reply #10 - 01. Dec 2009 at 23:55

first, wouldn't buy jack through gay bay over 500 odd quid, and certainly not a car. Minefield. But having never done it can't really comment, much.

Second. Would never buy a Citroen, and certainly not an xm. Minefield. My Dad had one and it spent its entire life in the garage with electrical faults broke down on numerous occassions. It was car of the year or towing car of the year iirc when it came out. Then flopped due to said electrics.

Third. Vamps has a Citroen.......i'll leave it there i think. Grin

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Vamps

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Reply #11 - 02. Dec 2009 at 00:00

chrisgixer wrote on 01. Dec 2009 at 23:55:

first, wouldn't buy jack through gay bay over 500 odd quid, and certainly not a car. Minefield. But having never done it can't really comment, much.

Second. Would never buy a Citroen, and certainly not an xm. Minefield. My Dad had one and it spent its entire life in the garage with electrical faults broke down on numerous occassions. It was car of the year or towing car of the year iirc when it came out. Then flopped due to said electrics.

Third. Vamps has a Citroen.......i'll leave it there i think. Grin

Must admit, went out in loads of rain on Sunday and all the 'lights came on on the dash' several EML type things and a huge sign saying 'Service' and handbrake not working......drove it for a while, stopped it and restarted and all has been fine since. I would hope so mind as it is only 2 years old..... Roll Eyes

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CaptainZok

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Re: opinions please....
Reply #12 - 02. Dec 2009 at 00:02

Vamps wrote on 02. Dec 2009 at 00:00:

chrisgixer wrote on 01. Dec 2009 at 23:55:

first, wouldn't buy jack through gay bay over 500 odd quid, and certainly not a car. Minefield. But having never done it can't really comment, much.

Second. Would never buy a Citroen, and certainly not an xm. Minefield. My Dad had one and it spent its entire life in the garage with electrical faults broke down on numerous occassions. It was car of the year or towing car of the year iirc when it came out. Then flopped due to said electrics.

Third. Vamps has a Citroen.......i'll leave it there i think. Grin

Must admit, went out in loads of rain on Sunday and all the 'lights came on on the dash' several EML type things and a huge sign saying 'Service' and handbrake not working......drove it for a while, stopped it and restarted and all has been fine since. I would hope so mind as it is only 2 years old..... Roll Eyes

French quality at it's finest. Grin

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Lazydocker

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Re: opinions please....
Reply #13 - 02. Dec 2009 at 00:44

Buying cars on the bay is a minefield I must admit but I've bought several on there, including the Miggy, without problems. I suppose it may be because I ask lots of questions!

The only one I had a problem with was the Rangie and TBH I probably wouldn't have bought it if it hadn't been an impulse buy! Roll Eyes

I stumbled upon it with under 2 minutes to run and it was quite cheap!

As posted above... It's normally the electrics that let French cars down!

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Bertie Ex Member	Re: opinions please.... Reply #14 - 02. Dec 2009 at 16:05 well somebodys outbid me so i`ll leave it alone espec after what mick found out...I dont want a motor thats gonna cost me in maintenance and ive feeling thats what it would...
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