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Danny

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HEADS UP on a car for sale...
16. Apr 2011 at 20:57

VA 03 OOG has reappeared for sale on ebay and i just want to urge anyone who may be interested to carry out every possible check they can think of before parting with any cash, just in case

basically its a silver 3.2 elite that has been up for sale very near me many many times, and even though initially very cooperative, the buyer (who i'm aware had been contacted previously by other members of the forum), refused to give out any relevant details for potential buyers to use to check its MOT history as it has no service history

it disappeared after a few failed sales and has now appeared via a different seller who appears to have better feedback for selling cars

whether or not this new seller is connected, or even aware of the car's possible dodgy history, no one knows

i'm not saying its not even worth buying but just ensuring people make checks where necessary Thumbs Up!

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Andy B

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Re: HEADS UP on a car for sale...
Reply #1 - 16. Apr 2011 at 21:08

Danny wrote on 16. Apr 2011 at 20:57:

VA 03 OOG has reappeared for sale on ebay and i just want to urge anyone who may be interested to carry out every possible check they can think of before parting with any cash, just in case

basically its a silver 3.2 elite that has been up for sale very near me many many times, and even though initially very cooperative, the buyer (who i'm aware had been contacted previously by other members of the forum), refused to give out any relevant details for potential buyers to use to check its MOT history as it has no service history

it disappeared after a few failed sales and has now appeared via a different seller who appears to have better feedback for selling cars

whether or not this new seller is connected, or even aware of the car's possible dodgy history, no one knows

i'm not saying its not even worth buying but just ensuring people make checks where necessary Thumbs Up!

it appears to have had an engine swap ..... ONLY 67,000 MLS (MINIMAL FOR A STRONG DIESEL VAUXHALL ENGINE)
Roll Eyes

coorected at the bottom of the ad ... shows how much the seller knows of the car that he/she could've made a mistake like that in the first place. Grin

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Brikhead Senior Member Offline Sleeping. Do not disturb. Posts: 940 West-Mids. Gender: Drives: Rusty bag of $h!t.	Re: HEADS UP on a car for sale... Reply #2 - 17. Apr 2011 at 14:20 Nice car, seems a tad expensive though... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/STUNNING-2003-VAUXHALL-OMEGA-3-2-ELITE-V6-67-000-MLS-/1305...
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Danny Omega Lord Offline BLACK 1.6 BORA SHAPED JETTA!! Posts: 7180 Wigan, Greater Manchester Gender: Drives: 99 1.6 bora, 53 2.6 MV6	Re: HEADS UP on a car for sale... Reply #3 - 17. Apr 2011 at 19:56 Ended early due to no longer for sale, i hope whoever bought it is aware the mileage may not be accurate!!
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Entwood

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Re: HEADS UP on a car for sale...
Reply #4 - 17. Apr 2011 at 21:29

Danny wrote on 17. Apr 2011 at 19:56:

Ended early due to no longer for sale, i hope whoever bought it is aware the mileage may not be accurate!!

and it is/was apparently a petrol burning diesel .... or was it a diesel burning petrol ?? still not certain .. just like the seller ..

Mind you .. I wonder how much power and torque a 3.2 V6 diesel would actually produce ... and then add a turbo ..... and then ...... [wake up you fool ..

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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: HEADS UP on a car for sale... Reply #5 - 18. Apr 2011 at 07:23 "Sat-Nav ready"..... ......that`s like me saying that I am "Lottery-win ready!"
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Hannah Judes Dad

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Re: HEADS UP on a car for sale...
Reply #6 - 18. Apr 2011 at 15:11

Entwood wrote on 17. Apr 2011 at 21:29:

Danny wrote on 17. Apr 2011 at 19:56:

Ended early due to no longer for sale, i hope whoever bought it is aware the mileage may not be accurate!!

and it is/was apparently a petrol burning diesel .... or was it a diesel burning petrol ?? still not certain .. just like the seller ..

Mind you .. I wonder how much power and torque a 3.2 V6 diesel would actually produce ... and then add a turbo ..... and then ...... [wake up you fool ..

]

Vauxhall made a V6 3.0 cdti engine for the Vectra and Signum,it had 182bhp and 295 lb/ft of torque so it might work Roll Eyes

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Jimac Junior Member Offline Posts: 71 Newcastle upon Tyne Gender: Drives: 2003 Omega 2.2 CD Petrol Auto	Re: HEADS UP on a car for sale... Reply #7 - 20. Apr 2011 at 16:30 I had a Jeep Grand Cherokee with the 3.0 V6 Diesel. It was 215bhp and 376lb-ft. It felt indecently quick for the size it was!
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Brikhead Senior Member Offline Sleeping. Do not disturb. Posts: 940 West-Mids. Gender: Drives: Rusty bag of $h!t.	Re: HEADS UP on a car for sale... Reply #8 - 20. Apr 2011 at 23:19 Hannah Judes Dad wrote on 18. Apr 2011 at 15:11: Vauxhall made a V6 3.0 cdti engine for the Vectra and Signum,it had 182bhp and 295 lb/ft of torque so it might work Probably an Isuzu lump?
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