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Hi all

First Omega was gold '98 2.5 Elite, bought for £550. Did 10,000 miles on it (in 6 months) then sold it for £350. Luxury econo-barge or what? Grin

Just got myself my 2nd Omega, a metallic black end-of-the line 2.6 CDX with LPG for £1500. Hope this one owns me for a min of 30,000 miles.

I just love Omegas - great for daily pootling around in practical comfort, over long and short distances, in rain, sun or snow. It does everything well and wafts along forever. Reliable, unobtrusive, functional, comfortable, unobtrusive, great seats, big boot, excellent soundproofing (the perfect car for undercover PI work - not that I am one).

My girlfriend's got some stupid Euro-box petrol-saving shopping trolley she paid ten grand for and she always marvels at the Omega's smoothness, acceleration and refinement.

My sister's husband paid ten grand for his '55 530d. We swapped for a week and he didn't turn up to hand it back, saying he wanted to take the Omega to France as it was better for the job than his Beemer.

But anyway, I guess I'm preaching to the converted.

But I do wonder why GM pulled out of the large rear-wheel drive saloon car market here in the UK...

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s7eve v6 24v Junior Member Offline A GLASS IS ALWAYS HALF EMPTY Posts: 65 NEWMARKET Gender: Drives: 2001 OMEGA 2.6 V6 CDX, 2001 ASTRA SRI,AND MY MRS MAD	Re: Just joined! Reply #1 - 16. Sep 2011 at 07:19 hello and welcome to another 2.6 cdx owner
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Jimbob Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Third nipple removal completed succesfuly Posts: 20462 Chester / Flintshire Gender: Drives: 52 3.2 MV6 Estate & 98 3.0 MV6 Manual Estate	Re: Just joined! Reply #2 - 16. Sep 2011 at 07:27 Hello & Welcome
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Cliffo B Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2754 Leeds West Yorkshire Gender: Drives: '03 elite 3.2 estate	Re: Just joined! Reply #3 - 16. Sep 2011 at 09:18 Hello,Welcome to the Forum
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Rog Newbie Offline Posts: 26 Enfield, North London Gender: Drives: 2002 V6 CDX Estate	Re: Just joined! Reply #4 - 16. Sep 2011 at 09:25 HiYa ! Not long joined myself, also have a V6 CDX. Lots of useful stuff here.
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henryd

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Reply #5 - 16. Sep 2011 at 10:06

submarinewasher wrote on 16. Sep 2011 at 01:38:

Hi all

First Omega was gold '98 2.5 Elite, bought for £550. Did 10,000 miles on it (in 6 months) then sold it for £350. Luxury econo-barge or what? Grin

Just got myself my 2nd Omega, a metallic black end-of-the line 2.6 CDX with LPG for £1500. Hope this one owns me for a min of 30,000 miles.

I just love Omegas - great for daily pootling around in practical comfort, over long and short distances, in rain, sun or snow. It does everything well and wafts along forever. Reliable, unobtrusive, functional, comfortable, unobtrusive, great seats, big boot, excellent soundproofing (the perfect car for undercover PI work - not that I am one).

My girlfriend's got some stupid Euro-box petrol-saving shopping trolley she paid ten grand for and she always marvels at the Omega's smoothness, acceleration and refinement.

My sister's husband paid ten grand for his '55 530d. We swapped for a week and he didn't turn up to hand it back, saying he wanted to take the Omega to France as it was better for the job than his Beemer.

But anyway, I guess I'm preaching to the converted.

But I do wonder why GM pulled out of the large rear-wheel drive saloon car market here in the UK...

there's still the VXR8 Cheesy

,welcome to the forum Thumbs Up!

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dbug Omega Lord Offline Dont knock Linux! Posts: 7822 Northants Gender: Drives: 98 V6 Elite auto	Re: Just joined! Reply #6 - 16. Sep 2011 at 10:17 Welcome to OOF mate
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HockeyDave55 Junior Member Offline Posts: 107 Milton Keynes Gender: Drives: 2000MY Omega MV6. 3.0l	Re: Just joined! Reply #7 - 16. Sep 2011 at 10:54 Hi, Good to see you took my advice! This forum is awesome and as far as Omega's go... I'll never turn back! BTW, You should stop cleaning sub's and go into advertising! Lol... Welcom.
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Entwood Omega King Offline Quietly Confident Posts: 13708 North Wiltshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 Elite (with LPG)	Re: Just joined! Reply #10 - 16. Sep 2011 at 15:25 "Hello" and Welcome
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submarinewasher

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Reply #12 - 16. Sep 2011 at 19:14

HockeyDave55 wrote on 16. Sep 2011 at 10:54:

Hi,
Good to see you took my advice! Thumbs Up!

This forum is awesome and as far as Omega's go... I'll never turn back!
BTW, You should stop cleaning sub's and go into advertising! Lol...
Welcom.

Yep! And for future reference everyone, if I upset y'all, it's Dave's fault cos he made me join!

Tried to get a job in advertising, but all I could come up with is the line: "Omega Estates - they're boxy, but they're good" Undecided

Vauxhall will never give me a job. Can't apply to Hummer cos they stopped making them. Nope, back to washing submarines for me! Cool

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RobG Omega Lord Offline I might have a link, pic or part number for that Posts: 7968 Bristol Gender: Drives: 53 plate 2.2 CD auto	Re: Just joined! Reply #13 - 16. Sep 2011 at 19:30 Hello,Welcome to the Forum
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symes Junior Member Offline Posts: 165 oxford Gender: Drives: 01 Elite Estate 2.5 lpg Auto	Re: Just joined! Reply #14 - 16. Sep 2011 at 22:52 Hi and welcome aboard-I've got a pre face lift 2.5 manual that is donating parts to go into a 1960 ford consul.Dont panic still got another as I wanted an estate its a 2.5 elite running zavolli lpg set up.
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