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Title: 2005 Omega
Post by: annihilator on 30 May 2016, 18:09:39
05 reg. desmond on autotrader,haven't seen a 2005 before.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201605234237556?onesearchad=new%2Cnearlynew%2Cused&model=omega&sort=ageasc&search-target=usedcars&radius=1500&make=vauxhall&page=1&postcode=ch653al&searchcontext=default&logcode=p (http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201605234237556?onesearchad=new%2Cnearlynew%2Cused&model=omega&sort=ageasc&search-target=usedcars&radius=1500&make=vauxhall&page=1&postcode=ch653al&searchcontext=default&logcode=p)

John.
Title: Re: 2005 Omega
Post by: pauls on 30 May 2016, 18:21:56
Just checked it was first registration on 2nd march 2005. Also sorn at the moment
Title: Re: 2005 Omega
Post by: ronnyd on 30 May 2016, 20:13:50
Standing in a field for a couple of years i reckon. ???
Title: Re: 2005 Omega
Post by: Ever Ready on 31 May 2016, 07:50:32
The sellers lawn is his pride and joy, he has obviously gone for the distressed look :)
Title: Re: 2005 Omega
Post by: ted_one on 31 May 2016, 08:05:57
Thinking....if that was an '05 3.2,can you imagine the feeding frenzy that would kick off? but a Desmond with a tow bar...just doesn't do it for me :'(
Title: Re: 2005 Omega
Post by: ronnyd on 31 May 2016, 08:15:41
Thinking....if that was an '05 3.2,can you imagine the feeding frenzy that would kick off? but a Desmond with a tow bar...just doesn't do it for me :'(
Gotta have something to hang ya bike rack on. Detatchable one doesn,t spoil the look. ;)
Title: Re: 2005 Omega
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 31 May 2016, 08:27:31
Definitely an interesting find, seen a couple of 04 reg over the years, but never 05. Would be nice to see this doing the rounds in a few years at shows etc.


Also, one of these days the only Omegas left will be manual 3.2s if the current trend continues, totally misrepresentative of production. A bit like Carltons... according to what you see at Billing 75% of Carlton production was LCs, the remaining were 12 and 24v GSi 3000s. No-one wants to save a 1.8 GL with wheel trims, which is a shame, because those were the stalwart of the big Vauxhall range for many many years, and the best Taxi ever.

I always walk past the Lotus Cortinas, Mini Coopers, etc at Classic Car shows, toward the base model Viva, Chevanne, the stuff that made the country 'tick', because they're the rarities.  :)
Title: Re: 2005 Omega
Post by: annihilator on 31 May 2016, 09:25:28
I remember when I used to work at a Vauxhall main dealer we would get sent a monthly trade mag.that listed new car regs by make,model and one time in the early 2000's it listed 1 senator 24v being registered if that's still about will be worth a pretty penny.
John
Title: Re: 2005 Omega
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 31 May 2016, 13:07:09
Wow! Not dissimilar, I seem to recall the last TL Bedford was registered in something like 2005, possibly around 15 years after it was built.
Title: Re: 2005 Omega
Post by: TheBoy on 31 May 2016, 18:30:30
I was built in 2003 or earlier, so was sat around for 2 ears...
Title: Re: 2005 Omega
Post by: Lazydocker on 01 June 2016, 17:59:58
I was built in 2003 or earlier, so was sat around for 2 ears...

I hate to break it to you, but you were definitely built several years before that :-X ::) :D
Title: Re: 2005 Omega
Post by: TheBoy on 01 June 2016, 18:05:25
I was built in 2003 or earlier, so was sat around for 2 ears...

I hate to break it to you, but you were definitely built several years before that :-X ::) :D
I doubt it. I have it on good authority that I'm a 5yr old.
Title: Re: 2005 Omega
Post by: Lazydocker on 01 June 2016, 18:24:55
I was built in 2003 or earlier, so was sat around for 2 ears...

I hate to break it to you, but you were definitely built several years before that :-X ::) :D
I doubt it. I have it on good authority that I'm a 5yr old.
Your maths is as good too if 2016-2003 equals 5 :P

Not exactly heading the right way for a post count reinstatement am I dad? :D
Title: Re: 2005 Omega
Post by: TheBoy on 01 June 2016, 18:28:00
I was built in 2003 or earlier, so was sat around for 2 ears...

I hate to break it to you, but you were definitely built several years before that :-X ::) :D
I doubt it. I have it on good authority that I'm a 5yr old.
Your maths is as good too if 2016-2003 equals 5 :P

Not exactly heading the right way for a post count reinstatement am I dad? :D
She has just reassured me I am a 5yr old. So only at elementary maths.


As to your postcount, my maths isn't good enough. Nor did I write it down.  Oh well.