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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: mikeF on 20 July 2014, 13:17:59
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After advance warning of impending severe illness (MOT Cert full of advisories and a quiet word of advice from friendly Mechanic) I recently sent my well loved 2.5 estate to its final resting place. On an 'R' plate and driven from new, meticulously maintained etc. etc. so parting was painful - however, I'm retired now and we all need to move on. So under some pressure from The Management, and a reluctant "seeing sense" on my part, I agreed to downsize to a Volvo V50 - super-smooth 5 cylinder engine and still the utility of an Estate body, albeit somewhat smaller - it seemed a good move. To cut a long story short ... darn, too late for that, I have found the ride 'choppy' and uncomfortable, but worse, the throttle pedal is too far to the left to make room for the wheel arch, presumably. (I'm disabled and I find the pedal position causes me pain in my dodgy right leg). These things weren't particularly obvious on the test drive and there was a strong element of "it's bound to feel different after the Omega and I'll get used to it" in my thinking. Well, it did, and I haven't! I'm sure the V50 is a fine car but after 15 years with the Omega there's no contest. To add insult to injury, I reminded the Dealer from whom I purchased the Volvo and px-ed the Omega for scrap that I had not received the Certificate of Destruction from him. His reply was that the car was not actually scrapped as intended but was sold at auction last week for £25 more than the price I got in px against the Volvo.
So now I've put the Volvo on FleaBay and I'm trying to find a mint 3.2 or 2.6L auto Omega Estate close to home in Hertfordshire. I actually went to see one yesterday but only remembered this morning that I forgot to ask the Dealer why the security key for the wheels was not in evidence. Otherwise the vehicle was in great condition for its age (2002) except for a "ticking" sound typical of a cam follower that hasn't got its oil supply. There did not appear to be any oil on the dipstick so that might be a reason. Best give that one a miss p'raps and keep on looking. But I'm a picky Old Git so good ones by my standards that are located within a reasonable distance from home are not easy to find.
Ho hum; as the stranded whale said "Life's a beach and then you die".
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After advance warning of impending severe illness (MOT Cert full of advisories and a quiet word of advice from friendly Mechanic) I recently sent my well loved 2.5 estate to its final resting place. On an 'R' plate and driven from new, meticulously maintained etc. etc. so parting was painful - however, I'm retired now and we all need to move on. So under some pressure from The Management, and a reluctant "seeing sense" on my part, I agreed to downsize to a Volvo V50 - super-smooth 5 cylinder engine and still the utility of an Estate body, albeit somewhat smaller - it seemed a good move. To cut a long story short ... darn, too late for that, I have found the ride 'choppy' and uncomfortable, but worse, the throttle pedal is too far to the left to make room for the wheel arch, presumably. (I'm disabled and I find the pedal position causes me pain in my dodgy right leg). These things weren't particularly obvious on the test drive and there was a strong element of "it's bound to feel different after the Omega and I'll get used to it" in my thinking. Well, it did, and I haven't! I'm sure the V50 is a fine car but after 15 years with the Omega there's no contest. To add insult to injury, I reminded the Dealer from whom I purchased the Volvo and px-ed the Omega for scrap that I had not received the Certificate of Destruction from him. His reply was that the car was not actually scrapped as intended but was sold at auction last week for £25 more than the price I got in px against the Volvo.
So now I've put the Volvo on FleaBay and I'm trying to find a mint 3.2 or 2.6L auto Omega Estate close to home in Hertfordshire. I actually went to see one yesterday but only remembered this morning that I forgot to ask the Dealer why the security key for the wheels was not in evidence. Otherwise the vehicle was in great condition for its age (2002) except for a "ticking" sound typical of a cam follower that hasn't got its oil supply. There did not appear to be any oil on the dipstick so that might be a reason. Best give that one a miss p'raps and keep on looking. But I'm a picky Old Git so good ones by my standards that are located within a reasonable distance from home are not easy to find.
Ho hum; as the stranded whale said "Life's a beach and then you die".
Shouldn't that be......Life's a bitch then you die. :y
Good luck with the search for your new Omega. Many here at OOf who have 'moved on' wish that they hadn't. :-\
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I agree opti and I am one of those as soon as my Vectra is fixed..(poxy car) and I off to but a DTI omega
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Umm .. yes Doctor Opti. I was kinda hoping the .. pun? No, it's not a pun .. irony? Not sure it's that either .. would be picked up. Of course the correct expression is "life's a bitch ... " but coupled with the "... stranded whale ... " I thought .. readers would ..... Perhaps my intention would have been better recognised if I could have used an emoticon winking, meaning "just kidding" ........ oh crumbs, never mind. Where's me coat?
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Yep, I got it!
;D ;D ;D
Ron.
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Umm .. yes Doctor Opti. I was kinda hoping the .. pun? No, it's not a pun .. irony? Not sure it's that either .. would be picked up. Of course the correct expression is "life's a bitch ... " but coupled with the "... stranded whale ... " I thought .. readers would ..... Perhaps my intention would have been better recognised if I could have used an emoticon winking, meaning "just kidding" ........ oh crumbs, never mind. Where's me coat?
Didn't read that bit. ;)
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It seems like the same story on here. We all seam to regret getting rid of our omegas correct :y
So the moral of the story is "don't get rid of what you know for the unknown, you'll regret it and pine for another one" ;D
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Yep I got it too. ;D
I know what you mean Mike about the comfort of the Omega.
Hopefully you will find another.
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The Gods do not deduct from a man's allotted life span the hours spent working on an Omega. :)
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The Gods do not deduct from a man's allotted life span the hours spent working on an Omega. :)
Thank gawd for that. ;D
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The Gods do not deduct from a man's allotted life span the hours spent working on an Omega. :)
Think i must have spent at least 6 months of work on 4 Omegas and probably about £7k in parts put in swear boxes .
Or was that the Pug ::)
But Omegas still have timeless style and comfort :)
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The Gods do not deduct from a man's allotted life span the hours spent working on an Omega. :)
Think i must have spent at least 6 months of work on 4 Omegas and probably about £7k in parts put in swear boxes .
Or was that the Pug ::)
But Omegas still have timeless style and comfort :)
More like £70K on the Pug...... ;) :D