Garage is gonna want around the £300 quid mark. As for the asking price you can knock 50% off that.

Essex Big Al wrote on 23. Mar 2011 at 22:02:

well if it's somewhere in the family shouldn't it be below market price!! let the owner advertise it for a while and see how far he gets as for things to look out for i can't really help mines also been well looked after but i would say driving straight is always a biggie with migs, uneven tyre wear e.t.c but full history maybe a good one! and worth the xtra dosh! by that milegae he should see a good few years use although when i was a youngin i bought a one owner mini and i was a little erratic with the go fast pedal!(if you can say that in a mini thou!) and the suspension rubbers let go fairly rapidly! while my driving wasn't really the best for the car i believe to this day that the car had never had any stress and the first bit it got it didn't like? but still 800 quid is steep

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Valid point.

Only experience of a 2 litre was a 16v one. Only drove it from the Midlands to Sussex. Should be reasonably free revving. Would have thought that most of the v6 things apply:- oil leaks, breathers, wish bones, coolant changes. Tyre wear and coolant colour seem to be the two biggest indicators of a well cared for Omega.

good luck

Essex Big Al wrote on 24. Mar 2011 at 08:14:



Went & viewed it  --    Not bad but not a "Minter" by any means. about 7/10 for general condition.  no engine leaks I could see, but oil all over the back exhaust box & fuel tank. probably diff seal or gearbox leak spraying backwards.

BLUE   coolant not pink ( bad sign in my book)  Cambelt due so gave it big miss. Most of servicing by local garage not VX as we were told. front tyres wearing on inside

Seller got a bit stroppy when I told him I thought it should be about £450  max.. 
he told me I obviously know nothing about how much these cars are worth 

Then we showed him the autotrader ad's

My mate is fine about it though . . told him  I will hopefully find him a good un in coming weeks.  Got to be patient though 

Regards, Al

Having run one for two years, I agree similar to v6.
I had the cambet and water pump done at 58k, plus cambelt tensioner. I am told by my local MIG friendly garage that rocker box gaskets are prone too especially at the back (bulk head side) he was right!
HBV (Heater Bypas Valve) can go later in life mine's at 72k and needs doing. Other than that its a good lump, I get 27.5mpg and cruises at speed (can't say incase how much  )all day long. £600 Notes would be good if the body is solid? not uch that you can get that i a comfortable and solid as a MIG for the dosh!

Essex Big Al wrote on 25. Mar 2011 at 19:54:

SP32 has got a really good one in the For Sale section at the moment