Hi guys,

Im a newbie on here and have admired the omega for a long time.

Anyhows, i'm looking at buying one as im fed up of the sports cars and want a bit of luxury. I am after an 03 plate model. To help me decide can anybody help me by giving me a general idea of what the car is like in respect to reliability, running costs, drive etc......

Any replies are greatly appreciated,

Cheers

lovely comfortable cars to drive.with performance to boot.
can be a bit expensive to maintain be well worth the expense.

Welcome to the forum

welcome to the forum. 

Welcome to OOF mate   

Hello and welcome

To answer your questions. Without a doubt they are highly underrated cars. They can (and frequently do) cost a bit to maintain but it's worth it. Are you used to playing with spaners? If so, get a Trade Club card by joining Autonahnstormers and it means that you can by the oil and filter for a change for around £14 as long as you buy 20L of oil at a time... Well worth it and covered here many times.

As for the car... I disagree with Webby a little. I wouldn't be looking for a low mileage car specifically My saloon had over 177k on the clock when I sold it and was running better than my estate at 70k Just a case of checking it has been maintained properly And that doesn't mean a Full Vauxhall history either

Main things to allow for are Cambelt Kit change every 40k/4 years and wishbone bushes. You also need to allow (in your budget) for a full geometry setup unless it has been done recently

Everything else (pretty much) is fixable with the guides on her and when they are running right they are a very nice drive.

Good luck with the search

"Hello" and Welcome

hello and welcome

dont do it, i bought mine about a month ago and wish i hadn't! mine is a 2001 with only 68k on clock,nothing wrong with it apart from being to thirsty and thats compared to my last car a vr6 golf which i wish i still had and probally get again.
also its trying to sell one of these migs after, as no one hardly wants them,so you could be stuck with it for a while but thats my own thoughts 

Hi, and welcome 

For what its worth, I bought my first '02 V6 Estate at 55k in 2006, just changed it at 165K for a '52 V6 Estate with 53k. Engine was still great on the old one, just things like shocks and general wear & tear. I don't do any work myself and do fairly quite high mileage. I wouldnt have got another one If I had any doubts.

BUT . . like others have said it's not a cheap car to run, and make absolutely sure of cambelt, tensioners and water pump. I've heard reports of unreliable electrics, but this seems to be mainly earlier models. I've had no problems.

Hope this helps. Cheers !

just in addition you cant put a price on the expert help on here. it is, and i kid not, like having a mechanic to call when things go wrong! legends

Thanks for all the replies guys. Essex big Al, i'm based near York.

I can honestly say this seems to be the best and friendliest forum i've been on so thanks guys.

Im looking at purchasing a 2.2 16v CD (03). Are these ok or have problems?

Reading the posts I see it is going to be high running costs, that dosn't bother me for services etc...I am a sticker for maintaining properly.

My only concern is just if it is going to break down a lot! But I suppose like most buys im gunna have to have my fingers crossed! 

Many thanks again